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Win earns Harley bragging rights

Harley Davis joined the list of feature race winners at an action-packed Eastland Kart Club’s third points meeting on Sunday. A good-sized crowd were treated to some top-notch racing at the club’s Aerodrome Road track. The feature race is...

On the mats — indoor bowls news

The Poverty Bay-East Coast Centre committee have been busy reorganising the district programme due to Covid-19. No centre tournaments started before lockdown, so the centre reviewed the programme and fitted all centre tournaments into four months...

Gisborne boy Jamison Gibson-Park to play the All Blacks

Jamison Gibson-Park has been named to start at halfback for Ireland for their clash with the All Blacks this weekend. The former Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 player is now ready to make his mark on rugby’s world stage against the best team...

‘Alleged incident’ under investigation

FOOTBALLCENTRAL Football is investigating an “alleged incident” at the Eastern League Division 1 match between Gisborne United and Thistle Massive at Harry Barker Reserve on Saturday. Chief operations manager Donald Piper said he was still trying...

Gisborne Darts Club Association results

Jono Griffiths 2, Toby Ratapu (RSA Men of Mayhem); Renata Leach (RSA Outlaws); Cris Kiri, Tyson Eyles, Kayne Arahanga (2NZ Kings); Rendall McDonald (Cossy Spandangles); Lorenzo Kaa, Georgina Osborne (2NZ Rebels); Monty Reedy (Cossy Done & Dusted)...

DONNELLY ON A ROLL

SQUASHWillz Donnelly believes he’s playing the best squash he’s ever played, after his highest finish at the New Zealand senior nationals. The 19-year-old finished fifth overall in the open men’s division after coming into the competition...

Catches win matches

CRICKETFelix Sparks is a match-winner. The 13-year-old Year 8 student held the pressure catch of the Challenge Cup twenty20 nine-a-side cricket league to date yesterday. His catch at mid-on to dismiss Gisborne Boys’ High School Blues and Royals...

Club games to be held without spectators tomorrow

RUGBYAll local club rugby games will be held without spectators tomorrow. The council of clubs convened last night and decided that no supporters would be allowed to attend games in the Civil Project Solutions senior competitions. A Poverty Bay Rugby...

Iremonger master of the feature race

KARTING by Rockin’ RobinIremonger did it again. Seth Iremonger showed he is the master of feature races when he won the feature at the end of Eastland Kart Club’s meeting on Sunday. It took his tally of feature wins for the season to three. Seth...

Gisborne-East Coast golf roundup

HE won’t be there in person but he will be there in spirit, and another material form. Mike Hutton, who died earlier this year, will very much be in the minds of Glen McKinnon and Derek Craven when they play the Te Kanawa Cup men’s pairs final...

Week keeps looking up

Sawyer, Gisby and Malone win national titles

Campaign ends: Jags face uncertain relegation fate

Gisborne Thistle ended their Central Federation League campaign with a 2-0 loss to competition runners-up Palmerston North Marist on Saturday. The loss meant Thistle were the last-placed team in the eight-strong league. Levin’s goal difference was...

Ngatapa win thriller

HOCKEYNGATAPA and Gisborne Girls’ High School fought out the toughest match in the opening round of the Gisborne hockey competition at the weekend. Close behind in the excitement stakes were the Lytton Old Boys-Waituhi and LOB (2)-YMP B games in...

Prems to play outdoors

Grading eliminated, but semis and finals still a possibility

Spirit enshrined in etiquette

OPINIONAs the Chief-of-Cricket of Gisborne Boys’ High School during this eventful year, I’d like to venture an opinion on the game’s etiquette and protocol, and urge all clubs and our Poverty Bay citizenry to take an interest in it. The Laws of...

Waikohu takes memorial shield

Waikohu (1) hoisted the Kathleen Henderson Memorial Shield at Victoria Domain on Saturday, breaking the winning run of defending champions YMP Whanau. Both Claydens Waikohu (1) and YMP Whanau suffered a loss in their five games in the Sutherland...

Pennants title to Wairoa women

GOLFWAIROA are the 2021 Poverty Bay women’s pennants champions after a series that was in the balance to the final round. The seven-round series came to a fittingly tight conclusion at Electrinet Park on Saturday. Four clubs went into the round...

Conditions tricky for club’s latest meeting

Eastland Kart Club held its latest points meeting in tricky conditions. With conditions hot and windy, the track was watered before every race. That made for an excellent grippy surface, which allowed some great outside passing. The feature race at...