Good Sorts: Meet the West Auckland woman that despite a cancer battle, stepped up for her team

March 22, 2020

Teegan Hollier’s love is softball, especially her team the Ranui Bad News Bears, who she is now a player-coach for.

Tonight’s Good Sort is 26-year-old Auckland woman Teegan Hollier.

Her love is softball, more specifically, her softball team - The Bad News Bears from Ranui.

But her passion for the game hit a roadblock when she was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the end of last year.

Her team were devastated, but carried on playing without her.

The Bears normally don’t win a lot and when their normal coach had a workplace accident, Hollier stepped up.

For the full story, watch the video above. 

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