Southland Sports News

Formula 1600 champion and CareVets Scholarship winner Callum Hedge is fired up for a title challenge in the Toyota 86 Championship next season – and is hoping to find an advantage over the field in data analysis and set-up. Hedge (14) is spending the off-season preparing for the championship utilisi

Southland Motorcycle Club – Southland Cup Round four at Teretonga Park  on Sunday September 2nd.  Their next race meeting will be Round 5 of the Southland Cup on Sunday October 7th at Teretonga Park. Photos by Dave Loudon.

Improved international performances following recovery from injury helped elite sprinter Natasha Hansen claim the Elite Rider of the Year – Track at Cycling Southland’s prize giving awards on Friday. Hansen headed in to the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast this year in great form and secured a h

The annual South Island Age Group Teams’ Event was held at the Otago Squash Club in Dunedin last weekend. This is played between Canterbury, Midlands, Otago and Southland in U11, U13, U15 and U17 Age Groups for both boys and girls with the potential for 8 teams per District. The tournament is hosted

When Invercargill swimmer Jacob Blomfield puts on the heavy bass, it’s time to go to work. The James Hargest College Year 12 student will represent New Zealand for the first time when he competes at the Australian state swimming championships in Canberra from October 3-5. A member of Academy Southla

The many hours of combining training, work and study will pay a dividend when Invercargill triathlete Jaxon Taylor represents New Zealand for the first time in Australia next month. Taylor will compete in the junior world triathlon championships as part of the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final on the

South Australians Michael Almond and Sam Shahin have taken home victories in Porsche Wilson Security Carrera Cup Australia’s first ever race at The Bend Motorsport Park in a thrilling – and eventful – opening battle at the new Tailem Bend circuit. David Wall was the first to cross the chequered flag

In fine but cool conditions at Miller Street, an Invercargill Marist side made up of Premier and Premier B players, plus a couple of guests from POB  took on an enthusiastic NZ Marist Colts team featuring our own Kaydis Hona. INVERCARGILL MARIST XV 29 – NZ MARIST COLTS 24 The NZ team hadn’t toured s