Otago Daily Times sports reporter Alistair McMurran, covering his 39th season of Dunedin club rugby, believes the competition has one major fault this year. He shares his opinion on scheduling matters.
The shot put clash between Tom Walsh (Canterbury) and Jacko Gill (Auckland) will be the feature event of the New Zealand track and field championships in Auckland over the next three days.
Maysie Scott (Waitaki Girls) punches above her weight.
Lucy Geddes (Dunstan) gave notice yesterday that she will be a podium prospect at the Maadi Cup tomorrow.
The Alexandra men won the New Zealand interclub sevens last weekend and now have equal bragging rights with the women.
It was a first. Siblings Carolyn Crawford and Ray Webster won Bowls Dunedin singles titles on the same day.
Julia Fauth led the charge for St Kevin's College on the opening days of the Maadi Cup regatta at Lake Ruataniwha.
Steve Wilson (Kaikorai) started his bowls career with a bang by winning his first Bowls Dunedin title in only his third year in the sport.
Jack O'Leary (Kavanagh College) is one of five Otago scullers who could reach the top of the podium at this week's Maadi Cup.
Dunedin have beaten Taieri in 30-29 nail-biter in a repeat of last year's final in the opening round of Dunedin Premier Rugby today.
The trip of a lifetime comes at a price for Kelly Cooper and Caitlin Orr, who will leave New Zealand shores for the first time on Monday.
Oli Chignall (John McGlashan College) is known as the Filbert Bayi of Otago athletics because of his front-running tactics.
Arch Jelley walked down memory lane when he visited Mornington School yesterday.
It could be Southern's year. The long-established club has only won one premier banner this century and deserves another one.
The third Dunedin primary and intermediate schools triathlon took place yesterday.
The Onyx Militaires marched into the history books when they won two New Zealand titles last weekend.
Taieri stumbled at the last hurdle and failed to get a rare three-peat in Dunedin club rugby last year.
What a coincidence.
It was close. Oh so close. Taieri lost the chance of going to the national interclub bowls final by just one bowl.
Wanaka sculler Riley Bruce (Mt Aspiring College) is poised to retain his Maadi Cup single sculls title after top performances at the weekend.
