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Win and a loss for Eastland Masters

Eastland Masters had a win and a loss in their first day’s play as a newly promoted team in the interprovincial masters’ Division 3 badminton competition. They beat last year’s third-placed Division 3 team, Waikato (3), and lost to 2015...

Gisborne Boys’ High sevens hit hard by injuries

INJURIES to three key players cost Gisborne Boys’ High School dearly in their bid to win the Secondary Schools Condor Sevens tournament at the weekend. Winger and leading tryscorer Hunter Mokomoko and outstanding loosies Angus McDonald and Naer...

Oldest Lion was in side who beat Kiwis

THE oldest former member of the British and Irish Lions, Gus Black, has died at the age of 92. He was a halfback who earned six caps for Scotland and toured New Zealand with the 1950 Lions, the last British Isles side to travel to this country by...

Women’s NPL not for faint-hearted

Northern Premier League cricket makes big demands on those taking part, says Poverty Bay women’s player-coach Mel Knight, one of three local players in the Galaxy team.“The commitment required from Poverty Bay players is not for the...

Super Darts Gisborne Region 7

Nine youth and three junior dart players from Gisborne went above and beyond expectations in the New Zealand Darts Council Junior/Youth Dart Championships in Porirua last weekend. They brought home 22 medals. Highlights included the gold medals for...

On the mats — Indoor bowls news

SEVENTEEN-year-old Nathan Trowell beat his father Malcolm Trowell 4-3 in the final of the Friday Night Singles indoor bowls competition. The three-end final could have gone either way. Nathan picked up one point on the first end and two points on the...

Black Fins ready for SA

SURF LIFESAVINGTHEY’VE put in the hard work and now the Black Fins — including a strong contingent from Gisborne — are getting ready to fly to South Africa and freshening up ahead of the 2019 International Surf Rescue Challenge. Matt Cairns...

Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association results

Falcons defeated Rhinos 12-9 in a close A Grade match in the Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association winter league run by the Brezz’n Sports Club. Te Kuzzyz defeated Pumas 20-1, and Tigers defeated Assassins 13-7, with five players in each team taking...

Club basketball results and scorers of note

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City Lights ready for step up

BASKETBALL fans, brace yourselves. Week 3 of the 2017 Gisborne men’s club basketball league has four intriguing match-ups. Campion College — a young team, admittedly, but now one with a sense of itself — take on an unknown in the 9ers at...

Central top interschool points

Central School scored most points overall — 203 — at the Gisborne Primary Interschool Swimming Sports at the Enterprise Cars Aquatic Centre on Wednesday. Wainui Beach were second, with 130 points; Mangapapa were third, with 103; St Mary’s were...

Golfing patience a winning virtue for Pete

LAST year a moment of brilliance denied Peter Kerekere his first King of the Coast men’s open title. Last weekend something far less dramatic won it for him — patience. Kerekere completed the second leg of Poverty Bay-East Coast golf’s...

Gibson, Peace Shield titles up for grabs

THE Ella Gibson women’s and Peace Shield men’s fours titles are up for grabs this weekend. Play will be at the Te Karaka club, with eight men’s and eight women’s teams competing. The Peace Shield was made available for competition by the...

Boys’ High bounce back from disappointment

RUGBYThis scoreline is a litmus test for character. The Gisborne Boys’ High School under-15s bounced back from a heavy loss in the semifinals to draw their last game at the Hurricanes tournament in sensational style. They drew 17-all with St...

HSOB know plenty of work still to be done

RUGBYHIGH School Old Boys make the short trip to Patutahi tomorrow determined to build on last week’s 112-0 romp over Tapuae . . . but with their feet planted firmly on the ground.“It was good to win and have some players return from injury and...

150 and Sione's counting

Sione Ngatu played his 150th game for Poverty Bay last week. But the Bay were in Oamaru playing North Otago, so Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union will acknowledge the milestone tomorrow when LeaderBrand Poverty Bay play King Country at Gisborne’s...