A leading Dunedin coach is welcoming a move by Swimming New Zealand to scrap national championships for under-12s but says the move is only a first step to retaining swimmers.
The Southern Steel is out of the ANZ Championship but the show rolls on this weekend as the Firebirds and Swifts prepare for a rematch of last year's grand final. Netball writer Damian George previews the all-Aussie affair.
The University of Otago Rowing Club women's eight has extended its four-year unbeaten run after winning an international regatta in China by more than 6sec.
The Otago youth side will be playing off for the minor positions at the Super Cup in Northern Ireland after suffering two more heavy losses this week.
The Otago youth side will be playing off for the minor positions at the Super Cup in Northern Ireland after suffering two more heavy losses this week.
The New Zealand Ice Hockey League is the Southern Stampede's to lose and injured captain Matt Schneider hopes to be back to help it win the title.
There will be one name Netball South chief executive Lana Winders will want to see scribbled at the bottom of a Steel contract more than most by the end of next month.
The Steel played one bad game all year and it was a costly one. Other than that, the southern side was sublime. Reporter Damian George looks back on the record-breaking but ultimately fruitless season.
The Otago youth side has endured a tough opening match at the Super Cup in Northern Ireland, going down 6-0 to Californian side South Coast Strikers.
The disappointment has passed and Southern Steel coach Noeline Taurua is now considering her options for next year.
The Southern Steel's season is over but it was certainly not for a lack of trying.
Hanna English will spend the next four years on a sports scholarship at a US university, but she has a couple of things she wants to take care of at home first.
The Otago Super Cup youth side has claimed a massive scalp before its first match of the global tournament in Northern Ireland next week.
Sometimes what looks like an advantage can actually be a stumbling block - just ask Southern Steel midcourter Gina Crampton.
The Southern Stampede will look to continue its dominance in the New Zealand Ice Hockey League when it travels to Christchurch to play the Canterbury Red Devils this weekend.
The philosophy is simple for Silver Ferns coach Janine Southby - pick them young and get them up to speed quickly.
Rookie shooter Jamie Hume and standout defender Jane Watson were among six Southern Steel players named in a 28-strong Silver Ferns and New Zealand A trial squad yesterday.
Dunedin has advanced to the semifinals of the national under-17 tournament after winning both of its playoff matches yesterday.
An away game in Brisbane may be regarded as the tougher semifinal task but Southern Steel assistant coach Reinga Bloxham feels as though the pressure has been lifted.
Dunedin's bid for a playoff match at next year's Rugby League World Cup has been denied, meaning the city will not host any games at the global tournament.
