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GIPPSLAND LEAGUE - ROUND 8

A GRADE: Warragul 40 d Maffra 36, Wonthaggi 62 d Bairnsdale 27, Traralgon 50 d Sale 33, Morwell 51 d Drouin 27, Moe 56 d Leongatha 55. Ladder: Morwell 32, Moe 28, Leongatha 24, Drouin 20, Wonthaggi 16, Traralgon 16, Warragul 12, Maffra 8, Sale 4, Bairnsdale 0. B GRADE: Maffra 48 d Warragul 36, Wonthaggi 33 d Bairnsdale 31, Traralgon 62 d Sale 37, Morwell 60 d Drouin 33, Leongatha 45 d Moe 44. C GRADE: Maffra 37 d Warragul 28, Wonthaggi 32 d Bairnsdale 22, Traralgon 23 d Sale 20, Morwell 34 d Drouin 20, Leongatha 48 d Moe 24. 17 AND UNDER: Maffra 57 d Warragul 25, Wonthaggi 51 d Bairnsdale 28, Sale 37 d Traralgon 34, Drouin 33 d Morwell 28, Leongatha 40 d Moe 14. 15 AND UNDER: Maffra 75 d Warragul 13, Bairnsdale 40 d Wonthaggi 36, Sale 39 d Traralgon 21, Morwell 30 d Drouin 12, Leongatha 53 d Moe 17 . 13 AND UNDER: Maffra 44 d Warragul 24, Bairnsdale 30 d Wonthaggi 25, Traralgon 45 d Sale 32, Morwell 25 d Drouin 23, Leongatha 16 d Moe 15.

NORTH GIPPSLAND - ROUND 8

A GRADE: Sale City 50 d Churchill 43, Woodside 62 d TTU 24, Heyfield 43 d Cowwarr 37, Rosedale 55 d Gormandale 29, Glengarry 53 d Yarram 46, YYN bye. Ladder: Woodside 28, Sale City 24, Glengarry 24, Rosedale 16, Yarram 12, Churchill 12, YYN 12, Heyfield 12, Cowwarr 12, Gormandale 4, TTU 0. B GRADE: Sale City 40 d Churchill 29, Woodside 39 d TTU 31, Heyfield 40 d Cowwarr 22, Rosedale 54 d Gormandale 40, Glengarry 44 d Yarram 43, YYN bye. C GRADE: Sale City 49 d Churchill 18, TTU 43 d Woodside 38, Heyfield 33 d Cowwarr 17, Gormandale 32 d Rosedale 30, Glengarry 35 d Yarram 22, YYN bye. D GRADE: Sale City 40 d Churchill 13, Woodside 32 d TTU 31, Cowwarr 30 d Heyfield 12, Rosedale 34 d Gormandale 32, Yarram 41 d Glengarry 33, YYN bye. 17 AND UNDER: Sale City 69 d Churchill 6, Woodside 39 d TTU 29, Heyfield 61 d Cowwarr 15, Gormandale 48 d Rosedale 18, Glengarry 44 d Yarram 19, YYN bye. 15 AND UNDER: Sale City 65 d Churchill 4, TTU 62 d Woodside 7, Heyfield 57 d Cowwarr 7, Rosedale 54 d Gormandale 19, Glengarry 55 d Yarram 1, YYN bye.

EAST GIPPSLAND - ROUND 8

A GRADE: Lakes Entrance 48 d BoisdaleBriagolong 42, Stratford 41 d Lindenow 37, OSR 56 d Lucknow 46, Wy Yung bye. Ladder: Wy Yung 28, Lakes Entrance 24, Boisdale-Briagolong 24, Stratford 20, Lindenow 12, OSR 8, Lucknow 8. B GRADE: Lakes Entrance 36 d BoisdaleBriagolong 24, Lindenow 35 d Stratford 27, Wy Yung 33 d Paynesville 28, OSR 25 d Lucknow 14. C GRADE: Lakes Entrance 23 d BoisdaleBriagolong 20, Lindenow 31 d Stratford 24, Wy Yung 32 d Paynesville 18, Lucknow 32 d OSR 29. D GRADE: Boisdale-Briagolong 42 d Lakes Entrance 17, Stratford 42 d Lindenow 21, Wy Yung 52 d Paynesville 14, OSR 29 d Lucknow 23. 17 AND UNDER: Boisdale-Briagolong 51 d Lakes Entrance 15, Stratford 26 tied Lindenow 26, Lucknow 26 d OSR 11, Wy Yung bye. 15 AND UNDER: Boisdale-Briagolong 44 d Lakes Entrance 34, Lindenow 34 d Stratford 13, Lucknow 57 d OSR 15, Wy Yung 19 d Paynesville.

RIVALS MEET

Maffra Under-15 players, Gretel Harms and Kate Allen.

