Southland Sports News

The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel are excited about the chance to play in front of home fans during the next two rounds of the ANZ Premiership. After seven weeks on the road due to the centralised COVID-19 season restart, the Steel are set to host back-to-back matches in Invercargill this Friday a

Tears flowed freely from relieved Splice Construction Magic players after they pulled off their first win since the opening round of the ANZ Premiership way back in March. But they waited until the final seconds to do it, keeping the home crowd at Claudelands Arena in Hamilton holding their breath,

Premier Woodlands ran in a convincing win for the Scruffy Butt Shield against Star. Once again proving they are the team to beat in the Galbraith Shield Final on August 15th. Blues banked an upset 29-22 win to add some confidence into the camp after what has been a challenging season for the defendi

Today marks 50 years of driving buses for our good friend Peter Tetai. It began on the 28th July 1970. He was mistaken for a freezing worker who missed the bus when he turned up for his first day of of work at H & H. “I was the first Maori Boy to be employed […]

The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel have bolstered their shooting ranks with former Tactix player Gemma Etheredge (nee Hazeldine) joining the group as an interim replacement player for Round 8. Etheredge comes in as cover for Trindidad & Tobago shooter Kalifa McCollin who sprained her ankle late in

Shooters Ellen Halpenny and Kiana Pelasio have been confirmed as permanent replacement players for the remainder of the ANZ Premiership season with the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel. Pelasio previously a Steel training partner and Southern Blast Beko Netball League player, has played several games

The annual Tennis Southland Awards were held on Sunday 26th July, with a large number attending at the Ascot Hotel. A memorable afternoon – celebrating, acknowledging and thanking the awesome people involved in Southland tennis and concluding with a remembering of Southland’s beloved Peter White. Co

The race to the finals is on! The big question in the Premier Grade is now who will be playing Woodlands in the Galbraith Shield Final? This years reduced season means there are no playoffs, if a team wants a spot in the final they must finish top two. After the weekend Woodlands sit on […]