Challenge Wanaka has been recognised for its innovation and ongoing success winning the 2018 University of Otago Innovation in Sport Award at ASB Bank Otago Sports Awards on Friday night. The Otago Sports Awards were held at the Dunedin Town Hall with the best of the province’s sporting talent all o
ITM MIKE Racing will sport a striking new livery for the winter season of endurance starting this weekend at Hampton Downs. Brendon Leitch, 22, and Christina Orr-West, 30, will race in a similar guise to Leitch’s Castrol Toyota Racing Series FT50 featuring the signature ITM yellow. The Mercedes-Benz
It will be a more confident, more attacking-minded Tayler Adams who returns to Southland rugby after finding his mojo across the Tasman. The Melbourne Rebels playmaker has signed on with the Stags for the 2018 season, three years after missing out on a contract and heading to Australia to further hi
Showing resilience and patience, the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel held off numerous counter-attacks before posting an entertaining 64-60 win over a tenacious Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in Dunedin on Wednesday. The injection of playmaking goal attack Olivia Bates late in the third quarter helped
The Southland Stock Car Drivers Association met on 14th May to address matters that have occurred in recent weeks. With the resignation of the previous Executive Committee, the Association has appointed a temporary Executive Committee in order to run its affairs until the AGM is held in June. The as
An impressive 16 sports will be represented at the 2017/2018 ILT Southland Sports Awards on June 8. The finalists for the annual celebration of Southland sport were unveiled at a function at ILT Stadium Southland tonight, with a wide range of codes recognised by the selection panel. Sport Southland
Makarewa fought hard going down to the defending champions St Mary’s Maroon 64-33. Collegiate Titans rolled over a feisty St Mary’s blue outfit 49-35. Head down to the stadium next Sunday for the final games of the mens leauge with the top two teams after round robin St Marys Maroom and collegiate T
Rugby Southland wrap up weekend May 12 – PREMIER Marist 19 – Blues 24 Blue skies greeted Kelvin Hotel Marist as they took on Blues on Saturday. Marist started the better of the two teams stringing together multiple phases before Phil Halder went over from close range to take a five-nil lead. Blues s
