Sport

Playing ball and teaching a tough balancing act

By DANIEL RICHARDSON - The Manawatu Standard

Kaine Hokianga has quickly learnt how to balance being a full-time teacher and a semi-professional athlete.

Packer plans to 'just do my job'

By DANIEL RICHARDSON - The Manawatu Standard

The Warriors' prop is not bothered about the scouting that opposition NRL sides have done on him.

Entry fee a huge incentive to finish

By PETER LAMPP - The Manawatu Standard

Riders do not enter the main event at the Horse-of-the-Year Show in Hastings on a whim, not when the entry fee is $3800 per horse.

City pushes for national velodrome

By JIMMY ELLINGHAM - Manawatu Standard

Palmerston North is only a couple of months away from finding out if a $15 million indoor cycling velodrome will be built in the city.

Gemmell firing for nationals

By DANIEL RICHARDSON - Manawatu Standard

Kris Gemmell is a hot favourite for tomorrow's national championships in Wellington, but it doesn't make him nervous.

YoungHearts look to next season

By DANIEL RICHARDSON - Manawatu Standard

Some YoungHeart Manawatu players will need a big game against Otago United at Carisbrook tomorrow if they want to return to the side next season.

Maximum points a must for leaders

Sunday's fourth round of the national championship in Hawke's Bay will be a defining one in the chase for title honours for class leaders Richard Burt (Palmerston North), Baden Gray (Auckland) and David Stone (Bulls).

Jeter: Defence vital against Bay Hawks

By DANIEL RICHARDSON - Manawatu Standard

Manawatu Jets guard Richard Jeter wants to lift his defence when the Jets host the Bay Hawks at Arena Manawatu tomorrow night.

Manawatu not at full strength

Check out Bryn Templeman's schedule and it's no wonder that when the clock strikes 8pm, he's thinking about bed.

Hoskin walks to World Masters

By DANIEL RICHARDSON - The Manawatu Standard

Sue Hoskin isn't going to let injuries get in the way of going to the World Masters Athletics in Sacramento, United States, next year.

NZ help for Indian sevens team

By PETER LAMPP - The Manawatu Standard

Rugby clubs in India have to be quick to pounce if a spot of land becomes vacant there.

Jets are at long TAB odds this season

By DANIEL RICHARDSON - The Manawatu Standard

You'd have to be a diehard fan to back the Manawatu Jets to win the National Basketball League this season.

Freestyle ticket to the world

By PETER LAMPP - The Manawatu Standard

Palmerston North's Brody Henricksen can now indulge his motorcycling passion without taking death-defying leaps – and still get to see the world.

Tricky Ricky's cunning plan

Ricky Ponting's cunning plan came off and the Australian cricket captain is vowing to try and thwart New Zealand's liking for chasing runs to close out the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy one-day series in Auckland tomorrow.

Palmer goes into battle for women's game

If there's anyone on the planet who should be concerned about the state of New Zealand women's rugby, it should be Manawatu's Farah Palmer.

Sunday boost for young players

Reed Mitchell prepares to receive a pass

By PETER LAMPP - The Manawatu Standard

Young players are not home-grown by accident in Manawatu.

Hodge's form impresses selector

By PETER LAMPP - The Manawatu Standard

Tyler Hodge proved at Invercargill at the weekend he could be Manawatu-Wanganui's next No1 in waiting.

Manawatu teen puts in solid rep debut

By DANIEL RICHARDSON - The Manawatu Standard

First-class debuts don't include much more drama than the one Manawatu youngster Adam Milne found himself in.

'Positive' prospect for hosting rights

By PETER LAMPP - The Manawatu Standard

Manfeild Park officials will know by the end of next month whether they will be hosting the New Zealand Grand Prix until 2014.

Penn's three GP titles a first

By TONY COFFIN - The Manawatu Standard

Shane Penn finally put a disastrous season behind him at Arena Manawatu on Saturday night when he became the first person to win the New Zealand Superstock Grand Prix title three times.

Top polo cup for Rangitikei

Rangitikei ensured the Savile Cup won't be heading south for the winter after they beat Port Hills 12-10 with an Angus McKelvie-inspired win from behind at Tangimoana yesterday.

Strip matches Hurricanes' game

By PETER LAMPP and DANIEL RICHARDSON - The Manawatu Standard

OPINION: The Hurricanes' 28-12 loss in Bloemfontein yesterday mirrored the colour of their drab grey strip.

Batting second proves to be big advantage

By PETER LAMPP - The Manawatu Standard

Soggy pitches meant players who batted second, like Marist and Manawatu's David Meiring, had by far the best of the conditions in club cricket on Saturday.

Title means Looker has finally made it

By TONY COFFIN - The Manawatu Standard

Terrace End's Brian Looker quipped that he had finally made it in bowls after skipping his team to a convincing champion-of champions triples title at Hokowhitu yesterday.

Jets outplayed after early red-tape scare

By DANIEL RICHARDSON - The Manawatu Standard

The Manawatu Jets came close to taking the court without three of their players on Saturday evening because they hadn't been cleared to play in the National Basketball League.

