Tahuna Irwin won the New Zealand Masters men’s title at Kapi Mana Darts Association in Porirua last Saturday. He defeated Jonathan Silcock, of Wainuiomata, 6-2 in the finals. Irwin, of Gisborne’s Brezz’n Darts Club, followed up that success by...
TOP seed gone. Defending champion gone. No. 3 seed gone. The Emerre and Hathaway Poverty Bay men's open title chase was blown wide open in the first round of matchplay on the Poverty Bay course this morning. No. 1 seed Anaru Reedy (a member of Poverty...
PatutahiKIM Miller returned to his old golfing haunts and cleaned up in the Hansen and Tomlinson Christmas Hames tournament on Saturday. Now a member at Opotiki, Miller posted the round of the day — 91-33-58 — to win the overall net in the...
NINE Gisborne footballers will fly the local flag when the annual national age-group tournament starts on Thursday in Wellington. The players representing the Central Federation, are — Lily-Mae Auckram and Rubi Perano (under-14 girls) Brooke...
Central School principal Andy Hayward's last couple of weeks of freedom will be enjoyed as the Summer Cup champion. Hayward saved his best round of the five-round cup series to last on Saturday to win the title by just one stroke. He battled back from...
CRICKETIf ever one game fired a cricket team up for the rest of summer, the Eastland Broncos won it last night. With five runs needed off the last ball, left-hander Te-Reimana Gray hit a six to win the game against the High School Old Boys’ PupsThe...
BEWARE the wounded giant. Injury-struck Old School will front up at the YMCA for the men’s club basketball grand final tonight against defending champions City Lights at 7.30pm. That game will be preceded by Gisborne’s first all-college women’s...
Country house cricket was the most civilised and enjoyable form of the great game ever played. Its modern equivalent will be on show tomorrow at Gisborne Intermediate School from 11am, with the Poverty Bay Wekas hosting the Southland development...
RUGBYUawa claimed the Kath McLean Memorial Trophy as winners of the first round of East Coast club rugby three weeks ago, yet, as the Round 2 race for the Jury Harrison Memorial Trophy resumes tomorrow, Hicks Bay are back at the top. Players from all...
The OBR premier cricket side are finding their groove on the park but captain Jonathan Purcell is conscious they need to put more runs on the board.“I would back our fielding and bowling over any other team,” he said.“We still need to score...
CROQUETBarry Memorial Croquet Club has just enjoyed the most successful week of golf croquet in its history. At the beginning of the week, Ross Thomson paired with Barry Jenkins from the Morrisville club in the Morrinsville Open Handicap...
GISBORNE’S Glenn Sherriff and English partner Lotti Lamacraft were named most valuable players in the International Polo Day at Kihikihi. Sherriff helped New Zealand beat England 9-8 in a thriller — the winning goal coming in the dying seconds...
It will go down in GBA folklore as Peyton’s buzzer-beater. And last night Butter Fingers guard Peyton Riri provided Gisborne Basketball Association fans with a moment in time with which to remember Opening Night of the women’s Draft League. Riri...
This is why they play the game — testing themselves against the best players in Poverty Bay club rugby to see who can come together and show their title-winning credentials. YMP against OBM at Rugby Park tomorrow should be a blockbuster. Unbeaten...
Gisborne versus Hastings was full of passion. The second-15 rugby pre-Super 8 game at Nuhaka Domain produced six excellent tries on a memorable occasion with Hastings Boys' High School winning the fixture 20-12.“Akina” were led superbly at...
RUGBYDrop what you’re doing. With the best first 15s in the Hurricanes zone here, rugby fans can’t afford to miss tomorrow’s Tranzit Coachlines First 15 Festival. Gisborne Boys’ High School second 15 and their Napier BHS counterparts, at...
Ten teams from eight schools seized the chance to showcase their skills at a rugby festival for lightweight players. Gisborne Intermediate School Leopards won the final of the Bay of Plenty/Poverty Bay/Hawke’s Bay Intermediate Schools Lightweight...
“AND the winner of the 1973 Gisborne sportsman of the year award is . . . Jim Trowell.”Thirty-two-year-old Jim can’t quite believe it. Sure, he’s the New Zealand 50,000-metre race walking champion — a third national crown underlining his...
Speedway off, events postponedA Gisborne Speedway Club meeting scheduled for tonight has been cancelled because the track has been judged too wet for racing. The saloon car champion of champions, the teams demolition derby and the youth ministock...
PATUTAHI set the pace in the opening round of the Poverty Bay women's pennants. Held in conjunction with the Patutahi women's open tournament, the host club emerged top of the six competing clubs by the narrowest of margins. Patutahi's team of Denise...
HockeyNorth Island mixed tournament, Taupo, pool play: Lytton High 3 Tuakau College 0, Lytton 4 Rodney College 0. Mary Clinton Cup, Gisborne, pool play: Campion 0 Papamoa College 3, Gisborne Girls’ High (2) 0 Selwyn College 2, Campion 0 Ruamat...
RUGBYTime is running out. The race for the Jury Harrison Memorial Trophy — the second-round prize in East Coast club rugby — ends on Saturday. Hikurangi defended the Kath McLean Memorial Trophy for the first round by beating Tokararangi 29-19 at...
180: Jono Griffith 5 (RSA Men of Mayhem); Mel Ahuriri (2NZ Valkyries); Lance Cook 2NZ(3); Chris Giddens (2NZ TCL); Cris Kiri (2NZ Kings); Tahuna Irwin, Dudley Reeves (RSA Men of Mayhem); Te Kotahi Kaio (Cossy Done & Dusted).Highest legs (27): Tahun...
RUGBYThese boys are gluttons for punishment. Max Briant, Nik Patumaka, King Maxwell and Dylan Bronlund now know where they are in terms of strength, speed and physical condition among the 120 who underwent testing by Super Rugby staff at the...
IT HAS returned. Tonight the Gisborne Basketball Association men’s club league returns to the YMCA, with Pure Sound and Campion College opening proceedings. Pirates take on Brandon Paul’s East Coast, Gisborne Boys’ High School will look for...
RUGBYCAMPBELL Chrisp followed up his Tiny White Medal-winning performance in the opening game of Gisborne’s premier club rugby competition with another man-of-the-match display on Saturday. His fired-up Ngatapa side demolished High School Old Boys...
Former Gisborne Speedway Club sidecar racer Rob Miller and his swinger “Red” George got their season’s campaign off to a flying start for their new contracted club, Palmerston North, on Saturday night. They won both their opening races at their...
Poverty Bay-East Coast continued their memorable week at the national interprovincial golf tournament with a second team victory this morning. PBEC beat Aorangi 3-2 in Round 5 on the Omanu course at Mount Maunganui. Team No. 1 William Brown led the way...
Gisborne beat Dunedin by a goal to advance to the 13th/14th playoff at the Netball New Zealand Open Championships in Palmerston North. They were to play Taranaki at 10am today in their last game at the tournament. Yesterday aftgernoon Gisborne beat...