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Eight awards collected by Surf City

Surf City Squash picked up eight awards at the annual Squash Eastern Awards in Napier for their efforts over the 2020 season. Casey Miller and Jereme Taylor both picked up the awards for most improved senior player. Miller, a member of the C Grade...

Tilley bounces back with Waikato win

FORMER Gisborne woman Julia Tilley made up for the disappointment of missing out on the Commonwealth Games with victory in the Waikato Beach Volleyball Open at the weekend. Campion College old girl Tilley and partner Alice Bain defeated Danielle...

Five Poverty Bay paddlers named in NZ squad

KAYAKINGFIVE Poverty Bay kayak paddlers have been named in a New Zealand sprint squad. Zac Ferkins, Quaid Thompson, Britney Ford and Alicia Hoskin are in a national team of 16 for world cup sprint events, alongside Olympic gold medallist Lis...

Christie’s eyes on the CT prize

SURFINGRICARDO Christie’s bid to return to professional surfing’s elite tour is into the final two pivotal contests of the year. The Gisborne-Mahia surfer is seeded into round 2 of the Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa, Oahu, which started this...

Christie out of Ballito Pro

GISBORNE-Mahia surfer Ricardo Christie has been eliminated early from the Ballito Pro Qualifing Series 10,000 contest in South Africa. Gold Coast-based Christie finished third in his Round 2 four-man heat from which the top two advanced to Round...

Athletic programme

Gisborne Athletic Club’s programme last week was cancelled due to wet conditions. The programme for tomorrow is —TrackFieldUnder-7: 50 metres. Under-12/u14: high jump. 7/8/9yrs: 100m. U16/u18/senior: shot put. All grades: 100m. 7/8/9yrs: long...

World champion

It was a risky move and he knew it. Gisborne triathlete Tayler had tried it before and failed. Not this time. The 21-year-old is the under-23 men’s champion of the world after a sensational performance at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final carnival...

Short-course swim results

Enterprise Cars Swim Team results from the short-course swimming nationals in North Shore, Auckland. YesterdayJack Keepa, 13 years: 5th in 100 metres individual medley, 10th 50m freestyle. Nathan Proctor, 15: 15th 100m IM, 13th 200m...

Sports draws

CricketSUNDAY — Walker Shield Twenty Harry Barker Reserve, 1pm: H, Bain Construction OBR v Coastal Ultrasound Horouta; H3, Campion College v GBHS 1; H4, Bollywood HSOB v Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates. 3.30pm: H3, Bollywood HSOB V Coastal Ultrasound...

Bay come up against strong Hamilton side

POVERTY Bay coach David McDonald was expecting his side to face a Hamilton cricket team featuring a few Northern Districts guns for their Brian Dunning representative one-day competition game on Sunday. His boys got that and a little more. They turned...

On the mats — indoor bowls news

Fifteen-year-old Lytton High School student Hina Preddey won the Poverty Bay-East Coast Handicap Singles, defeating nine-year-old Adam Rickard 14-13 in a great indoor bowls final. On Preddey’s road to the final, she beat Doc Tipene, Jay Casey and...

Finals day on the Coast

RUGBYWill any final top 2017? If ever a game could, Uawa and Tihirau Victory Club in 2019 may be the teams to do it. At 2.30pm tomorrow, East Coast club rugby defending champions Uawa and the never-before heroes of 2017 — TVC — will play the...

Horouta champions of u13 weight-restricted grade

Horouta: champions in 2019. The Rob Kora-coached Horouta are the under-13 weight-restricted club rugby champions of Poverty Bay this year. They scored 11 tries for a bonus-point 61-0 victory over Pirates to win the grade. Horouta finished the season...

Eagle finish for McDonald

Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay No. 1 Tessa McDonald is taking it one hole at a time at golf’s national women’s interprovincial in Christchurch. But after two fine comeback victories, she will never forget one particular hole on the opening day of the...

‘Leading thoroughbred’ award for Untouchable

EQUESTRIANUNTOUCHABLE, ridden and owned by Gisborne’s Merran Hain, was named leading thoroughbred of the Glistening Waters Show in Masterton at the weekend. Held at Solway Showgrounds, the Glistening Waters Jumping and ESNZ Series Final Show ran...

AIMS Games gold to Aidan

Ilminster Intermediate student Aidan Hailes added to Gisborne’s history of success in winning the indoor bowls singles title at the AIMS Games this week. Aidan defeated Otumoetai Intermediate student Jake Stott 7-3, 7-2 in the gold medal...

Winning start by Poverty Bay boys

It reads like the review for a Hollywood blockbuster. Poverty Bay Year 9 and 10 boys began their Hawke’s Bay cricket camp games with a 112-run victory over a Cornwall club side at Cornwall Park yesterday. Poverty Bay captain, No. 4 batsman and man of...

Things to know about Prada Cup

After months of drama, controversy and preparation, racing for the America's Cup is finally set to kick off with the start of the Prada Cup. Organised by the Challenger of Record, the Prada Cup Challenger Selection Series will be held in Auckland...