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Bodies sore but otherwise teams ‘healthy’ for final

RUGBYBOTH Lee Bros Shield finalists have reported a clean bill of health following semifinal wins at the weekend.“We’ve got a few sore bodies from the big OBM pack,” said GT Shearing Waikohu coach Jason Tuapawa, whose side play East Coast Farm...

Bridge results

MONDAY, November 30 — Woodward Chrisp Restricted Championship 6: Lorraine Varga/Eileen Lee 59.26; Murray Owen/John Rouse 57.87; Vicki Taylor/John Hudson 54.17; Pippa Williams/Philip Beale 52.78; Bette Parker/Trish Corson 51.39; Jeff Allen/Ann...

Gisborne Thistle wary of underdogs Levin

GISBORNE Thistle will be close to full strength when they play Levin in Central Federation League football at Childers Road Reserve tomorrow. Last Saturday Thistle went to Manawatu without any of the three midfielders from the previous week's upset...

GBHS step up to the plate at NZ champs

GISBORNE Boys’ High School junior team are the first Gisborne team to go undefeated at a national softball tournament. GBHS won all of their games at the New Zealand junior secondary school championships in Hastings, but were ineligible for the...

Milestone edition of 100km Coast Duathlon

MULTISPORTThe weather will clear, the road will be dry, the wind will oblige and the pub will be open at the finish line . . . a perfect picture for the 30th edition of Gisborne’s iconic road race. Some of that prediction will be true as the...

Bridge results

After three of nine roundsJean Bennett, Robin Bennett, Diana Styche, Joy Marden 50.74 VPsEileen Lee, Ann McCombe, Bette Parker, Trish Corson 42.99 VPsTracy Clayton, Stephen Francks, Carolyn McMurray, Elizabeth Jackson 40.09 VPsNorth/South...

Doleman Cup supercharged - Loffler and Lamb feature in emphatic victories

Premier grade cricket just took a supercharged turn. Unbeaten Bollywood High School Old Boys defeated Coastal Concrete Old Boys Rugby by seven wickets, while the Galaxy World Gisborne Boys' High School first 11 defeated Horouta Te Waka. After five...

Domestic surf season disrupted by Covid

CONTINUED Covid-19 restrictions on outdoor events forced organisers on Tuesday to cancel the National Scholastic Surfing Championships. This comes as a particular blow to Gisborne surfers as it coincides with the postponement of the Sticky Johnson...

RIPPA OF A DAY

Rising talent was on display at the Poverty Bay primary schools Rippa Rugby tournament held at Waikirikiri Park. The competition featured a Year 5 and 6 boys' grade and, for the first time, a Y4, 5 and 6 girls-only grade. A couple of mixed teams...

Thistle, United fill top two spots

GISBORNE sides Thistle and United are first and second respectively in football’s Pacific Premiership following wins in Hawke’s Bay on Saturday. Gisborne Vehicle Testing Thistle beat previous league leaders Havelock North Wanderers Reserves 2-1...

Keen competition for memorial trophies

MEMORIAL night tends to be the most passionate meeting on the Eastland Group Raceway calendar and tomorrow night will be no exception as two of three coveted trophies go on the line. In addition, the saloons and streetstocks will sort out their...

Best of district on show

NEIGHBOURHOOD rivalry will be in full force over the next four days at the Olympic Pool for the annual Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay Summer Champs. The centre’s top age-group and open swimmers will be vying for individual, relay and club...

Gisborne Herald seeks champion sports teams

THE winter sports season is all but over and The Gisborne Herald has recorded the successes of many teams, but we would love to acknowledge the many more out there. If you would like your champion side recognised in the sports pages, please email us...

Gizzy surfers taking international stage

AND so the spring conditions continue. I cannot remember the last onshore wind, with gentle, warm, north-west breezes becoming normal. I have even taken the booties off and am feeling pretty good in just a three-millimetre wetty. Fortunately some fun...

Cossie clinch victory in final leg

MARLAINE Pohio’s 2NZ (3) hosted Ryan Kirkland’s Cossie 4 PHL in what really was a game of two halves. It was not until the final leg that the visitors gained the match-winner. At point for 2NZ was the hugely talented Ora Pohio. She was partnered...

Scoreboard

FOOTBALLPacific Premiership: At Gisborne, Gisborne Thistle 3 Taradale 0; Havelock North, Havelock North Wanderers 1 Heavy Equipment Services United 4. Eastern League men’s and women’s knockout trophies, postponed due to rain. HOCKEYPoverty Bay...

It’s all paying off for Wairoa’s Watts

All the hard work, long hours and dedication to the task have been rewarded for Wairoa motocross racer Tommy Watts. The 2018 New Zealand Motocross Championships wrapped up with the fourth and final round in Taupo on Saturday and 16-year-old Watts was...

Injuries may cut short Moeke’s foray in pack

PIRATES coach Steve Smith wants to keep TK Moeke as blindside flanker for tomorrow’s premier rugby match against High School Old Boys. But Smith won’t make a final call until closer to kick-off.“I’d love to keep TK there after last week, and...