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Marlborough Sports Person of the Year Nominations for Marlborough Sports Person of the Year are being collected at the moment. Please contact Dion Mundy, convener of the award for the Blenheim Round Table, on dion.mundy@ plantandfood.co.nz for further information.
Bok suspended for elbow Springbok Dean Greyling has been suspended for two weeks after he elbowed Richie McCaw in the face during Saturday’s match in Dunedin. Greyling was yellow carded in the game and pleaded guilty to striking McCaw during the All Blacks/South Africa test match.
Black Caps lose to SA The Black Caps faced a 9-run loss to South Africa in Colombo in the final match before the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka. South Africa scored 186 for 6, while the New Zealand cricket team finished on 177 for 7. The Black Caps first match of the T20 World Cup is against Bangladesh on Friday.
Hayden and Kennard still No.2 Kiwi rally drivers Hayden Paddon and John Kennard are still in second in the 2012 FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship standings despite car failures in the opening day of the latest stage. Paddon and Kennard have won eight of the previous 13 stages, but came last in the Rally Great Britain stage. Next is the Rally of France from October 4 to 7.
Nelson runners dominated Queen Charlotte relay Rain only stayed away for the first couple of laps of Saturday’s annual Avanti-Plus, Havelock Hotel Queen Charlotte Road Relay. But no rain would have been enough to dampen the fun and competitive spirits. Organised by the Marlborough Harrier Club, the five person relay started at Waitohi Domain, Picton, and finished outside Havelock Hotel. Nelson teams won the senior men’s event, junior men’s event, veteran women’s, veteran men’s, social teams’ section and walkers’ section. The Marlborough Girls’ College team of Sarah French, Alex Parker, Kristen Meredith, Josiefen Maasdam and Hannah-Louise O’Malley won the junior women’s title. The competition saw a strong turnout of 54 teams fielded; 44 running and 10 walking. The relay began on September 17, 1982, and a walkers section was introduced in 2002, due to popular demand. See www.harriers.net.nz for full race results.
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Gearing up for Nationals There will be six r iders from Marlborough Boys’ College heading to Levin and Fielding at the end of the month fo r t h e Na t io n a l School C ycl i ng Championships. Starting on Saturday 29 September, the team time trial in Levin is over 16km. On Sunday is the road racing, and on Monday is the Manfield auto course in the points race. The team came ninth last year in the under 20 age group and return this year with the same riders, and Brodie Catterick.
Chris Ginders, who has been helping with the coaching, said the riders were confident, and hopeful of a podium finish. “They are a year older and stronger, and with more miles under their belt are riding faster.” Their new skinsuits are for the team time trial, and the tight fit means they can save one second per kilometre. “They are hopeful of a time of around 23 minutes or better, which would mean averaging 42 kilometres per hour. That is dependent on the wind as the course Marlborough secondary school road cyclists will be competing in the St Bernard Fergusson is often very windy.” Trophy, as part of the New Zealand Secondary School Road Cycling Championships.
Duathlon season comes to a close The final round of the Bike Fit Marlborough Winter Duathlon Series took place on Sunday at the Wither Hills Farm circuit. The long event; a 10 km run, 35 km bike followed by a 5 km run, was also run as the Marlborough Triathlon and Multisport Club champs. Jeremy McKenzie, unbeaten in the local circuit, made no surprises when he took the Club Champ award, for the second year in succession. He completed Sunday’s race in 1.58.03. Almuth Waechter, another familiar successful face, took first place for the women’s Club Champ section, winning in 2.29.51. The medium duathlon was run over a distance of 5 km, 17 km ride, followed by a 2.5 km run.
The junior up and coming athletes won their respective classes. Will Hart finished in a time of 1.08.37, and Jess Barnes was never troubled and won all three legs of the race completing the course in 1.10.54. Winter racing has now concluded, and from October athletes should have the option of a full triathlon. The date of the next event and course details will be advised shortly. Almuth Waechter won the long distance duathlon course on Sunday, at the final round of the Bike Fit Winter Duathlon Series on Sunday, at the Wither Hills Farm circuit.
No surprise in final Last T hu rsd ay n ight at Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000 saw the last round of play before this Thursday’s finals of Marlborough Volleyball Club’s Fairweathers’ Winter League. President’s grade will see top qualifier Magnum against XXX, 6.55pm at the stadium. Cri Clovers challenged Clippers with everything they had, but lost out 2 sets to 1, 25-12, 25-21, 24-26. Kinoaths’ players struggled against a military line-up in Woodbourne Cannons resulting in a 3 set loss 25-10, 25-18, 25-9. XXX defeated MBC, 25-12, 25-14, 29-17. In C grade Smashed ‘Em Bro, beat MIA 3 sets to nil, 25-12, 25-18, 25-23.
Westmeat Geriatrics lost out to Desperate Housewives two sets to one, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21. Safe Crackers cracked in their encounter against The A-Team losing all 3 sets 25-19, 25-23, 25-16. MBC Junior A proved just too strong against MBC Year 9s with a 25-12, 25-18, 25-14 straight sets win. Mixed grade’s Team Wilson collected the Fairweathers’ Fair Play Team of the Week Award. Thursday sees Marlborough Volleyball Club’s Fairweathers’ Senior Volleyball Finals get underway at Stadium 2000 from 6pm. The popular Triples Tournament will take place the following week.
Pigeon results The Blenheim Pigeon Club racing pigeons were liberated from Parnassus at 9.00am Saturday morning. The winning bird arrived home to its perch at 11.22.23am. The birds were lucky with the weather as it did not close in until most were home. Results 1st J Webb 990.192mpm, 2nd S Kirkwood 968.328mpm 3rd
Morrins Hollow 942.268mpm, 4th J Mcilroy 935.029mpm, 5th C Kirkwood 927.599mpm, 6th Tumbledown 912.458mpm, 7th S Morrison 906.900, 8th A Cooper 898.200mpm. Whilst slower than last weeks race the margin from first to last was reduced from 18min to 14 min. Next weeks race will be flown from Christchurch.
Tasman Makos wing Bryce Heem gets cut down by a Northland player in the ITM Cup provincial rugby match at Lansdowne Park on Sunday. The Makos; looking tired playing their third game in eight days; lost 20-17 with Northland going ahead with a last minute penalty kick. Heem left the field early in the second half with a shoulder injury. Photo by Chris Tobin