Adrian Seconi

Wanaka's Tony Dodds was happy to fight for his place in the New Zealand Commonwealth Games team.

Jared Grove has been one of the quiet achievers in the Southern United line-up this season.

Malysha Kelly was looking forward to an afternoon of lugging fire hoses around and climbing stairs when the Otago Daily Times called for an interview yesterday.

More than a dozen Otago crews have booked a place in the semifinals at the national championships on Lake Karapiro.

Basketball might be the most popular sport at Otago secondary schools but attempts to breathe life into the defunct Otago Nuggets have fallen flat.

Otago teenager Kate Heffernan has a big decision ahead, but for now she is still coming to terms with her sudden elevation to the White Ferns.

Newly crowned Oceania downhill mountain bike champion Sam Blenkinsop’s race almost come unstuck during the first few corners.

Otago will have the next couple of weeks to come up with a plan on how to salvage its season.

North East Valley 221drew with Green Island 118 for nine

Wellington has claimed the twenty20 crown while Otago has tumbled all the way to the bottom.

Former Tall Fern and Otago basketballer Tracey Kelly still has all those silky skills which  enabled  her to play for the national team.

Three prominent members of the Otago basketball community have been appointed to national coaching positions.

The Otago Sparks followed a cracking win against Wellington with a disappointing performance against Northern Districts in Lincoln yesterday.

Odds are Otago’s playoff prospects will be snuffed out tomorrow regardless of whether the team wins its final round-robin game.

Leading Otago downhiller Calum Booth caught the bug eight years ago while watching the best riders in Oceania tear down Signal Hill.

Have you heard the one about the crazy Canadians who travelled all the way from the Yukon to Dunedin to play a handful of ice hockey games?

They  head out on the town in fancy dress but the tutu is the preferred article of clothing for game day.

White Fern Sara McGlashan guided Auckland to an eight-wicket win against Otago in Lincoln yesterday with a superbly paced half-century.

Terry King beat cancer, paralysis and heart problems to get to the start of the 50m freestyle event at Moana Pool last night.

The Otago Sparks have been boosted with the return of star players Suzie Bates and Katey Martin for the second round of the women's twenty20 competition.