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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...

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...

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...

High hopes for Bay

POVERTY Bay secondary schoolboys cricket manager David McDonald says he is “expecting strong performances” from his side in the Northern Districts senior secondary schoolboys (under-18) tournament, which starts on Monday, at the Harry Barker...

‘Ultimate underdogs’ dream of upset

CRICKETWhite-hot favourites meet the ultimate underdogs — that’s tomorrow’s clash between competition leaders Rawhiti Legal Old Boys Rugby and winless Gisborne Boys’ High School (2).A 40 run-loss to Bollywood High School Old Boys Presidents...

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...

YMP in ominous form

YMP racked up the biggest score to date in premier grade netball this season when they defeated Horouta Gold 72-51 at the YMCA on Saturday, with a final-quarter effort that would have sent a shiver though the competition. The winners led 21-13 at the...

YMP, GMC setting benchmark

Paikea and YMP A fought out the closest match in Poverty Bay club hockey at the weekend, with blowout scores in all the other games and two matches defaulted. JNL Paikea lost 5-0 to defending women’s champions YMP A on Saturday evening but it was...