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Stella’s Waikato u17 team sixth in top division

Gisborne's Stella Perano was part of the under-17 Waikato team who placed sixth in Division 1 of the junior badminton nationals in Palmerston North this month. After Eastland Badminton was unable to form a team — they needed five boys and five...

Primary reps getting good preparation

CRICKETThey’re starting to get it together. Poverty Bay boys’ primary representatives playing nine-a-side T30 and T15 Colts cricket at Nelson Park ahead of their opening game against Waikato Valley at Cambridge this Sunday have been busy in the...

Not out of the woods yet

NETBALLWINS on Wednesday have eased the pressure on the two sides aiming to stay in the Pak’nSave premier netball competition but the cross-over games tomorrow still pose a threat. Claydens Waikohu had a battle holding off Tatapouri Sportsfit...

Power tested

Some of the country’s top young waka ama paddlers put on masks and sat down in Gisborne’s EIT student cafe at the weekend to see how much power they could muster. They were members of the J19 (19-and-under) men’s and women’s teams who will...

Coast rugby riding high

Skipper Parkes awarded Ian Kirkpatrick Medal

A preview of Tomorrow’s Stars

Tomorrow's Stars horse and pony competition results from the Poverty Bay A&P Show (competitors from Gisborne unless otherwise stated) —Best presented pony/horse, rider 10 years and under: Maisy Murphy, Jack Black, 1; Tilly Alexander (Nuhaka)...

Boys’ High one place away from qualifying

Gisborne Boys’ High School Senior A finished sixth of 21 teams at the Zone 2 basketball premierships on Saturday. They were only one place away from qualifying for the national secondary schools’ basketball tournament. The last Gisborne Boys’...

Silver success at German Cup

GISBORNE’S Laura Quilter couldn’t emulate her day one world record exploits but still enjoyed silver success at the German Cup pool championships on Saturday. Auckland-based Wainui surf lifesaver Quilter set a New Zealand record in the 100 metres...

SPORTS DRAWS

CyclingKonica Minolta Gisborne Cycling Club races, SATURDAY — Club Ride (no racing), starts at 1.30pm from cemetery, Nelson Road. New riders considering racing at some stage are welcome to come along and have a group ride with club members. All...

National paddlers train for worlds

WAKA AMANational development squads trained in Gisborne late last month in preparation for the world waka ama sprint champs being held in Tahiti in July. The men’s and women’s national development squads feature the best up-and-coming paddlers in...

Cycling schedule for the week

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A first for Gisborne rep team

Gisborne's senior tennis representative players have won the Wilson Garland Challenge for the first time in the event's 69-year history. The team travelled to Hawke's Bay last weekend to compete in the event and to defend the Garland Shield (for men)...

Old memories come flooding back

Older Gisborne cricket fans familiar with the club scene of the 1960s and 1970s will remember Garth Robinson. The former High School Old Boys bowler, now retired in Queensland, was delighted to hear his niece's sons Henry and Hugo Harkness were...

Around the greens

KAHUTIAA team entry graded fours tournament, sponsored by Electrinet, attracted 14 teams last Saturday, with good support from all local clubs. The green was in excellent condition again, and pleasant weather with plenty of sunshine ensured that...

Message to idol All Black goes viral

A RUATORIA boy’s message to his favourite All Black has gone viral, with more than 100,000 views. Vanessa Ngarimu uploaded a video from their Ruatoria home of her son Kuratiwaka Ngarimu — Nehe Milner-Skudder’s No. 1 fan — wishing the winger...

Loffler to the rescue

IAN Loffler smashed 71 runs off 77 balls to propel Old Boys Rugby into the DJ Barry Cup final where they will take on High School Old Boys on Saturday. Loffler’s knock, which included 12 fours, anchored Bain Construction OBR’s 208-9 before they...

Arthur Wickes Trophy and Bill Osborne Taonga at stake

More is at stake tomorrow than ever before in an East Coast-West Coast clash. Popularly known as the Coasties versus the Coasters — the Sky Blues versus the Might of Red and White — the 2.30pm stoush at Enterprise Cars Whakarua Park in Ruatori...

Massive go top on the back of a plan

FOOTBALLTHISTLE Massive coach John Stirton paid United player-coach Stu Cranswick and midfielder Craig Christophers a genuine compliment at the weekend. Stirton made special plans to limit their influence on the match between the top two teams in...