It has been eight years since the Otago Rebels and the Southern Sting merged under one banner - the Southern Steel. The franchise will play its 100th game this Sunday when it takes on the Vixens in Melbourne. Former netball writer Adrian Seconi looks back at some of the highs and lows.
The Steel will crack 100 games when it plays the Vixens in Melbourne tomorrow afternoon.
Meet Matthew Vaai.
Jillian Harmon fronted for her first training session with the Otago Goldrush last night not knowing what to expect.
Not only is basketball alive and well in the city but the Otago Goldrush has made a wonderful signing, with Tall Ferns forward Jillian Harmon joining the team.
It is not a question of whether people are turning away from organised sport - we know they are.
He is the caboose in the Taieri pack and the inspirational leader who has helped his side win three titles during the last four years.
Watching the game tape left Steel coach Janine Southby feeling as flat as her side's effort in the 63-57 loss to the Magic in Invercargill on Saturday.
Kiran Dixon made sure he had practised his lines at least a couple of times before delivering the athletes' oath and lighting the flame at the opening of the Halberg Junior Disability Games in Cambridge last night.
Dunedin proved too strong for Alhambra-Union at the North Ground, winning an open game of rugby 43-24.
Now would be a good time for the Steel to beat a team other than the Tactix.
Forget the first four games - it is the next three which could determine whether this Southern team can return the title to Bathgate Park.
Otago cricket will be busy completing a season review of its own but it might be a complete waste of time.
Basketball Otago is moving closer to resolving its financial situation but is still in limbo, board member Grant Roydhouse says.
Defending champions Taieri produced an impressive second half to overpower Zingari-Richmond 57-24 at Peter Johnstone Park this afternoon.
The long wait continues.
University A beat Pirates 35-21 but the win may have come at a big cost to the Highlanders with outside back Richard Buckman injuring his right shoulder. He went off at halftime to have it iced.
After 16 seasons, 11 of them spent in Otago colours, Aaron Redmond is retiring. Cricket writer Adrian Seconi sat down with the former test opener before his final first-class game, against Auckland at Colin Maiden Park today.
Just like that, the World Cup is over. There are a couple of big questions remaining, and cricket writer Adrian Seconi attempts to answer them.
New Zealand cricket fans probably muttered to themselves something like ''it's going to be OK, it's going to be OK'' when Brendon McCullum was bowled for a duck in the opening over of the World Cup final.
