Southland Sport

Two Southland marching teams cleaned up at the South Island championships at the weekend, The Hokonui u18s defending their titles for the third year in a row. Hokonui u13 and Hokonui u18 teams were part of a six-strong Southland contingent attending the champs in Christchurch. Marching Southland publicity and promotions

A group of Southern women masters rowers took their skills overseas in November to tackle the Head of the Yarra race in Melbourne. Jacqui van Dam, Cecilia Russell, Katrina Allan, and Virginia Sweney teamed up with their original coxswain Paula Burke from back in high school, to enter their first

Two days of motor racing at Teretonga Park in Invercargill provided plenty of excitement over the weekend. Conditions ranged from warm and dry to a small number of wet races early on Sunday but no matter what the conditions the racing was superb. Steve Ross of Dunedin in his Jaguar

Katie Morgan overcame some stumbles and the unknown to secure her third straight Kepler Challenge title in Te Anau today (December 7). The English-born New Zealand mountain running representative from Wanaka comfortably won the 60km lap around the Kepler Track in 5hr 48min, finishing 15 minutes ahead of Frances Redmond

Two days of motor racing action at Teretonga Park in Invercargill commenced today (Saturday) with most races resulting in extremely close finishes. Of today’s ten races only three had a winning margin of greater than one second. The main exception was in the OSCA Super Saloon class where an

* Katie Morgan seeks third consecutive Kepler Challenge win in Te Anau on Saturday. * Kepler Challenge attracts 450 runners, with 15% of participants from international locations. * Track conditions look favourable, promising a competitive and exciting race weekend. Wanaka’s Katie Morgan has confirmed her late entry into the Kepler Challenge, aiming

Teretonga Park in Invercargill is ready for an action-packed two days this weekend (7/8 December) as eight very different motor racing classes head to the circuit to fight out their respective series. The OSCA Super Saloons are always a highlight and twelve months ago Dunedin drivers, Brian Scott (Porsche

* Academy Southland celebrated athletes’ international achievements and announced a new sponsor for 2025. * Graduates shone on the world stage, including at the Paris Olympics and JuniorGP races. * The programme’s partnerships continue to support young Southland athletes and foster growth. Academy Southland has celebrated a monumental year, highlighted by international