Sports awards: Coaching stalwart honoured
Sports awards: Coaching stalwart honoured
Basketball coach John Paul emerged from the shadows when he received the services to sport award last night.
Alistair McMurran
Sports awards: No clear favourite for supreme honour
Sports awards: No clear favourite for supreme honour
There is no clear favourite for the supreme honour at the Otago Sports Awards at the Dunedin Town Hall tonight.
Squash: Pros to play exhibition games
Squash: Pros to play exhibition games
New Zealand professionals Martin Knight and Alex Grayson will give exhibition matches in Cromwell and Dunedin to promote squash.
Ice Hockey: Another world champs for Dunedin
Ice Hockey: Another world champs for Dunedin
The Dunedin Ice Stadium will be the venue for the world men's under-20 third division championships early next year. It will be the fourth world championship event to be held at the stadium.
Rugby: Scrums a mess, O'Brien says
Rugby: Scrums a mess, O'Brien says
The scrums are a mess. That is the only area of the game IRB referees board boss Paddy O'Brien expects to be changed after the world cup.
Greatest moments in Otago sport - Number 148
Greatest moments in Otago sport - Number 148
Dunedin was the venue for the first New Zealand bowls championships in 1914.
Patchett blown away at winning world title
Patchett blown away at winning world title
Stephanie Patchett is an ice hockey world champion.
Rugby: OBHS beats reigning champions 19-3
Rugby: OBHS beats reigning champions 19-3
Otago Boys High School beat champions and fierce rivals Southland Boys, but the round belonged to the Kings High School first XV who went on the rampage and scored 17 tries to beat Southland's Verdon College 110-0 in Dunedin today.
Rugby: Late run gets John McGlashan home
Rugby: Late run gets John McGlashan home
John McGlashan College went into overdrive in the last six minutes to beat Kavanagh College 31-24 at Carisbrook on Saturday.
Rugby: Gore wins to stay top of First XV standings
Rugby: Gore wins to stay top of First XV standings
Gore High School remained at the top of the Highlanders First XV rugby competition by gaining its third bonus point win at Oamaru today.
Rowing: Otago award another in Bond's haul
Rowing: Otago award another in Bond's haul
World champion Hamish Bond was last night rewarded for his unbeaten international record by being named the Otago rower of the year.
Rugby: Taieri event turning 50
Rugby: Taieri event turning 50
The Taieri Queen's Birthday junior seven-a-side tournament will celebrate its 50th birthday next month.
Duathlon: Columba girls dominate team events
Duathlon: Columba girls dominate team events
Shannon Edgar took control on the cycling leg to give the Columba College senior girls team a comfortable win in the Otago secondary schools duathlon championships at North Taieri yesterday.
Canoeing/kayaking: Oceania Olympic qualification goal for siblings
Canoeing/kayaking: Oceania Olympic qualification goal for siblings
The Nicholas siblings are time management experts. Their busy schedule has forced them to use their time wisely.
Rugby: First-half onslaught paves way for win by King's
Rugby: First-half onslaught paves way for win by King's
An aggressive pack and first use of the wind proved key for King's High School in its Highlanders First XV game against Waitaki Boys' High School yesterday. King's won the match at Oamaru 29-12, its third win from three outings this season. It led 29-5 at the break.
Squash: Members pitching in for fundraiser
Squash: Members pitching in for fundraiser
The Pirates Squash Club does not expect handouts. Its members are prepared to roll up their sleeves in the old-fashioned way and work for club funds.
Rugby: Rhodes paves way for Waitaki Boys' victory
Rugby: Rhodes paves way for Waitaki Boys' victory
Openside flanker Jake Rhodes played a key role when Waitaki Boys' High School scored six tries to beat Kavanagh College 33-24 in the Highlanders First XV competition on Saturday.
Indoor bowls: L'ami nearly back to best after break
Indoor bowls: L'ami nearly back to best after break
It did not take Grant l'Ami long to get back into the groove during the test in Balclutha.
Bowls: NZ fights back to draw test but Australia retains trophy
Bowls: NZ fights back to draw test but Australia retains trophy
New cap Lisa White led New Zealand's dramatic fightback on the final day of the transtasman test on Saturday.
Volleyball: Marlborough confirms its favouritism
Volleyball: Marlborough confirms its favouritism
Marlborough Girls College deserves the favourite tag after its convincing first-up win against Bayfield High School in the South Island junior secondary schools volleyball competition at the Edgar Centre yesterday.