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Basketball roundup

This Gisborne club basketball season will be remembered for its massive scale, but also its brevity and vitality. The 2020 leagues — all four combining to be the biggest since the formation of the Gisborne Basketball Association — are short and...

Gisborne - East Coast golf roundup

BRUCE Duncan survived six putt-offs to win the club’s summer 9-hole shootout elimination final. Ten players teed off the first hole and the one with the worst net was culled each hole. If there were two or more players tied on the worst net...

Pan Pacs next stop on Tokyo road

GISBORNE’S Matt Scott is going to the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in August. The 20-year-old qualified for the 20-kilometre race after finishing 14th but, more importantly, within a minute of the winner’s time at the...

COULD BE SLIPPERY

RUGBYTWO sides who love to throw the ball around will have slippery conditions to contend with when they joust for an advantage tomorrow ahead of the semifinals in Poverty Bay premier club rugby. GT Shearing Waikohu coach Jason Tuapawa hopes the sun...

Wairoa’s premier waterski event serves as a bridge to the worlds

THRILL-seekers are in for a high-speed, action-packed weekend when top New Zealand water-skiers descend on the Wairoa River at the end of January. It’s the Write Price Food Barn Wairoa Bridge 2 Bridge water skiing event. Wairoa Bridge 2 Bridge...

A win closer to Olympic boxing dream

Gisborne teenager Tawhirimatea Toheriri-Hallett has taken a major step towards a 2020 Tokyo Olympic boxing dream after winning his bout at the Anzac Super Series in Auckland. Following a unanimous decision win over Australian national welterweight...

Man of iron

AFTER a punishing four rounds in the Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series, and with two more to look forward to on his return next month, Gisborne athlete Cory Taylor was glad to be home for Christmas. Before he left Australia he competed in...

Gisborne district sports draws

CyclingGisborne Cycling Club events, SATURDAY — Steve Wolter Plumbing Series, Race 3: Kaimoe Road to Doneraille bridge and return, sign-in from 1.30pm to 1.50pm at Kaimoe Road, race starts at 2pm. HockeySENIOR WOMEN, FRIDAY — 6pm: GMC Kowhai v...

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...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS180s: Lee Tamihana (Cossie DONE & Dusted), Sha Hohipa (Cossie DONE & Dusted), Zac Smith (RSA Rose and Thorns), Mike Hughes (2NZ Bulls), Tina Aspalter (2NZ Rebels), Ngata Monika (2NZ McCann’ics), Chris Giddens (2NZ...

Waikohu beat defending champions by eight points

Waikohu produced the boilover of the season so far when they defeated defending champions High School Old Girls in premier-grade netball on Saturday. Three of the four Pak'nSave premier-grade matches could have gone either way. Claydens Waikohu (1)...