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GBHS and Ngati Porou winGisborne Boys’ High School Black beat Uawa 74-47 to win the Gisborne Basketball Association men’s club championship on Saturday night. Ngati Porou beat Lytton High School 79-59 in the women’s final. In the men’s B Grade...

Twilight doubles yield surprises

Unexpected results were a feature of Round 2 of twilight badminton doubles at the Badminton Centre last Thursday. New players have become more tactical in their matchplay, outwitting some of the more experienced players. It was pleasing to see that...

Dream still alive but work needed

CAMPION College Year 12 student and Gisborne Thistle defender Riley McMenamin is his own worst critic. That could be the key to his achieving a dream of becoming a professional footballer. The 17-year-old returned from a 12-day spell in England...

Gisborne Bridge Club results

MONDAY, October 1 — Turanga Pairs 1North/South East/WestElizabeth Jackson, Carolyn McMurray 66.00 Joy Marden, Yvonne Key 64.50Bette Parker, Eileen Lee 49.00 Beverley Evans, Sally Knight 54.50WEDNESDAY, October 3 — LJ Hooker Pairs 1North/South...

Took the long way north but rewarded for efforts

TE Karaka Taekwon-Do members took the long way to the national championships in Auckland — around the East Coast — but it was worth it. The two “students” able to make the journey this month returned with valuable experience and two medals...

Gisborne sides have chance to widen gap

FOOTBALLGISBORNE pacesetters United and Thistle have the chance to widen the gap to chasing Hawke’s Bay teams in Pacific Premiership football tomorrow. League leaders Gisborne United play fourth-placed Eskview at Harry Barker Reserve, while...

National championships head south

GISBORNE-Mahia surfer Ricardo Christie can expect a call from a surfing buddy in the next week or so. Nothing unusual in that, except that this one is likely to come from national open men’s surfing champion Billy Stairmand, inviting Christie to...

Ethan Cook reigns

ETHAN Cook reigned supreme in the V8 saloon cars at the Eastland Group Raceway on Saturday night. He had a fine win in the 25-lap final and he finished the race without any brakes in his car. Cook (1NZ) was the top points-scorer across the three...

Ngatapa win close contest

CRICKETThey came close. But the fact is that Horouta lost to unbeaten Hope Cup cricket competition leaders Ngatapa by two wickets at the weekend. Civil Project Solutions Ngatapa Green Caps (12 points) won the toss and dismissed Coastal Ultrasound...

Haerewa comeback timely for Sky Blues

NGATI Porou East Coast coach Willie Waitoa is expecting King Country to “come out all guns blazing” when the sides meet in Taupo tomorrow.“They’re out of contention for the Meads Cup (top four) but are in the running to finish sixth and get...

Horouta are genuine contenders

CRICKETYou almost forget that they’re getting away on you. And while they play their cricket in great spirit, Coastal Ultrasound Horouta are also genuine contenders to win the Hope Cup. In Round 5 they beat Old Boys Rugby by 101 runs at the Harry...

Oceans ’17 gold to Keepa, Gaddum

ALL three Gisborne clubs were in the medals on day 1 of the Oceans 17 under-14 national surf lifesaving championships at Mount Maunganui yesterday. Jack Keepa (Wainui) and Olivia Gaddum (Midway) won gold medals while Lachie Falloon (Waikanae), George...

Brenden Gooch makes some history

GISBORNE streetstock racer Brenden Gooch relinquished his 2NZ status at the weekend but can still wear a New Zealand number on his car after he finished third in the New Zealand streetstock championships. He became the first driver to make the...

Coach believes Coast close to getting a win

Buoyed by a good second-half display against Horowhenua Kapiti last week, Ngati Porou East Coast co-coach Troy Para believes his side are close to ending a losing Heartland streak that dates back to September 28, 2013, as his side prepare to host...

Primary School Spring Tournament action

THE Tairawhiti Softball Primary School Spring Tournament was held at Waikirikiri Park on Wednesday

Cook hat-trick hero in Ngatapa victory

Unsung heroes and the battlers of local club cricket — the Stirling Logging Ngatapa Green Caps can wear those tags as a badge of honour. They beat High School Old Boys’ Presidents by five wickets the previous weekend and on Saturday they produced...

Come on, ref . . . Game management, positioning, talk the keys

RUGBYIT was far from obvious Isaac Hughes was refereeing his first game of premier club rugby on Saturday. The 26-year-old looked pretty relaxed and presided over a free-flowing game between Waikohu and High School Old Boys and was judged referee of...

Cook brothers keen to do better

SPEEDWAYTHE Cook brothers will look for better results this weekend when they take on the field in the New Zealand saloon car Grand Prix at Kihikihi Speedway in the Waikato. Ethan Cook, now 76G again, relinguished his 1NZ crown last weekend when he...