Rowing: Successful day for for 'Pieces of Eight'
Rowing: Successful day for for 'Pieces of Eight'
They did it on the cheap. The repaired St Hilda's Collegiate School rowing skiff proved seaworthy on Otago Harbour yesterday.
Alistair McMurran
Athletics: Whyte in good form for NZ schools champs
Athletics: Whyte in good form for NZ schools champs
It was a good rehearsal for Andrew Whyte (Hill City) when he dominated the men's sprints in Timaru on Saturday.
Rowing: Kavanagh pair in dominant form
Rowing: Kavanagh pair in dominant form
The Kavanagh College pair of Zoe McBride and Hannah Duggan retained their golden glow on Otago Harbour yesterday.
Rugby: Tietjens 'daunted' but happy to be back
Rugby: Tietjens 'daunted' but happy to be back
Doug Tietjens left Dunedin as an Otago B representative in 2007 and returned as a Highlander this week.
Athletics: Future stars compete
Athletics: Future stars compete
The atmosphere was buzzing as 800 pupils from primary, intermediate and year 1 to 6 schools from around Otago competed in the finals of the Otago primary schools championships at the Caledonian Ground yesterday.
Two Otago clubs likely to merge
Two Otago clubs likely to merge
A special meeting of the Hill City Athletics Club next month will vote on a proposal to amalgamate with the Otago University club.
Bowls: Southerners qualify for NZ schools championship
Bowls: Southerners qualify for NZ schools championship
Two members of the Bowls New Zealand development squad, Sheldon Bagrie-Howley (Gore) and Sarah Davidson (Roxburgh), have been included in the Zone 6 team for the New Zealand secondary schools championships next month.
New squad has depth - and England's Haskell
New squad has depth - and England's Haskell
Coach Jamie Joseph, who brought magic to the Highlanders last year, added a new trick by signing English loose forward James Haskell.
Rugby: Morale high in Highlander camp
Rugby: Morale high in Highlander camp
There is a positive vibe in the Highlanders camp after nine All Blacks were included in the squad announced this week.
Greatest moments in Otago sport - Number 4
Greatest moments in Otago sport - Number 4
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 4: Hamish Bond wins fourth world rowing title (2011)
Greatest moments in Otago sport - Number 2
Greatest moments in Otago sport - Number 2
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 2: Yvette Williams wins Olympic long jump (1952)
Columba sports director to visit Melbourne
Columba sports director to visit Melbourne
Shona Harvey (nee Duncan) was a talented athlete and hockey player in her youth. She was selected in the New Zealand under-23 hockey squad and won a national relay bronze medal in athletics.
Rowing: Strachan on award short list
Rowing: Strachan on award short list
New Zealand and Otago stalwart Fred Strachan is poised to be honoured internationally at the world rowing awards dinner in Italy next week.
Rugby: Naming of coaches delayed
Rugby: Naming of coaches delayed
The Otago rugby coaches for next year will not be announced until they have been ratified by the Otago Rugby Football Union board on Monday night.
Mountain biking: Ray hoping to do the Coastal Classic double
Mountain biking: Ray hoping to do the Coastal Classic double
Ray Hope is poised to make it two wins in a row when he defends his long-distance mountain bike title in the Coastal Classic on Sunday.
Swimming: Jensen bags another fistful of medals
Swimming: Jensen bags another fistful of medals
Emmabeth Jensen (Waves) continued her domination of South Island swimming when she won nine events at the Aquagym Challenge swimming carnival at Moana Pool at the weekend.
Rugby: Parker likely to be named in squad
Rugby: Parker likely to be named in squad
Canterbury utility forward Ash Parker is expected to be named in the Highlanders Super 15 squad, a day after his 23rd birthday.
Rugby: Graham giving little away on Otago coaches
Rugby: Graham giving little away on Otago coaches
Former All Black first five Tony Brown and former Highlanders assistant Phil Young are expected to be named as the new Otago rugby coaches next week.
Athletics: Crumpton happy with marathon 3rd
Athletics: Crumpton happy with marathon 3rd
Shireen Crumpton (Hill City) struggled with her Achilles tendon injury and failed to defend her Auckland Marathon title yesterday.
Athletics: In-form Whyte secures senior men's sprint treble
Athletics: In-form Whyte secures senior men's sprint treble
Andrew Whyte (Hill City) wants to make amends. He jumped the gun and was disqualified in Hastings last year.