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Kick decides festival thriller

They fought the good fight. But lost. Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 had victory in their sights in Saturday’s First 15 Festival of Rugby Round 2 clash with St. Patrick’s College Silverstream at the Rectory. The Wellingtonians ended up...

Enthralling start expected in weekend hockey round

The weekend hockey round should get off to an enthralling start when Ngatapa and GMC Green go head to head at Harry Barker Reserve tonight. INA Contracting GMC Green will step on to the Hain Farming Turf unbeaten so far in the women's competition...

Gisborne - East Coast golf roundup

HAMISH Harris and Brian Pohatu plan to deliver the ultimate defiance of the seedings in the first matchplay round of the men’s club championships this Sunday. Harris is No. 16 seed in the intermediate division and Pohatu is likewise in the...

Early goal banishes nerves

Sam Royston found a way to banish big-match nerves when he made his first start for Gisborne United in football’s Pacific Premiership. He opened the scoring 10 minutes into their 4-0 win against Napier Marist Seconds at Park Island, Napier, on...

New Zealand Representative Challenge results

GISBORNE claimed the 2019 New Zealand Representative Challenge crown with a 20-point victory at the first Surf Life Saving New Zealand national event of the year. Held at Gisborne’s Midway Beach on Monday, the day after the Eastern Regional...

BRIDGE RESULTS

North/South East/WestJoy Marden, Diana Styche 66.20 Helen Kerisome, Pippa Williams 57.87Carolyn McMurray, Elizabeth Jackson 65.74 Caroline Kirkpatrick, Jeff Allen 56.02Eileen Lee, Ann McCombe 57.64 Jean Turnbull, Caroline Taylor 55.32North/South...

Around the Greens: Club Bowls news

The Poverty Bay Bowling Club recently completed the first of two twilight series of three evenings of bowls. Played on Thursdays, the games started at 5.30pm — a much better time to play in the hot weather that Gisborne has been having. Bowls 3x5...

Shield win to Waikato

GOLFIT’S probably a good thing Tony Tian was reserve for Waikato at the Booth Shield junior interprovincial tournament here last weekend. Had his Saturday scores counted, Waikato would have won the 54-hole teams’ net tournament by even...

Bronze medal for Sydnee Andrews

It's been a crazy two weeks for Sydnee Andrews. The Gisborne judoka won a bronze medal at the recent Prague European Open in the Czech Republic and has taken another step towards qualifying for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, which run from July...

Horouta and Ritana both keen to rise

NETBALLONLY one premier grade game will be played in Gisborne netball tomorrow, and it promises to be a beauty. The Pak’nSave senior competition match between Ritana Senior A and Champers Horouta Gold at the YMCA gives both teams the chance to...

Pirates lift Webber Shield

Kawa mate (carrying the deceased) ceremony prior to game 'spurred players on'

Clay target results

GISBORNE Clay Target Club held Round 1 of its club championships last Sunday. Results —Skeet (50)High overall: Rick Spence 46.A Grade: Rick O’Connor 46, 1; Paul Rutland 41, 2.B Grade: Kelvin Ellison 44, 1; Roger Hurlstone 42, 2; David Walker 42...

Youngsters take to bowling greens

Thirty Year 7 and 8 students from Ilminster and Gisborne intermediate schools did battle for the Athol O’Connor Shield at Kahutia Bowling Club’s greens yesterday. Ilminster retained the shield, which is contested as an annual event

Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association results

Wayne (Ursh) Heurea (Ruahine Rua); Mihi Awatere, Tangiwai Heurea (Ruahine Tahi); Chiarn Waikawa (Waihape Whanau); Tahuna Irwin 3 (Falcons); Dudley Reeves (Tigers); Tom HIndmarsh (Knights); Shiloh Henry (Tigers).Tahuna Irwin (Falcons).Tangiwai Heure...

Great start to club’s 20th anniversary year

HOROUTA Waka Hoe Club’s 20th anniversary year has got off to a great start. The club won the Matapihi Trophy for most points at the Waka Ama Sprint Nationals at Lake Karapiro last month. Horouta teams and individuals made 85 appearances in finals at...

The Gooch family in a night to remember

SPEEDWAY by Murray RobertsonTHE Gooch family had a night to remember at the Eastland Group Raceway on Saturday night. Travis Gooch came home for Christmas to win the demolition derby and Dave Gooch won the production saloon champion of champions...

‘Just the workout they needed’

A WELL-taken Jake Holmes penalty five minutes from time gave Leaderbrand Poverty Bay a deserved 32-31 win against Hawke’s Bay Saracens at Rugby Park on Saturday afternoon. It was just the workout they needed, Poverty Bay coach Mana Otai said. The...

Christie off to solid start in Manly contest

THE second leg of his Australian contest double is off to a solid start for Gisborne-Mahia surfer Ricardo Christie. The 29-year-old advanced to Round 3 of the Sydney Surf Pro Qualifying Series contest at Manly Beach. Christie finished second in his...