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Boardriders’ visit a great success

Gisborne Boardriders Club's noho at Wharekahika was another resounding success, with families from across the East Coast attending. It is the third instalment of community experience days run by the club to rekindle their connection with the Coast...

Golden opening day for Keepa

ENTERPRISE Cars Swim Team teenagers Jack Keepa and Ava Smith were in medal-winning personal-best form on Day 1 of the New Zealand short-course championships in Auckland yesterday. Keepa won gold in the 14-year boys’ 100 metres breaststroke in...

Around the greens: Club bowls news

Poverty BayTwilight bowls when there is a power cut is a challenge but the Poverty Bay club's lights came on again just in time to allow three games of 75 minutes to be completed and prizegiving to be held. Poverty Bay Bowling Club's Beetham...

World champs in sights after Te Puke glory

THREE Gisborne Rifle Club shooters, including a father/son combination, cleaned up at the Te Puke championships. Rob Johansen, his 14-year-old son Michael and Steve Mann returned with a swag of trophies. Rob, shooting in the target rifle class won the...

Matt Scott's great start

GISBORNE’S Matt Scott made a successful start to his defence of the New Zealand Ocean Swim series open title at the weekend. Scott won the opening race of the seven-race NZ Ocean Swim Series — the Harbour Crossing in Auckland. The 20-year-old...

PB hit by injuries

Some people always front up. And despite a scoreline of Poverty Bay 10 Wellington Centurions 57 at Bond Field in Napier, Bay head coach Jamie Hutana knows who they are.“We had only four reserves but had three players (captain and openside flanker...

Now to put it right

CRICKETTHE good news for the Poverty Bay representative cricket side is that they have a chance to put things right this weekend. After suffering a 210-run loss in a 50-over game against Hamilton’s second 11 at Harry Barker Reserve on Sunday, they...

Laura Quilter takes Sportsperson of the Year

SURF lifesaver Laura Quilter was crowned Sportsperson of the Year last night at the Sporting Excellence Awards and said it was a “truly incredible feeling”.The three-time world champion New Zealand Black Fins team member and world record holder...

Raven to represent New Zealand at World Junior Ultimate Champs

OVERCOMING adversity seems to be the forte of Gisborne-born Raven Stevens, who will represent New Zealand at the World Junior Ultimate (frisbee) Championships in Poland at the end of this month. Raven, 16, describes the moment her anterior cruciate...

Lytton too classy for Horouta

Lytton High School Senior A worked well on attack and defence to run out convincing winners over Horouta Gold in Pakn’Save premier netball at the YMCA on Saturday. The students led all the way in a classy 53-39 win. They were ahead 14-10 after 15...

Surf conditions

SURF conditions could be ideal on Saturday for the Gisborne Boardriders Club’s first competition of the year. Cyclone Victor is forecast to produce north-east swell in the two-to-four-foot range combined with off-shore north-west winds. Under 12 to...

Sweet and sour day for Vette

SURFINGGISBORNE surfer Finn Vette had a bitter-sweet day at the national surfing championships in Taranaki yesterday. He was knocked out of the under-18 division in the semifinals but will contest the u16 final today after winning his semifinal...

On the mats — Indoor bowls news

Malcolm Trowell was unstoppable in the final of the Poverty Bay-East Coast Indoor Bowls Centre Open Singles. He defeated Matthew Foster 11-4 in the nine-end final. Trowell was 4-0 up after three ends, but Foster then picked up one shot on End 4 and...

Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association results

A GradeIndividual HIGHLIGHTS180s: Ihaka Kaio-Wynyard 3, Te Kotahi Kaio (Young Guns); Tahuna Irwin (Falcons); John White, John Love, Brian Leach (Done & Dusted); Mihi Awatere (Wehi).Highest start, men (180): Jono Budd (Dartaholicz); Toby Ratapu...

Horace Lewis (1968-2019)

Former East Coast captain and Maori All Black Horace Lewis died this week. His rugby career can be summarised as follows — 1987: Poverty Bay (GMC) 6 games. 1991/92/95/99: North Harbour (Glenfield, Marist) 12 games, 3 tries, 14 points. 1992...

Sidecar duo raring to go

GISBORNE sidecar racers Rob Miller and his swinger Kerwin Arnaboldi prepared well last weekend at the Rosebank Track in Auckland with a win and four placings ahead of the New Zealand teams championship this weekend. The Eastland Group Raceway hosts...

Swaggers rule the sands

The Swish Swaggers were the hottest netball team on the sand at Midway Beach this season.“The Bayleys Beach Netball League had a few less entries, so we changed the format to pools, with a cross-over section and finals evening to avoid teams...

Twenty teams in local club competition

BASKETBALL by Ben O’Brien-LeafGISBORNE basketball this year has the biggest league it’s ever had. Twelve men’s teams line up this evening for Gisborne Basketball Association’s club league opening night and the start of a 12-week regular...