Geyser City will be playing in the plate competition in the Western Bay of Plenty reserve grade competition. PHOTO/FILE A_021016bf31.JPG Cricket Confounding

The elites swimmers start the Legend of the Lake 3.5km race at Tikitapu. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER 180217sp1.JPGRotorua's David Boles

Waicoa Bay defenders Matthew Letoga (left) and Te Rautau Ihaka Rameka tackle a New Zealand Warriors U18 player. PHOTO/BEN FRASER 190217bf25.JPG Stuart_Whitaker_FEB15_happy.eps Two

Rotorua swimmer David Boles pushed national 10km Open Water Swim champion Matt Scott all the way at the 3.5km Legend of the Lake swim

STAGE WINNER: Rotorua's Sam Phipps is one of the riders in the Elite Eliminator Race at this evening's Ride the Runway event. PHOTO/FILE

CHALLENGER:Reporoa's Hadleigh Knight (HLR Husqvarna 250), sits third in the MX2 going into tomorrow's second round in Rotorua. Photo

READY TO PARTY: Hennessey's Irish Bar was packed to the rafters when the multi-nation Lions fan base flooded Rotorua in 2005. Pictured

HONOURS: Stefannie Gillespie wins last year's Legend of the Lake open water swim. PHOTO/FILE A_280216bf15.JPG Stuart_Whitaker_FEB15_happy.eps Stefannie

Rotorua's Geyser City and Tauranga's Cadets will be hoping the wet weather abates enough tomorrow to give the two sides a last shot

BOWLED: Central Indians are due to take on Greerton today in the Williams Cup. Central Indians co-skipper Andrew Gibbs is pictured

By Cindy McQuadewhatson@dailypost.co.nz The Bike Festival continues to spin out the fun with the hugely popular Ride the Runway set

CALL-UP: Western Heights High School student Hannah Manihera-Double will travel to China with the New Zealand under-18 girls volleyball

CHASING: Cameron Brown will be top seed as he looks for a world record 13th victory at the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman New Zealand

The 2017 Bay of Plenty Rugby Academy has assembled for the first time at the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union. The squad got together on

Test match tickets for the British and Irish Lions tour are already sold out with only general admission remaining for the match against

Like an amazing race on a bike is how organisers are describing the MTB Adventure Quest on this weekend. Part of the Rotorua Bike

COACH: Mike Holmes encourages parents to get involved. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER More than 50,000 parents and guardians keep sport running

Scotland's Katy Winton in action during race 3 of the 2016-17 Giant 2W Gravity Enduro Series on Saturday. PHOTO/Jason Beacham, 208

WELCOME: Sue Crowley was the first Rotorua female finisher at the Tarawera Ultramarathon. PHOTO/photos4sale sportrdp140217sp03.JPGStuart_Whitaker_FEB15_happy.eps

Former Maori All Black and Bay of Plenty Steamer Ruki Tipuna has returned to Rotorua Boys' High School to join the rugby coaching

By Alice Guynews@dailypost.co.nz ''Krazy Kerris'' Browne felt fine when she crossed the finish line of the 102km Tarawera Ultra after

OWZAT: Rotorua Cricket Association is looking to encourage school-age girls to try the sport. PHOTO/FILE A_080416aw18bop.JPG This

GRINNER: Rotorua's Katrin Webb was the winner of the women's 87km race at the 2017 Tarawera Ultramarathon in unusual circumstances

Two photosOUT FRONT: Dylan Towler, 96r, leads 71W Joshua O'Keeffe and 43R Damon Pinkham. Photo: Graham Hughes/SportsWeb Photography

Eastern Pirates bowler Johnny Wiringi (pictured) laments a close call during his side's win over Central CC at Boord Park on Saturday

COMMENT: Sione Lauaki always left us wanting more, writes long-time fan Campbell Burnes.

HALF DOZEN: Moko Rivers (left) took six for 30 runs as Lake Taupo maintained their unbeaten record in the Western Bay of Plenty Cricket

INSPIRING: Former Brisbane Broncos and Queensland star Michael Hancock shows how to tackle at Sunday's coaching session. PHOTO: ANDREW

Sione Lauaki's death at 35 led to an outpouring of grief and tributes in the New Zealand rugby community.

Stuart_Whitaker_FEB15_happy.epsMountain biking Undaunted by the international competition in the field, the Rotorua flag was held