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An estimated 2500 people converged on Memorial Park sports grounds over the weekend for the 2026 Douglas Park AFC Junior Tournament. 84 teams from Wairarapa, Wellington, Hutt Valley, Palmerston North and Dannevirke took part in this year’s competition. Coordinator Sophie Van wijk said that the annual tournament for teams in the 8th to 13th grades was extremely popular. “It’s a fun event. The main point is to get kids playing football.” She added that it’s a big event for the

Wairarapa midfielder Bethany Ifill has been selected in the Capital Football Girls’ U18 team to compete in the 2026 Youth National League. After a vigorous series of selection evaluations, a large contingent of applicants was eventually whittled down to the final squad of twenty-five players. Bethany Ifill with the trophies she was awarded at Wairarapa United’s prize giving on Saturday night. Ifill, who has shown impressive ball skills in her recent outings for Wairarapa Unit

Greytown always looked likely to be at the top end of the Capital Premier league table this year and they confirmed their dominance with a decisive 6-0 win over Wellington Marist on Saturday. After beating their two main rivals, Wellington Phoenix U18’s and Wellington Olympic Reserves in recent weeks, Greytown finished the year three points clear of the Phoenix with the very good figures of sixteen wins, one draw and one loss from their eighteen games. On top of those statist