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A big Tiny White Memorial Day start to the season

TAPUAE make their return to the Poverty Bay premier division after a nine-year absence when they play reigning Lee Bros Shield champions High School Old Boys at Wairoa tomorrow.“They’ll be fired up for it — home advantage and hosting the Tiny...

Captain delivers as HSOB roll on

It was glorious. Bollywood High School Old Boys’ captain Scott Tallott stroked and crunched 84 runs off 73 balls in his side’s fourth-straight Doleman Cup win on Saturday — a 129-run victory over Gisborne Boys’ High School.“It wasn’t...

GBHS opens campaign with strong start

GISBORNE Boys’ High School first 15 opened their Super 8 rugby campaign with a 29-27 win against Palmerston North Boys’ High in Palmertson North at the weekend. Ngati Porou Seafoods GBHS trailed 13-7 at halftime but a “rev-up” from their...

PB Open tees off

THE region's premier men's golf tournament — the Poverty Bay Open — started with strokeplay qualifying on the Awapuni Links course today. A field of 96 are competing in the three-day Emerre and Hathaway-sponsored tournament featuring 36 holes of...

Six national titles to Gisborne Judo Club

JUDOALL nine Gisborne Judo Club athletes who competed at the national championships in Christchurch returned with at least one medal. Club members won 12 medals in all — six gold, two silver and four bronze. Sydnee Andrews won three gold medals...

Age no barrier for Toko showjumper

SHOWJUMPER Carol Stewart is nearing 70, but someone forgot to tell her at that age you’re meant to take things a little easy. Instead, this farmer’s wife from Tokoroa likes to load her truck up and travel the island to compete in showjumping...

Golf Roundup

MARG Tuapawa was the star of the show as Waikohu drew first blood in round 1 of the Poverty Bay women's pennants on Saturday. The pennants were held as part of the Patutahi women's open tournament and Tuapawa had the round of the day. Not only did she...

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. nzGisborne ParkTwo queens remained on their thrones while a former ruler regained the crown as...

Points to prove

“Two sides with a point to prove” is how High School Old Boys coach Scott Leighton sums up tomorrow’s rugby clash between his team and YMP. YMP had their first loss of the season in Poverty Bay premier club rugby last Saturday, and HSOB lost...

Sports draws

Saturday — Steve Wolter/Barry Hyland Summer Series, Race 5 (final race of series). Sign-on: 1.30pm to 1.50pm at Wainui School. Start: 2pm. Course: Wainui Beach School to Loisels turn-off (A/B Grade), C Grade turn at top of B5. Marshals: Rowan...

Allen’s trio victorious

Kahutia teams make it four in a row

Unleashing the tomahawk

Close scores highlighted men’s and women’s hockey matches at the weekend, with kudos to Gisborne Girls’ High School and Ngatapa for the way they fronted up to more fancied opposition. Amber Dental Girls’ High pushed GMC Green all the way and...

Forwards drive YMP to victory

YMP avenged a first-round loss to Ngatapa with an emphatic 39-12 bonus-point victory at Barry Park on Saturday in the opening game of the second round of Poverty Bay premier rugby. Serious injuries to lock Scott Brodie (concussion), flanker Alex...

GOLF ROUNDUP

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Christie out on countback

SURFINGGISBORNE-Mahia surfer Ricardo Christie was on the wrong end of an agonisingly close heat at the US Open of Surfing in California. Christie was eliminated on countback in Round 2 of the Qualifying Series 10,000-point contest at Huntington...

Redemption on their minds

Redemption will be on the minds of High School Old Girls and Waikohu in Pak’nSave premier-grade netball at the YMCA tomorrow night. Both teams tasted defeat in their most recent matches. Their 7.30pm match is a chance to get back on a winning...

Waikanae dominant in the surf

Waikanae SLSC took a stranglehold on the Ralph Morse Memorial Shield in the opening phase of the Gisborne-Tairawhiti senior surf lifesaving championships at Midway Beach on Saturday morning. The defending champions scored 129 points across the double...

Sports draws

RugbyFulton Hogan secondary school competition, various venues, Saturday —Under-18 semifinals, 10.30am: GBHS Rectory No. 1, East Coast u18 v Gisborne Boys’ High School Colts; Campion College, Campion College v Uawa. Fifth and sixth playoff, 9am...