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Douglas Villa U19 win 3 out of 5
Despite not making it into the semi finals, the Douglas Villa U19 team had a somewhat successful time at the annual Bob Bamford U19 tournament played in Upper Hutt over the weekend. Placed in the toughest pool, Villa started the competition on Saturday with a good win over Upper Hutt, lost their second game to eventual tournament winners Wellington Olympic, and then Western Suburbs ran away with the third game, six to nil, leaving the Wairarapa side bottom of the table on goa
Two Wairarapa teams to contest Coastal Challenge
A combined Red Star/Lansdowne team and Greytown will play in this year’s Pre-Christmas Coastal Challenge cricket competition. Wairarapa Cricket Operations Manager Melissa Hansen said that just a few weeks ago things weren’t looking good for the competition with Manawatu reluctant to join in, “but after a bit of work they eventually decided it would be good preparation for the Furlong Cup.” The competition begins on October 17th and both Wairarapa teams have drawn home games f
Busy rep cricket schedule in November
Wairarapa Cricket has released the representative draw for the Wairarapa Men’s and Women’s teams. There are four senior women’s games to be played at the Masterton Oval in November and early December, and the senior men have two home games in January. Representative home games: Senior Women Sunday 8th November Wairarapa (vs) Hawkes Bay Sat 21st & Sun 22nd November Wairarapa (vs) Taranaki (two matches) Sunday 6th December Wairarapa (vs) Manawatu Senior Men Sat 9th & Sun 10th J
Wai Utd U19 dominates at Harbour Cup
“I’m very happy and very proud of the team,” says Wairarapa United U19 coach Patrick Wootton after the teams decisive clean sweep at the annual Harbour Cup Tournament for female youth players at Wellington’s Wakefield Park over the weekend. The team played five games and won them all, and without conceding a single goal. Team manager Jen O’Donnell added that she was also very proud of the girls. “They played really well. There’s not a single weak link in the team, like you kn
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Giants secure Australian pitcher
It looks like it will be an exciting summer season ahead for the Giants Blue softball team as they move up from Premier 2 to the Intercity Premier Reserve competition. Club stalwart Allan Clarke says the club has secured Australian U18 national pitcher Jaxon Mulaga to the club. Unfortunately he will miss the Blues first game because of other commitments but he arrives in Masterton on October 12 so should be available for the team’s second game. Giants will also field a team i
Greytown win 2026 Capital Premier title
Greytown always looked likely to be at the top end of the Capital Premier league table this year and they confirmed their dominance with a decisive 6-0 win over Wellington Marist on Saturday. After beating their two main rivals, Wellington Phoenix U18’s and Wellington Olympic Reserves in recent weeks, Greytown finished the year three points clear of the Phoenix with the very good figures of sixteen wins, one draw and one loss from their eighteen games. On top of those statist
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I've started writing this sports news section to accompany my sports photography. It adds another dimension to my work, it gives me a reason to photograph some of the sports that I wouldn't otherwise cover and, well, why not! There are lots of interesting stories about sport and sports personalities in Wairarapa, and I've got a large list of ideas and potential subjects for me to work through. There are lots of activities and interesting people that I'd like to know about, an
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