No question, the ANZ Championship is a courageous initiative by the New Zealand and Australian netball bodies.
Ideally it will provide a model by which womens sport in this part of the world can provide an avenue into professional sport for a number of women, rather than just the special few who earn enough to concentrate [...]
No question, the ANZ Championship is a courageous initiative by the New Zealand and Australian netball bodies.
Ideally it will provide a model by which womens sport in this part of the world can provide an avenue into professional sport for a number of women, rather than just the special few who earn enough to concentrate [...]
A top Invercargill athletics coach was concerned pupils were competing in the championship event without a basic knowledge of the sport.
Initially the Southland Principals Association had decided to cancel the Southland championships from next year onwards, meaning Southlands young athletes would be left with the Otago-Southland Secondary School Athletics Championships, which alternates being held in [...]
Last seasons finalists Waikaka and Mossburn Pirates seem to be struggling at this early stage so Mataura and rising super-power Te Anau are at the forefront of tipsters minds.
The early season hype surrounding the Te Anau team has proved to be more than just talk %26mdash; on Saturday Te Anau deserved the clinical 24-14 victory [...]
However, beavering away behind the scenes at school level is Mark OConnor, a name likely to be heard more frequently in the coming years.
Two weeks ago the James Hargest College pupil won the under-18 single sculls title at the New Zealand secondary schools championships at Lake Karapiro.
It was the same title that Olympic-bound Cohen picked [...]
And they didnt let her down, pulling off a spectacular 52-50 win over Pulse in Wellington to claim their first victory in the ANZ Championship.
It was a stop-start match, with constant turnovers from both teams, but it was intense and tight throughout.
With the scores locked at 40-all at fulltime there was plenty to be said [...]
The 15-year-old rising star has capped off a stellar triathlon season, winning the under-16 boys individual triathlon at the weekends national secondary school championships at Lake Karapiro. His time of 46min 29sec turned heads at the championships and even drew comparisons to one of the countrys top triathletes Terrenzo Bozzone, by Triathlon New Zealand youth [...]
Sophie, who won four national titles at the New Zealand track championships in Invercargill last month, won the overall title, which was contested over three events %26mdash; the cross-country, uphill and downhill.
In a superb result for Dunstan High, Kate McDonald was second overall in the under-16 girls section after winning the cross-country competition.
Results: 2008 New [...]
Sydneys Acer Arena, holding 3368 people %26mdash; from The Southland Times possibly poor estimates, about 15 of those were Steel fans %26mdash; was like a bubble of intensity as Steel and the New South Wales Swifts edged towards a halftime 23-all draw.
Of course, after that there was a swift change to the score, with Steel [...]
Its too late and the clubs that stage most of the group races at night %26mdash; Auckland and New Zealand Metropolitan (Christchurch) %26mdash; should go back to holding them between 8pm and 9pm.
Fridays New Zealand Derby at Addington was scheduled for 10.25pm. It probably forced some older people to stay up later than usual to [...]
