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In the nick of time: late United goal clinches Eastern League title

A goal two minutes from time won football’s Eastern League 1 title for Gisborne United at Childers Road Reserve on Saturday. Josh Adams broke free of the Thistle Reserves rearguard and planted his shot past goalkeeper Kaelle Straatman to give...

Winter tourney week results

HockeyNorth Island mixed tournament, Taupo, pool play: Lytton High 11 Putaruru College 1. Mary Clinton Cup, Gisborne, pool play: Gisborne Girls’ High 2nd XI 0 Freyberg High 18, Ormiston Senior College 7 Campion College 0, GGHS (2) 0 Mount Maunganui...

Combinations the focus for Bay in pre-season clash

They have a point to prove. The Mana Otai-coached Poverty Bay lost 78-0 to Taranaki in the Ranfurly Shield Challenge last Saturday but tomorrow’s 2.30pm clash with Horowhenua-Kapiti in Napier is a different proposition. Tremain Field, in the Napier...

Bridge results

WEDNESDAY, October 11 — LJ Hooker Pairs 1North/South East/WestAdele Walters/Carolyn McMurray 64.58 Nola McKee/Bobby Thomson 61.67Dawn Wood/Elaine Kitchen 52.92 Sally Falkner/Glenys Evans 56.67THURSDAY, October 12 — Ballance Street Bookshop Pairs...

Bay out to raise the bar again

They know now they can travel. The Poverty Bay under-18s’ 48-21 win against Horowhenua-Kapiti in Napier last Saturday was a superb performance. Tomorrow they will need to raise the bar again. Their opponents this weekend at Bond Field in Napier —...

Girls’ High finish third in tournament

FOOTBALLGISBORNE Girls’ High School performed beyond expectations at the Grant Jarvis Secondary Schoolgirls’ Football Tournament in Wellington last week. They finished third out of 24 teams, with six wins, one draw and one loss — to eventual...

Games in his sights,Reid to go ‘hard out’ in crunch race

GISBORNE triathlete Tayler Reid left New Zealand yesterday for the biggest race of his career to date — the ITU World Cup series event in Tongyeong, South Korea on Saturday. The 21-year-old knows a good performance in the sprint distance —...

Horouta get the points they need

YMP reinforced their dominance in Gisborne premier grade netball with a handsome victory over No. 2-ranked Waikohu at the YMCA last night. They won 59-40, having led at the end of all the quarters. Also last night, Horouta Gold got the points they...

Pirates ‘good citizens’

YMP have won three from five, are in third place, and will be determined to perform well tomorrow. Facing them will be a Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates crew whose players are deserving of every plaudit for their loyalty and commitment. Their captain...

Waiapu next for cup holders Wairoa

RUGBYWAIROA continue their defence of the Barry Cup tomorrow as Waiapu head south to have a crack at taking the illustrious sub-union cup home. Waiapu had a strong club rugby season in the Ngāti Porou East Coast competition, losing in the final to...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

Jono Griffith, Thao Duncan (RSA Men of Mayhem); Hunter Eyles (2NZ Kingz); John White, TK Kaio (Cossy Done & Dusted).Jono Griffith (RSA Men of Mayhem); Hunter Eyles (2NZ Kingz).Kaz Unuwai (RSA Stallions).Tahuna Irwin (RSA Men of Mayhem).Royce Kaa (P2...

Consistent Vette wins u18 series

SURFINGFINN Vette has won the under-18 division in tricky Pauanui conditions to finish the Billabong Grom Series in first place. After finishing second and third in the first two events, the Gisborne surfer’s consistency was rewarded in...

Gibson-Park to start for Irish

Former Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 player Jamison Gibson-Park is to make his starting debut for Ireland in their Autumn Nations Cup rugby opener against Wales at Lansdowne Road this weekend. Qualifying for Ireland under the three-year...

Teamwork the key to Poverty Bay’s victory over King Country

RUGBY by Jack MalcolmA STRONG team performance was key to Poverty Bay’s 50-26 victory over bottom-of-the-table King Country on Saturday. In ideal conditions at Rugby Park, the Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay attack was too clinical for the...

A try to remember

RUGBYIt was a try that those in attendance will likely remember for the rest of their lives. When Poverty Bay winger Matt Raleigh accidentally overran a bouncing ball and back-heeled it over his head and into his hands at a sprint the whole crowd...

Day of friendly competition great season send-off

SURF LIFESAVINGTHE Gisborne surf athletes who raced at Ohope Beach on Saturday came home with smiles on their faces after a fun day that produced some good competition. Coaches from the three Gisborne clubs and their counterparts at Mt Maunganui...