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SouthlandSport editor Nathan Burdon

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Marshall training day at Teretonga
Aug 26

Aug 26 Marshall training day at Teretonga

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Motorsport

The annual Southland Sports Car Club marshall training day was held at Teretonga Park on Sunday.

Highlights from opening round of ClubSport champs
Aug 19

Aug 19 Highlights from opening round of ClubSport champs

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Motorsport

The opening round of the Southland Sports Car Club’s Evolution Motorsport ClubSport Championship at Teretonga Park in Invercargill on Sunday featured plenty of highlights.

Female leaders in Southland football
Aug 12

Aug 12 Female leaders in Southland football

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Football

Of the ten football clubs in Southland three currently have female presidents and each of them share common ground.

Summerfield wins 20th edition of Catlins Rally
Aug 9

Aug 9 Summerfield wins 20th edition of Catlins Rally

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Matt Summerfield of Christchurch drove superbly to win the twentieth edition of the Catlins Coast Rally in his Mitsubishi Mirage AP4 on Saturday.

Steel relishing opportunity to return to home territory
Aug 4

Aug 4 Steel relishing opportunity to return to home territory

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Southern Steel, netball

The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel are excited about the chance to play in front of home fans during the next two rounds of the ANZ Premiership.

Hayden Paddon making cameo Catlins appearance
Aug 4

Aug 4 Hayden Paddon making cameo Catlins appearance

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Motorsport

Spectators at this year’s Catlins Coast Rally on Saturday will get a rare treat as Hayden Paddon makes an appearance at the event at the wheel of his Hyundai i20 AP4.

Marston set for Catlins Rally return
Aug 3

Aug 3 Marston set for Catlins Rally return

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Motorsport

The cancellation of the New Zealand Rally Championship for 2020 due to Covid-19 looks to have had an upside for the 20th Catlins Coast Rally this Saturday.

Etheredge joins Southern Steel as shooting cover
Aug 2

Aug 2 Etheredge joins Southern Steel as shooting cover

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netball, Southern Steel

The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel have bolstered their shooting ranks with former Tactix player Gemma Etheredge (nee Hazeldine) joining the group as an interim replacement player for Round 8.

Halpenny and Pelasio join Steel fulltime
Jul 30

Jul 30 Halpenny and Pelasio join Steel fulltime

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netball, Southern Steel

Shooters Ellen Halpenny and Kiana Pelasio have been confirmed as permanent replacement players for the remainder of the ANZ Premiership season with the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel.

Seventh Southland Sports Car Club Champions Trophy for MacDonald
Jul 8

Jul 8 Seventh Southland Sports Car Club Champions Trophy for MacDonald

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Motorsport

Liam MacDonald of Invercargill won the Southland Sports Car Club Champions Trophy for the seventh time at the club’s 2019/2020 prizegiving at Teretonga Park on Monday night.

Southland riders to feature during National Track Series
Jul 8

Jul 8 Southland riders to feature during National Track Series

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Cycling, SIT Zero Fees Velodrome, Cycling Southland

New Zealand’s Olympic hopefuls, starved of competition throughout Covid-19 lockdown, will make an appearance at two national age-group cycling events starting this weekend.

Steel's Georgia Heffernan out for rest of season
Jul 6

Jul 6 Steel's Georgia Heffernan out for rest of season

Nathan Burdon
netball, Southern Steel

Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel shooter Georgia Heffernan will be sidelined for the rest of the year following a serious knee injury.

Southland's Mr Events looks to the future
Jul 6

Jul 6 Southland's Mr Events looks to the future

Nathan Burdon
Adventure racing, Athletics, Cycling, Cycling Southland, ILT Stadium, mountain running, mountainbiking, Multisport, Rugby, SIT Zero Fees Velodrome, trail run

Lying awake at 4am, listening to the rain on the roof and wondering how many people won’t show up to your event because of the weather is something that Matt Sillars won’t miss.

Corbin Strong wins ILT Senior Sportsperson of the Year
Jul 3

Jul 3 Corbin Strong wins ILT Senior Sportsperson of the Year

Nathan Burdon
Cycling, ILT Sports Awards, Tour of Southland

Corbin Strong’s outstanding first year as an elite cyclist has been recognised with the ILT Senior Sportsperson of the Year award.

Shakira Mirfin claims second honour of ILT Sports Awards
Jul 2

Jul 2 Shakira Mirfin claims second honour of ILT Sports Awards

Nathan Burdon
Academy Southland, ILT Sports Awards, Men's netball, netball, Rowing

World junior rowing champion Shakira Mirfin has claimed her second award on the penultimate night of the 2020 ILT Southland Sports Awards.

Emotional tribute marks ILT Southland Sports Awards
Jul 1

Jul 1 Emotional tribute marks ILT Southland Sports Awards

Nathan Burdon

The third night of the 2020 ILT Southland Sports Awards included an emotional tribute to long-standing Southland tennis coach Peter White.

Leadership grows during lockdown for Stags
Jun 30

Jun 30 Leadership grows during lockdown for Stags

Nathan Burdon
Rugby, Southland Stags

Enhanced leadership could be a Covid-19 silver lining for the Southland Stags in 2020.

Athletics and Football celebrated on second night of ILT Southland Sports Awards
Jun 30

Jun 30 Athletics and Football celebrated on second night of ILT Southland Sports Awards

Nathan Burdon

Athletics and football have been showcased on the second night of the ILT Southland Sports Awards.

ILT Southland Sports Awards week gets underway
Jun 29

Jun 29 ILT Southland Sports Awards week gets underway

Nathan Burdon

Southland rugby great Leicester Rutledge, world junior rowing champion Shakira Mirfin and Invercargill physiotherapist Karl McDonald have been honoured on the opening night of the 2020 ILT Southland Sports Awards.

Heffernan twins join forces on court
Jun 24

Jun 24 Heffernan twins join forces on court

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netball, Southern Steel

Consistency is a key theme in the Dunedin flat of twin Heffernan sisters Kate and Georgia as they take aim at the rebooted ANZ Premiership.

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