American import Tyler Amaya had a light training run last night but no decision will be taken on his availability for the Nuggets until close to the game tomorrow.
Club rugby will be spiced up on Saturday with three members of the Highlanders squad released to play in the Dunedin premier competition.
Eileen Grant (Lawrence) has bagged a record 25 South Otago women's bowls titles in the past 20 years.
Marshall Hall (Taieri) has been dominant on the New Zealand scene but he will get the competition he needs at the Australian athletics championships in Perth this weekend.
Otago University has the championship shield in its grasp after dominating the rowing at the New Zealand University Games at Lake Waihola at the weekend.
Brad Evans has broken his left wrist twice, his right wrist once and he has also fractured his collar bone.
Rebekah Greene has changed her mind and will compete at this year's world junior athletics championships in Canada.
Most teenagers like to get away from their parents for leisure activities, but Lauren Wilson is different.
Robbie Thomson is still the president, but a new chairman of the Bowls Dunedin board was appointed at the last meeting.
Matthew Glassford (Neptune) was the bright light in the Otago team that disappointed at the New Zealand championships in Auckland last week.
Southern remain unbeaten and lead the Dunedin premier rugby competition after two rounds.
Three Otago rhythmic gymnasts, Mikaela Walsh (16), Sarah Morrison (15) and Regan King (14), face a challenge this weekend when they trial for the New Zealand team at Christchurch.
Four Otago hockey players will bring 190 years of combined experience when they play in international tournaments this year.
The Waikouaiti Golf Club started as a "gentlemen's" club in 1935, when several Dunedin people who had holiday homes in Waikouaiti decided to form a golf club.
Matthew Glassford (Neptune) stepped up again to reach the podium for the third time at the New Zealand open swimming championships at Auckland last night.
Matthew Glassford (Neptune) is the only Otago swimmer to reach the podium in individual events after three days of the New Zealand open swimming championships in Auckland.
Phoebe Williams (Waves) is ranked top and is Otago's best hope to win a gold medal at the New Zealand swimming championships starting at the West Waves Aquatic Centre in Auckland today.
Dunedin builder Luke Murphy has been surfing for 15 years but had never reached the podium at a major interprovincial event before the weekend.
Former Otago representative Peter Drew is the boss of Welsh tennis.
A late penalty goal by first five-eighth Cam Rutherford enabled Kaikorai to retain the Speight's Challenge Shield when it beat Taieri 11-10 at Peter Johnstone Park yesterday in the first round of Dunedin club rugby.
