prepare for landing: High School Old Girls goal defence Alex Sinclair, left, gathers the ball mid-air in one hand in front of Whangara Old Girls player Nadia Whaitiri-White.
Another busy Saturday of sport was even busier for Herald photographer Paul Rickard, who added club hockey to his coverage list.
Eastern Bay of Plenty club sides made the trip through Waioeka Gorge to take on Poverty Bay premier men's club sides at various locations.
Only one premier netball game
was held at Victoria Domain courts — among the large number of other senior and school grades — with Whangara Old Girls toppling F45 High School Old Girls 28-21.
Harry Barker Reserve was in full cry as the Poverty Bay club hockey season got under way (on Thursday night), including a Saturday game between Amber Dental Gisborne Girls High and Waituhi — the students winning 5-1.
