Alistair McMurran

Columba College made its mark in style when it won the senior girls gold medal at the New Zealand secondary schools cross-country in Christchurch recently.

Otago Boys' High School dominated the game with style when it scored eight tries to beat Waitaki Boys' High School 50-0 at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday.

Halfback Brad Weber was in rampaging form when Dunedin scored nine tries to beat Green Island 55-8 at Kettle Park in Dunedin club rugby today.

Ice hockey, speed skating and figure skating have been sidelined this time, but they could be back for the next New Zealand Winter Games.

Duane White is a changed man. He is a reformed alcoholic and his bowls results now reflect this.

The lure of the Olympic Games has persuaded Kelly Brazier to put her energies into sevens for the next four years.

Otago table tennis fans will be in for a treat when the Otago Open is held in Dunedin on Saturday.

The weather is expected to have the final say, meaning a limited number of club rugby games will be played in Dunedin this weekend.

It was down to the last game when Dunedin's Janet Goodin played the decisive shot to give the New Zealand seniors a narrow win in the transtasman test.

Dunedin bowler Doug Thomas calls on some hefty life experience when under pressure on the bowling green.

Halfback Kurt Hammer played an outstanding game of wet weather rugby to help Taieri beat Green Island 48-10 in Dunedin premier club rugby at Miller Park today.

Gennadiy Labara has been back to his homeland several times since he left the Ukraine, but this will be the first time he has gone back to Russia in an official capacity.

The Otago ice hockey derby between the Southern Stampede and the Dunedin Thunder is always intense. The Stampede was runner-up in the league last year and the Thunder narrowly missed the final. Both teams have won three of their four games this year. Alistair McMurran put five questions to Stampede captain Simon Glass and Thunder international Paris Heyd before this weekend's games at the Dunedin Ice Stadium.

Robert Jopp (Hill City-University) was the best-performed Otago athlete at the Oceania athletics championships and returned home with two gold medals.

Volunteers are needed to help run the Special Olympics National Summer Games in Dunedin in November.

It was a coup for Queen's High School to be selected as the pilot for a futsal in schools programme.