Sunday start for rep cricket season
The Gippsland Cricket League season begins this Sunday.
The only match on the day will be in the under 18s competition, with Sale-Maffra taking on...
Local cricket – 75 seasons back
The third season of the Sale-Maffra Cricket Association, 1952-53, began with the election of a new secretary/treasurer, John Findlay (Jnr).
Clive Grant, the elected secretary/treasurer...
Opening serve of the season
Local tennis courts will again come alive with rallies as competitive tennis returns for another season.
The 2026-27 Wellington Gippsland Tennis Association senior season begins...
Can Redbacks be de-throned?
The warmer weather in recent weeks has given us an early taste of summer. This Saturday will provide another – the start of the...
Big bowls season ahead
There will be some changes when the Gippsland Bowls Region pennant competitions get underway this week.
Among them will be at West Sale Bowls Club,...
Sale-Maffra cricket’s proud history
The Sale-Maffra Cricket Association (SMCA) came into existence in 1950 with the merger of the Sale and Maffra associations.
For many decades prior to this,...
Lions claim hat-trick with late surge
Josh Dunkley is now a four-time AFL premiership winner.
After growing up in Yarram and winning a Gippsland League senior grand final with Sale as...
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Lange to lead Bairnsdale
Shannen Lange will return to the Gippsland League next season, but will do so wearing the blue and red of Bairnsdale.
Having...
Local cricket – 100 seasons ago
The Sale and District Cricket Association lost three teams from its ranks between seasons 1926-27 and 1927-28.
Longford, Stradbroke and Darriman clubs, which had all...
AFL Futures Match moved
Melbourne's fickle weather robbed Leo Stephenson of the chance to play on the MCG ahead of the AFL Grand Final on Saturday.
The AFL Futures...
Local netball pioneers celebrated as SNA turns 60
Sale Netball Association (SNA) recently celebrated a significant milestone, marking its 60th anniversary with an afternoon tea followed by a celebratory dinner.
Past and present...
Hotly-contested greyhounds races
Sunday's greyhounds meeting at Sale had a mix of favourites and dogs at double-figure odds winning.
Race one, a 435-metre maiden, was won by favourite...
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Briag exhibition
GOOD things come in threes and The Briagolong Art Gallery is pleased to announce its new exhibition.
Trueself is the third instalment of this theme...
