Adrian Seconi

Southern completed the double but it was not the achievement the region was hoping for at the National Hockey League.

Seventeen-year-old qualifier William Schneideman faced a massive challenge in the men’s final of the Otago Indoor Championships at the Edgar Centre yesterday.

The Southern Dogs sealed their second win in the National Hockey League with a dramatic 2-1 shootout victory against Capital in Wellington yesterday.

Forsyth Barr Stadium was heaving with familiar and wonderfully talented sports people yesterday.

Otago Whaler Louis Tili plays in the halves but doubles up on the code.

reer Muir has not missed a game since making her debut for the Otago Spirit in 2011.

The Edgar Centre was a blur of action during the South Island Chartered Clubs Table Tennis Championships  yesterday.

Otago openside flanker Georgia Mason may miss the remainder of the season with a serious knee injury.

Libby Scott was keen to play down her forehand and her prospects in the Otago Indoor Open this weekend.

Mitch Renwick has trouble seeing himself as an all-rounder.

The Southern Storm slumped to its fifth consecutive loss in the National Hockey League this season.

You might argue Steve Martin's appointment was a left field selection.

Former Otago pitcher Ben Watts has been chosen for the Black Sox.

The Southern Dogs are desperately searching for some accuracy in front of goal.

No 1 seed Leela Beattie has pulled out of the Otago Indoor Open.

Southern Dogs striker Finn Ward’s debut National Hockey League campaign has been cut painfully short.

Plenty of good hockey players have come out of Dunedin in the past decade — the Ward brothers look set to join that list.

Black Stick Tessa Jopp’s international career remains clouded in doubt.

The rules of engagement have changed for coaches. Sports writer Adrian Seconi looks at how the role has evolved over the past 25 years.