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From the heart

IN life, Churchill Football Club legend David 'Crocka' Williams was an inspirational athlete who conquered the Kokoda track and mastered the Murray Marathon.

At the top of his game

AS a child playing football in Leongatha, Matt Stevic would have dreamt of running onto the hallowed Melbourne Cricket Ground turf on Australian Football League grand final day.

May day for Magpies

NORTH GIPPSLAND - A slow starting Glengarry overcome a more fancied opponent to register its opening win of the season after an emotional week for the Magpies in North Gippsland football.

Bulldogs bite back

MID GIPPSLAND - HILL End had a big third quarter to set itself up for a win over Yallourn Yallourn North 11.13 (79) to 5.5 (35) in Mid Gippsland football.

Hanging up his runners

SEVEN-time Traralgon Marathon winner John MacKenzie will pass his mantle down this year, having decided not to compete for a sixth straight crown.

Banding together

TRARALGON Harriers is anticipating a record field nudging 1000 to take part in this year's 46th Traralgon Marathon and Running Festival in support of Latrobe Regional Hospital on 16 June.

Tigers tenacious on Anzac Day

GIPPSLAND - Morwell skyrocketed to the top of the Gippsland League ladder after a percentage boosting 121-point win over Moe in the competition's first Anzac Day clash.

Winning the ugly way

TAC CUP - LOY Yang B Gippsland Power went into its TAC Cup clash against highly rated Sandringham Dragons with injury and VFL commitments forcing several changes, but kept their momentum going with a solid win.

A bolt from the Blue

FOOTBALL - When new Thorpdale recruit Andrew Slevison kicked 11 goals on debut against Yarragon, Blues fans would have been counting their blessings.

Thorpdale doubles down

FOOTBALL - After winning just one game of Mid Gippsland football last year, Thorpdale has already doubled its results in 2013 with two victories from three rounds.

Bloods ready for big test

MID GIPPSLAND - Mirboo North, along with Boolarra, is undefeated after three rounds and with this momentum the Tigers will be hard to stop this weekend when they meet Trafalgar, in Mid Gippsland football.

Mixed results in season opener

SUPERULES - Gippsland fell short by 17 points in its opening game of over 47s superules football against Glen Orden played in Traralgon at the weekend.

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