PremiumPremiumSportGirls on way upIn the past four years, the Lytton High School under-15 girls’ sevens team have gone from 10th spot to beaten finalists in the National Secondary Schools Condor Sevens in Auckland. And to cap a successful tournament, Kelsey Teneti and Amoe...18 Mar 06:21 AM
PremiumPremiumSportHeroes grow on the grounds of cup finalsFOOTBALLCUP final grounds are the places where heroes grow . . . even in Gisborne lower-grade football. The Poverty Bay Cup final between Heavy Equipment Services United (3) and ITM Thistle had heroes on both sides. Regulation time ended with the...18 Mar 06:20 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGisborne surfers dominate podiumLocal surfers won all but one event at Gisborne Boardriders' interclub competition last Saturday. The near clean sweep by local surfers showcased the level of the top surfers in the region. Competition director James Fowell said he had expected...18 Mar 06:20 AM
PremiumPremiumSportBig weekend for repsBOWLSGisborne East Coast representative bowlers travel to Napier this weekend to play Hawke’s Bay in an annual intercentre fixture. For the first time in its history, the event is being sponsored — by Property Brokers (Gisborne-Wairoa-Hawke’s...18 Mar 06:20 AM
PremiumPremiumSportScoreboardBadmintonInter-association North Island Super Vets, division 2: At Napier, Eastland 9 Hawke’s Bay 0, Eastland 1 Bay of Plenty 8. FootballCentral Federation League: At Palmerston North, Palmerston North Marist Reserves 2 Gisborne Thistle 0. Eastern...18 Mar 06:19 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGisborne players travel well, succeed at recent tournaments outside districtBarry Memorial Croquet Club members have enjoyed considerable success at recent tournaments outside the district. Playing in the Mt Maunganui Golf Croquet Second Division Doubles, Chris and Dave Newton won five of their six games. Their net hoops...18 Mar 06:19 AM
PremiumPremiumSportBay batsmen need to curb attack habitPOVERTY Bay face Northern Districts powerhouse Northland over the weekend and coach Lance Cairns’ prime concern is to see his side occupy the crease against quality bowling not seen in the local club competition. Northland will be overwhelming...18 Mar 06:19 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGisborne dominates small sticks tournamentMakaraka and Makauri schools share the Small Sticks Hockey Festival trophy for being joint winners of the 2018 Big Save Festival three-day tournament in Napier last week. St Mary’s finished third, and two other Gisborne teams finished in the top...18 Mar 06:19 AM
PremiumPremiumSportFour from Gizzy in streetstock finals Gisborne Speedway Club will be well represented in the finals of the New Zealand streetstock championships at the Meeanee track in Hawke's Bay, with four Gisborne drivers through to the finals. A lineup of 26 cars from around the country will...18 Mar 06:19 AM
PremiumPremiumSportCampion keen to set their Hope Cup record straightCRICKETCAMPION College player-coach Mark Naden says his side have an added incentive going into tomorrow’s Hope Cup cricket final against Gisborne Boys’ High School at Harry Barker Reserve.“To make any final is an honour and last year we got...18 Mar 06:19 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGisborne swimmers in the fast laneAROUND 170 swimmers are competing in the meeting, which started last night and runs to Sunday at the Olympic Pool18 Mar 06:18 AM
PremiumPremiumSportSPORT in briefFlanker Callum McDonald was named representative player of the year at the Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union annual prize-giving on Saturday night. McDonald collected the Paul Sceats Memorial Trophy for his efforts in his first Heartland Championship...18 Mar 06:18 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGisborne Club Darts Association resultsINDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS180s: John Love (Cossy Shakers), Shane Horne (2NZ Rebels), Rowe Mason (2NZ Bullz), Ihaka Kaio-Wynyard (2NZ Titans), Joe Hall (Cossy Downers), Ngata Monika (2NZ McCann’ics).Best start (140): John Love (Cossy Shakers) 2, Jesse...18 Mar 06:18 AM
PremiumPremiumSportUawa beat HikurangiRUGBYNGATI Porou East Coast club rugby defending champions Uawa beat Hikurangi 25-3 to take the Chas Keelan Memorial Trophy in a commanding performance at Kahuitara on Saturday. Hicks Bay beat Ruatoria City 36-15 at Wharekahika and Tihirau Victory...18 Mar 06:18 AM
PremiumPremiumSportSports drawsFootballSATURDAY — Men’s Division 1, 2.30pm: HBR1, Heavy Equipment United v Carpet Court Thistle Reserves; Rectory, Gisborne Boys’ High School v Shipwreck Bohemians; Wainui; Wainui Sharks v Thistle Massive. Men’s Division 2, 12.30pm: HBR2...18 Mar 06:18 AM
PremiumPremiumSport‘Frothing’ to play at ClassicGBA doesn't do things by halves. Gisborne Basketball Association will have boys' and girls' teams in three age groups — under-11, u13, u15 — along with an u17 boys' crew at the Mel Young Easter Classic in Tauranga, starting tomorrow. The...18 Mar 06:18 AM
PremiumPremiumSportWairoa, Tolaga triump at Kahutia Bowling ClubBowls Gisborne-East Coast held the centre pairs at Kahutia Bowling Club. Wairoa pair Glenda Kapene (skip) and Joanne Wroe won the women's title, while Tolaga Bay duo Vern Marshall (s) and Murray Duncan won the men's title. Twelve teams entered the...18 Mar 06:18 AM
