Braxton Kauri News Today

There was some serious competition and many of the athletes dressed for the occasion.

Life is not getting easier for sporting club administrators trying to keep up with the changing interpretations of Covid-19 restrictions.

Based on his sub-11-second performances I would give Zac Topping the male sprinter of the year award The female sprinter of the year is almost impossible to determine. How do you split the performances of Addirra Collette, Chayelle Collette, Monique Gorrie and Kimberley Walsh? All are championship titleholders and worthy winners. I’m going to sit on the fence and make it a joint award to Addirra and Chayelle Collette. It is a lot easier looking at the male hurdler of the year. The award go...

Taylor Hall is happy after winning a silver medal in the junior boys’ 300-metre race. (file photo). The honours list: Gold Medals: Angus Lyver senior boys’ long jump 6.74 metres, Forbes Kennedy intermediate boys’ long jump 6.74m, and 200m 22.30 seconds, Chayille Collette intermediate girls’ 100m 12.04s, Addira Collette intermediate girls’ 200m 24.26s, Braxton Kauri intermediate boys’ 300m hurdles 38.83s (meeting record), Kimberley Walsh intermediate girls’ 400m 56.61s. Silver Me...

Taylor, the New Zealand junior pentathlon champion, is attending Massey University and is a welcome addition to the club scene. The men’s long jump was a close competition, with Forbes Kennedy winning with his 6.77m effort, 2cm better than Angus Lyver’s 6.75m. Kennedy was unfortunate the fluctuating wind meant his best effort recorded a following wind reading of 2.6m per second, so was not eligible to be recognised in the national rankings. Lyver’s best had a following wind of 1.9m pe...

The Boys’ High senior boys’ 4x100m relay team of Aden​ Porritt, Caleb Evans, Dirki Botha and Angus Lyver won the senior title. The silver medallists were Angus Lyver in the senior boys’ long jump and Kimberley Walsh in the junior girls’ 400m. Bronze medals went to Lyver in the senior boys’ 200m, and in the senior girls’ events, Sam Mackinder in the javelin and Courtney Trow in the high jump. The junior girls’ 400m produced the perfect result for Tara Rolfe’s training squad...