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GBHS season over, Horouta and OBR in preliminary semifinal

It was always going to be tough. To qualify for Saturday’s preliminary final, Galaxy World Gisborne Boys’ High School needed to beat Horouta with a bonus point in 50-over premier-grade cricket at the weekend. Even then, they needed Coastal...

Early goal shocks GBHS coach

A goal conceded after 53 seconds had Gisborne Boys’ High School first 11 football coach Sebastian Itman fearing the worst. But Gisborne recovered to beat Lindisfarne College 3-2 in an interschool game at Hastings on Friday.“Their first goal...

Champion of champions pairs decided

The champion of champions pairs for Bowls Gisborne-East Coast have been decided. The juniors played at Gisborne Bowling Club while the seniors were at Te Karaka Bowling Club. The junior women's and junior men's sections each featured four teams. The...

A treat for speedway fans

SPEEDWAYSPEEDWAY fans will be treated to a 24-race programme by Gisborne Speedway Club tomorrow night, with dramatic action in the big stockcar field, and around 50 youth ministocks vying for the Ministock 100 crowns. The Eastland Group Raceway’s...

Hoskin brings home glory

Gisborne canoe sprint paddler Alicia Hoskin is headed home after winning her first international medals in the Czech Republic and Poland. She won bronze in the K2 500m with Olympic great Dame Lisa Carrington at the International Canoe Federation...

Around the Greens: Club Bowls news

Gisborne Bowling Club celebrated the start of a new season on Saturday. Club president Tim Sherriff called on New Zealand's Greenkeeper of the Year, Jamey Ferris, to send down the first bowl. Warm spring conditions, perfect greens and the large...

Gisborne Bridge Club games

The flying Fox's 2020 Tokyo vision

INJURY, surgery, recovery, resurgence. It’s a step-by-step process heading in the right direction for New Zealand BMX champion Nick Fox as he continues to be driven by an unyielding determination to reach the ultimate sporting stage — the Olympic...

Entertaining, enjoyable play in women’s league

BASKETBALLRitana dropped the hammer on Nameless last night. Week 3 of the Gisborne Basketball Association women’s club league saw Ritana beat Nameless 68-39 on their three-point shooting. Ohomauri Hailey, Oshae Rangihaeata, Lindsey Pomana and Peyton...

National surfing champs wide open

A DAY of upsets at the national surfing championships has blown the open men’s contest wide apart. Gisborne/Mahia surfer Ricardo Christie is the only open men’s titleholder left in the division. Six-time winner Billy Stairmand, 2017 runner-up...

Third weekend of softball competition

This will be the third weekend of softball competition this season. Eight senior teams and 28 junior teams will take part. Slow-pitch mixed competition — 5.30pm: D1, Downers v OBM; D2, The Bros v Whatatutu; D3, Rutene Whanau v Catch It; D4, No Name...

Boys’ High will give it their all

RUGBYThey mean business. Jordan McFarlane, Sione Mafileo, Amos Roddick and Khian Westrupp have returned from last week’s Hurricanes rugby development camp in Napier with fire in their bellies. And though injury (left wrist) will prevent Gisborne...

Pride and passion in play

It's another big weekend for local premier-grade rugby as teams vie for semifinal places. Last week's games shook up the Civil Project Solutions premier-grade points standings. Ngatapa dropped to third place after their loss to High School Old Boys...

Sports draws

CyclingSaturday — Club ride (no racing), starting at 1.30pm from Taruheru Cemetery, Nelson Road. Tuesday — Aon Insurance Brokers Tuesday Twilight Series, Race 3: sign-on from 5.30pm to 5.50pm at Kirkpatrick Road (north); 6pm start. Handicap race...

Swimmers seize chance to compete

These swimmers were not about to pass up the opportunity to race after a summer of crowd restrictions. Enterprise Cars Swim Team members — 55 of them — took part in the end-of-summer-season club day at the Enterprise Cars Aquatic Centre on...

Another chapter in Kathleen Henderson Memorial tournament

THE district’s netballers swing into action tomorrow for the first time this year when 30 teams take the Victoria Domain courts in the annual Kathleen Henderson Memorial tournament. The pre-season hit-out before the senior competition starts next...