Around a hundred youngsters gathered at the Colin Pugh Sports Bowl on Saturday for Athletics & Cycling Masterton’s (ACM) ‘Have a go day’. Event organiser and ACM Chair of Track and Field, Ingrid Bain says that the morning was all about having fun and trying out a range of different athletics activities which included 100m sprints, long and high jumps, shot put and throwing. As well as athletics, ACM organises harrier, cycling and bmx events. The athletics group meets on Wedne

I stopped to speak to Carterton AFC president JP Delamere as he prepared for a game at Howard Booth Park, about the club’s successful season in the Wairarapa competition. “Yeah, the mighty Redbacks won Division One, won the Wairarapa Cup, and won the Super League Trophy. The Raiders won Division Three, and the Royals were second in the women’s comp.” And the Reapers? “Yeah, they had a season!” I wondered whether there was any prospect of the Redbacks moving up to compete in t

Make sure you have your say about the district’s sports grounds. The Masterton District Council has started consultation before making any long term decisions - but be quick and let them know your thoughts as the survey closes on November 4th. Let them know if you think the grounds are good, or need upgrading or more maintenance, or whether the district could do with more sports fields. Frankly, it’s not a particularly good survey which will tell them very little about the sp

The Wairarapa United U19 team travel to Napier on Friday to compete in the annual Napier City Rovers U19 National Tournament. In its 50th year, the tournament is considered to be the country’s biggest and most prestigious U19 competition. Coach Patrick Wootton is happy with the team’s first round draw, “it’s probably the nicest pool we’ve had in the last couple of years." The U19 squad stop to pose for a quick photo during Monday evening's final training session “Taradale did