Small running on the world stage
REACHING new heights, Southland runner Buddy Small is set to take on the Argentinian mountains next week.
Representing New Zealand in the 2019 World Mountain Running Championships, Small will fly out on Sunday to the...
Table tennis team takes national gold
THE Southland Table Tennis team of Phil Brocks, Nathan Geraghty and Damian Mitchell brought back gold from the New Zealand Open Table Tennis Teams' Championships held in Christchurch recently.
Although it had been more than...
Road racer eyes the world stage
JUST seven months ago, Cormac Buchanan (13) competed in his first road race – next year he will represent Yamaha New Zealand as its 150cc rider for the New Zealand Superbike Championships.
"I started riding...
Family-friendly BikeFest providing community integration
MEMBERS of the Colombian community in Invercargill, including former professional cyclist Moises Vargas Triana (centre), took part in a BikeFest event last weekend. Held at Graeme Cockroft Park on Sunday, about 40 Colombians attended...
Mitchell brothers take top honours
THE 2019 Rugby Southland awards night was celebrated on Monday.
It was a tough season for the province's flagship team with the Stags winning just one game in the Mitre 10 Cup Championship. However, the...
Bodybuilders in top form
EMPOWERED and more motivated than ever, three Southland athletes have walked away winners from the International Natural Bodybuilding Association Nationals.
Held in Hamilton last month, Toni Eade, Lisa Maxwell and Janet Hodgetts, all of Invercargill,...
Rakiura run a winner
AFTER doubling the population size of Stewart Island last weekend, Rakiura Challenge Trail Run race director Chris Cox says he is confident the event has a bright future ahead.
The 33.7km trail run around the...
Ironman heads to Hawaii
WINTON Ironman Pete Wilkinson is heading to Hawaii to compete in the sport's pinnacle event at Kona on October 13.
Wilkinson is Assistant Principal at Menzies College in Wyndham, while wife Kelly teaches at Central...
Southland United U12 girls football team on front foot
A TEAM of Southland footballers are seeing success after winning the division 2 U12 Invercargill Cup.
Coach Kate Bunting said Southland United introduced the Southland United Girls' Development Programme for 12th and 14th Grade this...
Stags’ golden era remembered
THIS weekend the Southland Stags Ranfurly Shield winning teams from 2009 and 2011 are reuniting to celebrate their epic achievements and a wonderful period of Southland rugby.
David Henderson, who was in the coaches' box...
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