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Clash of the titans

YMP run away with the game in second half

Gisborne Bridge Club competition

On-court speed trumps brawn

BASKETBALLby Ben O’Brien-LeafHe who runs the floor gets the treats. That is the truth, going on the result in Game 1, Week 2 of the inaugural Gisborne Basketball Association Draft League. Team Reg beat Team Keenan 71-54 at the YMCA. Speed and...

GOLF ROUNDUP

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Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association results

180s: Ihaka Kaio-Wynyard 2, Te Kotahi Kaio (Young Guns); Fabian Waihape (Manaaki); Thao Duncan (Dartaholicz); Sha Hohipa (Done & Dusted).Highest start, men (180): Thao Duncan (Dartaholicz).Highest start, women (125): Mereaira Waru (Knights).Most...

Spin-off welcomed

CENTENARY celebrations for Poverty Bay Bowling Club have had a welcome spin-off — over 300 inquiries about the “have a go” day the club is holding on Sunday. Organisers pronounced the weekend celebrations a success. A field of 56 took part in...

Out-of-town entries boost champs

EQUESTRIANGISBORNE’S premier dressage competition was boosted by 22 out-of-town entries in a 68-strong field. The Gisborne Dressage Championships were held last weekend after a reshuffle to the national tournament schedule due to the Covid-19...

Players ‘fizzing’ to get on the pitch

RUGBYThings are now in motion. With the move to Alert Level 2 possible next week, Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union chief executive Josh Willoughby confirmed that a Zoom group call today with other chief executives had senior club rugby...

East Coast squad named

RUGBYTHE Ngati Porou East Coast wider squad has been named for the Queen’s Birthday Weekend East Coast centenary rugby match against Poverty Bay at Ruatoria —Patrick Allen (Uawa), Will Bolingford (Tokararangi), Adrian Collier (Tokararangi)...

Gisborne - East Coast golf roundup

SOME of the game’s greats have produced comebacks ranked among the finest in sport, let alone golf. Dave Fieldhouse is no global legend but after his performance in Patutahi’s club championship finals day on Sunday, he has a Lazarus-like tale...

Strong-performance string continues

TRAMPOLININGGisborne Trampoline Club continued its string of strong performances at last weekend’s North Island Tumbling Championships. The club sent a team of five to Rotorua and came away with four medals, three of them gold. Hayley Rolls added...

Time on court is not far off

NETBALLGISBORNE netballers should know some time next week when they will be able to take the courts to train and eventually play. The change to Covid-19 Alert Level 2 could take effect from Wednesday or Thursday, depending on Cabinet approval on...

LOSE AND YOU’RE OUT

‘Anything can happen in knockout stage’

Taylor, Corrin miss out on final in IronMan, IronWoman Series

SURF LIFESAVING

Shock for Eastern League titans

FOOTBALLTWO teams who have dominated Eastern League football for the past decade suffered a shock at the weekend. Thistle Massive recovered in time to win their match; Gisborne United didn’t. Carpet Court Thistle Massive fell two goals behind the...

Looking to make shots

BASKETBALLPlease let tonight not be scrappy. Such is the fervent hope of City Lights captain Scott Muncaster ahead of his team’s battle with Green Up in the late game in Week 2, Round 2 of men’s premier-grade club basketball. Muncaster said...

Gisborne Thistle Reserves draw again

Davie Ure won a penalty, then scored from it to earn Gisborne Thistle Reserves a 1-1 draw in Pacific Premiership football at Park Island, Napier, on Saturday. Napier City Rovers Prems scored in the 25th minute and led 1-0 at halftime.“We’d got...

All set for a thrilling Coast double-header

RUGBY by Ben O’Brien-LeafIn East Coast rugby’s 100th year, Week 5 features a thrilling double-header. Te Araroa Domain — stronghold of defending champions the Israel Brown-coached Tokararangi — will be the venue for the hosts’ clash with...