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Rangiora High School first XV player Suliasi Uhatafe is tackled during the championship rugby...

Canterbury high school pulls out of premier rugby competition

Rangiora High School has pulled out of the Crusaders region's Miles Toyota First XV Premiership this season, and instead wants to create a combined rugby team from North Canterbury schools.

Coaches sent home from schools’ top rowing event

Christchurch coaches sent home from schools’ top rowing event

Three Christchurch high school rowing coaches were sent home from the prestigious Maadi Cup after socialising on the first day of the regatta.

South Island regatta results boost confidence for Maadi

Cashmere High School's under 18 girls' quad won their third consecutive South Island secondary...

South Island regatta results boost confidence for Maadi

After seeing huge success at the South Island secondary schools rowing championships, the Maadi Cup beckons for Christchurch’s top rowing schools.

Teen basketballer bound for Las Vegas

Canterbury teenager Sophie Braas has been selected for a NZ under-17 girls basketball team to play a tournament in the bright lights of Las Vegas.

Papanui High athletes shine at track and field champs

Papanui High athletes shine at track and field champs

Four Papanui High School students brought home gold from the national secondary schools track and field championships in Napier.

Disc golf champion shares her tricks

Junior world champion disc golfer Sarah Wadsworth shows East Otago High School students how to...

Young Christchurch disc golf champion shares her tricks

A disc golf world champion says there is nothing stopping more children from following in her footsteps.

Rolleston’s Jack aces awards night

Being named the most valued female member of a team at the Zonta Secondary Schools Sports Awards was “surreal” for Rolleston College’s Hannah Jack.

Students' sporting achievements on show at awards

The Zonta Club of Christchurch South has held its secondary school sports awards at the Hornby Club to celebrate students’ sporting success.

Schools ride wave of global darts popularity

Shirley Boys' High's Max Walker wants to make it big in the sport one day. PHOTO: SAM COUGHLAN

Schools ride wave of global darts popularity

It might be the quintessential pub game for middle-aged patrons, but darts is finding a niche among young people in Canterbury amid a global rise in popularity.

$400k grant to build new softball centre

$400k grant to build new softball centre

Canterbury softball has been awarded a $400,000 grant to help build a new indoor training facility at Cuthberts Green in Christchurch.

Siblings making their mark in the ring

A Canterbury brother and sister are on the rise in the boxing world after they both claimed national titles.

National title five years in the making

National title five years in the making for Shirley Boys' High

After a five-year journey, Shirley Boys’ High School has celebrated their first-ever national schools basketball title.

Young athletes descend on Selwyn

Koru Games: Thousands of young athletes descend on Selwyn

Thousands of children from 66 South Island schools are in Canterbury for three days of action-packed sport at the Koru Games.

Oar-some opportunity in DC for rower

Sienna Skilling of Ashburton is off to Washington DC on a four-year scholarship. PHOTO: TONI...

Oar-some opportunity in DC for Canterbury rower

Canterbury rower Sienna Skilling is heading to George Washington University in the United States on a full four-year rowing scholarship.

Canterbury stint shaped Lions star

Lions first-five Finn Russell honed his catch-pass skills during his brief time in Canterbury....

Canterbury stint helped shape Lions star

St Andrew’s College director of sport John Haggart is not surprised that British and Irish Lions star Finn Russell’s playmaking skills are becoming the story of the Lions tour.

Surf lifesavers bound for canoe world champs

Dylan and Lewis Monk. Photo: Karlene Rodgers

Surf lifesavers bound for canoe world champs

Five Taylors Mistake surf lifesavers are trading the ocean waves for river racing as they prepare to represent New Zealand in Portugal next month.

14-year-old wants to become world's strongest teen

Tahlia Vosaki, 14, will represent New Zealand at the global teenage CrossFit Games. Photo:Tahlia...

14-year-old wants to become world's strongest teen

A Christchurch 14-year-old is vying to prove she is the strongest teenager in the world at the global teenage CrossFit Games.

Historic rugby rivalry still going strong

CBHS centre William Brown heads for the try line. PHOTO: THOMAS BIRD

Christ’s College v CBHS: Historic rivalry still going strong after 133 years

No schoolboy rugby rivalry in Canterbury compares to the storied clash between Christchurch Boys' High and Christ’s College.

Embracing the legacy of CBHS's famous No 10 jersey

Sonny-Bill McAndrew is the latest to don the famous Christchurch Boys’ High School No 10 jersey....

Young playmaker embracing the legacy of CBHS's famous No 10 jersey

Christchurch Boys’ High School has a storied history of stars in the No 10 jersey for the first XV - and a Darfield teenager is the latest to stake a claim.

Skyla to join the Mighty 11s

Sklya Hansen has been selected in the Mighty 11s BMX NZ team. Photo: Supplied

Skyla to join the Mighty 11s

Young Canterbury BMX rider Skyla Hansen has been selected in the Mighty 11s New Zealand test team to compete in Sydney in May.

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