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Stunned Saints’ dramatic end

NORTH GIPPSLAND FL FINALS -  A LATE goal to Sale City's Damien Ashcroft got the Bulldogs over the line against Cowwarr, 14.14 (98) to 14.13 (97), in their North Gippsland first semi-final yesterday.

When titans collide

THERE  will be mixed emotions come Saturday, when North Gippsland heavyweights Rosedale and Heyfield square off at Glengarry with the winner advancing to the grand final. 

Horsemen ready for the challenge

MORWELL Pegasus will vie for bragging rights as best regional soccer club in Victoria when the Regional Challenge Trophy final kicks off at Lakeside Stadium on Sunday. 

Lions looking ahead

MOE coach Jason Macfarlane will not be polishing the silverware after his first season at the helm, but he believes the wooden spoon will stir the side to greater heights next year. 

Play time is over

Loy Yang B Gippsland Power's regular season success will be of little consolation to the high flying side should they come up short against Dandenong Stingrays in their qualifying final clash at Visy Park, Melbourne on Saturday. 

It’s good to be king

NEWBOROUGH'S Lachlan Gibson has been crowned "King of Ballarat" after overcoming gravity and severe gradients to win the three-round downhill mountain bike competition's under 15 division. 

Saints go marching in for Beau

THE Australian Football League community has banded together in a bid to raise funds for injured Leongatha footballer Beau Vernon.

Saints dine on Pies

sportNORTH GIPPSLAND FL FINALS -  Cowwarr has sent a message to the remaining three sides in the premiership hunt after recording a five-point victory over Glengarry yesterday in North Gippsland finals football.

Bruised Tigers to fight on

MID GIPPSLAND FL FINALS - Mirboo North was outclassed by a fighting fit Trafalgar in the Mid Gippsland qualifying final, going down by 28 points, 9.12 (66) to 5.8 (38).

Double chance slips away

GIPPSLAND LEAGUE - Wasted scoring opportunities has cost Traralgon the valuable double chance, after the Maroons lost by 41 points against Maffra in their Gippsland League match on Saturday.

Gippsland powers through

TAC CUP - Loy Yang B Gippsland Power will meet the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup qualifying finals after recording a hard-fought two-point win against 10th-placed Northern Knights at Ted Summerton Reserve on Saturday.

Pegs still at the top

STATE LEAGUE -  Top of the table Morwell Pegasus hosted a Mornington Seagulls outfit which contained no less than eight players with Victorian Premier League experience, in round 18 of State League Division Two south/east soccer on Saturday.

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