For those who know Adam Hall best it came as no surprise the
courageous skier rebounded from a fall to win gold in the
men's standing slalom at the Winter Paralympics in Vancouver
yesterday.
Steel defender Emma Moynihan burst on to the national netball
scene as a speedy 17-year-old schoolgirl and spent two
seasons on the bench for the champion Sting side.
Better this week than next. That was Steel coach Robyn
Broughton's attitude after her team slumped to a 58-51 defeat
by the Canterbury Tactix in a warm-up match at the Edgar
Centre on Saturday.
The Otago Nuggets will
have to counter the class and experience of the Christchurch
Cougars with the only weapons they have - two skilful
American imports and plenty of youthful enthusiasm.
A solid 134-run opening partnership between Rob Nicol and
Michael Papps enabled Canterbury to reach to a useful 218 for
four after the first day of their Plunket Shield four-day
match against Otago in Queenstown yesterday.