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Bay lose to Hamilton by 10 wickets

CRICKETFIFTY-over cricket can be a grind. Or to fall in line with the adage, a fast game’s a good game, as was the case with Poverty Bay in their match against Hamilton at the Northern Districts junior secondary schools tournament...

Opportunities knock

TOP New Zealand beach volleyball player Julia Tilley started her season with a win and she can't wait for the second stop of the national tour in Gisborne this weekend. The Gisborne Slam starts tomorrow and it will serve as a homecoming for Tilley...

Referees needed

A shortage of referees means only one game in men’s Eastern League Division 1 football will be controlled by an official tomorrow. Referee’s appointment co-ordinator John Jones said it was an unusual situation caused by the fact that four senior...

Winning return for Tom Cook

SNOOKERFORMER local player Tom Cook made a victorious return to his old haunts in the Gisborne Masters snooker tournament over Queen’s Birthday Weekend. Now based in Tauranga, Cook proved too good on the immaculate Cossie Club tables to win the...

Rice won demo derby that just kept giving

THE “demolition derby” field stole the show at Eastland Group Raceway on Saturday when their closely contested warm-up races turned it into the derby that went all night. A field of 25 cars were entered for the Gisborne Auto Spares-sponsored main...

Bring on the 'naki

A RANFURLY Shield challenge and a new team in the premier competition has Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union chief executive Marty Davis looking forward to the 2018 season.“We play Taranaki in New Pymouth on July 28 and Tapuae have been promoted...

Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association results

Ihaka Kaio-Wynyard 3, Te Kotahi Kaio 2, Tristan Reeves (Kidz & Himz); Juanita Reeves (Knights); Anaru Cashmore (Ruahine Rua).Tahuna Irwin 3, Sam Kirikino (Falcons); Ihaka Kaio-Wynyard 2, Te Kotahi Kaio 2, Tristan Reeves (Kidz & Himz); John White 2...

Two contrasting games in store

NETBALLTWO games of contrasting outlooks will be played in Gisborne premier-grade netball at the YMCA tonight. Whangara Old Girls head into their Pak’nSave competition clash with Champers Horouta Gold at 6pm fresh from a stunning performance...

Gisborne athletic results and programme

GISBORNE Athletic Club results from the club night last Wednesday —Seven-year boys60 metres: Riley Brown 1.150m: Archie Cook 1.300m: A Cook 1. Discus: A Cook 1, R Brown 2. Eight-year boys60m: Luca Alexander 1, Jack Holden 2.150m: J Holden 1, L...

Reynolds stars with bat for Pirates

PIRATES vice-captain Brad Reynolds stole the show as the holders of local cricket’s Doleman Cup booked their place in Saturday’s final against OBR. Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates, sent in to bat after losing the toss, posted 222-7 from their 35 overs...

Brenden Gooch club competitor of the year

SPEEDWAYSTREETSTOCK racer Brenden Gooch (1NZ) was named club competitor of the year at the Gisborne Speedway Club’s annual prize-giving last weekend. It was the second time Gooch had picked up the club’s driver-of-the-year prize.“It feels...

Gordon new King of the Mountains

GISBORNE cyclist Callum Gordon was “super-stoked” with his 10th-place finish and the King of the Mountains (KOM) title in the Elite and U23 Road National Championships in Napier.“It’s the first time I’ve raced in the elite division and the...

Imogen, 12, swims under open qualifying times

SWIMMINGImogen Amor-Bendall, at 12 years of age, not only won medals racing girls a year older at the national age-group championships in Auckland, but for the first time she qualified for the New Zealand open championships. It’s extremely...

Golf Roundup

If you have a story, tournament to promote or results you wish to have printed, contact The Gisborne Herald at 869-0633 or email sports@gisborneherald. co. nzWaikohuA father-son double highlighted the Waikohu Men’s Open on Saturday. William Brown won...

Northern in the zone

The Northern team’s stranglehold on the Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay interzone women’s golf trophy continued in Gisborne this week. The host Northern side made it seven titles straight against their Southern and Central rivals on the Poverty Bay...

YMP men stand tall at top of the table

HOCKEYYMP reinforced their status as the team to beat in premier men’s hockey this season when they handed out another solid defeat to arch-rivals and defending champions THC at the weekend. YMP A won 6-3, Jereme Taylor scoring a hat-trick and...

Golf Roundup

Gisborne ParkA GRANDFATHER-grandson double marked the penultimate golfing weekend for 2017. Allan Nairne won the men’s stableford on Saturday with 88-20-68, for 40 poitns. Grandson Brad Reynolds did the same on Sunday with 79-10-69, for 39...

Gisborne Thistle stay close, United falter

Gisborne Thistle stayed on the trail of Pacific Premiership leaders Port Hill with a 3-0 victory over Western Rangers in Hastings on Saturday. But Gisborne United were left to lick their wounds after a 5-1 loss to Port Hill in Napier. Gisborne Vehicle...