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Tigers pluck Magpies

MID GIPPSLAND - Mirboo North took charge in the final quarter to defeat Yinnar 14.11 (95) to 9.5 (59), in Mid Gippsland football.

Lockyer leads the way

GIPPSLAND  - Morwell fought off a late comeback from a disappointing Bairnsdale to maintain its unbeaten status and top spot on the Gippsland League ladder.

Power takes down Jets

TAC CUP - In keeping with last week's 'ugly' win, a lacklustre Loy Yang B Gippsland Power did just enough to get by the Western Jets yesterday at Morwell.

Cougars come up short

NORTH GIPPSLAND - Woodside enhanced its status as North Gippsland football's big improver with a crushing 30-point triumph against league heavyweight Churchill.

National impression

TRARALGON basketballers Jack White and Danni Pearce have returned from the under 18 national championships in Queensland with heads held high.

Where there’s a will there’s a way

STATE LEAGUE - Morwell Pegasus may be working with a small State League Division Two south-east squad this year, but the undermanned side has shown no shortage of heart in its first four fixtures.

Opening doors to social inclusion

NETBALL/SOCCER - Fitting in can be tough, especially when coming from another country or culture, but a new Centre for Multicultural Youth initiative is making the process easier for Latrobe Valley children.

Facing an official crisis

TRARALGON and District Junior Football League is facing an official crisis.

Valley girls ready and raring to go

A girls only Australian Rules Football competition is on the verge of becoming a reality in Gippsland.

Leaders to collide

NORTH GIPPSLAND - One ladder leader is set to drop a rung this weekend when table topper Woodside hosts fellow frontrunner Churchill in North Gippsland football.

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.

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