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Tournament takeaway: experience

Tairawhiti softball players were up against more experienced opponents at tournaments this month but now they know what’s needed to compete. The under-18 boys, u18 girls and u15 girls all came back from tournament action having learned plenty. They...

Dream run continues for Reeves

IT was the fifth straight victory for Reeves and maintains his side’s three-point lead over second-placed High School Old Boys.“I couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season,” said Reeves, who had hoped to be...

Twins like contest on greens

BOWLSEIGHT-year-old twins Kyle and Liam Pinn had the attention of senior bowlers at the Gisborne Bowling Club pairs championships. Kyle was paired with his father, Geoff, and Liam played with Peter Gledhill in the junior section on Saturday. Geoff...

Funding boost to make Pakihi Track safer

ALREADY one of the “great rides” on the New Zealand Cycle Trail, new funds have been released to ensure the Motu Trails also continue to be a safe ride. Associate Tourism Minister Nicky Wagner has announced a funding boost of $59,000 for the...

Horouta Waka Hoe out to rule the Worlds

Horouta Waka Hoe Club won the Matapihi Trophy for top waka ama club in Aotearoa for the fifth year in a row, and for the seventh time in the eight years it has been contested. Horouta had 212 paddlers competing in 34 teams and/or as individuals in...

PBEC pass on wooden spoon

WILLIAM Brown has contributed several success stories to the Poverty Bay-East Coast golf history books. This week's national interprovincial men's golf tournament in Ashburton may well be his greatest. Brown finished the week as he started it as PBEC...

Scoreboard

RugbyPoverty Bay club premier final, Lee Bros Shield: Enterprise Cars OBM 65 YMP 5. Senior 1 final, Lew Patterson Cup: Roseland Tavern Tapuae 19 Nuhaka 3. East Coast club semifinals: Uawa 51 Hicks Bay 3; Tihirau Victory Club 12 Hikurangi 5. Schools: St...

Sharks’ winning run continues

FOOTBALLWAINUI Sharks continued their early-season run of form with a 5-0 Bailey Cup victory over Riverina in Gisborne football on Saturday. Meanwhile, Lytton High School showed plenty of spirit to beat QRS Wairoa Athletic 5-4 on penalties in...

McVey and Logan shine for Jags

A goalscorer and a goal creator were Gisborne Thistle players of the day against Napier Marist Reserves on Saturday. Matt McVey scored a hat-trick and Max Logan was instrumental in four of the goals in Gisborne Vehicle Testing Thistle’s 6-0 win at...

Bridge results

MONDAY, July 18 — Sean Shivnan Pharmacy Open Championship 6 (Howell movement): Philip Beale/Michelle England 69.79; Hans van der Kuijl/Katrine Matthews 57.87; Herman Koenders/Glenys Evans 54.17; Ann McCombe/Eileen Lee 52.60. WEDNESDAY, July 20 —...

Sporting awards to celebrate our finest

TAIRAWHITI'S sporting community will be out in force on Friday night for the 2017 Logans Sporting Excellence Awards. The awards are being held on Friday (SUBS: Nov 10 ) at the Showgrounds Event Centre and will celebrate our community’s finest...

Hicks Bay leave themselves with too much to do

Hicks Bay made their bed and had to lie in it. No team in Enterprise Cars Ngati Porou East Coast club rugby can afford to concede 20 unanswered points to last year's finalists away from home without it being an uphill climb from there. Such was the...

Turanganui a Kiwi Darts Association results

A GradeINDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS180s: John White (Whanau Magic); Willie Edwards (Tigers); Te Kotahi Kaio, Tristan Reeves (Rangatahi).Highest start, men (180): Willie Edwards (Tigers);Te Kotahi Kaio (Rangatahi).Hightest start, women (100): Kino White...

‘I’ll be back’ insists HSOB's latest 100 member

JAMES Warren joined the High School Old Boys premier “100 club” when he played in the 36-24 win against Ngatapa in the Lee Bros Shield semifinals on Saturday. Evergreen front-rower Kolo Fonohema tops the “club” with 131 games, followed by...

Gisborne BHS push their old rivals hard

Gisborne pushed Napier hard on Saturday. Napier Boys' High School at home beat the GBHS first 15 24-17 in the second game of Gisborne's Super 8 campaign. Napier retained the Football Challenge Cup which they took with a 21-20 win at Napier BHS in...

Around the greens

GISBORNELast weekend the club championship fours were contested in ideal conditions. Fifteen ends were played with a two-and-a-half-hour time limit in the early rounds, but there was no time limit for the potential finals, or the finals. Queenie...

Tough night for Gisborne teams at Western Springs

GISBORNE sidecar teams Rob Miller with Hamish White and Deane Miller with Pete Steigenberger “survived” a night of carnage at the opening meeting at the Western Springs speedway last weekend. The two Gisborne combinations had what Rob Miller...

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