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GOLF ROUNDUP

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Poverty Bay hoping to crash the party

Poverty Bay will have their work cut out for them tomorrow as they enter Ngati Porou East Coast stronghold Whakarua Park. NPEC have produced one of their strongest sides on paper in years, bolstered by the inclusion of loan player Nehe...

Kerekere top qualifier in Poverty Bay men's golf open

GOLFIF you had told Peter Kerekere pre-tournament that 152 would get his name on the top qualifier’s trophy at the 83rd edition of the Poverty Bay men’s golf open, it’s highly likely an eyebrow would have been raised. The winner of two Emerre...

Showjumping competition results,CLEAN AND GREEN

ShowjumpingTrans Tasman Young Rider Test, Day 1: Australia (Madeline Sinderberry, Mitchell Peulic, Stephanie MacKillop and Jasmine Dennison) 1, New Zealand (Lily Tootill, Karaka; Briar Burnett-Grant, Taupo; Harry Feast, Christchurch; Nakeysh...

Milestone victory for Horouta Gold

Horouta Gold notched up their first premier-grade win in Round 2 of the netball competition at the YMCA on Saturday, and they did it against last year's champions. JT Contractors Horouta Gold defeated F45 High School Old Girls 52-50 in a hard-fought...

Loaded guns ready to fire

A home-course men’s open champion would be fitting in the 125th anniversary year of Poverty Bay Golf Club. But there is plenty of talent planning to gatecrash that party at the 83rd edition of the Emerre and Hathaway Poverty Bay men’s open, which...

Local sport in brief

Game 1: Gisborne Boys' High School Senior Carbon 52 (Sebastian Wilson 26, Ngaru Grayson 10, William Collier 8) GBHS Senior B 53 (Karta Paea 14, Hamua Broughton-Pakuru 12, Weighn Wilson 10, Sean Molloy 8). Q1 Carbon 15-11, HT Senior B 24-21, Q3...

GOLF ROUNDUP

If you have a story, tournament to promote or results you wish to have printed, contact The Gisborne Herald at 869-0633 or email sports@gisborneherald. co. nz

Experience a great tutor

The young teams in Senior B club cricket are doing it hard and that's how it should be. Both Gisborne Boys' High School (2) and Campion College had a tough weekend, up against good older teams at the Harry Barker Reserve. Nor did Hope Cup holders...

LOB A rebound but Masters hammered

LYTTON Old Boys A rebounded from their loss last weekend but LOB Masters were hammered in the opening matches of Round 10 in the men’s hockey competition on the LJ Hooker turf at Harry Barker Reserve last night. The Masters were trounced 17-0 by...

Now they know what they’re up against

CRICKETThat’s what they’re up against. The Bay of Plenty Coastlands primary school team who rolled Hamilton for 90 a fortnight ago dismissed Poverty Bay for 89 on Sunday, at Trident High School, Whakatane. Coastlands captain Loughie Keaney won the...

Opportunity for tribute

THE spirit of Poverty Bay Open great Frank Gordon will hang heavily over the 82nd edition, which tees off tomorrow. The most prolific winner of the district’s signature men’s tournament — eight times over the period from 1952 to 1969 — died...

Golden one

0.01 of a second. That minuscule number was the difference between gold and silver in one of the races of the waka ama sprint nationals on Lake Karapiro yesterday. On the winning side of that number was Horouta Waka Hoe’ junior 16 women’s paddler...

Burger King Pro Dirt powers up Eastland Group Raceway

THE Burger King Pro Dirt super saloon car series lit up Eastland Group Raceway at the weekend, with the big V8s putting on a fantastic show. Friday’s night’s round drew an average-sized crowd but Saturday night attracted more than 2500 fans.“It...

Positive outlook for Jags

Gisborne Thistle look set to retain their place in Central Football's Federation League next year. Thistle finished bottom of the eight-team league this year and under normal circumstances would be relegated to the Pacific Premiership. But Jags head...

YMP through to the grand final

HOCKEYYMP A have racked up a third consecutive victory over defending champions THC to advance to the grand final of the Poverty Bay men’s hockey competition. The championship challengers beat THC 6-2 in their semifinal on the LJ Hooker Turf on...

Club bowls news

GisborneFamilies were to the fore when Gisborne Bowling Club members held their triples championships at the weekend. Mother and daughter Bobbie Beattie and Tanya Harrison, and husbands and wives Tim and Ginny Sherriff, Peter and Libby Clay and Steve...

United in cup final: Piper, Marfell have games to remember

Seth Piper and Malcolm Marfell are unlikely to soon forget Saturday's semifinal in football's Central Federation Cup. Gisborne United goalkeeper Piper put in a man-of-the-match performance in a 3-0 win against New Plymouth side Peringa at Park...