Jeff Cheshire

Horses and their riders are descending on Oamaru in their droves this week.

That was a tough one to lose.

Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit is locked in for another season with the Southern Steel — although for one day she will wear yellow and black.

A year ago Renee Bacon scored what turned out to be a hugely significant goal for women’s football in the South.

Lara Wall and Nick Treadwell were the big winners at last night’s Football South prizegiving.

For someone who only took up  the sport last year, Jong Hoon Lee already has an impressive rugby league CV.

Lauren Piebenga is heading for a return to normality.

Tony Dodds is only six months removed from his professional triathlon career, but he is already helping breed the next wave of Otago champions.

Buenos Aires is set for an influx of the world's top young athletes - but none will face quite the same age battle as Erika Fairweather.

Delta is to continue its role maintaining Dunedin's cricket pitches while City Care will not have anything to do with the wickets.

Jo Morrison and Alice Wells were notable winners at Tuesday night's Dunedin Netball prize giving.

Otago has possibly its biggest test of the season tomorrow and it has made a swag of changes in preparation.

Now that the squads for next year’s ANZ Premiership have been finalised Jeff Cheshire looks at how they are shaping up.

Chris Hey was not quite able to match last year's performance but he continued his dominance at the Ashley Forest rally sprint all the same.

The South has served up its share of talented netball sisters in recent times and now two more have hit the radar.

The Southern United women have emerged with something they were unable to get last year — a point in the North Island.

A lights-out shooting performance  helped Otago University to a national title yesterday.

A strong finish has helped the Mid City Magic  reclaim its lower South Island basketball title.

Yesterday, the champion 1998 Otago Rebels team regathered for its 20-year reunion. Jeff Cheshire takes a look at that remarkable season and how things have changed.

Netball still figures large in the lives of many of the champion Otago Rebels side.