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Final countdown

Some fantastic games are on the cards at Victoria Domain tomorrow as the Pak’nSave senior competition culminates with finals day through the grades. All of the games will be rematches of the initial semifinals played on August 3.“All of the teams...

Golf Roundup

Poverty BayCLUTCH putts on the last two holes earned Brian Morrissey membership to an exclusive club at Poverty Bay on Sunday. The 74-year-old carded 73-11-62 to break his age for the first time on the Poverty Bay track. Morrissey has achieved the...

Two-league move bearing fruit

Poverty Bay Cricket’s two-league colts initiative bore spectacular fruit at the weekend. The aim was to give Year 7 to 10 players more games in the form of a 15-over competition on Wednesday afternoons and 30-over matches on Saturday mornings. In...

Whangara claw back to win

WHANGARA Old Girls staged a second-half comeback to defeat Gisborne Girls' High 51-46 in premier grade netball at the YMCA last night. YMP led all the way in a 58-35 win over JT Contractors Horouta Gold. Gillies Electrical Gisborne Girls' High Senior...

Reid shines in new format

TAYLER Reid has followed up his strong showing at the Olympics with an eighth-place finish at the Groupe Copley World Triathlon Championship Montreal. Reid excelled in a new format of triathlon in which he raced four times across two days on...

Girls’ High spring huge upset

Gisborne Girls' High School pulled off the result of the season to date in premier grade netball last night. They ended YMP's unbeaten run in dramatic fashion at the YMCA. The students were down by four goals heading into the final quarter but stormed...

Bridge results

Jeff Allen, Caroline Kirkpatrick, Carolyn McMurray, Frank Nieuland 51VPsDelwyn Arthur, John Rouse, Murray Owen, Vincelle Marvin 19 VPsDiana Styche, Anne Roberts, Jean Bennett, Robin Bennett 5 VPsEileen Lee, Beverley Evans 61.74 Carolyn McMurray...

Napier Marist turn on the magic

FOOTBALLGISBORNE United conceded an own goal in the sixth minute of their game against Napier Marist and never had a chance to recover. Or rather, every time they had a sniff of a recovery, Marist were all over them, nipping at their heels, flicking...

Coach rapt with regional silver

HOCKEYGISBORNE hockey coach Matt King came home from the New Zealand under-18 regional tournament in Wellington a happy man after the Central Region men’s side finished runners-up last week. King was head coach of the team, who had a win and two...

Bridge results

MONDAY, May 23 — Sean Shivnan Pharmacy Open Championship 4North/South East/WestPhilip Beale/Michelle England 71.67 Eileen Lee/Ann McCombe 61.67Graham MacLaurin/Anne MacLaurin 57.08 Helen Kerisome/Pippa Williams 50.83WEDNESDAY, May 25 — Craigs...

Shield challenge something to savour

Poverty Bay will end a 10-year drought when they play Taranaki in a Ranfurly Shield match at New Plymouth tomorrow. The Bay’s last challenge was in 2008 when Auckland brought the Log o’ Wood to Rugby Park. Playing that day for the home side was...

Passing on the cricket knowledge

Northern Districts Cricket coaches were in Gisborne last week giving tips to promising local cricketers at the Showgrounds Event Centre

Back to the beach

Bayleys Beach Netball is back for 2020. The league will run for six weeks on Tuesdays from January 28 to March 3.“As usual, it will be played on the sand track at Churchill Park and, again, it will be lots of fun,” a netball association...

Robinson still rides the roads

Gisborne cyclist Neil Robinson won the 20-kilometre time trial in the 75-to-79 age group at the New Zealand Masters Games in Whanganui yesterday. His time was 34 minutes 59 seconds — 50 seconds less than the next-fastest rider, Whanganui’s...

Cavalier approach pays off

CroquetNON-MEMBERS had an opportunity to try their hand at a new game when Barry Memorial Croquet Club held a fun competition day during the Christmas-New Year break. All players had seven games, each with a different partner, and were credited with...

Gisborne Bridge Club results