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Gisborne BHS take on St Peter’s

RUGBYThey should be there in droves. Gisborne Boys’ High School rugby is back on deck at the Rectory field tomorrow, with the traditional fixtures against St Peter’s College of Auckland. Both the second 15 (11am, referee Jake Robertson) and first...

Waikohu charge too late

The YMP show is back on the road. After a mid-season slump, their defence stood up against Waikohu at Te Karaka on Saturday and they went on to win the Poverty Bay club premier competition match 26-19. GT Shearing Waikohu had the territorial advantage...

Gisborne Bridge Club competition

GMC steamroll into the finals

HOCKEYTHE Green Machine will play YMP to decide the Poverty Bay premier women’s hockey championship next week after GMC’s win over Girls High last night. GMC Green won the last of the week’s semi-finals on the Hain Farming turf, 6-1, over Amber...

Taniwha too strong for NPEC

Ten tries scored in game that drew 1000 fans

Dominant second half not enough

RUGBYThis is a first 15 who dig deep. Ngati Porou Seafoods Gisborne Boys’ High School — as they have done against many other highly-fancied opponents this season — gave Hamilton a real push in Game 6 of their Super 8 campaign at Hamilton on...

Moore and Rennie win half marathon

DOUG Moore and Michelle Rennie outgunned the field to win the Remax Matokitoki Valley Half Marathon overall titles yesterday. Moore completed the 21 kilometres in 1 hour 22 minutes 24 seconds to win the men’s division from Rocky Smythe (1:24.03)...

Mates key to Brown victory at NZ champs

STREETSTOCK racer Aaron Brown is a New Zealand champion, thanks to help from fellow Gisborne drivers. Brown won the right to display 1NZ on the side of his car after a helter-skelter championship series at Kihikihi Speedway on Friday and Saturday...

Future Black Ferns?

It's been the opening week of the Ngati Porou Secondary School Under-18 12-a-side Girls’ Rugby Competition. Lytton won 92-5, and Gisborne Girls’ High also hit the ground running with an 85-10 win against Tolaga Bay Area School. The Lytton...

Trampolining top honour shared

BREA Low and Hannah Scholefield ended their Gisborne Trampoline Club season the best possible way, named joint winners of the Best All Rounder Cup.“They’re both off to university next year but that’s not why they won the club’s top award...

Tawera wins King of the Coast

HAWKE’S Bay golfer Tyson Tawera became the latest player to ascend the throne at the King of the Coast men’s open at Tolaga Bay golf course yesterday. Tawera proved too solid for Mahia’s Peter Bremner in the championship 16 matchplay final...

Golf roundup

EXPERIENCE meant nothing as Pen Wanklyn was crowned the 2021 Kevin Hollis Glass women’s shootout champion on Sunday. Wanklyn, playing in the 19-woman final for the first time, showed the cool, calm and collectedness of a seasoned campaigner. Getting...

Three days, two games

Thistle trying to manage the workload

Formidable challenge as GBHS take on Scots

Tomorrow could be a day of inspiration for the Gisborne Boys’ High School first15. The Ryan Tapsell-coached team, under captain tighthead prop Nathaniel Hauiti, face Scots College in a Tranzit Coachlines first 15 Rugby Festival game at Porirua Park...

Gisborne Cycling Club events

Tomorrow — Avantiplus Maintrax Race 7 — Sign-on: 5.30pm to 5.50pm at Taruheru Cemetery, Nelson Road. Finish at top of Waimata Hill. Start: 6pm. Race: 34 kilometres to end of Waimata seal and back to top of hill. Marshals: Noel Holden, Dave...

Two losses for badminton veterans,Murray struggles through at Queen’s, Wawrinka out

BADMINTONEastland had two losses in inter-association veterans’ Division 3 badminton at Papakura on Saturday. They lost 8-1 to Waitakere (4) and 8-1 to Hawke’s Bay. The Eastland veterans team members were Alan Ledger, Ron Prebble, Linda White...