Sport + Motorsport

Liam MacDonald was crowned Club Champion at the Southland Sports Car Club Annual Prizegiving at Teretonga Park on Monday night. It was the fifth time MacDonalddd had won the Southland Sports Car Club Champions Trophy after winning it four times in succession from 2013 before finishing runner-up last

Premier Marist 32 – Star 17 It was another pristine day at Miller Street yesterday when both senior Marist sides took to the field. Kelvin Hotel Marist hosted Star in what could have been potentially a tricky game. Star were already out of semi-final contention and with nothing to lose they were a d

Learning from their previous mistakes, the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel have scored a spectacular revenge victory over Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse, 51-47, in Invercargill. While the Steel were ahead at every break, victory was never a given – league leaders the Pulse repeatedly stealing back the l

Over the weekend the South Island Secondary Schools Champs were hosted at Squash City. Well done to everyone involved on some very high quality squash. Huge congrats to all of the winners. Results: Boys’ B winners – St Andrew’s College Girls’ A 3rd place – Southland Girls’ High School Girls’ A runne

Invercargill men Todd Blackmun and Andrew Kennedy are having a ball competing in entry level motorsport events run by the Southland Sports Car Club. They compete in a 1999 Ford Ka that cost just $75. After purchasing the car they discovered $10 in the ashtray so in reality as they share the car at e

After months of infighting last night Riverside Speedway held their AGM and appointed a new executive. Here’s to a great season of speedway action. The club wishes to thank all those who attended the AGM last night, it was a fantastic turnout with a positive vibe. Special thanks to Speedway New Zeal

Premier Pirates Old Boys 25 – Marist 21 Both Kelvin Hotel Marist and Pirates Old-Boys went into Thursday’s clash down on players with both sides suffering several injuries and unavailabilities over the past couple of weeks. Marist started the better of the two when Jack Nally popped a nice offload u

Congratulations to the Lonestar Cowboys on winning their second Grand Final since winning their first one back in 2011 when the club was established. This was He Tauaa ‘s 7th straight Grand Final appearance. After losing their first one in golden point to Cooks back in 2012 , the club has gone on to