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Morwell valiant in defeat

MORWELL Pegasus' misery in State League Division Two continued at the weekend went it down to Mornington 2-1 at home.

Date with the Demons

THERE may not have much to smile about at the Melbourne Demons this season, but a cluster of the Australian Football League club's star players made certain Latrobe Valley school children did last Wednesday.

In a league of their own

Girls will now have an outlet for their football passion when a new Gippsland youth girls Australian Rules football competition, targeted at 13 to 18 year-olds, kicks off this weekend.

Women from afar flock to the Traralgon Marathon

The prestige of participating in Australia's oldest marathon resulted in more than a quarter of all participants coming from outside Gippsland.

In honour of a friend

Traralgon Marathon - Arguably the most inspiring performance from Sunday's Traralgon Marathon events was the return to marathon racing of former stalwart Morgan Tucker, and the force behind his welcome comeback.

Leading by example

When Peter Ainsworth pulls on his boots for his 250th game with Moe on Saturday, he'll feel a mix of nerves and anticipation.

Tigers not panicking

Gippsland League - After conceding its first loss of the year to reigning premier Sale, Morwell will be back home to host one of Gippsland League's biggest improvers - Wonthaggi.

Struggling Bombers gunning for victory

Mid Gippsland FL - Yallourn-Yallourn North will hope to get its first win on the board when the Bombers face Yarragon this weekend in Mid Gippsland football.

Sale overpowers Olympians

Gippsland Soccer League - From the opening whistle Traralgon Olympians and Sale United looked to attack and get on the scoreboard early in their Battle of Brittan Cup quarter final match on Sunday.

Gallant Gladiators fall to Warriors

THE Gippsland Gladiators faced the formidable Monash Warriors in the second of its cross divisional games on Saturday.

Blues prepare to hunt down Kangaroos

Rosedale and Heyfield will headline North Gippsland football's match of the round with the Blues the only side to-date to claim the scalp of the reigning premier.

Rise of the recreational runner

Traralgon Marathon - The Traralgon Running Festival this year lent credibility to the noted dual phenomena in running over past years - the massive increase in 'recreational' runners, and that more and more of these are women.

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