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We had the opportunity to go and watch Arties football yesterday where his team Queens Park FC was taking on Old Boys. So it was up early for a cuppa and then the 45km drive to the Waikiwi Domain. Wasn’t a frost but it was extremely cold and overcast, even with gloves I found the fingers getting numb on the tips finding it uncomfortable getting some good shots with the iPhone. I guess the young boys higher metabolism and the warm ups help them overcome the cold. The game gets under way and Artie is their number one goalie. Felt for him as he watchedRead More →

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This is one of the best games I have seen between two very good teams. Although the Buckaroos won this game 36 – 21 both teams were dynamic and displayed good defence and shooting skills. The Buckaroos were a tad slow starting and quickly found themselves down by five goals as Drummond came firing on all cylinders. As the game progressed the Buckaroos found their mojo and pegged back into contention with accurate passing and good defence. Drummond showed a lot of courage and kept attacking and putting a lot of pressure on the Buckaroos and managing to net plenty of goals, however by theRead More →

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Typical winters day as the rain fell from above for a wet and wild football game at Turnbull Thompson Astro Turf got under way. Queens Park AFC took on Old Boys in a return clash that Queens Park won comfortably. Old Boys looked good as they started aggressively and put pressure on QP’s defence tactics. Occasionally in the first half QP managed to get down the right end of the field and potted a few goals and nearing half time had manage to gain advantage and controlled the game even though the wind had ramped up in favour of Old Boys but QP finishing theRead More →

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Tonight Arlie’s netball team SGHS took on Hargest High in what was a tough game for the girls. Arlie started as goal shoot in the first quarter and unfortunately didn’t get too many opportunities as Hargest was attacking well giving the Girls High defense a pretty tough time. In all credit to Hargest their ball skills were more on target tonight while Southland Girls High struggled with their passing accuracy. Arlie sat out the 2nd quarter and returned as goal attack in the 3rd and 4th quarters. The Southland Girls picked up their game putting in a good challenge in the last two quarters, attackingRead More →

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Netball: A huge thanks to coach Lenore Morris for the report on the weekends game where Otautau Buckaroos took on Limehills. Buckaroos 11 – 17 LimehillsWell the girls certainly had a tougher game yesterday that really put them to the test!It probably took 3 qtrs before we started to play as a team and really fire.We had good moments throughout the game. The guys on defence did a really good job, they were a tough opposition and well drilled. Hurley got around 6 Intercepts, that was awesome! And lots of tips all ds! Our shooting was a little wobbly earlier on and we failed toRead More →

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Today Judes granddaughter Tessa Edge competed in the Under 10 years X-Country event being raced at Waimumu near Gore today. The race had to be re-run because in the first attempt some competitors took the wrong route due to it being poorly marked. This second attempt made it a harder task and really tested the endurance of the young girls. Tessa lead out from the start and never relented her lead and proudly become the new Southland Under 10 years female X-Country Champion. “Well done that girl…. You should be proud of your effort and one very proud nana Jude.Read More →