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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by Christine Dornan | Nov 15, 2018 | Sport
Martinborough’s Chris Wilkie in action. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV TENNIS JAKE BELESKI jake.beleski@age.co.nz The defending champion Martinborough club are leading the Shirley Corlett Trophy regional one tennis competition at the halfway mark after beating the previously...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 14, 2018 | Sport
Kiwivelo’s Ian Paintin leading the bunch up Rangitumau Hill. PHOTO/DI CHESMAR Cycling ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz Aggressive racing, challenging hill climbs and drama at the finish were all seen in race four of the Trust House North Island Team Series held in...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 14, 2018 | Cricket, Sport
Jaco Vorster Grant Harding grant.harding@age.co.nz Wairarapa produced a comfortable victory over Horowhenua-Kapiti in the first round of the Furlong Cup at Queen Elizabeth Park last weekend, thanks to outstanding performances by Jaco Vorster, J Watt and the Childs...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 13, 2018 | Sport
ATHLETICS Graeme Butcher won the second race in the ACM Masterton Harriers’ summer series on November 4 that started from the Greytown Scout Hall. Although Corey Miller and Anthony Rowe-Penny led out strongly in A grade [8km], Butcher used his strength and experience...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 12, 2018 | Football, Sport
Rathkeale College’s Josh Rudland, left, and Kuranui College’s Connor Turton travelled to Chile in September to play 12 games of football, winning nine and bringing home five trophies. PHOTO/SUPPLIED FOOTBALL ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz Two Wairarapa schoolboys are...
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by Christine Dornan | Nov 10, 2018 | Sport
SASSFit’s athletes and support crew after their successful weekend at the 2TOA Aotearoa competition in Rotorua. PHOTO/SUPPLIED CROSSFIT ELISA VORSTER elisa.vorster@age.co.nz CrossFit athletes from Masterton’s SASSFit gave a creditable account of themselves when six of...
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