He could be the brightest Otago rowing prospect since Hamish Bond - and now Jack O'Leary is being chased by the elite American rowing universities. Alistair McMurran talks to the rising sculler.
Australian rules is a new game for most New Zealanders but it is the sport that will give four Dunedin secondary school pupils their first taste of sport in the international arena.
Athletics Otago has been thrown a lifeline and will apply to hold the New Zealand track and field championships in 2016 and 2017.
Otago cricket has depth. This has been reflected by the replacements for the four players in the Black Caps test team against the West Indies.
Special Olympics has opened up a life for Kym O'Grady (Waikato) beyond her wildest dreams.
Zachary Wicht stands at 1.98m and is the tallest member of the Manukau Special Olympics team.
Neil Oliphant was the toast of the Tauranga Special Olympics team when he gained a ''five-bagger'' at the Bowl Line on Saturday.
Shay Broadfoot (North Taranaki) was excited when he won the 50m backstroke at Moana Pool on Saturday.
The Special Olympics Summer Games is expected to have added about $2 million to the Dunedin economy.
Otago's Shaun Scott finished fifth equal at the world champion of champions bowls singles at the weekend.
Last year's disappointment could turn into a silver medal for Libby Jones (Taieri) at next weekend's New Zealand secondary schools championships at Hamilton.
They did it for their son and foster brother. Petronella Simonis-Todd and son Petrus Simonis displayed a Spartan determination as they mastered the Dunedin hills.
David Johnson (Timaru) typifies what the Special Olympics is all about - the joy of competing and the exhilaration of winning.
Clayton Marr (Nelson) is not as big but has aspirations to be as strong as the Hulk.
Dan Joyce just loves to win. He did it again this week as a member of the North Otago bocce team at the Summer Games.
Simon Scaife gave the Wanaka equestrian team a flying start when he won a bronze medal at Telford yesterday.
Robery Robinson (Hawkes Bay) is a novice golfer but he proved he can foot it with the best by qualifying in the National Summer Games golf skills yesterday.
New boy Luke McDonald was one of the stars of the Allenvale School basketball team that had a big win in the National Summer Games yesterday.
The sound of medals jangling together in his bedroom inspires Michael Thornhill (North Taranaki) to keep competing in Special Olympics.
The McClure brothers have been stalwarts of the Canterbury Special Olympics Football team for the past decade.
