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Stallions win the Dave Ahu Memorial

RUGBY LEAGUE

Tairawhiti softball results

TAIRAWHITI Softball Association results from the weekend —Women: Scorpions 13 Lytton Gems 3; Rovers 6 Whatatutu 5; GMC 16 Uawa 6. Men: GMC 4 Gisborne Boys’ High School (2) 4; TWK Rams 6 Spartans 3; GBHS (1) 14 Uawa 0

Birkhead named Wainui's Lifeguard and Club Person of the Year

SURF LIFESAVINGLOUIS Birkhead and Jack Keepa were the big winners at Wainui Surf Life Saving Club’s prize-giving this month. Birkhead received the Lifeguard of the Year and the Club Person of the Year awards for his commitment across all areas of...

Bay boys better on Day 2

The boys were better on Day 2. The Poverty Bay junior secondary schools team at the Northern Districts tournament in Whangarei lost their third T20 game but were closer to the opposition yesterday. Bay captain and opener Nathan Trowell won the toss at...

Nati 7s in Rua tomorrow

POST club rugby season fitness will be tested at the Nati 7s tournament in Ruatoria tomorrow. Most of the Ngati Porou East Coast clubs will be represented at the tournament, which features men’s and women’s teams. The men’s division will feature...

Wairoa Show equestrian results

Horse or pony intro OA: Annabel Alexander, Malibu Hot Shot 1; Tilly Alexander, Wilbur 2; Ella Powdrell, Jacko 3. Horse or pony intro OB: Annabel Alexander, Malibu Hot Shot 1; Anna Spence, Black Creek Melfed Magnum 2; Tilly Alexander, Wilbur 2...

Robertson in form after run of injuries

GISBORNE Thistle leftback Jake Robertson is starting to fulfil the promise he showed when he first played for Team Gisborne in Pacific Premiership football two years ago. Since then Robertson, son of Thistle coach Fred, has been hampered by a serious...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

DARTSObserving subjects from a distance then putting thoughts to paper is an integral part of a writer’s gift. This is most evident when watching determined play-to-win dart players and, let’s just say, us fun-loving social dart players. The...

Pups’ Swann, Grogan and Ormiston ‘superb’

When the three of them fire, there’s not much you can do. And on Saturday Rhys Grogan (76 not-out off 42 balls with two 6s and 13 boundaries), his fellow opening batsman the left-handed Jarrod Ormiston (52) and their Bollywood High School Old...

Bridge club results

TUESDAY, October 1 — Self Storage Pairs 1North/South East/WestJohn Hudson, Jeff Allen 57.00 Glenys Evans, Trish Corson 58.50Raewynne Cook, Sally Knight 56.00 Anne Roberts, Caroline Taylor 55.50WEDNESDAY, October 2, 9, 16 — Woodward Chrisp...

‘These Guys Are Good’

THE old PGA Tour campaign slogan “These Guys Are Good” resonated throughout the Awapuni Links yesterday as the birdie blitz continued at the New Zealand amateur. Masterton's Kerry Mountcastle led another “day of red” with a course...

TVC and Opotiki battle to draw

TVC versus Opotiki Sports was a brilliant game of rugby. A crowd of 300-plus — roughly 100 of them Tihirau Victory Club fans — gathered at the Princess Street Reserve in Opotiki on Saturday and witnessed a five-try thriller. Last season's East...

YMP advance straight through to final

YMP A made it three wins from three games against arch-rivals Lytton Old Boys in their hockey semifinal on Friday night to advance straight through to the men's championship final. In another big result, the YMP women scored a psychological boost...

City Lights and Ngati Porou set the bar high

Iconic clubs City Lights and Ngāti Porou have proved that class is permanent in Gisborne Basketball Association competition. And the Setting Suns brought the 450 fans in attendance to their feet three times on finals night at the YMCA. Matt Tong's...

Boys’ High, OBR meet in decider

CRICKETTHE last week of Gisborne’s summer of cricket is here, with the final of the DJ Barry Cup between OBR and Gisborne Boys’ High School. Coastal Concrete OBR and Galaxy World GBHS have been the two in-form teams all season. Each of them has...

GOLF ROUNDUP

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Te Wharau, Cobham in Weka Ball action

They had their day in the sun. Cobham may not have taken the Weka Ball — Poverty Bay primary school rugby’s equivalent of the Ranfurly Shield — off Te Wharau, but a marvellous mix of speed, skill and camaraderie ensured everyone had a good...

SPORTS DRAWS

CyclingKonica Minolta Gisborne Cycling Club races, SATURDAY — Club ride (no racing), starting at 1.30pm from Nelson Rd cemetery. New riders considering racing at some stage are welcome to have a group ride with club. Tuesday — Indoor windtrainer...