Adrian Seconi

Wellington's Devon Conway demonstrated how much of an asset he could be in two years when he has qualified to play for New Zealand.

Still think of Jacob Duffy as the 17-year-old school kid from Southland who took three wickets in his first spell of top level cricket?

Dunedin boxer Kasib Murdoch will return home from Argentina without a Youth Olympics medal but a much better boxer.

The Otago Sparks have a lot of work to do before the season gets under way judging by their results in back-to-back twenty20 matches against Canterbury.

Central Districts moved to the top of the Plunket Shield standings with a 145-run win against Canterbury in Nelson on the weekend.

Mount Hutt College pupil Patrick Duff gets airborne during the under-14 boys downhill race at the New Zealand Schools South Island Mountain Bike Championships in Dunedin on Saturday.

Central Otago defied the odds to make it all the way to the final of the Collier Trophy — the premier under-13 girls tournament in the country.

The St Clair Golf Club and Templeton Golf Club will this weekend celebrate a marriage which has lasted 50 years.

The positive news is Otago will not play a team that good again this season.

Arthur Stone ought to have a foot planted in either camp.

Otago coach Ben Herring has urged his side to treat today’s Ranfurly Shield challenge against Waikato as if it was a birthday celebration.

Zach White has lost count of the number of bones he has broken.

Otago fullback Michael Collins has been to Hamilton and returned with the Ranfurly Shield once before - he would like to do it again.

Added responsibility seems to be sitting nicely on Hamish Rutherford's shoulders.

Wickets, wickets, wickets.

This is a long overdue story about front-rowers.

Falling behind by 24 points proved to be a turning point for the Otago under-18 team.

Some people are happy to tuck in behind and contribute what they can from the middle of the pack. New Otago captain Mark Craig is not one of them.

Tranquility week is over for Otago’s leading players.