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Cricket teams jostle for Doleman Cup

DEFENDING Doleman Cup champions Pirates face the real possibility of not making the playoffs heading into tomorrow’s final round-robin clash against Gisborne Boys' High School 1, at Harry Barker Reserve. Landmark Homes Bains Construction OBR top...

Tilley and Bain just miss out

BEACH VOLLEYBALLNew Zealand elite beach volleyball players Julia Tilley, of Gisborne, and Alice Bain had their best career result last weekend, narrowly missing out on a medal at the Anchor International Beach Volleyball Carnival in Phnom Penh...

Poverty Bay show nice touches in win

Poverty Bay made it two out of two in their home-and-away games against Ngati Porou East Coast, and they did it with a touch of showmanship. The Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay rugby team beat the Coast 42-16 at Whakarua Park, Ruatoria, on...

Eight of Gisborne's darts finest compete in Auckland

ON JULY 17, 150 young dart players from 12 regions around New Zealand descended upon Auckland to compete at the 2016 Youth/Junior National Dart Championships. Gisborne sent eight of its finest to represent Region 7 in what would be their greatest...

Golf Roundup

Tolaga BayTHELMA Waru lifted a relentless female assault on Tolaga Bay to another high on Sunday. Women golfers have been piling up the stableford points in recent weeks and Waru continued that trend . . . and then some. In what was her first sub-100...

Great season for High School Old Boys

High School Old Boys had a great year. Under skipper Carl Shaw, Bollywood Stars HSOB won two of the three premier-grade trophies — the 40-over Doleman Cup and the DJ Barry Cup 50-over competition (Galaxy World Gisborne Boys' High School won the...

Gisborne’s Scott 28th in open water champs

WAIKATO'S Claudia Ashby, sister of Rio Olympian Bradlee Ashby, was the best of the New Zealand swimmers at the FINA Junior World Open Water championships in the Netherlands. Claudia (Fairfield club) was 22nd in the girls’ 18-19 years 10km event in...

Pairs champions deliver the goods

Gisborne East-Coast recently held its Champion of Champion Pairs tournament for junior men and women at Kahutia Bowling Club, and the senior men and women played at Te Karaka Bowling Club. In the junior women's first round, Barbara Gibson (Skip) and...

McDonald on standby

POVERTY Bay openside flanker Callum McDonald has been rewarded for consistent performances in the Heartland Championship rugby season by being put on standby as injury cover for the New Zealand Heartland 15. Although the Bay finished second-last in...

Surf lifesaving results from NZ Masters' Championships held in Gisborne

RESULTS of the TSB New Zealand Surf Life Saving Masters Championships at Midway Beach, Gisborne, last week —Beach flags — 30-34yrs, men: Ryan Hohneck (Papamoa) 1; Brook Sanderson (Omanu) 2; Edward Keef (Lyall Bay) 3. Women: Lauren Assink (Mt...

Former Gisborne players to line up against Bay

RUGBYFIVE former Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 players have been named in the Taranaki rugby squad to play Poverty Bay in the Ranfurly Shield challenge match at New Plymouth on July 28. Toa Halafihi, Adrian Wyrill, Jared Proffit, Beaudein...

Bay focus shifts to Heartland campaign

POVERTY Bay coach Mana Otai has no regrets about their Ranfurly Shield challenge with Taranaki, despite his side copping a 78-0 thumping.“There are things I would change regarding our preparations but it is an honour to play in a Ranfurly Shield...

United leave it late against Wainui

UNITED are one win away from clinching the Eastern League Division 1 football championship, but they left their run late on Saturday. Jack Feyen scored from a penalty eight minutes from time to give Heavy Equipment United a 1-0 win against Wainui...

Bohemians get their first league title

FOOTBALLTWO league titles were decided and another was tipped in one direction in Gisborne club football last Saturday. Bohemians clinched the Gisborne Championship Division 2 competition with a close-fought 2-2 draw with Thistle Vintage at Childers...

Gisborne riders on track for HOY show

Several Gisborne riders have been performing well in recent shows as they count down to the Horse of the Year Show in Hastings next week. Sinead Dolman has had a showjumping season she will long remember aboard her three horses — Kiwi Lansing, Kiwi...

Last-round drama

Takurua four swoop to win Burton by a point

Christie's rookie year ends

THE brilliance and experience of a former world champion ended Ricardo Christie's rookie year on the World Surf League Championship Tour in Hawaii today. Australian and 2012 world title winner Joel Parkinson proved too good for Gisborne-Mahia surfer...

Gisborne Bridge Club results

MONDAY, August 6 — Emerre & Hathaway Pairs 1North/South East/WestJoy Marden, Bette Parker 60.83 Ann McCombe, Eileen Lee 58.57Carolyn McMurray, Trish Corson 55.42 Rosemary Rowell, Murray Owen 58.57WEDNESDAY, August 8 — President’s Pairs...