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Promise shown in u20 series

RUGBYPOVERTY Bay’s under-20 rugby side had three losses in a Hurricanes regional series but showed promise and could be well placed for a stronger showing next year. Up to a dozen players are in line to be back in 2020. Poverty Bay had their moments...

Premier grade decider set

NETBALLHIGH School Old Girls and YMP clash on Wednesday night to decide who will play Whangara Old Girls in Gisborne premier-grade netball’s final. Taste One HSOG beat a spirited Claydens Waikohu side 52-44 at the YMCA on Saturday, and the season...

GBH sides display their cricket skills

The T20 Challenge Cup is a real test of young cricketers' skill, will and resourcefulness. Gisborne Boys' High School sides, the Blues and Royals and the Admiralty, proved that at Nelson Park yesterday. On Nelson Park's artificial pitches, the Blues...

Golf Roundup

Tom Smith and Ella Wynyard combined so successfully on Saturday that they decided to do it again the next day. The Smith/Wynyard combo won the Canadian foursomes stableford at Waikohu's open opening day tournament on Saturday. They posted 44 points...

FOSTER MAKES HISTORY

MATTHEW Foster is the indoor bowls national junior singles champion, and he made history achieving the title. He is the first bowler in the 42-year history of the event to come from the Poverty Bay-East Coast centre. Foster, 16, travelled to...

Bridge results

North/South East/WestAnn McCombe, Eileen Lee 57.99 Mark Fleming, Pamela Clay 62.30Anne Roberts, Raewynne Cook 53.94 Helen Kerisome, Pippa Williams 53.97Trish Corson, Bette Parker 53.47 Yvonne Waide, Katrina Duncan 51.19Trish Corson, Sally Knight...

Bidding to overcome the odds

KAIYA Huta and Finn Vette both overcame pre-championship injuries to produce impressive performances at the World Trampolining Championships in Denmark. Vette, who finished sixth in the 11-to-12-year double mini division, landed awkwardly on his...

Golden sands, gold rewards

SURF LIFESAVINGGISBORNE teenager Briana Irving became a double world champion on the sands of Glenelg Beach in Adelaide yesterday. The 16-year-old won the youth (under-19) women’s beach sprint title and was a member of the winning beach relay team...

Big day for Waikanae

TSB New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships

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First round goes to Vette

Finn Vette has cruised to victory in the first round of the Billabong Grom Series in Mount Maunganui. He made the tricky conditions look easy with fluid forehand surfing that saw him dominate the field in his first competition of the year. With...

Tayler Reid presents credentials at Mt Maunganui

GISBORNE triathlete Tayler Reid presented his credentials by beating Commonwealth Games teammate Ryan Sissons in the Eves Surfbreaker Triathlon at Mt Maunganui this week.“I wasn’t happy with my last race (he finished 20th in an ITU World Cup...

Poverty Bay return without a win

POVERTY Bay returned from the Northern Districts three-game 50-over cricket tournament at Taupo without a win. They lost to Waikato Valley yesterday. The Bay won the toss and posted 196-7 with Sam Tallott (48), Scott Tallott (43), Dane Thompson (29...

Trio earn reward on squash court

HARD work has paid off for Quade Hyde, and sisters Ariata and Parearau Kutia, all junior members of Gisborne HSOB Squash Club. Fourteen-year-old Quade was crowned D Grade men’s championship winner at the national graded champion of champions event...

Youth talent on show in local waters

JUNIOR surfers from three powerhouse districts of New Zealand surfing took part in the Gisborne Boys’ High School Invitational Surfing Competition on Friday. Taranaki, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne junior surfing talent was in plentiful supply at the...

PBEC blown away after ‘tough day at the office’

If adversity builds character, Poverty Bay-East Coast headed back to their hotel after Day 2 of the Toro national interprovincial golf tournament yesterday carting trailer-loads of it. PBEC suffered a 5-0 morning beating then a 5-0 afternoon drubbing...