Netball: Broughton eyeing play-offs after nailbiter
Netball: Broughton eyeing play-offs after nailbiter
Steel coach Robyn Broughton was thrilled with her side's come-from-behind 48-47 win over the Tactix in Christchurch on Saturday.
Adrian Seconi
Netball: Phys Ed A too strong for B team
Netball: Phys Ed A too strong for B team
Phys Ed A piled on the defensive pressure to beat club rival Phys Ed B 56-37 in the Dunedin premier A tournament on Saturday.
Netball: College stays in top grade
Netball: College stays in top grade
College kept its place in the premier A grade after a 46-44 win over Macandrew A in the promotion-relegation match at the Edgar Centre on Thursday night.
Netball: No division of loyalties for Foster
Netball: No division of loyalties for Foster
It is her home court but Steel assistant coach Margaret Foster will be on the other side of the floor and barracking for her new side when it plays the Tactix in Christchurch today.
Netball: Smart tactics needed with baby in tow
Netball: Smart tactics needed with baby in tow
Balancing motherhood and netball is definitely harder than Tactix shooter Jodi Brown imagined it would be.
Dilemma for all-rounder
Dilemma for all-rounder
There is barely room on Zoe Cadzow's school blazer for any more badges or embroidered patches listing her sporting achievements.
Cricket: New role for former Sparks player-coach
Cricket: New role for former Sparks player-coach
Dual international Clare Taylor has taken a new role with Otago cricket as the sponsorship and hospitality manager.
Basketball: DCC rules out $50,000 grant to Otago Nuggets
Basketball: DCC rules out $50,000 grant to Otago Nuggets
The Otago Nuggets hit a speed bump on the road back into the National Basketball League yesterday when the Dunedin City Council decided against giving the franchise a $50,000 grant during deliberations over its annual plan.
Cricket: Black Caps failing to fire in IPL
Cricket: Black Caps failing to fire in IPL
If you have been burning the midnight oil to watch the New Zealanders in the Indian Premier League you are probably about ready to turn in early.
Cricket: Historic bat for collection
Cricket: Historic bat for collection
An 82-year-old bat that has never been used will take pride of place in the Otago Cricket Association's growing collection of cricket memorabilia.
Basketball: Local talent seen as key to Nuggets' future
Basketball: Local talent seen as key to Nuggets' future
For the first time since 1990, the Nuggets are not part of the National Basketball League. Basketball Otago lost its battle with finances in November and decided against entering a team.
Netball: Hutton's return to boost Steel
Netball: Hutton's return to boost Steel
Megan Hutton is not 100% but after five weeks on the sideline she is desperate to get back on court for her side's crucial match against the Mystics in Auckland tonight.
Netball: Uni-Albion continues on winning way
Netball: Uni-Albion continues on winning way
University-Albion on Saturday extended its unbeaten run to six games with a 51-41 win over archrival Southern A in the Dunedin premier competition.
Basketball: So close for combined Otago team
Basketball: So close for combined Otago team
Former Otago Boys High School pupil Hayden Miller hit what appeared to be the match-winning shot for the combined Otago-Waitakere City team in the semifinal of the national under-21 championships against Porirua in Tauranga on Friday night.
Netball: Broughton against need for bye round
Netball: Broughton against need for bye round
Steel coach Robyn Broughton is not convinced the ANZ Championship needs a bye round.
Basketball: No franchise, no tests
Basketball: No franchise, no tests
Basketball Otago chief executive Mark Rogers believes Dunedin may struggle to attract tests because it does not have a team in the national league.
Basketball: DCC asked to help relaunch Nuggets
Basketball: DCC asked to help relaunch Nuggets
Otago has asked the Dunedin City Council for a $50,000 civic grant to help the Nuggets get back into the National Basketball League.
Netball: White making most of new opportunity
Netball: White making most of new opportunity
Last year, the Mystics were a bogey team for Debbie White and the Steel, beating them in both encounters.
Basketball: Otago, Waitakere City pooling under-21 talents
Basketball: Otago, Waitakere City pooling under-21 talents
It would not have happened in Glen Denham's day but Otago and Auckland will field a combined team at the national under-21 tournament in Tauranga this week.
Sports: Bridging gap for promising athletes
Sports: Bridging gap for promising athletes
Academy Otago has opened its doors and programme co-ordinator Dean Horo hopes the initiative will prevent the region's potential champions falling through the cracks.