MOUNTAIN MEN

Ahipara brothers Sergio and Kalani Hansen have been named as the Far North representatives in 2014 Northland team.

The Kaeo Boxing Club adds three more titles to its trophy cabinet

PIG HUNTING

JUNIOR RUGBY

Week 22 of the Far North Pool Association's weekly pool competition again saw more close encounters.

For the fourth year in a row, a team made up of players from the Mid North and Bay of Islands has dominated the Whangarei premier netball competition.

Runners from Paparore, Abundant Life, Oturu, Pukemiro, Awanui and Pompallier primary schools took part in the Central Zone cross country championships which were held on Heather Jones' farm on West Coast Road last Friday. Beach.

For 22 Northland primary school players aged under 13 and weighing under 57kg, the moment has arrived to wear the provincial club rugby jersey with pride and passion for the first time.

A combination of sunstroke, heat exhaustion and food poisoning derailed any plans Brooke Ah Sam held of doing well at the Teen Gauntlet Gathering in San Diego last month.

Expect stocks of green and black face paint to be in high demand in Kaitaia shops this weeks as supporters and players from the top two teams in Mangonui senior club rugby go head to head in the Battle for the Bell Shield at Arnold Rae Park this Saturday.

North Force 3 Eastern Suburbs 0: In the end, the Auckland 16 Metro championship was decided without a shot being fired when Eastern Suburbs defaulted to North Force late last week.

Eight schools sent 15 teams made of students from year 5- 8 to take part in the FN Primary Schools Mini Hockey field day which was held Taipa in sunny conditions earlier this month.

Northland season starts Northland rugby supporters will once again don their replica jerseys and drag their old Cambridge Blue coloured scarves out of the closet and converge upon Toll Stadium to watch the Taniwha playing their first game of the ITM Cup (

Bay competitionKotuuku Hokianga Kura beat Taheke in Bay of Islands netball in Kaikohe on Saturday to progress to the A grade final on Saturday August 23.

Local dartists returned from Rotorua where they once again boxed above their weight while representing the district.

A trio of Kaitaia gymnasts have achieved some excellent results at elite level while competing in Auckland competition over the past few weeks.

Boxing

Kaitaia ladies golf

An amazing day was had by all when the crew from Placemakers Kerikeri turned up in force at the Kaikohe Clay Target Club on Sunday.

Bay of Islands Netball

Rugby league

Bowling

Guest editor Paul Young writes about his recent sports holiday to the Isle of Man IOM event

A record number of gymnasts turned out to contest the Kaitaia Gymnastics Club's annual competition on June 28.

The minor semi-final fixtures to be contested by the bottom four teams have been sorted after the final round of the Rugby League Northland's Multi Kai Cooker Premiership

Sport Makers from the sport of swimming dominated the prize list when the 10th draw of Sport Northland's Lotto Sport Maker programme was made recently.

The Taipa Stock and Saloon Car Club held its annual end-of season ceremony featuring prizegiving and dinner.

SO there he was, The Offsider, heading into the eye of one of the most powerful storms he'd ever experienced.

Just because there's no rugby on doesn't necessarily have to mean there's no rugby on!