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Gisborne's Pirates ‘up for cricket challenge’

CRICKETOld Boys Rugby are only two wins away from completing the treble . . . but first they must beat Pirates in tomorrow’s DJ Barry Cup cricket semfinal at Harry Barker Reserve. Waiting are Bollywood Stars High School Old Boys, who last week...

Papa tatai (Scoreboard)

Soccer/HokaEastern League men’s knockout trophies, division 1, Bailey Cup: Carpet Court Thistle Reserves 2 Wainui Sharks 0. Byes: Gisborne Boys’ High first XI, Heavy Equipment United, Thistle Massive. Division 2, Chris Moore Cup: GBHS 2nd XI 6...

Premier double-header could be a ripper

Midweek netball in the YMCA tomorrow night promises two of the most exciting match-ups to date this Pak’nSave premier grade season. Horouta Gold and Claydens Waikohu 1 start the night at 6pm, then a YMP Sunshine Brewery take on Whangara Old Girls...

McDonald advances as local men’s challenge ends

Still alive. A stumble late in her round could not stop Tessa McDonald from earning a spot in the top 16 matchplay on day 2 of the New Zealand amateur on her home Poverty Bay course yesterday. McDonald was the only local to make it through the 36...

Victory surprise

Dougal Watts figured he was beaten. The first patch of roadworks on State Highway 35, minutes out of Tatapouri, had claimed him. His solo bid in the Coast Duathlon was turning pear-shaped as he glimpsed a chasing Tim Marshall’s bright yellow riding...

Heavy Equipment Services United won football's Eastern League

Heavy Equipment Services United celebrate clinching football’s Eastern League Division 1 title in their last league game of the season, a 5-2 victory over Gisborne Boys’ High School at the Rectory ground on July 28

Power in the surf: Gisborne Boardrider's Interclub Comp 4.0 women's division

Stellar nine-point ride by Saffi Vette

Bridge results

Two sessions had scores in the 70s in the last week of play for the year. Carolyn McMurray and Elizabeth Jackson had a score of 70.30 on Wednesday, and Michelle England and Philip Beale, 71.94 yesterday. MONDAY, December 10 — Closing Session 2...

Rookie masters

DWAYNE Russell won't be overawed when he makes his Freyberg Masters national interprovincial debut in Hamilton next month. As a successful former professional rugby player and coach here and overseas, Russell is familiar with the pressure that goes...

A special day at Motu

GISBORNE’S Callum Gordon celebrated his 23rd birthday by easily defending his title in the headline event of the Motu Special mountainbike races on Sunday. Gordon, who is back home from a stint of road racing with the SoCalCycling. com team in...

Ormond, Central cross-country champs

Schools throughout the district have been busy running their cross-country events before tomorrow's inter-school champs at Showgrounds Park. Up to 500 young runners could be in action at the inter-school cross-country. Among the events in the lead-up...

Another return for the summer game

THE summer game returns — again — tomorrow after the weather last week meant all local games were cancelled. This weekend, Bollywood Stars High School Old Boys and Coastal Concrete OBR will hope to continue their winning ways after strong early...

Grading successes signal club growth

Growth of a new martial arts club in Gisborne was signalled by a grading day in which 25 students completed grading tasks. They are members of Tu Mana Toa Combat Systems, an organisation that was established in June last year. Lexx Karauria, who has...

PB carry preseason loss into Heartland comp

Poverty Bay will have just one week to iron out the issues that saw them lose 33-12 to Hawke's Bay Saracens. In their last preseason game before the Heartland competition starts next weekend, Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay could not make...

Top bowlers in Gisborne for trophy

SOME of New Zealands top indoor bowlers will meet in Gisborne this weekend to contest the Paterson Trophy. Waikato, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay East Coast will play — the overall winners advancing to the Welch Trophy...

Two records each for Rubi Perano and Ruby Westrupp

RUBI Perano and Ruby Westrupp were the golden girls of a record-breaking Lytton High School athletics championships. Perano and Westrupp set two records apiece, and three other records also fell. Westrupp set a new best time for the senior girls’...

McDonald Open ‘tradition’ continues

What has become something of a family tradition continued on finals day of the Poverty Bay Women's Open at the Awapuni Links yesterday. Tessa McDonald underlined her top seeding with championship group victory on her home course. The 25-year-old...

Gisborne surf lifesaving club champ results

Gisborne surf lifesaving clubs gave fantastic support to the local club championships at the weekend, with competitor numbers the highest in years, Surf Life Saving New Zealand club development officer Sonia Keepa said. The championships — with the...