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Different priorities for Senior B teams

CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-Leaf

Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association results

Pete Tom 2 (Falcons); Juanita Reeves (Knights); Haimona Ratapu (Whanau Magic).Pete Tom (Falcons).Mihi Awatere (Ruahine Tahi).Thao Duncan (Ruahine Toru).Mihi Awatere (Ruahine Tahi).Thao Duncan (Ruahine Toru).Juanita Reeves (Knights).M Awatere 140st...

School basketball draw

Round five of the secondary schools basketball league begins tomorrow night at Gisborne Boys’ High gym. Tomorrow — 5.30pm: GBHS junior premier v GBHS Jr. 6.30pm: GBHS senior carbon v Lytton High School Sr. 7.30pm: GBHS Sr Diesel v TKKM o Nga Uri...

MEDALS AT NATIONALS

Comet’s Angus Blair, who recently joined the Tairawhiti Rising Legends programme at Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti, has just come back from a week in Wellington at National Age Groups Swimming Championships. “Angus had a great week with four medals...

Carlos Hihi in NZ u-16 touch team

TOUCHCarlos Hihi has everything under control. Carlos, 16, went last year to the Touch New Zealand talent identification camp held at King’s College and has now — through SMART (Specific, Measurable, Ambitious, Realistic, Timeframe-contingent)...

Shearing, woolhandling results

Gisborne and Wairoa competitors performed well in shearing and woolhandling competitions over the long weekend. At the Dannevirke A&P Show on Friday, Wairoa shearer Finn McKenzie was third in the junior final, shearing four sheep in six minutes 37...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

Te Kotahi Kaio 3, Dudley Reeves 2, Toby Ratapu 2, Jono Griffiths, Tahuna Irwin, Mike Evans, Wayne Morrell, Hunter Eyles, Ihaka Kaio-Wynyard, Michael Stevens, Harley Ngarangione. Toby Ratapu, Mike Jones, Wayne Morrell. Thao Duncan 114, Monty Reedy 108...

Going home happy

Zara’s win a family affair

Gisborne bridge club competition

Puncture probe after Hamilton win

Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes team are awaiting the outcome of an investigation into the puncture which resulted in their star driver winning the British Grand Prix on three wheels. Pirelli, Formula One's sole tyre supplier, have launched a probe into...

Bridge results

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Horouta champions

Horouta Waka Hoe Club were crowned points champions at the end of the Waka Ama New Zealand sprint nationals at Lake Karapiro on Saturday. They have now won the Matahi Brightwell-carved trophy eight of the nine times it has been contested. They...

A day at the polo

THE Poverty Bay Polo Open was played at the sun-baked Bushmere polo grounds over the Auckland Anniversary Weekend. Hawke’s Bay A defeated PB Harvest Transport 6-5 in a thrilling Challenge Cup final in the 3-goal division, while Kirkpatrick Farm...

Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association results

Scorpions lead the B Grade in Brezz’n Darts Club’s winter league competition. On Tuesday night they beat Stallions 15-6. Meanwhile, with seven weeks of the competition to go, Ford Falcons lead the A Grade. Against Stallions, Scorpions struck...

Success for Gisborne riders in HB

EQUESTRIANThe show season got under way for many local riders at Pukahu and Districts Show held at Hastings Equestrian Park last weekend. A large number of Gisborne riders took part, many earning placings. Harriet Savage and Capriola Storm competed in...

World titles in Aotearoa crew's sights

GISBORNE paddlers are eyeing a golden double at the IVF Va’a World Sprint Championships on Australia’s Sunshine Coast. Representing Aotearoa in the elite races on Lake Kawana, the V6 women’s crew — predominantly made up of Gisborne athletes...

YMP bounce back with seven goals

THE top YMP women’s hockey side bounced back strongly from last weekend’s first defeat in two seasons to defeat Ben Holden Fencing Ngatapa on the LJ Hooker Turf at Harry Barker Reserve last night. YMP A won the game 7-0, scoring six of their...

More medals for Keepa

DAY 3 of the New Zealand short-course swimming championships in Auckland reaped more medals for Gisborne teenager Jack Keepa. The Enterprise Cars Swim Team member won silver in the 14-year boys’ 100 metres individual medley and bronze in the 200m...