Rival's aggression has Shepherd fuming

Byu PETER LAMPP - The Manawatu Standard

Palmerston North Formula First driver Michael Shepherd was livid when youngster Aaron Hodgson cut across his bows as they sped out of the final bend at Manfeild yesterday.

Quinlivan flies as Jets fail to take off

By DANIEL RICHARDSON - The Manawatu Standard

Hugh Quinlivan cut a disappointed figure after Saturday's opening-night loss to the Saints, but he was one of the few Manawatu Jets players who impressed.

Plenty riding on repechage

By TONY COFFIN - Manawatu Standard

Tonight's repechage at the New Zealand Grand Prix will have a bite to it after many of the favoured drivers failed to finish at least one heat last night.

Levin oldies top

Consistency won through for the Central Levin four to snatch victory in the premier section of the Golden Oldies tournament, which concluded on the Palmerston North greens yesterday.

Milne leapfrogs into the Stags

Manawatu Standard

Manawatu youngster Adam Milne's call-up to the Central Districts team yesterday meant he leapfrogged New Zealand under-19 World Cup players.

MacLeod vows more aggression

Manawatu Standard

Manawatu Jets centre Calum MacLeod wasn't going to play this season until a late clearance on a hand injury allowed him to head north for the National Basketball League.

Out to show he's no bridesmaid

By PETER LAMPP - Manawatu Standard

Weddings keep getting in the way of Palmerston North's experienced Formula First driver Michael Shepherd.

Cruden to run out for Canes

Manawatu's Aaron Cruden will start for the Hurricanes against the Cheetahs at Bloemfontein on Sunday.

Higgins' retirement not a done deal

By TONY COFFIN - Manawatu Standard

Despite the perfect season, Brendan Higgins won't be swayed about his intentions to hang up his boots – at least temporarily.

Rangitikei chuck away cup lead

Port Hills' Davy Allen, left, and Rangitikei's Gary Vickers

By PETER LAMPP - The Manawatu Standard

Rangitikei might already have done their chips after just one game in the 103rd Savile Cup tournament at Pukemarama yesterday.

Styris and Bond see NZ home

By MARK GEENTY - The Manawatu Standard

Scott Styris went from 12th man to national hero as his cool-headed knock steered New Zealand to a thrilling two-wicket win over Australia in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy opener in Napier last night.

Quinlivan back in city

By DANIEL RICHARDSON - The Manawatu Standard

Former Palmerston North Boys' High School student Hugh Quinlivan is heading back to Manawatu to play for the Jets this season.

Doe returns to compete in Taupo's NZ ironman contest

By DANIEL RICHARDSON - The Manawatu Standard

Kieran Doe says he won't feel bad if he is the man to break Cameron Brown's stronghold on the Ironman New Zealand title in Taupo on Saturday.

Buildup to secondary schools' champs under way

By ALAN ADAMSON - The Manawatu Standard

OPINION: The athletics season is really in full swing now with lots of activity at the track.

Golden Oldies turn out in force

Crowded house at the Palmerston North Bowling Club

By PETER LAMPP - The Manawatu Standard

While the recession is hitting most sports heavily, team numbers in the annual Palmerston North Golden Oldies tournament have receded by a mere four teams this week.

Veterans named to lead Jets

By DANIEL RICHARDSON - The Manawatu Standard

Veterans Kaine Hokianga and Callum Brock have been named as team captains for the Manawatu Jets for this season.

Women's tests pencilled for May

There's a strong chance two New Zealand women's test matches will be held in Palmerston North in May.

Southee looms as one-day trump card

By MARK GEENTY - The Manawatu Standard

Australia's cricketers knew Brendon McCullum was dangerous.

Argyle not quite the quickest up Whariti

By PETER LAMPP - The Manawatu Standard

Manawatu driver Geof Argyle has been clocked at 219kmh in a rally car on a special stage.

Professional attitude behind Manawatu's intercentre win

By STEWART McGRAIL - The Manawatu Standard

There was a huge gap between the winning Manawatu team at Sunday's intercentre quadrangular and Gisborne-East Coast, Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay.

Manawatu take sweet revenge

By PETER LAMPP - The Manawatu Standard

Manawatu's murderous Hawke Cup team erased the scars of the 1994 loss to Marlborough with their rampaging 346-run win yesterday.

More top players needed to secure cup's future

By PETER LAMPP - The Manawatu Standard

Home team Rangitikei have a one-in-four chance of winning the Savile Cup when the national tournament starts at Pukemarama Farm tomorrow.

Grading process decided

By DANIEL RICHARDSON - The Manawatu Standard

Netball Manawatu has taken positive steps to clear up its premier-one grading format following last year's debacle.

Runaway wins for four teams

By PETER LAMPP - The Manawatu Standard

It is unusual to have four runaway wins in A-grade pennants, but that's what happened at Feilding yesterday.

Emerson keeps clear of carnage to claim NI title

By TONY COFFIN - The Manawatu Standard

Former Palmerston North driver Brent Emerson stayed clear of the mayhem to add the North Island title to his national super saloon championship at Arena Manawatu on Saturday night.

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