by Christine Dornan | Nov 20, 2018 | Rugby, Sport
Shakira Baker attacking for the Black Ferns Sevens. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES RUGBY JAKE BELESKI jake.beleski@age.co.nz Former Greytown School and Wairarapa College student Shakira Baker has made the Black Ferns Sevens squad for the upcoming Dubai Sevens, to be held from...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 20, 2018 | Cricket, Sport
Jack Forrester scored a century in Friday’s Chapple Cup match against Nelson. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV CRICKET JAKE BELESKI jake.beleski@age.co.nz Wairarapa’s Chapple Cup campaign got off to a rollicking start but ended at the semifinal stage against a strong Hawke’s Bay...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 19, 2018 | Cricket, Sport
Kate Sims [pictured], will have her sister Gemma alongside her in the Wairarapa Under-18s. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV CRICKET JAKE BELESKI jake.beleski@age.co.nz Three sets of sisters will be hoping to help the Wairarapa Under-18 girls’ cricket team defend their Central...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 17, 2018 | Sport
Mark Langlands, left, was in the winning A-grade team on Tuesday night, while Ben Knight, right, was one of the top riders in the Tour of Wairarapa on Sunday. PHOTO/FILE CYCLING Athletics and Cycling Masterton’s Tuesday night race was a little different this week. It...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 17, 2018 | Cricket, Sport
Gus Borren batting for Wairarapa against Horowhenua-Kapiti last weekend. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV CRICKET JAKE BELESKI jake.beleski@age.co.nz Injuries and player unavailability have ensured Wairarapa’s resources would be stretched to the limit when they began their Chapple...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 16, 2018 | Cricket, Sport
PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES CRICKET JAKE BELESKI jake.beleski@age.co.nz Tennis balls, rubbish bin wickets and fences may not feature in most games of cricket, but that is about to change in Masterton. For four years Wairarapa Cricket has developed and run a BYC [back yard...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 16, 2018 | Hockey, Sport
Megan Hull playing for the New Zealand Development team last year. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES HOCKEY JAKE BELESKI jake.beleski@age.co.nz Former Wairarapa College student Megan Hull will get a chance to add to her four international caps with the Black Sticks Women next year....
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 15, 2018 | Sport
The silver medal-winning Tui Wairarapa women’s hockey team. PHOTO/SUPPLIED JAKE BELESKI jake.beleski@age.co.nz Wairarapa athletes were among the medals at the Pan Pacific Masters Games, which took place on the Gold Coast last week. More than 15,500 participants from...
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