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All but over for premier champs

RUGBYOBM skipper and second five-eighth Jake Holmes led from the front as his side all but ended High School Old Boys’ hopes of a fourth successive Lee Bros Shield title. A 22-17 win at the Oval on Saturday put Enterprise Cars OBM 12 points clear...

Waiting game for netball, hockey

Gisborne netball and hockey fraternities must still play the waiting game before they can conclude their season, but there is light at the end of the Covid tunnel. Neither code can complete their semifinals and finals under Level 3.“While the move...

Gisborne trio in Super squads

Three Gisborne women have been selected in squads for the first season of women's Super Rugby, in 2022. Newly-minted Black Fern Renee Holmes will move south after playing two seasons with Waikato's Farah Palmer Cup (FPC) team to join the Crusaders...

The woman with the golden gun

Gisborne Pistol Club had a successful national championships in Whanganui, with three members achieving top placings. Natalie Hawes and Ryan Ainsworth won their open divisions at the IPSC New Zealand Handgun National Championship while Aaron Manson...

Programme continuing next year

A successful programme between Gisborne Trampoline Club and Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Nga Uri a Maui will continue next year. The school has around 120 children going through certifications with the club. The eight levels start with the red badge and...

Two wins and one loss for Tairawhiti

TAIRAWHITI boys had two wins and one loss in their opening games in the North Island under-17 tournament at Pukekohe yesterday. Coach Ray Noble’s side started their campaign with a 15-6 win against Manawatu and followed that with an 18-0 victory...

Bridge results

MONDAY, January 30 — Opening (Howell movement): Elizabeth Jackson/Carolyn McMurray 77.08; Robyn Cheyne/Eileen Lee 65.63. WEDNESDAY, January 31 — Opening DayNorth/South East/WestBetty Higham/Dawn Wood 56.00 Elizabeth Jackson/Carolyn McMurray...

A coast family story

He whanau kotahi tatou Nati . . . We are one family. I wasn't there when the East Coast Rugby Football Union was formed 100 years ago but I wouldn't be surprised if similar words were spoken. Former Ngati Porou East Coast skipper Wirihana Raihani...

Golf roundup

If you have a story, tournament to promote or results you wish to have printed, contact The Gisborne Herald at 869-0633 or email sports@gisborneherald. co. nzPoverty BayKNOCKED out on the first hole in 2012 and 2014. Lost in a qualifying chip-off in...

Fly like an eagle

The district will be well represented at the Eagles Golf Society national under-17 tournament in Te Awamutu this week. Gisborne’s Eagles Golf Society of New Zealand secretary Don McFadyen is pictured above with Zach Rolls, Ellen Ball and Jessic...

Classic stockcar win to The Hit Man

SPEEDWAYBEN “The Hit Man” Holt won the Gisborne Hydraulic Services Stockcar Classic by a single point at Eastland Group Raceway on Saturday night.“It just goes to show that one point can make a big difference,” Holt said after claiming his...

Teams from Tolaga Bay dominate

Tolaga Bay Area School teams dominated the annual Year 7 and 8 interschool badminton competition at the Badminton Centre last Wednesday. Three of the school’s teams reached the semifinals. Because of time constraints, the finals were played on...

Turanganui-a-Kiwa Darts Association results

A GradeIndividual Highlights180s: Tahuna Irwin 4, Marcus Leach 2, Toby Ratapu (Falcons); Ihaka Kaio-Wynyard, Monty Reedy (Young Guns); Heath Woollett, Willie Edwards (Tigers); Thao Duncan (Dartaholicz).Highest start, men (180): Tahuna Irwin 2...

Bring on 2020

Winning their historic first Poverty Bay women’s interclub golf pennants title last year was so sweet, Mahia returned for another taste of glory in 2019. Mahia topped the four-round standings with 27 points, heading off Wairoa (24.5) and...

Funding helps junior keepers gear up

GOALKEEPERS are a special breed. The last line of defence. The gatekeepers.“Thou shalt not score” is their motto and time and again they are called upon to put their bodies on the line. The problem for Poverty Bay Hockey is that goalkeepers have...

Sudden-death extra time needed in one semifinal

The Rangiora Keelan Memorial Shield is worth fighting for. And should Tihirau Victory Club raise the shield in triumph at the end of the season, they might look on the semifinal as the big push. On Saturday, TVC beat Ruatoria City 20-15 in...