Ken Walker (Taieri) is back at the top and will represent New Zealand at the PBA Transtasman Challenge for the sixth time in Sydney in September.
The queen ... Beth Brown (Taieri) joined an elite group when she won four Bowls Dunedin titles last summer.
The rise . . .
It was Glen Beadle's day. The speedy Taieri winger scored three tries to grab his second hat trick in premier rugby on Saturday.
The Dunedin men narrowly missed a spot in the finals of the intercentre sevens in Christchurch on Sunday.
Terry Scott has a 10th title as his target when he returns to the Bowls Dunedin intercentre sevens team this week.
It was worth it. Rae Hammond missed her flight back to Auckland last evening and stayed in Dunedin to win the prestigious Dunedin Classic Pairs.
Oamaru bowler Annie McDonald (Awamoa) has taken over the family role of winning North Otago bowls titles while her husband catches fish.
Terry Scott's magic bowls helped Carolyn Crawford win the B-8 singles gold medal at the world disabled championships in Wellington this week.
An outstanding Bill Alexandra's Bill Clements wants more Central Otago titles. He is not yet ready to sit on the sidelines.
Joko Susilo dedicated his win in the Kaikorai Festival Fours to the memory of his late father-in-law, Doug Knox, who introduced him to bowls 20 years ago.
Jonty Horwell (Kaikorai) hopes to start the new year in style when he skips a teenage team in the Festival Fours this weekend.
Dunedin's Mike Kernaghan (Kaikorai) is likely to be part of history at the New Zealand bowls championships over the next two weeks.
It is 10 years since Tom Davie suffered a devastating injury that derailed his athletics career. He reflects on that day and the years that have followed with former Otago Daily Times sports reporter Alistair McMurran.
Otago hurdler Daniel O'Shea (Hill City-University) will race against Olympic champion Felix Sanchez in his specialist 400m hurdles in Australia next month.
Mike Kernaghan (Dunedin) is cool under pressure and known in bowls circles as the Comeback Kid.
There was a touch of rugby nostalgia at the North East Valley club at the weekend.
National coach Dave Edwards expects a better performance by the New Zealand men when World Bowls is held in Christchurch in 2016.
Mike Kernaghan (Dunedin) displayed his magic when he performed a Houdini act to reach the semifinals at North East Valley yesterday.
Gary Lawson is a double World Bowls champion but the North East Valley club's invitation singles looks like eluding him again this weekend.