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Unfortunate result for Wai Utd U19
A tough weekend for the Wairarapa Utd U19 team at the annual National Championships held at Napier. Despite winning three of their five games and finishing the Group D division in second equal place with Bay Olympic, United missed out on progressing through to the quarter finals to the Auckland-based team on goal difference. On paper it looked like a fair result. Bay Olympic finished the round robin with a goal difference of six while United finished with minus one. However I
Good time at Athletics 'Have a Go Day'
Around a hundred youngsters gathered at the Colin Pugh Sports Bowl on Saturday for Athletics & Cycling Masterton’s (ACM) ‘Have a go day’. Event organiser and ACM Chair of Track and Field, Ingrid Bain says that the morning was all about having fun and trying out a range of different athletics activities which included 100m sprints, long and high jumps, shot put and throwing. As well as athletics, ACM organises harrier, cycling and bmx events. The athletics group meets on Wedne
Great season for Carterton AFC
I stopped to speak to Carterton AFC president JP Delamere as he prepared for a game at Howard Booth Park, about the club’s successful season in the Wairarapa competition. “Yeah, the mighty Redbacks won Division One, won the Wairarapa Cup, and won the Super League Trophy. The Raiders won Division Three, and the Royals were second in the women’s comp.” And the Reapers? “Yeah, they had a season!” I wondered whether there was any prospect of the Redbacks moving up to compete in t
Masterton Council Sports Grounds Survey
Make sure you have your say about the district’s sports grounds. The Masterton District Council has started consultation before making any long term decisions - but be quick and let them know your thoughts as the survey closes on November 4th. Let them know if you think the grounds are good, or need upgrading or more maintenance, or whether the district could do with more sports fields. Frankly, it’s not a particularly good survey which will tell them very little about the sp
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Masterton Council Sports Grounds Survey
Make sure you have your say about the district’s sports grounds. The Masterton District Council has started consultation before making any long term decisions - but be quick and let them know your thoughts as the survey closes on November 4th. Let them know if you think the grounds are good, or need upgrading or more maintenance, or whether the district could do with more sports fields. Frankly, it’s not a particularly good survey which will tell them very little about the sp
Wairarapa Bush could have been better
OPINION ‘It should of been a whole lot better’ is how I would describe Wairarapa Bush’s performance in this year’s Heartland Championship. Having watched every home game and read all the reports and comments from their away games, my opinion is that they definitely had the individual skills, the pace, the strength and often the hunger to do a lot better, however they often seemed to lack the ability to work as a complete unit, were guilty of switching off every now and then,
A chat with Mike van Woerkom
I sat down with Dalefield and Wairarapa men’s hockey manager Mike van Woerkom with a cup of tea and some delicious home-made cinnamon pinwheels (thanks Carol) to chat about Dalefield’s season, the great result for Wairarapa at the recent National Hockey Championships, and his involvement with hockey in general. MIke dressed up against the cold at the National Hockey Stadium during the recent National Hockey Championships Every time I go to the turf at Clareville I see Mike as
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