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Gisborne lifesavers in national teams

Four Gisborne athletes have been named in Surf Life Saving New Zealand teams to compete overseas this year, with Midway club member Olivia Corrin named in two. Corrin, clubmate Cory Taylor and Waikanae’s Casie Fyall have been named in a 10-strong...

Mallets at the ready for PB Open

The Bushmere polo grounds will rumble to the sound of thundering hooves over the weekend for Poverty Bay Polo Club's premier annual tournament — the Poverty Bay Open. Eleven teams from Poverty Bay, Hawke's Bay, Wanstead and Birchleigh (Hastings)...

Judo club contingent small but successful

GISBORNE Judo Club members returned from the national championships in Wellington with 16 medals, eight of them gold. Club member Bevan Brooking came home with more than the senior men’s under-73-kilogram gold medal. After an examination on the...

PB u13 teams hit turf running

Poverty Bay teams got their under-13 hockey tournaments off to winning starts yesterday. The Poverty Bay girls team beat Manawatu 4-0 on the opening day of the Rawleigh Trophy at Gisborne’s LJ Hooker Turf. Keeley Smiler scored two goals and Jade...

Around the Greens: Club bowls news

The St Patrick’s Day tournament at Bowls Kahutia was postponed due to the weather. It was decided to go ahead with the tournament on the nearest suitable Wednesday — the ideal tournament day for the bowling fraternity. This proved a popular...

Wanted: Rep coaches for 2016

GISBORNE Netball Centre is calling for representative coaches and managers for the 2016 season. Coaches and managers are required for Year 7, Y8, u15 and u17 teams. Applications for these positions close on Sunday. Application forms are available...

Golf Roundup

Bruce Talbot was still “fizzing” a few days after a personal best round at the Bay on Sunday. Talbot won the division 1 men's stableford with 78-13-65, for 43 points. His opening few holes were no indication of what was to come. Starting on the...

OBR keep slim lead

Old Boys Rugby have a slim lead over High School Old Boys heading into the final round of Poverty Bay cricket’s DJ Barry Cup, but either team could take the title. Bollywood Stars HSOB made up a little ground on Bain Construction OBR during...

Fitness, skill, good tackling on show

RUGBYPoverty Bay under-13 rugby opened in dramatic style at Waikirikiri Park on Saturday with a brilliant match: Ngatapa beat High School Old Boys’ 19-12 in the under-52-kilogram restricted grade. Centre Maxwell Kennedy was sensational, his...

Friday night win to Ngatapa

SPORT in brief

Half to Reedy before rain decides round 7

GOLFPOVERTY Bay-East Coast are on the board. But it was the elements, not their golf, that earned them their first team point — half a point to be exact — at the Freyberg Masters men’s interprovincial in Hamilton yesterday afternoon. Heavy rain...

Queueing up for shot at GP title

Super saloon series, TQ Masters among support classes

Building momentum: Coach wants them to get better at ‘finishing’

Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 took their biggest scalp of the season so far on Saturday. The Duane Hihi-coached team beat Wellington College 33-24 at Porirua Park in the Tranzit Coachlines First 15 Festival of Rugby.“We’re really happy to...

Bodies on the line

OBM beat defending champs 20-17

Two wins to Lardelli, Arnaboldi

Results of the sidecars racing from Gisborne Speedway Club’s Fireworks Meeting were incorrect in a report in yesterday’s Gisborne Herald. Callum Innes and Russell Stuart did not win all three races. The 22G pair won the feature race. The other two...

Spoiled for choice: Jags’ top two teams on show at once

Gisborne Thistle football fans may find themselves with divided loyalties tomorrow. Both the first team and the reserves are playing on Childers Road Reserve at 2.30pm. ALH Gisborne Thistle will play Palmerston North Marist on the No. 1 ground and...

Golf Roundup

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One game could determine season

FOOTBALLGISBORNE United need to beat league leaders Port Hill in Napier tomorrow if they want to retain football’s Pacific Premiership title. They won the premiership by a point last year and looked on course for back-to-back titles until they lost...