Sports

SOUTHLAND Football is fortunate to have several young referees taking advantage of the pathways the sport offers. Will Dymond, at 20, is the oldest of a talented trio. Hopes of training to join the New Zealand...

THE Southland Stags will take some confidence going into the round two match of the Mitre 10 Cup against Bay Of Plenty in Rotorua on Saturday. In the opening game of the season, Southland hung...

THE Southland Stags will play Hawkes Bay in the opening round of the Mitre 10 Cup at Rugby Park in Invercargill on Sunday at 4.35pm. Southland played a pre-season match in Invercargill last Saturday against...

THE new harness racing season is well under way with several midweek meetings already completed at both Ascot Park Raceway, in Invercargill, and Central Southland Raceway, in Winton. The bigger events of the season are...

THE Waihopai Association Football Club is calling on all former members to join in the fun as it celebrates its 70th jubilee next weekend. Club president Gordon Crombie said the club, which was formed in...

MLT Presidents Pennants THE semi-finalists for the 2020 MLT Presidents Pennants have been found, with the semi-finals and finals to be contested at Gore on September 19. Invercargill A will play Winton and Invercargill B will...

FORMER bowling club is set to become home to darts, volleyball and a place for the community to enjoy. Southland Volleyball chairwoman Donna Milne would see her dream of creating a beach volleyball hub come...

THOUSANDS of sports players descended in the south this week for the Secondary Schools' Winter Tournament week. Cyclists, netballers, footballers, rugby, badminton and basketball players headed to Invercargill to compete in their respective sports. Southland Secondary...

A REFRESHED Tour of Southland route is set to deliver exciting and unpredictable racing during the week-long event, organisers say. Several high-profile New Zealand riders, including past winners of the race, have already indicated they'll...

Laing Shield NIGHTCAPSdefended the Laing Shield for the 40th consecutive time, this time taking a 3.5-2.5 victory over Lumsden. It was a tight game, with four of the six matches going to the 18th hole. Individual results...