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Anderson in awe of tour

Cycling - After breaking his jaw and losing a tooth on the 2007 Tour of Gippsland Jack Anderson did not intend to ride the event again.

Super Bink breaks through

SIXTEEN year-old local driver Matthew Bink secured his first major title at the weekend when Gippsland Go Kart Club hosted the Australasian C and D grade championships in Morwell.

Great Shark circles the elite

Cricket - Four Gippsland cricketers were named in the 2012/13 Victorian Country Cricket League team announced on Monday, including Latrobe's Kaushik Aphale.

Brave resurgence

State league - The Morwell Pegasus renaissance gathered momentum at the weekend following a "huge result" on the road against State League division two south-east ladder leader Springvale White Eagles.

Olympians slam Rams

GSL - Traralgon Olympians ended an eight-year Gippsland Soccer League losing streak against Churchill United with a shock 3-2 upset in heavy conditions on Saturday night.

True Blue through and through

Mid Gippsland FL - After 40 years of dedicated service with the Thorpdale Football Netball Club, Mick Hammond will lace the boots for his 600th senior game in the reserves this Saturday.

Daredevil drives into the spotlight

'MECHANICAL Mad Scientist' Sam Xuereb's Hazelwood home is an unparalleled menagerie of machinery.

Final five frenzy

North Gippsland FL - Two weeks remain before the North Gippsland Football League finals series and the top five remains unsettled.

Heat engulfs Energy

Basketball - LATROBE City Energy crashed out of the BigV division one playoffs following a four-point loss to Mildura Heat on Saturday.

Winded Maroons blown over

Gippsland League - TRARALGON slipped to fourth on the Gippsland League ladder after a narrow loss to Maffra in the battle for third position on Saturday.

Blues bemuse Boolarra

Mid Gippsland FL - Mid Gippsland football provided some surprises on Saturday when seventh placed Thorpdale knocked off fifth placed Boolarra by two-points in a thriller.

Photo finish for yellow jersey

Tour of Gippsland - AFTER five days, eight stages and 500 kilometres, the Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland was decided by a single second.

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