Local Sport

Giants to set record team count for new season

Giants Softball Club president Richard Clarke says they will be fielding a record number of sides in Hutt Valley competitions in the 2010 season.Clarke is ... More

Tributes for retired Central League coach Keinzley

The arrival of Wairarapa United as a major force in New Zealand football was due in large part to the "determination, unrivalled passion and hunger for success" of their now ... More

Rain douses Tantrum plans

Wairarapa-Bush rugby coach Kelvin Tantrum is still "mulling over" possible changes to his starting line-up for the Heartland championship match with Mid-Canterbury at Memorial Park, Masterton, on Saturday.Tantrum had hoped ... More

Medal haul surprises Carterton club coach

Carterton Swimming Club coach Russell Geange admits being caught by surprise at the excellent results achieved by his squad at the first four sessions of the Wellington short-course championships held ... More

Plenty to be proud of in juniors division

Two prizegiving ceremonies had to be arranged for the Masterton Red Star Rams JAB rugby teams this year to cate for all players, officials and supporters.The ceremony featuring the under-10, ... More

Sisters serve up star performances

The Atkinson sisters from Wairarapa starred at the Tennis Central regional junior tennis tournament at the Masterton Tennis Centre last weekend.Sade Atkinson justified her top seeding by winning the girls' ... More

Tantrum Changes to line up possible

It was a really good test of the ability of the forwards to stand up to pressure and they coped well, that part was very encouraging.Kelvin Tantrum,Wairarapa-Bush rugby coach Wairarapa-Bush ... More

Dalefield hold off Featherston, face Red Star

Semifinal seedings have been confirmed for the Wairarapa division one women's hockey competition.At the conclusion of the round-robin series it is Dalefield on top with 31 points, followed by Featherston ... More

Personal bests and medals for locals at world champs

The three Ruamahanga Barefoot Waterski Club members who competed for New Zealand at the recent world championships in Brandenburg, Germany, did themselves proud.Top of the pops was undoubtedly Bevan Kelly, who was ... More

Ball now in selectors' court

Johnty Tatham, of Wairarapa, plays a double-handed backhand during the Tennis Central regional junior age group tennis tournament staged at the Masterton Tennis Centre over the weekend. Tatham was one ... More