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Sights set on Kangaroos

A REMATCH of last year's grand final will underscore the opening round of the North Gippsland Football Netball League next weekend.

Taking on an amazing race

TIRELESS Traralgon trekkers Rob and Kathryn Preston are poised to contest dual world championships this year following a third placing at the Godzone Adventure Race in New Zealand last month.

In line with expectations

THE Gippsland Gators galvanised the top teams in the nation at Stadium 34, Moe over the Easter long weekend to win the Australasian Inline Hockey Club Championships masters division.

Desperate for promotion

RETURNING Morwell Pegasus coach Dale White is "desperate for promotion" in 2013 as the State League Division Two south-east club continues its quest for premier league football.

Powerful debutants have a ball

LOY Yang B Gippsland Power's nine debutants rose to the challenge of TAC Cup football on Saturday to help the home team to a 85-62 win over Dandenong Stingrays at Morwell.

Eye of the tiger

AFTER 18 years of preparation, Moe's Terry Burgess was understandably fired up for his first amateur boxing bout.

Kirkup clean sweep

THE West Gippsland bowls association record books are due for a rewrite following an unprecedented string of state and association triumphs by Morwell's Ian Kirkup.

Unstoppable force

TRARALGON Swimming Club made it 14 straight when it took out the 2013 Gippsland Championships last month in Sale.

Moe fighters fire up

IF Shaun Devine's first amateur victory is anything to go by, the Moe fighter is in the pipeline for big things.

Paint the town red

HARD 2 Overcome dipped into its paint pellet palette to take on the nation's finest to win the Victorian Paintball Championship at its home turf in Newborough on Saturday.

Third time lucky

MORWELL Cricket Club bounced back from two consecutive grand final losses to claim its sixth Women's Gippsland Cricket League title over Bairnsdale at the weekend.

Mid Gld falters at line

MID Gippsland Green went into Friday night's Eastern Region Netball State League final as firm favourite following an undefeated season, but fell at the final hurdle against Alberton 48-33.

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