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Impressive local showing

VOLLEYBALL -  LATROBE Valley volleyballers will feature heavily in the SP AusNet Gippsland Sports Academy's under 15 squad to contest the national titles in Albury, with 13 out of a possible 18 players sourced from the region.

Power pummels Pioneers

TAC CUP - NINE goals to Josh Scott helped Loy Yang B Gippsland Power record a resounding away victory over the Bendigo Pioneers at the weekend, 23.11 (149) to 6.8 (44).

Blues snatch a thriller

MID GIPPSLAND - Three of five second-round Mid Gippsland matches were tight affairs, with none closer than the battle at Morwell East, where Thorpdale got up in a one point thriller.

Stars of the future

TRARALGON showcased its junior basketball talent last weekend when it finished runner-up at the under 12 Future Stars Victoria Junior Country Championships female first division on its home courts.

Traralgon felled at final hurdle

TRARALGON Returned and Services League's bid for a maiden Ediburgh Shield fell just short at the weekend, as its first string foursome fell at the final hurdle in Cobram.

Gippsland means business

PLAYERS will have extra incentive to perform in the opening rounds of the Gippsland League, with positions up for grabs in the Worksafe Country Championships team to contest the Country Victoria inter-league competition.

Bloody encounter expected

Trafalgar faces an improved Boolarra side when it travels to the Demon's home this Saturday in round two of Mid Gippsland football.

Gippsland League gets underway

Four time premiership player and now Traralgon coach, Paul McCulloch will have a big task on his hands when the Maroons travel to Sale to take on the reigning premier in Saturday's Gippsland League season opener.

In a league of their own

CHURCHILL Braves will be out for a third consecutive Latrobe Valley Baseball Association A grade title when the season gets underway this weekend

Gippsland growing the girls’ game

WHEN the Gippsland Girls Cricket carnival was first held a decade ago, underarm bowling was the norm.

Polishing a ‘rough diamond’

AN all-female action committee has been developed to oversee female soccer in Gippsland.

Mid Gippsland netball round two

TRAFALGAR A grade snuck away with a one point win over Newborough in a nail biter, 37-36, in the opening round of Mid Gippsland netball.

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New Traralgon sports pavilion officially unveiled

SPORT By LIAM DURKIN   ALMOST five years of frustration was finally put to rest last week, when the new Traralgon Recreation Reserve pavilion was officially opened. The...