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Steel close out win in tight finish
Apr 14

Apr 14 Steel close out win in tight finish

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Following 60 minutes of absorbing netball, it was the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel who firmed their grip on second place after posting a heart-stopping 60-58 win over the Northern Stars in Auckland.

Sharks bank comeback win over Rams
Apr 14

Apr 14 Sharks bank comeback win over Rams

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The SIT Zerofees Southland Sharks have shown why they're Sal's NBL heavyweights by earning a 95-92 comeback victory over the visiting Wheeler Motor Company Canterbury Rams. 

Attacking race plan pays off for Jaxon Taylor
Apr 11

Apr 11 Attacking race plan pays off for Jaxon Taylor

Nathan Burdon
Academy Southland

On a climb midway through the six-lap bike leg, Southland triathlete Jaxon Taylor began to question whether his attacking race plan was about to become his undoing. 

Sharks wary of Rams in season opener
Apr 10

Apr 10 Sharks wary of Rams in season opener

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The Sharks enter yet another Sal’s NBL season as a competition heavyweight.

Steel on the wrong end of Pulse result
Apr 10

Apr 10 Steel on the wrong end of Pulse result

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A dominant second half pushed Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse to an emphatic 66-50 win over the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in a top-of-the-table clash in Dunedin.

Chief Pledger to lead Southland Sharks this season
Apr 9

Apr 9 Chief Pledger to lead Southland Sharks this season

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It was New Zealand’s most appropriate nickname. Now it is part of his job description.

Touch Southland celebrates successful summer
Apr 9

Apr 9 Touch Southland celebrates successful summer

Nathan Burdon

Touch is a sport which is taking a targeted approach to increasing participation in Southland. 

Gore to Invercargill cycle classic on the road this weekend
Apr 2

Apr 2 Gore to Invercargill cycle classic on the road this weekend

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Cycling

Road cyclists from as far afield as Canterbury are starting to put their names in the hat to contest bragging rights for the country’s longest-running club road classic race when the Gore to Invercargill Classic returns this weekend.

Sharks complete playing roster ahead of season opener
Apr 2

Apr 2 Sharks complete playing roster ahead of season opener

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Southland Sharks

The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks has finalised its 2019 playing roster, today adding Southlanders Andrew Wheeler, Jordan Murphy, Connor Coll, Tinashe Matambanadzo and Tom Cowie to its squad for the 2019 Sal’s National basketball League.

Southland rugby changing with the times
Apr 2

Apr 2 Southland rugby changing with the times

Nathan Burdon

At a time when all sports are fighting to retain and attract an audience, Rugby Southland is endeavoring to understand what their audience wants. 

Southern Steel bounce back to winning ways
Mar 31

Mar 31 Southern Steel bounce back to winning ways

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The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel returned to winning ways in style after posting a clinical 59-46 win over Splice Construction Magic to close out Super Sunday in Auckland.

Sharks bank preseason win over Otago
Mar 31

Mar 31 Sharks bank preseason win over Otago

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The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks overcame a sluggish second quarter to defeat a gallant Otago side 92-76 at ILT Stadium Southland this afternoon.

Third International Student Games at ILT Stadium
Mar 28

Mar 28 Third International Student Games at ILT Stadium

Nathan Burdon

It’s the third year the games, organised by Southland Secondary Schools Sport, have been held and sports director Fiona Ward is expecting about 160 students from across nine schools.

Wynyard looks to kick start basketball career with Sharks
Mar 27

Mar 27 Wynyard looks to kick start basketball career with Sharks

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At 21, Tai Wynyard already has more basketball experiences than most players earn in a lifetime. He’s represented his country, played college hoops for Kentucky and been part of the New Zealand Breakers.

Southland continue powerhouse role in track cycling
Mar 26

Mar 26 Southland continue powerhouse role in track cycling

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Southland track cycling is a national success story that we are generally a bit too humble to talk about.

Summer tournament week - daily wrap
Mar 25

Mar 25 Summer tournament week - daily wrap

Nathan Burdon
Secondary school sport

Check in for details of Southland secondary schools teams as they take on summer tournament week around the country.

Pulse claim win over Steel in grand final rematch
Mar 25

Mar 25 Pulse claim win over Steel in grand final rematch

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​In the faceoff that fans had been waiting six months for, the Central Pulse have reversed last season’s Grand Final with a 54-50 victory over the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel.

Southlander heads to Australia with Moto GP dreams
Mar 19

Mar 19 Southlander heads to Australia with Moto GP dreams

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Motorsport

Cormac Buchanan is a Southland lad with a big dream of racing MotoGP.

Two Southlanders named in junior worlds track cycling team
Mar 19

Mar 19 Two Southlanders named in junior worlds track cycling team

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Outstanding form at the elite and under 19 national champs in February has seen Southland’s Emily Paterson and Conor Shearing selected for junior worlds for the first time.

Top results for Southland teams at marching champs
Mar 18

Mar 18 Top results for Southland teams at marching champs

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Outstanding results were achieved by Southland teams at the Marching NZ Championships held in Christchurch over the weekend.

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