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Heyfield the real deal on the back of monster win

FOOTBALL NORTH GIPPSLAND By TOM HAYES The race for finals is still not over. It could well be over for some, but the teams in the mix still...

The country kids who conquered

HORSERACING By GARRY HOWE IN a racing magazine interview in 2001, jockey Peter Mertens said he hoped one of his six children would follow...

Blues brothers bounce back

FOOTBALL MID GIPPSLAND By ROB POPPLESTONE ROUND 13 of the Mid Gippsland Football-Netball League threw up a number of eyebrow-raising results. Thorpdale moved into the top six after...

Demons staking their claim

NETBALL By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC TRARALGON got oh-so-close to beating a quality Leongatha side. With a fairly even game across the first three quarters and scores at 21-22...

Cricket leagues combine

CRICKET By LIAM DURKIN IT'S gonna be a decent GCL and Country Week team. The Latrobe Valley District Cricket League and Traralgon District Cricket Association will combine...

Sale winners in huge upset

SOCCER LVSL By LAURIE WILLIAMS IN a weekend where five matches were played, Sale caused an upset by defeating Newborough/Yallourn while Tyers put up a fight against...

Gippsland 2023 Country Championships

SOCCER LVSL By ZOE ASKEW LOCAL soccer players descended upon Ballarat across the King's Birthday long weekend, representing the region in the Country Leagues...

Eddy everywhere with 11 goals

FOOTBALL GIPPSLAND LEAGUE By LIAM DURKIN TALK about it being tight at the top. There is four teams equal-first on the Gippsland League ladder after 12 rounds. With two-thirds...

Bombers remain unbeaten while fending off Wildcats

FOOTBALL NORTH GIPPSLAND By TOM HAYES AS we edge ever-closer to finals, we finally have daylight between fifth and sixth position, but that shouldn't suggest that the...

Making his mark on the biggest junior stage

BASKETBALL By TOM HAYES TRARALGON youngster Hugo Macpherson made his mark on the junior basketball stage, when he competed for Dandenong at the 2023 National Junior...

Door to finals still wide open

FOOTBALL MID GIPPSLAND By ROB POPPLESTONE   Mirboo North v Hill End MATHEMATICALLY, even if not realistically, Mirboo North are still a chance to force their way into finals...

Following his father’s footsteps

TENNIS/GOLF By TOM HAYES FATHER and son duos are often hard to come by. But what makes Andrew and Arlen Peavey different from the rest is the...

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