Some people take the path less travelled.
Dunedin Technical extended its lead at the top of Footballsouth Premier League with a comprehensive 7-0 win against University on Saturday.
Crushed. Squashed. Trampled. However you put it, the Southern Stampede was definitely left feeling a little flat after it was humbled 13-2 by the Dunedin Thunder in Queenstown on Saturday.
Retired broadcaster Iain Gallaway yesterday shed some light on the whereabouts of Bert Sutcliffe's ashes.
Dunedin heavyweight Glenn Craig fought with distinction but returned from the Oceania Championships with a silver, rather than a gold, medal.
Otago coach Deb Tasi-Cordtz practically grew up on a netball court.
When Bert Sutcliffe was alive and digging in at Carisbrook, he was almost impossible to pry out.
Otago all-rounder Sam Wells and medium pacer Anthony Bullick are the only newcomers in a predictable Volts squad.
Call it a reality check, or a harsh awakening. Otago has a lot of work to do if it hopes to be more competitive when the national championships start next month.
Poor weather put a dampener on round 18 of the Footballsouth Premier League, with just two of the five scheduled games possible at the weekend.
Ever hopeful, ever realistic. That best sums up the mood of long-suffering Otago rugby supporters.
International umpire Billy Bowden is part missionary, part official these days.
Fast bowler James McMillan's career appears to be tapering off, with the injury-prone seamer likely to miss out on an Otago cricket contract this summer.
Otago is unlikely to chase a second overseas player if proposed changes to the domestic twenty/20 competition, which allow for a second import, are approved.
It is time to turn potential into results.
Southern Stampede coach Steve Rout believes his side was robbed of a vital goal in dramatic shootout against the West Auckland Admirals in Avondale on Saturday.
You are not seeing double. The same Danielle Calnan who plays for the Otago Goldrush also plays top netball.
Steadfast. Resolute. Gritty. Gone. Top-order Otago batsman Greg Todd yesterday announced he would be playing his cricket for Auckland this summer.
If the South is going to make a charge towards the national league final, it has to be made this weekend.
Dunedin umpire Jono Bredin thought he would be watching the Commonwealth Games from the couch with the rest of us.