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Future lifeguards gather at Waikanae Beach for some serious fun

Gisborne’s junior surf lifesaving athletes had some serious fun at the twilight carnival held at Waikanae on Thursday night and Santa was there! More than 120 youngsters from Dawson Building Midway, Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae and Riversun Wainui took...

Zwinnen named Community Football Coach of the Year

Tom Zwinnen grew up in Belgium, home to some of the world’s best footballers, but he had to come to Gisborne for his talent as a junior football coach to be recognised. This month Zwinnen, 47, was named the McDonald’s Community Football Coach of...

Winning skips, leads and directors

Poverty Bay Bowling Club members held their annual Rex Rigney Christmas Tournament this month. The event was run as a progressive triples tournament, with players in different teams for each of their three games. Two skips had two wins and a draw...

OBR, HSOB, Horouta claim wins

Tim Jefferd and Hiren Bhatti proved the value of teamwork on Saturday. Jefferd’s anticipation at mid-wicket and Hiren Bhatti’s nerve at the bowler’s end ensured a one-run win for Chicking High School Old Boys Presidents against defending...

GOLF ROUNDUP

Patutahi SUNDAY — Guy Farmer Trophy mixed pairs South African stableford: J Blair/H Humble 70. Men’s stableford: G Tattersfield 40, C Parker 39, J Blair 38. Women’s stableford: D Johnston 38, S Robertson 37. SATURDAY — Enterprise Motor Group...

HSOB retain Doleman Cup

OBR taken down by 5 wickets as defending champions win third consecutive title in the weekend’s showpiece.

Potluck after Rigney tournament success

Success was shared around when Poverty Bay Bowling Club members held their annual Rex Rigney Christmas Tournament on a sunny afternoon. The Kiri Te Kanawa Retirement Village-sponsored event was run as a progressive triples tournament. This meant...

Podiums at Mount Monster

The young Midway lifeguards involved in the tough Mount Monster endurance surf lifesaving event at Mt Maunganui on Saturday scored podium finishes, and their coach was rapt with their performance. It involved a 12-kilometre ski leg, 5km run, 1.5km...

Smart way to becoming a centenarian

Members of the Gisborne Bowling Club and others paid tribute to bowler Bruce Smart in a special tournament on Wednesday to mark the approach of his 100th birthday. The 99-year-old was made a life member of the Gisborne Bowling Club this year. Bruce...

Midway lifeguards to tackle Mount Monster

Gisborne will be represented this weekend in the gruelling Mount Monster long-distance “iron” surf lifesaving event at Mt Maunganui. Run by the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service, it entails a 12-kilometre ski leg, 5km run, 1.5km ocean swim and...

Sweeping to the finishing line

by Rockin’ Robin Luca Vita stamped his mark on Eastland Kart Club's third points meeting of the season. He won all three races of the A Group — the club's fastest — and at the end of the meeting he finished at the head of a 12-strong field...

Rampant Coastlands put PB to the sword

Poverty Bay had their moments but suffered defeats in a Bay of Plenty double at the Emerging Rangatahi Northern Districts under-19 tournament here yesterday. The PB bowlers were put to the sword by a rampant BoP Coastlands side at Harry Barker...

Doleman Cup forces to collide

Tomorrow two powerful teams could lay on one of the best club cricket finals in recent history. Doleman Cup holders Bollywood High School Old Boys will defend their title against Coastal Concrete Old Boys Rugby. The final of the Premier Grade’s...

Gizzy: a place to call Holmes

Homegrown sportswoman and Black Ferns rugby player Renee Holmes was in town on Monday meeting a team of a different sort. Holmes toured the Lytton Road packhouse of First Fresh NZ Ltd and met the staff there and in the field. She visited local...

Wicket-hunting

Poverty Bay paceman Connor Starck fires down a delivery in a 50-overs game against Waikato Valley on Day 3 of the Emerging Rangatahi Northern Districts under-19 cricket tournament at Harry Barker Reserve. Starck took 1-35 from six overs as the...

Campion win a ‘total team effort’

Jacobus Du Preez is officially a match-winner. The Campion College No. 11 batsman cleared the infield with a hefty hoick to give the school side their second win of the cricket season. Du Preez (8 not out) split George Gillies and Lukas Fry with...

Champion fours unbeaten in tournament

Both winning teams went through the tournament unbeaten when Poverty Bay Bowling Club members held their championship open fours. Jan Powell (skip), Lesley Seymour (director), Joy Davis (two) and Erin Sutherland (lead) won the women's competition...

Golf roundup

Poverty Bay Mark Karalus and Phil Mickelson share two things in common. Both are left-handers. Both have shot sub-60 — albeit Mickelson’s was off the stick (59 in winning the Grand Slam of Golf at Poipu Beach, Hawaii, in November 2004) while...