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Strategy pays off for under-15 softball reps

AFTER two heavy losses on Thursday — 9-0 to Wellington and 12-1 to Auckland — Tairawhiti bounced back for impressive wins yesterday against Manawatu (5-1) and Waikato (5-4).Last night they lost 12-5 to Hawke’s Bay, but the game was fought...

Farewell to surfer, filmmaker, pioneer Bruce Brown

SURFING has become synonymous with adventure, travel and the pursuit of the ever-elusive “perfect wave”.It is also (unashamedly) what attracted me to the pursuit. Within months of learning to surf at age 15 I was dreaming of camping out on remote...

Opening day celebration and Allan triples held together

THE Alex Allan Triples were held on Gisborne Bowling Club’s opening day on Saturday, in the shadow of the freshly painted historic clubhouse. The club’s official opening was washed out the previous week, so the two events were rolled into...

Club bowls news

GisborneA Sunday well spent brings a week of content. That’s certainly the case for the Gisborne Bowling Club after it swept the pool in Bowls Gisborne-East Coast’s annual interclub competition on Sunday. The club won all four divisions of the...

Students unleashed in Battle of the Bays

THE Battle of the Bays intermediate school triathlon, run by Ilminster, followed the Battle of the Bays Beach Challenge hosted by Gisborne Intermediate. Both events pitted Gis Int and Ilm students against contemporaries from various Bay of Plenty...

GBHS trio in Bay u20 squad

POVERTY Bay under-20 rugby coach Steve Smith has named three Gisborne Boys’ High School players in his squad. FORWARDS: Storm Tomoana (YMP), Sam Hayward (Athletic), Stacey Reeves (OBM), Hiroa Smith (Nuhaka), Tristan Rutene (Waikohu), Wiremu...

Heartland subsitute

East Coast to get two cracks at beating the Bay

Hat-trick for Josh Adams

A hat-trick to Josh Adams was a highlight of Gisborne United’s 5-2 victory over Havelock North Wanderers Seconds at Harry Barker Reserve on Saturday. Adams was a constant menace to the Havelock defence and could have had two hat-tricks. But another...

Now two at the top,City Lights and Old School break away

And the big two are . . .Last night defending champions City Lights and plus-sized powerhouse team Old School broke the three-way, top-of-the-table deadlock with the Dragons. City Lights beat the Dragons 56-38, and Old School defeated gutsy SE...

Students aim to win on fitness

“Run them off the floor.”That’s the order from Gisborne Boys’ High School head coach Dwayne Tamatea to his senior teams — Red and Black — ahead of Week 5 in the Gisborne Basketball Association’s men’s club league. At the YMCA, Black...

Golf Roundup

Gisborne ParkPENNY Shaw is no Lydia Ko but she may well have achieved a feat the world No. 1 never did, or will. Shaw, in only her second season of golf, obliterated the course last Wednesday, underlining to the extreme the current friendly...

Fenn produces something special

FOOTBALLA BIT of individual brilliance from striker Jack Fenn gave Gisborne Boys’ High School a 1-0 win against Wainui Sharks in Gisborne Championship football last Saturday. Both sides had created chances but they could not be separated until...

Rivals expect tough match

TE AOWERA and YMP B face off in senior women’s hockey tonight and TA will be out to secure their first victory of the season after two well-earned draws. The match, which starts at 6pm on the LJ Hooker Turf at Harry Barker Reserve, should be...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS180s: I Kaio-Wynyard, T Kaio 2, M Reedy, J Love (Done n Dusted).Highest start (180): T Kaio (Done n Dusted).Highest finish (112): M Reedy (Done n Dusted).TEAM RESULTS(P = pairs won. S = singles won. T = total tons)2NZ Wahine To...

Poole bonus-point hero

HSOB v YMPFORMER High School Old Boys captain Jonathan Poole answered an SOS call from coach Wayne Ensor and ended up being the toast of the club with a late try in a 32-14 premier rugby victory over YMP at Rugby Park on Saturday. It was No. 8 Tevit...

Downers scrape home against RSA

This week’s story features two teams both facing off a player short. Maureen Kelly, playing at anchor for Cossie Downers, and Rowe Mason, playing at fifth spot for RSA (4), had the unenviable task of playing each of their three pair legs...

Boys' High realistic about their status

BASKETBALL

Ritana in lead from the start

NETBALLRITANA Senior A from Lytton High School claimed a second major scalp in Pak’nSave premier grade netball last night and Whangara Old Girls just held on against a determined Horouta Gold. The school team added to their impressive record in...