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Ripia delighted to be back in Gisborne with Maori teams

NEW Zealand Maori Hockey chairman and former Gisbrne man Kahu Ripia says he is delighted to bring two New Zealand Maori under-21 teams to Gisborne. The women’s and men’s teams will play Queensland Secondary Schools teams tomorrow and Sunday on...

Scoreboard

FootballCentral Federation League: In Gisborne, Gisborne Thistle 2 Havelock North Wanderers 5. Eastern League, division 1: Carpet Court Thistle Reserves 1 Thistle Massive 7, Shipwreck Bohemians 1 Wainui Sharks 3, Gisborne Boys’ High School 2 Heavy...

Dominant on the board

DARTSPLAYERS from Brezz’n Sports Club featured in the junior and youth divisions of the Clubs New Zealand National Darts Tournament in Hamilton last weekend. Tahuna Irwin retained the youth male title he won last year and Renata Leach headed...

League and cup double for Athletic

FOOTBALLTHE league-and-knockout-cup double was achieved by Gisborne Fisheries Athletic in the College Grade of Superleague football at Watson Park. First, they put the league title beyond doubt with a 6-1 victory over Printing House Rovers on...

Extreme obstacles no barrier to Tough Gal winners

Two Gisborne teenagers navigated barbed wire fences and mud tunnels to win their age divisions at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Tough Guy and Gal Challenge in Rotorua. Phoebe Taylor, 15, and Holly Drain, 16, travelled to the cross-country event...

Bay’s best again,moala player of the year

AND the Poverty Bay Heartland Championship player of the year is, to no one’s surprise, except the man himself, Siosiua Moala.“I honestly thought Ethine (Reeves) would have won it this year,” High School Old Boys powerhouse No. 8 Moala said...

Top riders heading our way

Top-flight riders are heading to Gisborne from all over the country this week for the Larsen Sawmilling North Island Jumping and Show Hunter Championships. As well as the prestigious North Island titles — 13 in jumping and eight in show hunter —...

Chance to foot it at a higher level

GISBORNE Thistle will be without three regulars for tomorrow’s Chatham Cup away clash against fellow Central Federation side Havelock North Wanderers.“Josh Adams, Josh Harris and Cullen Spawforth are out but we’ll be taking three good...

THANKS SPORT. . .

Gisborne Herald chief sub-editor Chris Taewa continues a series on his favourite sporting memories

Batting heroics

CRICKETIT is better to have won the MCC Bat and lost it than never to have held it. A 66-run loss to Mangapapa at Nelson Park ended Makauri School’s two-week reign as holders of Poverty Bay primary school cricket’s prestigious challenge...

Close darts match goes game for game

PYTHONS versus Scorpions went game for game in the Brezz N Darts Club competition. Scorpions hit out strongly in the first set of singles, John Lynch defeating Errol Tamihana 2-0 and John’s partner Heiwari Phillips defeating Antz Hulley...

Newcomers make themselves heard

NEWCOMERS GMC Kowhai caused a big upset last night when they knocked over Gisborne Girls’ High School 3-1 in women’s hockey on the LJ Hooker Turf at Harry Barker Reserve. In the other match last night, Ben Holden Fencing Ngatapa outplayed GMC...

Around the Greens: Club bowls news

Robin Jefferson and Dayvinia Mills have won the 14th Val Smith 2x4x2 Mixed Pairs Tournament. They were presented with the Evelyn Mills Memorial Trophy for the victory by Trevor Mills. Runners-up — and winners of the Norma and Garth Peck Tray —...

Horouta and Mareikura open waka medals tally

GISBORNE clubs Horouta Waka Hoe and Mareikura opened their medal accounts on day two of the waka ama sprint nationals on Lake Karapiro yesterday. The Horouga Hianga crew won bronze in the final of the midget men’s W6 250 metres and Mareikura’s...

McMenamin in Barbarians

GISBORNE’S Charmaine McMenamin will play for the women’s Barbarians rugby side against Wales in Cardiff this weekend. McMenamin was selected alongside fellow Black Ferns Steph Te Ohaere-Fox, Eloise Blackwell and Ruahei Demant and Auckland player...

Christie straight into last 32

Gisborne-Mahia surfer Ricardo Christie’s bid to move up the Championship Tour rankings got off to a winning start at the weekend. Christie yet again advanced straight to the round of 32 at the Tahiti Pro Teahupo’o — the seventh contest of the...