Sport

Gold at Otago Swimming Championships

Wanaka Swim Club had 10 swimmers competing at the Otago Short Course Swimming Championships over the weekend, held at the Moana Pool in Dunedin. The team consisted of: Max Bagley, Kate Bennie, Jack Findlay, Jojo King, Lachlann Mactaggart, Coast Morland,...... Read More

Kicking makes all the difference

Conditions were hardly ideal for flowing rugby as host team Upper Clutha lost by a single, but telling, point against Arrowtown in the semifinal match of the Otago Premier Rugby Competition match on Saturday. The field was wet and muddy, with an occasional...... Read More

Prems disappointed with one point from Derby

Queenstown hosted a confident Wanaka on what can only be described as the best grass playing field in the South Island. With just four minutes played, first blood was drawn by Queenstown with their first attack. New Zealand U20s international, Willem...... Read More

Season’s end for women’s hockey

The Upper Clutha women’s hockey team played their last game of the season on Saturday vying for third place against fast-paced Matakanui. Although armed with a goalie this week, with a number of its key players missing Upper Clutha had, once again,...... Read More

MAC student selected for Highlanders U18 team

Seventeen-year-old Jack East is the first Mount Aspiring College (MAC) student to be selected for a Highlanders team while still attending the school. The rugby player recently attended the Highlanders U18 training camp in Dunedin and was chosen to...... Read More

MAC First XV take hard-fought win against St Kevin’s

A 24-18 win against St Kevin’s College at home in Wanaka on Saturday 20 July means the Mt Aspiring College First XV have finished in sixth place in the first round of the Otago Premier Schools competition. With both teams in the hunt for a place...... Read More

Senior women rally against the odds

With no coach, no supporters, no subs and no goalie (the latter playing for the U18 Southern team in Auckland), the Upper Clutha Senior Women’s team faced an uphill battle in their game against Queenstown.  While they could have defaulted,...... Read More

Contest goes down to the wire

The Wanaka bowls team, after seeming set for an easy victory, had a narrow escape to beat neighbourly rivals Hawea by the slightest of margins. The annual challenge between the clubs for the Val and Cliff Garrett Trophy was held on Sunday, July 7, in...... Read More

Dougherty makes rep team

Maggie Dougherty of Upper Clutha Hockey has been selected for the Central Otago Under 15 Girls’ hockey team. She, along with 17 other girls, will attend a coaching session with Sporting Edge on Saturday afternoon in Cromwell.  Her mother,...... Read More

Tight home game for the Premiers

Wanaka hosted title favourites Roslyn Wakari at Wanaka Recreation Centre last Saturday. Danillo Santana and John Skilton came in to the starting 11 to replace the injured pair of Fletcher Cavanagh and Blair Scoullar. Both teams competing well in the...... Read More