Kayla Hodge

1 day ago | odt.co.nz | Kayla Hodge

Same score — two different results. The Southern Stampede notched a 3-2 victory over the West Auckland Admirals as the New Zealand Ice Hockey League resumed on Friday. But they backed that up with a 3-2 loss to the Admirals in Queenstown on Saturday. In the opening game, Declan Quinn opened the scoring in the fourth minute for the Admirals, but Lachlan Frear equalised in the first period.

1 day ago | odt.co.nz | Kayla Hodge

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. SportNetballIt was a game that had everything. Two-point shots, a late scratching, an assistant coach hitting the court, a suspension and a centurion. The Southern Steel looked sharp but succumbed 57-50 against the Mainland Tactix in Christchurch tonight.

1 day ago | odt.co.nz | Kayla Hodge

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. SportNetballSouthern Steel co-captain Kate Heffernan is unlikely to play their season opener against the Mainland Tactix tonight after injuring her knee at training. But former Steel player and now assistant coach Liana Leota is ready to suit up if needed and has been named as a replacement player for the ANZ Premiership game.

3 days ago | odt.co.nz | Kayla Hodge

Wendy Frew has been here before - but never quite like this. The southern netball stalwart played 176 games for the Southern Sting and the Southern Steel in front of roaring crowds at the home of netball. That is countless preseason trainings, drills, warm-ups, season openers, centre passes and everything in between. But now Frew is experiencing it all again for the first time as head coach of her beloved franchise.

3 days ago | odt.co.nz | Kayla Hodge

Every sport needs someone like Robert Bray. The person who is the first to arrive and the last to leave, the one who chips in wherever needed and wants to help take the burden off those who have paved the way for years. They are the people who like to stay in the background and not make a fuss, despite the extraordinary lengths they go to to keep their sport ticking over. You can imagine Bray’s surprise then when he was named Softball New Zealand volunteer of the year recently.