Southland Sports News

Following 60 minutes of absorbing netball, it was the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel who firmed their grip on second place after posting a heart-stopping 60-58 win over the Northern Stars in Auckland today. While the defending champions successfully rebounded from a hefty loss in the previous round

A dominant second half pushed Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse to an emphatic 66-50 win over the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in a top-of-the-table clash in Dunedin. In a rare loss on their home turf, the defending champions continued to apply the pressure during a tight and abrasive first half, but th

New Zealand racing driver Brendon Leitch enjoyed a solid debut in Asia over the weekend, despite undertaking a busy programme racing in both a Lamborghini Huracán and an F3 single seater. Leitch’s incredible weekend at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia saw him compete in both the Formula 3 Asian Champi

The 88th Stonewood Homes Gore to Invercargill road cycling classic was raced in perfect conditions on Saturday with a small but competitive and in-form field in the open handicapped grade. The early pace was put on by Erin Criglington who was able to capitalise on her efforts taking out both the Tut

Over the last 5 days a little piece of Southland Sporting History, sending the very first Southland Mixed Team to the New Zealand Mens and Mixed Netball Association Mixed Netball Nationals. After a slower start on day one (that we are putting down to Jet Lag), the team won 7 games on the trot to […]

The game was a joint fundraiser for Garston School (Funds to fit seatbelts in their school bus) and also to the Blair Vining Foundation. The game was played in great conditions and drew a crowd of about 500. Scotty “ Sumo “ Stevenson commentated the game with a slant on providing a humorous commenta

Road cyclists from as far afield as Canterbury are starting to put their names in the hat to contest bragging rights for the country’s longest-running club road classic race when the Gore to Invercargill Classic returns this weekend. (NB Saturday 6 April) In its 88th year, the 74km handicapped race

The inaugural Vital Signs Fight for Yellow two day tour was held over the weekend of the 30th and 31st of March. The Tour was developed from Mike and Tania of Vital Signs desire to see that a tour was available after the long running Tour de Lakes finished last year. Matt Zenovich was also […]