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Posted at 10:56am Friday 24th May, 2013 | By Luke Balvert luke@thesun.co.nz
 A youthful Bethlehem College golf side have run out clear winners claiming their second title at the annual Manihera Memorial Tournament in Kawerau this week.
The team comprising of Year 11 student Luke Bryenton, Year 12 students Matthew Fairweather, Bill Burnett and Year 10 student Madison Gartner fought off four other Bay of Plenty schools, including...
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Posted at 2:50pm Thursday 23rd May, 2013
 Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is on the hunt for golden nuggets of women’s sevens talent as they launch their talent identification camps ahead of the national tournament in Rotorua next year.
The initiative is a continuation of the New Zealand Rugby Union’s ‘Go For Gold’ programme, held nationwide last year to find promising athletes...
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Posted at 5:36pm Wednesday 22nd May, 2013
 A miraculous escape after plunging 30 metres down a bank has given Holder Brothers Racing’s an interesting international debut at the rally of Whangarei last weekend.
As part of round two of the New Zealand Rally Championship, Dave Holder and co-driver Jason Theobald looked settled and fast in the Stella Pumps & Stadium Finance Fiesta with a...
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Posted at 9:56am Wednesday 22nd May, 2013
There was a good turnout of 24 shooters at the weekly shoot Tauranga Target Rifle Club.
Top shot was A Dickson and A Lawson. Results were:-
A Dickson, 98.6, 100.9:- A Lawson, 97.4, 100.5:- E Flay, 98.5, 99.7:-
O Bennett, 99.8, 98.5:- R Herbison, 97.3, 197.11:- A Smart, 96.4, 194.9:-
H Jupp, 97.3:- ...
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Posted at 2:33pm Monday 20th May, 2013 | By Luke Balvert luke@thesun.co.nz
 A dislocated thumb for their number one golfer was not enough to prevent Tauranga Golf Club claiming a close fought battle in the Men’s Pennant finals against Mount Maunganui this weekend.
The club’s championship team gained a bittersweet revenge against rivals Mount Maunganui at Rotorua’s Arikikapakapa course yesterday following a...
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Posted at 5:54pm Sunday 19th May, 2013 | By Barry Leabourn
Mount Maunganui Colts Coach Mike Furey celebrated his return to the coaching ranks after a five year sabbatical, when his age group charges took out back to back Seeka KI Western Bay of Plenty Colts titles on Saturday.
Playing at home on Blake Park in front of a good sized crowd, the Mount dominated the first spell to take a 19-3 advantage into the...
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Posted at 5:50pm Sunday 19th May, 2013 | By Ben Guild
The proverbial cat has well and truly been thrown amongst the pigeons at the halfway mark of the Baywide premier rugby regular season.
The powerful Maciu Biu protecting a Tauranga Sports ruck. Photo by: Miki Murase.
Upsets at either end of the competition in round nine may have far-reaching implications in a division defined by parity apart...
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Posted at 4:18pm Friday 17th May, 2013
 Kia Magic captain Laura Langman is hoping a momentum shift and quick turnaround will work in her team’s favour when they take on the Southern Steel this weekend.
With both teams equal on points in the ANZ Championship, the pair will vie to be the top New Zealand franchise in Invercargill on Saturday.
Ellen Helpenny shoots for goal.
Magic currently...
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Posted at 3:16pm Friday 17th May, 2013
 Phil Campbell will be looking to extend his lead in the FIA two-wheel drive class of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship when the second round of the series, Rally Whangarei, gets underway this weekend.
After an intense battle with the similar R2-spec Ford Fiesta of Josh Marston at the opening round in Otago, Campbell...
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Posted at 3:04pm Friday 17th May, 2013 | By Barry Leabourn
 The first piece of Western Bay of Plenty Rugby Sub-Union championship silverware will be decided at Blake Park on Saturday when Mount Maunganui and Greerton Marist meet to decide the local Colts title.
At stake is the Ike Tangitu Cup, which is awarded to the winner of the Western Bay age group championship.
For the first time for a number of years...
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