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Brave resurgence

State league - The Morwell Pegasus renaissance gathered momentum at the weekend following a "huge result" on the road against State League division two south-east ladder leader Springvale White Eagles.

Olympians slam Rams

GSL - Traralgon Olympians ended an eight-year Gippsland Soccer League losing streak against Churchill United with a shock 3-2 upset in heavy conditions on Saturday night.

True Blue through and through

Mid Gippsland FL - After 40 years of dedicated service with the Thorpdale Football Netball Club, Mick Hammond will lace the boots for his 600th senior game in the reserves this Saturday.

Daredevil drives into the spotlight

'MECHANICAL Mad Scientist' Sam Xuereb's Hazelwood home is an unparalleled menagerie of machinery.

Final five frenzy

North Gippsland FL - Two weeks remain before the North Gippsland Football League finals series and the top five remains unsettled.

Heat engulfs Energy

Basketball - LATROBE City Energy crashed out of the BigV division one playoffs following a four-point loss to Mildura Heat on Saturday.

Winded Maroons blown over

Gippsland League - TRARALGON slipped to fourth on the Gippsland League ladder after a narrow loss to Maffra in the battle for third position on Saturday.

Blues bemuse Boolarra

Mid Gippsland FL - Mid Gippsland football provided some surprises on Saturday when seventh placed Thorpdale knocked off fifth placed Boolarra by two-points in a thriller.

Photo finish for yellow jersey

Tour of Gippsland - AFTER five days, eight stages and 500 kilometres, the Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland was decided by a single second.

Magpies march toward top three

North Gippsland FL - Glengarry came from behind against Rosedale to seal a third win on the fly in its quest for a top three finish in North Gippsland football.

Knights vanquish Power

TAC Cup - LOY Yang B Gippsland Power coach Nick Stevens described his side's 33-point loss against the Northern Knights as the most disappointing effort he had seen in his tenure at the club.

Going to extraordinary lengths

HEYFIELD skipper Dave Kelly is not one to back down from a challenge, which is why he will run 100 kilometres on Saturday to raise money in support of his ailing daughter Ivy.

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