PremiumPremiumSportTuranganui a Kiwa Darts Association resultsIndividual highlights180s: Cythia Tupene (Wehi); Matt Reedy, John Love, John White (Done & Dusted).Highest start, men (156): John White (Done & Dusted).Highest start, women (140): Carol Woods (Knights).Highest finish (135): Ihaka Kaio-Wynyard (Young...18 Mar 06:17 AM
PremiumPremiumSportSunshine and waves on offerSURFINGGisborne turned on the waves and the sunshine for the fifth annual Gisborne Boys’ High School invitational surf competition on Friday. Fifty surfers from seven high schools took part in the event, which was held at The Creek...18 Mar 06:17 AM
PremiumPremiumSportSports drawsWomen, A Grade — TOMORROW, 6.30pm: Amber Dental Gisborne Girls' High School v Ngatapa (umpires YMP, GMC Green).FRIDAY, 6pm: GMC Green v YMP (GGHS, Ngatapa).B Grade — SATURDAY, 3.30pm: Waituhi v Paikea (Te Aowera, Kowhai).5pm: Te Aowera v GMC...18 Mar 06:17 AM
PremiumPremiumSportDay of dramaA dramatic Saturday of Poverty Bay club rugby featured a brawl, an emotional local derby and the end of premier club rugby leaders Waikohu’s 10-match unbeaten run. Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union officials are to look at a recording of the YMP-OBM...18 Mar 06:17 AM
PremiumPremiumSportDiamonds scrape to victory over RSA (4)AN undermanned 2NZ Diamonds — due to the absence of Moana Brown — just scraped in to an 8-7 win against hosts RSA (4) on Tuesday. Paul Seymour, of three-180 fame, and this time concentrating on finishing doubles, secured the last and deciding...18 Mar 06:17 AM
PremiumPremiumSportJunior football drawsGISBORNE junior football draws for SATURDAY are —First Kicks 4 v 4, 8.15am: Watson Park 4, Mangapapa Storm v Kaiti Horouta; WP 10, Sonrise Wildcats v Bayleys Ngatapa Turtles; WP 3, Manutuke Tahi v Kaiti Takitimu; WP 2, Makauri Dragons v Makauri...18 Mar 06:17 AM
PremiumPremiumSportRiders brave weather for action-packed racingFORTY-four riders braved the weather for another action-packed club night at the Gisborne BMX track. Four striders took to their starting points for five close motos. India Gill, Scott Pheasant, Maddy Smith, Pippa Spence and George Wohnsiedler all...18 Mar 06:17 AM
PremiumPremiumSportOn the mats — Indoor bowls newsTwelve-year-old Dylan Foster showed elder brother Matthew Foster he had the goods when he won the New Zealand under-18 singles local final 8-7 in a great game. Dylan, in his last year at Gisborne Intermediate School, won all four games to qualify for...18 Mar 06:17 AM
PremiumPremiumSportFirst win for the MastersTHE 1-1 draw between Paikea and Ngatapa in the women's games and Lytton Old Boys Masters' first win of the season in the men's division were the highlights of weekend hockey. Ngatapa left it till the last minute to level things in their clash with...18 Mar 06:17 AM
PremiumPremiumSportBiggest fight of Brock's careerGISBORNE-born boxer Shay Brock has a shot at a world title tomorrow night in Melbourne. Auckland-based Brock is taking on 25-year old Australian boxer Dwight Ritchie for the vacant IBF Youth Super Welterweight Title at the Melbourne Pavilion. Brock...18 Mar 06:16 AM
PremiumPremiumSportCoastlands in dominant formSome days, it doesn’t pay to get out of bed. That’s how Hamilton might be feeling after suffering the heaviest loss — by 10 wickets to Bay of Plenty Coastlands — in the history of the Northern Districts senior secondary schoolboys’ 50-over...18 Mar 06:16 AM
PremiumPremiumSportDay of frights, upsetsThe Barry Memorial Croquet Club held their first golf croquet tournament for the summer season. It was a doubles tournament and it was great to see new members taking part and performing so well. The eight pairs were arranged with low-handicap players...18 Mar 06:16 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGaskin wins three races a day in regattaAARON Gaskin won three races on Saturday and three on Sunday in Gisborne Yacht Club’s first regatta of the season. Gaskin’s fibreglass Optimist was one of three new boats on the water. The others were Jacob Scammell’s Starling and Cameron...18 Mar 06:16 AM
PremiumPremiumSportWhangara-Girls’ High clash proves to be the day’s bestTop seeds High School Old Girls, YMP and Whangara Old Girls kept their unbeaten records at Victoria Domain on Saturday. The Whangara-Gisborne Girls' High School clash was the game of the day. Whangara led all the way against Girls' High Senior A but...18 Mar 06:15 AM
PremiumPremiumSportNow for top fourWaikohu added the second round cup to the trophy cabinet and warmed up for Saturday’s Lee Bros Shield top four playoffs against OBM with a 45-14 win over their semifinal opponents at Te Karaka on Saturday. Second-placed YMP meet Ngatapa (third) in...18 Mar 06:15 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGisborne Club Darts Association resultsINDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS from Tuesday180s: Matt Reedy (Cossie 2 PHL), Sha Hohipa (Cossie 2 PHL).Best start (141): Moana Brown (2NZ Diamonds).Best finish (160): Lorenzo Kaa (2NZ Rebels 2).Most high scores (15): Jesse Noanoa (RSA Liquorland), Wayne...18 Mar 06:15 AM
PremiumPremiumSportCamp life highlight for rowersEight Gisborne rowers took part in a four-day training camp at Mangakino — and came home with some silverware. Sebastian Solomann, Thom Simmons, Joshua Kelly, Oscar Ruston, Hannah Veitch, Emily Smith and Phoebe Naske attended a training camp run by...18 Mar 06:15 AM