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Another win for Goannas

The cricket match between Gippsland Goannas over 60 team and the Yarra Valley veterans did not go ahead at the weekend, as Yarra Valley could not bring a team to Gippsland again. The over 50s scored a solid win over Sunbury, making 4/207 off their 40...

Stags send Jumping Jacks spiralling

by Samuel LaffyNeerim District (147) def. Jindivick (29) One of the more extraordinary bowling performances seen in recent years in the WDCA carried Neerim District to a 118-run win over Jindivick in their division two clash, with Dane Fawcett...

Neerim District bowls

Hot conditions greeted Neerim District bowlers for round six of Strzelecki Bowls Region North. Division two: Neerim District lost to Traralgon (2) 72/80Playing host to second placed Traralgon, the visitors prevailed in a close contest. The home...

Gippsland League reveals fixture

Warragul and Drouin football netball clubs have both been drawn away for the kick-off of the Gippsland League’s 2025 season. For Drouin, games at its Sinclair St ground are unlikely for a substantial part, if not all, of the season as the ground is...

Bowls & Croquet

Thorpdale find going tough

Thorpdale continues to do it tough. The club’s top team had a big loss to Moe, whilst its division seven team forfeited its round six game. Division two: Thorpdale lost to Moe 33/142Karl Hechinger, David Eves, Robert Preston and David Ferguson (skip)...

Crushing Clark lifts Iona in div three

by Samuel LaffyIona (5/257) def. Warragul (9/254)If there was any pause for thought that Scott Clark’s rollicking 118 was perhaps a false omen, the dynamic batter confirmed his standing as one of the more devastating strikers of the ball in division...

Bowls & Croquet

Longwarry dip after early season form

Longwarry struggled to find its early season form, winning only one rink in its loss to Morwell in division one on Saturday. Division four got back on the winners’ list with a convincing 21-shot win over Morwell under the dome. Also travelling...

Bowls & Croquet

Garfield looking to rise up ladder

Garfield had only one winning side this week. Division two: Garfield lost to Morwell Club 60/84Hosting the side from Morwell Club, Garfield had losses on all rinks for an overall 24-shot loss. The team of Graeme Burton, John O’Shea, Bob Lamport and...

Bowls & Croquet

Strong wins for Warragul

It was a good day for Warragul bowlers on Saturday, with two divisions having convincing wins. Division one: Warragul lost to Trafalgar 80/85Brian Kennedy, Tony Wynd, Gary Ingley and David Smith (skip) lost 18/21. John Vickerman, Terry Sullivan, Marg...

Bowls & Croquet

Trafalgar jumps up to second place

Trafalgar jumped to second on the division one ladder after a five-shot win over Warragul on Saturday. Division one: Trafalgar 16/85 defeated Warragul 2/80William McIlwain (skip), Ian Miles, Wayne Hurst and Kyen Jenkins won 21/18. Nathan Cook (skip)...

Bowls & Croquet

Success for Drouin croquet

Last week the Drouin Croquet Club travelled to Phillip Island to compete in round eight of the Gippsland Croquet competition. Drouin led all day and ended the match-up with a resounding 13-games-to-one victory. The final hoop count was Drouin 95 to...

400 up for Asmussen

by Samuel LaffyTrafalgar (9/215) def. Drouin (9/109)John Asmussen celebrated his 400th game for Trafalgar in style, the veteran notching a superb unbeaten 69 that helped the Ships notch a dominant 106-run win over Drouin. One of the more valued...

Titans march on in div four

by Samuel LaffyGarfield-Tynong (4/218) def. Western Park (132) Garfield-Tynong continued their run of form against Western Park in their division four encounter, with the Titans taking home an 86-run win that saw them move atop the table at the...

Hallora to go pink

The Hallora Cricket Club will host their own Pink Stumps Ladies Day event this Saturday to raise money for the McGrath Foundation. It is the second time the club have put on the day following a successful first run in 2022 that raised more than...

Rain stops results in div one

by Samuel LaffyWestern Park (DNB) drew with Hallora (182)Western Park have swept all comers to date this season but had their first extended test for the summer on Saturday against a Halloran outfit adopting a grit-and-grind mentality that paid...

Medals for little athletes

It’s been a successful time recently for Warragul Little Athletics, with a number of their athletes bringing home medals at statewide competitions. Competing at the Little Athletics Gippsland Country Region Relay Carnival at Casey, the club brought...

Preuss the Panther

Ruckmen in the Ellinbank and District Football Netball League, beware. Yarragon recently announced they’ve landed one of the biggest fish of Gippsland football’s off-season in former AFL giant Braydon Preuss. Preuss, who was earlier this year...

McDonald, Walker take glory at Drouin Speedway

by Dean ThompsonSpeedway returned to West Gippsland for the new season last weekend with an enjoyable Saturday afternoon of racing and family fun through ramp racing sending everybody home happy. Thomas McDonald from Koo wee rup took out victory in...

State Champs

A team of eight students from St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School are state champions in their category of junior boys netball at the Netball Victoria’s School Championships. After playing in seven rounds against multiple other schools, the team...