by Christine Dornan | Mar 25, 2019 | Sport
Supreme Award-winner Seth Rance with the Senior Personality of the Year award presented by Ryan Monastra from Back in Action at last year’s Wairarapa Times-Age Sports Awards. PHOTO/FILE Nominations are now open for the 2019 Wairarapa Times-Age Sports Awards. Organised...
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by Christine Dornan | Mar 23, 2019 | Sport
Mancer, right, contemplating her next bowl at the Wellington secondary school championship. PHOTOS/FILE BOWLS CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Solway College pupil Olivia Mancer is aiming high after winning the Wellington secondary schoolgirls’ bowling...
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by Christine Dornan | Mar 23, 2019 | Cricket, Local News, Sport
PHOTO/FILE Bracewell continues to share passion The Wairarapa Cricket Association’s Doug Bracewell received the prestigious Sir Jack Newman Award at the New Zealand Cricket Awards function in Auckland on Thursday night. The award is presented by the New Zealand...
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by Christine Dornan | Mar 23, 2019 | Sport
Renee England has been a great asset for Giants. PHOTO/FILE SOFTBALL CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz The Giants Softball Club have scored a major coup with Hutt Valley Softball to host three semifinals at South Park today. President Chris Feary says it is the...
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by Christine Dornan | Mar 22, 2019 | Sport
Fiona Mancer. PHOTOS/FILE Wairarapa out to stamp mark on inter-centre champs BOWLS CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz The Wairarapa women’s team are aiming to better last year’s result at the national inter-centre championships in Auckland, which started today. On...
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by Christine Dornan | Mar 21, 2019 | Sport
PHOTO/FILE ATHLETICS CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Evergreen athlete Peter Tearle has returned from the national Masters track and field championships in Timaru with six gold medals and three New Zealand records. The 93-year-old had previously competed with...
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by Christine Dornan | Mar 20, 2019 | Football, Sport
Florence MacIntyre had to step up as goalkeeper. PHOTO/FILE FOOTBALL CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz The Wairarapa United women’s team not only lost the game but also lost their goalkeeper in a 4-0 defeat to Wellington United Diamonds in the Kelly Cup on...
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by Christine Dornan | Mar 20, 2019 | Sport
Kuranui pupil Jarrod Yee on leaps to a gold medal and new record. PHOTO/SUPPLIED Kuranui pupil breaks junior triple jump record ATHLETICS CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Watching a YouTube video has helped a Kuranui College pupil hop, step and jump less than two...
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