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Surfers Vette, Braithwaite progress in Day 1 heats

GISBORNE surfers Finn Vette and Patrick Braithwaite made it through their Day 1 heats at the National Surfing Championships in two-metre swell at Piha Beach, Auckland, yesterday. New Zealand's top male surfers put in some committed performances to...

Hat-trick magic in local games

Hat-tricks were the order of the day in Eastern League 1 football in Gisborne on Saturday. Josh Blair scored a hat-trick plus one for Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne United Premiers in their 7-3 victory over Sunshine Brewing Wainui Salty Dogs...

Amazing adventure for C2Cers

RUNNER for the winning open three-man team. Kayaker and cyclist for the second open mixed two-person team. Eighth across the island in the open mixed tandem team ... it was mission accomplished for Gisborne’s four athletes in the two-day Coast to...

Two Electrinet Park Golf Club stalwarts honoured

Two Electrinet Park Golf Club stalwarts with more than 40 years of combined service have been awarded life membership. Recently retired course convenor Ray Grace and handicapper Evan Parkin received the honours at the club's annual general meeting...

GBHS to play HSOB in Walker Shield decider

Gisborne Boys' High School and High School Old Boys will play off for local cricket's Walker Shield next weekend after they each won both of their games on Saturday. It was heartbreak for Coastal Concrete OBR who, despite being a man short, only lost...

Gisborne teams in league’s box seat

FOOTBALLGisborne football sides United and Thistle are in the box seat to win this year’s Pacific Premiership. A slip-up from either side could close the door on their title ambitions. Tomorrow, Gisborne Vehicle Testing Thistle will play at...

HSOG ‘serious contenders’ after beating Whangara Old Girls

NETBALLHIGH School Old Girls made a major statement in the Pak’nSave netball competition at the YMCA last night when they outplayed and outlasted Whangara Old Girls to win an enthralling match. Taste One HSOG led throughout and finished the...

HOT WEATHER, HOT RACING

HOT overhead conditions were matched by hot competition in the water at the Eastern Regional Surf Lifesaving Championships at Mount Maunganui at the weekend and it turned out to be a special carnival for Wainui. The Riversun-sponsored club racked up...

Bay in Lochore Cup semifinal

POVERTY Bay are through to the Lochore Cup semifinals after a sensational 35-34 win against Thames Valley in Heartland Championship rugby in Te Aroha on Saturday. The Bay went into the final round-robin game in ninth place, three points behind...

Mana Otai a 'standout' coach

NEW Poverty Bay Heartland Championship coach Mana Otai will not be shifting to Gisborne. The former Tongan international captain and coach will continue to live in Auckland but will be based here for the Heartland Championship. Otai, whose last game...

Gisborne tumblers return with eight medals from North Island Champs

Five gold medals, one silver and two bronze

Boys’ High switching mode

RUGBYGisborne Boys’ High School rugby switches from Hurricanes Tranzit Festival mode to Super 8 tomorrow, with the first 15, second 15 and under-15s away to Palmerston North Boys’ High School. First 15 head coach Mark Jefferson and his team know...

Sports draws

CricketMercantile cricket — Harry Barker Reserve, TONIGHT, 5.30pm: G8, Sons of Hadlee v Boundary Violators; G6. Wannabes v AGfirst; G7, Outlaws v TBC; G5, Maccas Rebels v Mangapapa Garage. Doleman cup 40 overs, SATURDAY — 1pm: Harry Barker...

PB Still have a shot at making Lochore Cup play-offs

It is said that fortune favours the brave. And that is exactly what Poverty Bay must be when they take on King Country at Taupo on Saturday. With two games remaining before the Heartland Championship playoffs, Poverty Bay’s two bonus points from...

Golf roundup

Te Puia SpringsA GIANT fallen tree cast a symbolic shadow over the Peter Rouse Memorial tournament on the Coast legend’s home course on Sunday. Strong winds brought the eucalyptus tree to the side of the fifth tee crashing to the ground about five...

Exciting times for Coast

RUGBYExcitement and anticipation of Ngati Porou East Coast’s representative rugby season is building. That can be put down to three things: the presence of Sky Blues head coach Hosea Gear at club rugby and the direction he’s given at structured...

Double to skipper Hall as Riverina go 10 on the trot

TWO first-half goals by skipper Lizzie Hall set table-toppers Riverina on the road to victory over Gisborne Girls' High School in women's football on Sunday. Grace Levy added another goal in the second half for a 3-0 win that gaive Riverina their...

Fogarty aims for clean sweep

HOLD on to your speedos as Round 2 of the Gisborne Motorcycle Sports Club beach racing series rips into action tomorrow. Senior 0-to-open-class racer Daniel Fogarty (Yamaha YZF450) will be hoping for a repeat of Round 1 with three more wins, but he...