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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.

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.

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.

Redsox survive Braves

BASEBALL - Traralgon Redsox overcame the Churchill Braves to record a 4-1 victory in round two of GDF Suez Loy Yang B Latrobe Valley baseball A grade at the weekend.

Hoping for a breakthrough

FOOTBALL - Traralgon will be vying for its first win of the year when it travels to Warragul in a 4pm twilight game on Saturday.

From Morwell to Mariners

A-LEAGUE- Central Coast Mariners captain John Hutchinson reached the pinnacle of Australian soccer on Sunday night when he lifted the A-League championship trophy, but the Morwell-born midfielder has not forgotten where he came from.

Birrell fires three barrels to salvage draw for Monash

GIPPSLAND SOCCER - In a match underscored by screamers at both ends, Monash rescued a result in the dying moments against Traralgon Olympians in Gippsland Soccer League.

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.

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