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MAFFRA and Sale met in a Round 4 local hockey derby on Friday night and Saturday morning. Most of the matches were tight and tense contests. On Friday night, the women’s match was a typically intense match with Maffra coming out on top 2-0. Both teams attacked the goals throughout the game, but Maffra got the scores on the board through Ainsley Butcher and Chloe Lenehan. The Open match continued the intensity. In the first-half, Maffra took the lead after 20 minutes from an Angus Neaves penalty corner. Just as they looked like going into half-time with the lead, Sale equalised when Mark Benfield scored from a penalty on the buzzer. Sale pushed ahead early in the second-half with goals from Adam Slattery and Mitch Patterson to lead 3-1. However, Maffra continued to pressure and Neaves scored his second goal. Patterson went on to score a second goal to give Sale a 4-2 win. The Under-13 and Under-15 matches were both very competitive with neither team able to break the deadlock. Both matches finished goalless. The Under-18 match was controlled by Maffra from the start, and finished 10-0. Hamish MacGregor and Nikolas Valette scored four goals each, with Nathan Williamson and Chloe Lenehan scoring one goal each.

United charges to top spot

Liam Durkin

GIPPSLAND United men went to the top of the Big V ladder at the weekend. The men’s side made it back-to-back wins in double header action, making it 10 wins in a row. On Saturday, United won something of a local derby at the Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium defeating Pakenham 89-80. United was made to work hard for the points, shaking off a persistent Pakenham outfit that refused to go away. The home side led by two points at the final change and finished strongly, scoring 21 points to 14 in the last term. Major point scorers for United were Brandon Armstrong with 17, Stephen O’Brien (15), Jordan Gooiker (13) and Tom Portbury (12). O’Brien was productive at both ends, securing eight rebounds. United backed up its efforts with an 83-78 win over Sherbrooke the following day. Travelling to Upwey for a top-of-the-table clash, United recovered from a slow start to grind their way to victory. Armstrong was again prolific, netting 19 points, while Jordan Canovan had six rebounds and five assists. United has made the greatest possible impression in its first season as a club to sit outright first on the table. The team has dropped just one game from 11 starts, and boasts a percentage north of 130. GIPPSLAND United women won their match against Corio Bay 75-63. The win was an important one in the context of United’s season, who would have identified Corio Bay as a side they will be jostling with for a place in the finals. United started well, scoring 19 points in the first quarter, and then really got going in the second, netting 18 to 12. Corio Bay had the better of United in the third, scoring 21 to 19, before the home side finished with 19 points to 14. Most players on the United roster saw good minutes. Chloe Hogg shot 20 points and had nine rebounds, while Emily Scholtes was busy, scoring 14 points from 18 and a half minutes of court time. The win takes United to sixth with a five-win, four loss record. To its credit, the side has not let the departure of coach Gail Macfarlane derail its campaign. McFarlane stepped down recently, owning to family, business and Basketball Victoria Performance Pathway commitments. UNITED are home again this weekend. The men play Whittlesea and the women will take on Coburg. Action starts at 6pm.

Two draws highlight latest Sale Touch round as finals draw closer

Laurie Smyth

TWO games were played last Wednesday night with both games drawn; The Drop Kicks and Porky’s game finished at eight-all while the later game between Mustangs and Phoenix was drawn six-all. Porky’s opened the scoring with a Rushdi Dai try, then The Drop Kicks replied through Andrew Campbell with the scores seesawing between the teams. At half-time the scores were tied on five. The second-half opened as in the first with Porky’s opening the scoring this time through Shanna O’Connor with an immediate reply by The Drop Kicks’ Niome Greg. Leigh Taiapa then made the longest run of the night with a 70m run to give him his second try of the night. Other scorers for The Drop Kicks were Tawh Ashby, Andrew Campbell, Niome Greig, Henry Ropeti, TJ Sturmey and Nick Elliot. Rushdi Dai top scored for Porky’s with three classy tries. Shanna O’Conner played a great game making two. Leigh Mawley, Anthea Todd and Lachlan Young scored one. This was Young’s first game with the local competition. Best players were Mawley, Taiapa, Campbell, Anouk Meereboer and Tawh Ashby. The Mustangs and Phoenix game was even at half-time with the scores locked on five each and in the second half each team added just one to finish at 6-6. The scorers for Mustangs were Antonio Keedle-Grandeza with two; Patrick Doherty, Jordan Frend, Alex Rennex and Ryan Rosenberger. Kerry Shotter top scored for Phoenix with two tries. Kate Laskowski, Lexi Laskowski, Carl Muir and Stewart Kyung each made one. Best players were Ryan Rosenberger, K ee d l e- G r an d ez a , S h o t t er , N ic o l a Rosenberger and Kate Laskowski with Lexi Laskowski winning the encouragement award. The Pink Panthers forfeited their game to Longford Trailer Hire. Tomorrow night’s games at 6.30pm; - Longford plays Phoenix [referee Pink Panthers] and The Drop Kicks play Mustangs [referee Porky’s]. At 7.20pm Pink Panthers play Porky’s [referee The Drop Kicks]. This is the last round with finals commencing on Wednesday, June 15 with the grand final on the Wednesday, June 22. A new touch will commence on July 13, 2022. The ladder has Longford Trailer Hire on top with 42 points and 178.1 per cent followed by The Drop Kicks 38 & 187.3, Porky’s 28 & 93.8, Mustangs 27 & 77.9, Pink Panthers 20 & 72.1 and Phoenix 19 & 58.4 per cent.