Hayden Meikle

Celebrating Otago sport

It's time to start recognising people who have made - or are making - great contributions to Otago sport.

Mortal Kombat: Welcome back, old friend

Here's the funny thing about continuing to play video games nearly 30 years after you picked up a joystick for the first time.

My team: Light entertainment, Odessa style

An American football team? A high school American football team? In the far reaches of West Texas?

Basketball: Another brave bid but Nuggets still winless

It is 0 - or oh no - and 32 for the Otago Nuggets.

Basketball: Tough ask gets harder for Nuggets

They try and try but still they do not succeed.

My team: Watch out for Leeds next year

My team: Watch out for Leeds next year

I started playing football when I was 5. The first opportunity I got to watch the FA Cup final live on television was Leeds v Sunderland in 1973.

The last word: Anzac suggestion...

Is nothing sacrosanct any more?

More about saving lives than winning prizes

Seth McPhee dives into the water at Second Beach while training for the new surf life-saving...

More about saving lives than winning prizes

Sport is sometimes derided as a mere trivial pastime, often misguidedly but occasionally with accuracy.

The other side of 30 . . .

Thirty straight losses. Thirty. As the Otago Nuggets prepare for another opportunity to break the streak tonight, sports editor Hayden Meikle considers some other famous sporting 30s.

Golf: The Hills back in limelight with new amateur event

It is not exactly the New Zealand Open but a new amateur tournament will at least get The Hills back on the calendar this year.

Rugby: Smith defending dangerous tackle charge

Aaron Smith could be set for a spell on the sidelines but the Highlanders are not demanding the same fate for referee Chris Pollock.

My team: No easy job being a Hawks fan

I was a product of St Paul's in the 1980s.

Last Word: A salute...

This might seem premature - and I must point out it was written before last night's game (glorious victory?) against the Blues.

Motocross/BMX: Great weekend for Otago's speed queens on wheels

Motocross/BMX: Great weekend for Otago's speed queens on wheels

It was a happy Easter for Otago's two flying girls on wheels.

Lunch with heroes, one last time

Lex Meikle (front right), aged 18, on a training ride with the Otago Mounted Rifles. Photo supplied.

Lunch with heroes, one last time

The Otago Mounted Rifles have made the difficult decision that this year's reunion was their last. On this Anzac Day, Hayden Meikle, whose grandfather is one of the unit's few horsemen remaining, writes of how proud he was to be at the final roll-call.

Last Word: Exciting times for basketball fans

These are exciting times for basketball fans. The Breakers are on the cusp of winning the Australian league, the Tall Blacks are shaping a new golden generation, the NBA has never been more exciting, and the Otago Nuggets . . . well, at least they are competitive. We could be set for the most virulent outbreak of hoops fever since the Miracle of Indianapolis in 2002.

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