Athletics: Dramatic finish in 10,000m champs
Athletics: Dramatic finish in 10,000m champs
It was exciting. It was dramatic. Andrew Davidson (Canterbury University) won the Otago 10,000m title by a whisker.
Alistair McMurran
Bowls: Festive time for Taieri pair
Bowls: Festive time for Taieri pair
Santa Claus made a quick visit to Mosgiel yesterday to give Janet Swallow and Wendy Hurring an early Christmas present.
Athletics: Amalgamation with Hill City will help University
Athletics: Amalgamation with Hill City will help University
A special general meeting of the Hill City Athletics Club on Thursday night unanimously supported a proposal to amalgamate with the Otago University club.
Athletics: Wardell focused on London goals
Athletics: Wardell focused on London goals
Rebecca Wardell's Olympic dream was sparked when she watched the 1984 Games on television from her home at Five Forks in North Otago.
Equestrian: Hayde serves notice in the heartland
Equestrian: Hayde serves notice in the heartland
Dunedin eventer Christen Hayde travelled to the heartland of New Zealand equestrianism, challenged the internationals and came home with two major titles.
Swimming: Strong start to season
Swimming: Strong start to season
Sophie Gibson is one Queenstown swimmer who has reaped the benefits since the local pool was opened for 12 months in the year.
Bowls: First win for Logan Park
Bowls: First win for Logan Park
The Logan Park High School pair of Jacobi Kohu-Morris and Callum Horwell won the school's first New Zealand secondary schools bowls title in Christchurch yesterday.
Breakthrough weekend for Napper
Breakthrough weekend for Napper
Sophie Napper (Columba College) emerged on the national scene when she was named in the New Zealand secondary schools team on Sunday.
Rowing: Harvey stars in dominant Southern RPC crews
Rowing: Harvey stars in dominant Southern RPC crews
University of Otago student James Harvey was a key member of the Southern RPC crews that dominated the elite events at the Otago championships at the weekend.
Athletics: Records to Otago pair
Athletics: Records to Otago pair
Andrew Whyte (South Otago High School) and Rebekah Greene (St Hilda's Collegiate) rewrote the record books with dynamic running in Wellington yesterday.
Athletics: Sprint double for Waitaki Girls' High School pupil
Athletics: Sprint double for Waitaki Girls' High School pupil
Megan McPhail (Waitaki Girls') can rise to the occasion.
Bowls: Edwards claims two golds as NZ wins three in total
Bowls: Edwards claims two golds as NZ wins three in total
The return of Jo Edwards helped New Zealand lift its game and win six medals - three gold, silver and two bronze - at the Asia-Pacific championships in Adelaide at the weekend.
Athletics: Greene looks set to go distance
Athletics: Greene looks set to go distance
Rebekah Greene (St Hildas) will start as favourite to win the junior girls 1500m and 3000m double at the New Zealand secondary schools championships at Timaru next month.
Athletics: Greene measures up across Tasman
Athletics: Greene measures up across Tasman
Rebekah Greene (Hill City), the find of New Zealand junior women's middle-distance running this summer, has proved she can foot it on the other side of the Tasman as well.
Athletics: Kaikorai Valley to fore in road race
Athletics: Kaikorai Valley to fore in road race
Cameron McNoe, of Kaikorai Valley College, reaped the benefits of his two-hour training runs when he won the Otago secondary schools road race in Dunedin yesterday.
Bowls: NZ reaches four finals in Adelaide
Bowls: NZ reaches four finals in Adelaide
The New Zealand bowls team bounced back to its best form yesterday and has made four finals at the Asia Pacific championships in Adelaide.
Life-saving: Otago branch honours stalwarts
Life-saving: Otago branch honours stalwarts
Life memberships have been given out sparingly at the Otago branch of the New Zealand Royal Life Saving Society.
Rowing: Otago contenders eye higher honours
Rowing: Otago contenders eye higher honours
Francie Turner is one of the promising New Zealand rowers who will be competing at the Otago rowing championships at Lake Ruataniwha during the weekend.
Rowing: US adventure for Wanaka rower
Rowing: US adventure for Wanaka rower
Otago rower Saasha Bruce has earned a scholarship at an American university, and leaves for the United States early next month.
Swimming: Balvert second in NSW event
Swimming: Balvert second in NSW event
Troy Balvert (Waves) finished runner-up in the 5km at the New South Wales open water championships in Sydney last weekend.