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Iron grip on football future

GIPPSLAND Gladiator Don Veale was a latecomer to gridiron, but it hasn't stopped him rising to the top.

Gippsland’s gridiron gang

HARDER, better, faster, stronger is the mantra for the Gippsland Gladiators' third Gridiron Victoria second division season.

Tough start to new season

SPORTING a new name and a first-ever masters side, the Gippsland Bulls Hockey Club, formerly Baw Baw Hockey Club, began its Vic League charge at the weekend.

Heading south for the winter

GIPPSLAND Soccer League south division newcomers Trafalgar Victory and Morwell Pegasus have already proven their premiership credentials ahead of the season start this weekend.

Belief the key

Traralgon will vie for its first win of the season when it returns home to host Wonthaggi in round two of the Gippsland League.

Looking for a breakthrough

Mirboo North and Newborough will play for the inaugural Ron Skinner Memorial Cup in round three of Mid Gippsland football this weekend.

Cowwarr undeterred

New look teams in round one provided football followers with a taste of the North Gippsland season to come.

No Laughing Matter

WHAT began last year as a post football season laugh for David Fromberg took a serious turn when the 17 year-old was selected for the Australian under 19 male netball team.

Morwell Pegasus still unbeaten

MORWELL Pegasus is undefeated after two rounds of the State League two south-east division, but not in the way coach Dale White had hoped.

A giant leap forward

TEXAN titan Russell Permenter has unfinished business at Latrobe City Energy.

Battering Ram on target

A HAT-trick of hat-tricks by Churchill's Paul Riess has seen the Rams' striker shoot to the top of the Gippsland Soccer League goal scorers' list with 10 from his first three matches.

Fiery Encounters in GSL

Moe was too strong for Newborough-Yallourn United in the Gippsland Soccer League's hotly contested local derby at the weekend.

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