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Heaps of laughter at Eastland Tri Clubs's Whanau fun event

The Eastland Tri Club’s annual Whanau Fun Tri may not have attracted huge numbers but the club’s Kate Ney said for those who came it was “fun”.“Participants ranged from people doing their first triathlon, to high-schoolers tuning up for...

Deadly Reynolds duo skittle GBHS seconds

Hope Cup wins to OBR, HSOB, Ngatap

Somerton grabs two in victory

FOOTBALLTWO goals by Nic Somerton set up Thistle Massive’s 3-1 victory over Gisborne Boys’ High School in Eastern League Division 1 football at the Rectory field on Saturday. In Wairoa, United beat Athletic 4-0 to edge closer to the league...

Thomson makes Scotland squad

RUGBYGISBORNE-raised Blade Thomson had another head knock in his debut for Scotland last month but that hasn’t stopped him being named in their Rugby World Cup squad. In the past year, concussion problems have beset the loose forward, who has...

Medal whitewash at sprint nationals

Horouta crew Eastland Heli Whitewash and Mareikura’s Nga Tama Toa collected medal doubles on day 3 of the waka ama nationals on Lake Karapiro yesterday. Whitewash lived up to their name by winning the junior 16 men’s W6 500 and 1000 metres...

Dreams come true for club

STEPHEN “Beaver’’ Donald just made the 2015 rugby season even better for Barry Cup holders Uawa. The Tolaga Bay club and sub-union have the plushest changing rooms on the East Coast after being selected as the latest winner of the ANZ bank...

Bridge results

TUESDAY, August 13 — Emerre & Hathaway Pairs 2 (Howell movement): Anne Roberts, Trish Corson 59.40; Louise Goodhue, Beverley Evans 58.81; Sally Knight, Caroline Kirkpatrick 54.29. WEDNESDAY, August 14 — Jean Broadhurst Winter Pairs 2North/South...

Second karting meet a scorcher

EASTLAND Kart Club’s second meeting of the season was a scorcher both on and off the track. Lance Sutherland and Paul Farmer raced neck and neck in the Rotax class race, with Farmer managing to cross the line first. The Swann family took first and...

GEC to face BoP in new rep format

The representative programme for the 2019/2020 lawn bowls season gets under way tomorrow when four Gisborne-East Coast teams play their Bay of Plenty counterparts at Whakatane Bowling Club. The venue has two Tiger Turf carpet greens — the same...

Teneti, Vause, Tupara PB players of the year

THE GMC Green team fell at the last hurdle but they did claim a top individual honour at the Poverty Bay hockey prize-giving on Saturday. GMC team member Kelsey Teneti was named female player of the year and winner of the Upshot Memorial Trophy for...

Bridge results

Bridge results

TUESDAY, Januay 31 — Summer Pairs 1North/South East/WestVicki Taylor/John Hudson 52.6 Murray Owen/John Rouse 59.38Anne MacLaurin/Graham MacLaurin 52.08 Eileen Lee/Ann McCombe 54.38Gretchen Ivess/Sally Falkner 51.56 Joy Marden/Yvonne Key...

Ngatapa's resurgence continues

NGATAPA took coach Will Faulks and their supporters on a roller-coaster ride before beating OBM 26-24 at Patutahi on Saturday to make it three premier club rugby wins in a row. First five-eighth Chris Richardson, who had missed three conversion...

Paddlers ready for worlds,Intense overseas training for Minsk champs

THREE Gisborne paddlers Quaid Thompson, Zach Ferkins and Britney Ford are part of a 26-strong New Zealand team competing at the ICF Junior/U23 World Championships in Minsk, Belarus, starting on Monday. Thompson, who has been based in Racice, Czech...

PB juniors playing for fifth after second win

CRICKETPeter Reynolds and Noah Torrance-Cribb did something special at the Northern Districts junior secondary schools cricket tournament here yesterday. The two Poverty Bay pace bowlers, batting at eight and 10 respectively, showed composure in...

Gisborne duo cut losses and keep their boat intact

“A bad day at the office but still a success” was how Gisborne’s Kate Hoogerbrug described what she and driver Blake Briant experienced at the Jetsprints Stadium Cup at Baypark in Mt Maunganui in front of 12,000 spectators.“We made the...

Hard-working Maka to join HSOB century club

TEVITA Maka joins Kolo Fonohema and Corey Reihana in High School Old Boys’ premier 100 club when the blue and whites play YMP at Rugby Park tomorrow. Fonohema makes his 126th appearance tomorrow. Reihana celebrated his 100th game last...

HSOB ready for the challenge

With the current turmoil of the country being placed back into Covid-19 restrictions, it will be nice to get back to a semblance of normality with some premier league rugby this weekend. The Civil Project Solutions Premier Grade is all go for...