Spotlight on Southland Sport: Friday Edition
Enjoy your Friday Southland sports read.
Welcome to The Southland Tribune’s Spotlight on Sport: Friday Edition offering. We’ll be back with our Sunday Sports Special in a couple of days.
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Parking the stress, enjoying the moment
Blake Tempero has had to remind himself to park the stress this week and enjoy the moment. At 24, Tempero is young in terms of taking on a head groundsman role at a first-class cricketing venue in New Zealand. He is in his second summer working for the Southland Cricket Association overseeing the Queens Park wicket block in Invercargill. (READ MORE HERE).
Four reasons you should be at Queens Park on Saturday
The Otago Volts will host the Auckland Aces at Queens Park in Invercargill on Saturday in a one-day domestic cricket fixture. Why should you contemplate heading along? Logan Savory offers up four reasons that might sway you. (READ MORE HERE).
Academy athletes recognised at celebration evening
“It’s been said before, but with most codes returning to something more normal after the worst of the pandemic, it’s fantastic to see these young people following their dreams on the national and international stage.” (READ MORE HERE).
Popular rugby tournament back for sixth edition
All roads lead to Otautau today with the popular annual Jonty Carran Memorial Tackle 10s tournament to be held in the Southland town. The 2023 tournament will be the sixth time it has been held and it is played in honour of a special Otautau lad. (READ MORE HERE).
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Out & About…
Here’s something a bit different. On Sunday the MLT Event Centre in Gore is hosting the inaugural Southern Region Pickleball Tournament.
There will be 16 teams from Wanaka, Queenstown, Dunedin, Invercargill, and Timaru battling for the top spot.
So, what’s pickleball? It is the fastest-growing sport in the USA and has been described as a combination of ping-pong, tennis, and badminton.
In case you missed it…
Duffy’s homecoming: There’s an Otago Volts player with a touch more excitement than most about the start of the Ford Trophy competition on Saturday. The Volts will begin their Ford Trophy 50-over per side campaign with a showdown against Auckland at Queens Park in Invercargill on Saturday. (READ MORE HERE).
Big Week: It’s been a stellar week for Southland’s Brendon Leitch competing in Lamborghini Super Trofeo competitions in Italy. First, Letich won the Super Trofeo Europe series Pro title then went on to finish third in the 2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals, a coming together of all three global Super Trofeo series including North America and Asia. (READ MORE HERE).
Pack the Park: January’s final Park the Park promises to be a star-studded thank you to the community as the Southland Charity Hospital draws closer to its official opening. (READ MORE HERE).
Magic Moment: “I first met Derek in 1987 at the Melbourne World masters Champs, where I witnessed his six gold medal triumphs. However, to me, the magic moment of all the magic moments was a race he didn’t win.” (READ MORE HERE).
