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1 month ago | 
latrobevalleyexpress.com.au | Blake Metcalf-Holt |Daniel Pedersen
FOOTBALLGIPPSLAND POWERBy BLAKE METCALF-HOLTGIPPSLAND Power Boys got their 2025 campaign off to a flying start, defeating Murray Bushrangers in Round 1, 13.12 (90) to 7.6 (48) on Sunday (March 30). Out at Highgate Recreation Reserve, the Power Boys jumped out to a 27-point lead by quarter time, which set everything up for them.
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1 month ago | 
latrobevalleyexpress.com.au | Blake Metcalf-Holt |Daniel Pedersen
BOWLSVICTORIAN OPENBy BLAKE METCALF-HOLTTHOUSANDS of bowlers of all abilities, alongside club members, friends and family, converged on the Gippsland region from March 21 to March 30 for the annual Henselite Victorian Open. In the middle of a five-year agreement with Latrobe City, the second largest premier bowls event in Australia sees lawn bowlers from across the country compete for a prize pool of more than $100,000.
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1 month ago | 
latrobevalleyexpress.com.au | Blake Metcalf-Holt |Daniel Pedersen
FOOTBALLMID GIPPSLANDBy BLAKE METCALF-HOLTHILL END Football-Netball Club will be one of five country football/netball clubs to have a Carlton Draft player this season. The promotion, by the brewing company, sees an ex-AFL player suit up for a one-off game with a local club.
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1 month ago | 
latrobevalleyexpress.com.au | Blake Metcalf-Holt |Daniel Pedersen
NETBALLVNLBy BLAKE METCALF-HOLTTHE Champs side is on the winner’s board. Gippsland Stars secured their first victory in Victorian Netball League Championship play last Wednesday (March 19), defeating Geelong Cougars at the State Netball Centre. Coming down to the wire, the Stars skated past Geelong in a one-goal thriller, 43 to 42 in Round 3.
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1 month ago | 
latrobevalleyexpress.com.au | Blake Metcalf-Holt |Daniel Pedersen
BASKETBALLWNBLBy BLAKE METCALF-HOLTTRARALGON’S Asha Nightingale has started her 2025 as well as you possibly can. Nightingale featured in Bendigo Spirit’s WNBL championship-winning side as a development player this season, an appropriate stepping stone as she heads towards her Davidson College career in the US in a few months time.
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1 month ago | 
latrobevalleyexpress.com.au | Blake Metcalf-Holt |Daniel Pedersen
BASKETBALLNBLBy BLAKE METCALF-HOLTTRARALGON’S Jack White has moved one game closer to securing his third major basketball title. Melbourne United withstood Illawarra Hawks in Game 3 of the NBL Championship series to win 83 to 77 at WIN Entertainment Centre. White responded Sunday night following a Game 2 performance where he failed to attempt a single shot in United’s loss to the Hawks, but returned 20 points, five rebounds, two steals, and a block to get himself back on track.
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2 months ago | 
latrobevalleyexpress.com.au | Liam Durkin |Blake Metcalf-Holt |Daniel Pedersen
CRICKETCRICKET LATROBE VALLEYBy LIAM DURKIN and BLAKE METCALF-HOLTPremier A GradeLITTLE to no surprises came out of the last day of the Cricket Latrobe Valley Premier A regular season. The top four remained as is, with Glengarry, Ex Students, Morwell and Centrals rounding out the top four after Round 14. Despite Premier A results going largely as expected, there was still some talking points across the league.
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2 months ago | 
latrobevalleyexpress.com.au | Katrina Brandon |Blake Metcalf-Holt |Daniel Pedersen
By KATRINA BRANDON and BLAKE METCALF-HOLTALTHOUGH summer might officially be over, authorities warn that the fire danger period isn’t, as fires continue to burn in the Gippsland region. Recent weather events of extreme heat and intense thunderstorms, local scrubs and grass areas have become dry enough to become kindling for fires. Last Wednesday (February 26), showed a top of 36 degrees for the Latrobe Valley.
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2 months ago | 
latrobevalleyexpress.com.au | Liam Durkin |Blake Metcalf-Holt |Daniel Pedersen
CRICKETCRICKET LATROBE VALLEYBy LIAM DURKIN and BLAKE METCALF-HOLTPremier A GradeLITTLE surprises came out of Day 1 during the final round of Cricket Latrobe Valley Premier A. The final nail in the coffin for Moe’s finals chances was confirmed by stumps, with the Lions now no chance of outrighting Ex Students. Morwell meanwhile are going for an outright themselves, in the hopes of nudging ahead of the Sharks by quotient to secure a home final.
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2 months ago | 
latrobevalleyexpress.com.au | Blake Metcalf-Holt |Daniel Pedersen
BASKETBALLNBL EXPORTSBy BLAKE METCALF-HOLTA ROLLERCOASTER of a finals launch to say the least. In his return, Traralgon’s Jack White and his Melbourne United side picked up a Game 1 victory over Perth Wildcats 105 to 93 at John Cain Arena. White was announced in the starting line-up, playing for the first time in a month, and was treated to a warm and loud ovation from the home Melbourne faithful as he ran onto the court during player pre-game introductions last Thursday night.
