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Gisborne Club Darts Association results

CATCH-UP results from Gisborne Club Darts Association competition —INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS September 29180s: Brian Leach (Cossy Done & Dusted); Mike Jones (Roseland); Renata Leach, Tristan Reeves (RSA Outlaws); Rendall McDonald (Cossy Spandangles)...

First of centre titles up for grabs

BOWLS by StarweedTHE first of the Bowls Gisborne-East Coast centre titles — the open mixed pairs — will be contested this weekend. Last season the tournament was played in Wairoa and only eight entries were received. This year 22 pairs have...

Dominant display from Ngatapa

RUGBY by Jack MalcolmNgatapa have secured their place in the Poverty Bay club rugby premier semifinals with a convincing 48-19 win against High School Old Boys. The Ngatapa forward pack were in strong form, pressuring the HSOB scrum and putting them...

Coach wants positive attitude from players

HOCKEYGISBORNE Boys’ High School face a tough challenge tonight when they take on YMP A in the opening match of this weekend’s senior hockey on the LJ Hooker Turf at Harry Barker Reserve. The students took a hammering last weekend at the hands of...

Christie's timing perfect

RICARDO Christie waited until the last minute of the open men’s final to post the best heat-score of the national surfing championships. A near-perfect ride of 9.93 out of 10 gave the Gisborne-Mahia surfer a two-wave total of 17.96 at Makorori...

Speedway action as drivers from the length of NZ race for the national open-wheeler title

SPEEDWAYUP to 20 cars can be expected for the Roseland Tavern New Zealand Six-shooter Open-wheeler Championships at the Eastland Group Raceway tomorrow and Saturday nights. The title race seems wide open. Cars and drivers are coming from as far away...

Butcher Boys put Bay to the sword

Wanganui were in a different class as they beat Poverty Bay 53-0 in a Heartland Championship match at Rugby Park on Saturday. The “Butcher Boys” carved up Poverty Bay in a dominant first-half display to lead 36-0 at the break. In the second half...

Golden day in Tahiti for Horouta crews

WAKA AMAHOROUTA Waka Hoe crews tasted gold and silver in V6 1000 metre finals on Day 7 of the Va’a World Sprint Championships in Tahiti. Junior 16 women’s crew Puhi Kaiariki started Horouta’s multiple medal performance with gold, winning their...

Coach here to help promote the game

TENNISHAWKE’S Bay professional tennis coach Craig Giddy will be in Gisborne for the nationwide Love Tennis promotion on Saturday. Giddy, a multiple winner of the 45-plus age group in national seniors tennis, is a coach and member at Hastings Tennis...

Tiny White Day at two venues

It will always be Tiny White Opening Day. The Civil Project Solutions premier club rugby competition will feature three games at two grounds, as opposed to one venue only. All will kick off at 2.45pm — and the Tiny White medal for the best player...

Gordon still in top 20

GISBORNE’S Callum Gordon lost his King of the Mountain jersey after the second stage of the New Zealand Cycle Classic. But Gordon, riding for Team Skoda, was far from disappointed with yesterday’s performance.“We (Skoda) have Alex West first in...

Falcons in the decider

Seeka Falcons have booked a berth in the grand final of the Gisborne Tairawhiti Rugby League senior competition. The Falcons are the first team to go through. They beat Paikea Whalers 36-20 in a second-life playoff match at Awapuni Stadium on...

Finn Vette wins second Billabong Grom Series event

Gisborne surfer and under-16 boys' national champion Finn Vette won his division at the second event of the Billabong Grom Series, held at Whangamata over the weekend. Vette won his quarterfinal, semifinal and final comfortably. In the final, he...

Perfect lead-in to the weekend

RUGBYIt was a great result and the perfect lead-in. The Mark Jefferson-coached Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 played superbly to beat Wellington College 47-24 on Saturday. It was brilliant timing, with 10 teams set to play in the Tranzit...

All Friday and Saturday's softball results

FRIDAY NIGHT SENIOR SOFTBALL RESULTS6.00PMTe Aowera vs Lytton High (to be replayed due to loss of light)6.00PMLytton Boys 13 vs Scorpions 0SATURDAY SENIOR SOFTBALL1pm WOMENS B GRADEUawa Stingers 11 vs Waikohu 183pm Turanga Health 2 vs Panthers...

Former Sky Blues manager Kururangi to lead NPEC union

Job interviews often serve to confirm what interviewers might think — rarely will candidates admit to needing help. But the honesty and openness of the newly appointed chief executive of the East Coast Rugby Union, LeRoy Kururangi, swung things his...