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Michael Pickett's 2020 vision

GISBORNE’S Michael Pickett has wasted no time in making his mark on the Australian swimming scene. Pickett, a successful product of Gisborne’s Enterprise Cars Swim Team, won the 15 years boys’ 50 metres freestyle and 50m butterfly titles at the...

Ready for CEO challenge

JOSH Willoughby is “excited and looking forward to the challenges” after being appointed Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union’s chief executive.“Heartland rugby is facing a number of challenges, particularly with attracting new players...

Weekend sports draws

FootballSATURDAY, men, Central Federation League —3.30pm: Wembley 1 (Whanganui), Whanganui Athletic v ALH Gisborne Thistle. Pacific Premiership —3pm: Hastings Sports Park 1, Maycenvale United v ALH Thistle Reserves. Eastern League 1 —2.30pm...

Nathan Trowell makes history winning the PBEC NZ Henselite Singles

THIRTEEN-year-old Gisborne Boys’ High School student Nathan Trowell made history by being the youngest bowler in the Poverty Bay-East Coast region to win the local final of the NZ Henselite Singles indoor bowls tournament. Trowell, also a classy...

Watch out for jellyfish

Did everyone manage to get a few waves at some point this week? Because the swell is forecast to be pretty tiny this weekend. We should see waves in the one-foot range and offshore north-west winds early on both days, but north-east onshore winds on...

Comet wins ‘top junior club’ award

COMET Swimming Club won the award for top junior club at the Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay winter swimming championships in Flaxmere this month. A Comet team of 36 swimmers finished third overall. Three Comet relay teams — the 12-and-under boys, and...

Junior softball draw

Emerging Sox intermediate softball (Years 7 and 8), 9am: D1, Horouta Tangaroa v Mighty Taua Batters Mana; D2, Muriwai v Ilminster. Rookie Sox primary softball (Years 5 and 6), 9am: D3, Mangapapa Black v Kaiti Rangatira; D4, Awapuni Yellow Hawks v Te...

Gisborne - East Coast golf roundup

Poverty BayJUST how tough it is to win the Gisborne Motors Barns-Graham Cup men’s pairs title was underlined in one hole in round 2 matches on Saturday. Peter Clayton, according to opponent Bill Allen, made “a beautiful birdie” on the ninth...

Motorcycle battle lines at Makorori Beach

IT'S time to shift some sand as Gisborne Motorcycle Sports Club’s beach racing series spins into action at Makorori Beach on Saturday. Expect plenty of action in round 1 as riders go all out to rack up points in their respective classes. The senior...

Hiller's highlights

My first reaction was to say “thanks but no thanks” when asked by my Gisborne Herald sports colleague John “JD” Gillies to write an article on my time as a sports journalist (31 years) before retiring (yesterday), but then I figured “why...

Confidence boost for Ngatapa ahead of playoffs

Ngatapa and Gisborne Girls' High School fought out a high-scoring opener to the weekend hockey round last night. Ngatapa won the match 7-3.“That was a great score by Ngatapa in a game against Amber Dental Gisborne Girls' High School that was...

Twilight league proves popular

The Gisborne Netball Centre has had a tremendous response to its proposed twilight league, which is set to start on October 26 at Victoria Domain, providing the Covid-19 alert level allows. To date, 43 teams are entered for the six-week...

Members rewarded for their efforts

GISBORNE Athletic Club members held their club prize-giving to celebrate another season of successful club nights and competition. Those who received prizes, with their awards —Warren Edlin: Gus Valk Cup, Herald Cup, Barry Cup, Martin Aislabie Cup...

Gisborne - East Coast scoreboards

Netball — Premier: YMP Sunshine Brewery 51 Ritana Senior A 34; Whangara Old Girls 55 Gisborne Girls’ High School Senior A 36; Taste One High School Old Girls 65 Claydens Waikohu (1) 38.A Grade: Nina’s Kitchen HSOG 35 Champers Horouta Taiman...

Bridge results

MONDAY, August 7 — Woodward Chrisp Restricted Championship Pairs 2 (Howell movement): Ann McCombe/Jeff Allen 58.33; Carolyn McMurray/Raewynne Cook 58.33. WEDNESDAY, August 9 — Nan Muir Salver Pairs 2North/South East/WestYvonne Key/Michelle...

Mills and Wright in winning team at Ohope

Kahutia’s Dayvinia Mills and Te Karaka’s Marie Wright were in the winning team at the Ohope Bowling Club’s Midwinter $3000 Paradise Women’s Fours this week. Mills at lead and Wright at two set a solid platform for skip Betty Herring and three...

Golf roundup

TahungaSpencer Butt returned to the senior club champion throne on Sunday. Butt knocked off 2018 winner Mark Steele on Saturday, then beat Jeremy Kemp 6 and 5 in the 36-hole final on Sunday. Kemp booked his place in the final with a win against John...

Waerenga o Kuri equestrian results

EQUESTRIAN results from the Waerenga o Kuri Sports this month (riders from Gisborne unless otherwise stated)SHOW HUNTERCategory C, Horse of the Year Qualifier, 80cm: Amelia Paull, Platinum Playboy, 1. Pony rider equitation series, 80cm: Sage Harding...