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Latrobe facing horrible defeat

CGCA - MOE has Latrobe on the ropes in their EnergyAustralia Yallourn Cup grand final replay at Peter Siddle oval after yesterday’s play.

Lizard takes centre stage

Twenty20 - FIVE Gippslanders featured in a field of stars when the Victorian Premier Cricket ‘Bush Bash’ Twenty20 came to Morwell on Saturday with three blockbuster fixtures.

Raiders sink Sharks 

TDCA - RAIDERS stormed back  into finals calculations with a thumping win over the previously undefeated Ex Students  in a massive upset on the second day of play in round five of Traralgon and District Cricket Association action.

Insurance upgrades urged

GIPPSLAND football clubs face a higher price tag for personal injury insurance in 2013 following a significant increase to upgraded rates for quadriplegic and paraplegic cover.

Swans and Blues beckon

IN keeping with his distinctive palm tree tattoo, 2012 Gippsland Power captain Tim Membrey is destined for a change of scenery after being drafted to Australian Football League team the Sydney Swans last Thursday.

Packing a punch

MOE Youth Club and Boxing Gym's Kobie Taylor is built like a young Ivan Drago and hit like him recently when he claimed the under 15 Victorian State Welterweight title at Lilydale Hall.

Not looking back

IN the wake of MotoGP legend Casey Stoner's retirement, Australian racing fans may have a new hero sooner than expected in the form of Glengarry's Ben Currie.

Serving up their best

CENTRAL Gippsland finished fourth against seven other regions from across Victoria at the under 13 regional girls teams championship, the Foundation Cup, played this week at Moe Tennis Club.

Sharks prepare for improving Lions

TWO-day cricket begins in Central Gippsland this Sunday with the replay of last year's EnergyAustralia Yallourn Cup, grand finalists Latrobe and the reigning premiers Moe, at Peter Siddle Oval.

The ultimate experience

MOST people pack a frisbee for a picnic, but Traralgon's Zach Kangelaris stowed his away as luggage en route to Dublin for the Junior Ultimate World Championships in August.

Taking on a new approach

THREE Gippsland cricket clubs became the first to embrace GippSport's Healthy Sporting Environments program last week, an initiative that will revamp their approach to health and safety.

Valley racing club breaking new ground

IN a first for Country Racing in Victoria, the 2012 Ord Minnett Traralgon Cup will be run as the eighth and last race on the day at 5.34pm on Sunday, 9 December.

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TABLE TENNIS By KATRINA BRANDON   BOOMING streets, squeaky courts and roars of strength bellowed throughout the Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium (GRISS) over the King’s Birthday...