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Fans at the North Island All-TerraIn Vehicle Championships were treated to a spectacle of adrenaline-fuelled action at the Whangara track over the weekend. Tournament organiser and track owner Ian Newman said it was a “great weekend” as the...

‘Brilliant stuff’ on court

Round 1 of the Gisborne Basketball Association’s secondary schools’ league last night was simply brilliant stuff. In Division 1 of the boys’ league, Safin Tuwairua-Brown was consistently superb at the John McFarlane Memorial Sports Centre. He...

Fast and furious karting spectacular

THE sun came out just in time for the opening race meeting of the Eastland Kart Club on Sunday. There was a slight delay to start the racing due to the weekend’s weather, but this didn’t hinder the ability of the karters to put on a spectacular...

Yee wins Cossie Club’s?B Grade tourney

DAVID Yee won Gisborne Cosmopolitan Snooker Club’s B Grade competition last Saturday. Yee continued his consistent form this year, beating Tiny Thompson two frames to nil in the final. A field of 15 players produced good snooker. Qualifying games...

Golf Roundup

Poverty BayDudley Meadows is back to his near-best. Meadows suffered a serious knee injury playing football last year, requiring surgery and a five-month recovery period before being able to return to the fairways. On Sunday he shot 80-16-64, for 45...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

Hunter Eyles, Cris Kiri 2, Kayne Arahanga (2NZ Kingz); Jono Griffith 2, Thao Duncan, Toby Ratapu (RSA Men of Mayhem); Rendall McDonald (Cossy Spandangles); Alvin (Alf) Cross (Roseland); Murray Jukes (RSA 1).Tahuna Irwin, Toby Ratapu, Hukanui Brown...

FOCUS ON THE BIKES

Bikes will be the main attraction when Gisborne Speedway Club hosts its first race meeting for 2021 tomorrow, with the coveted Law-Cartmell Memorial sidecar trophy on the line. Stubbs Contractors, Phill Law Panelbeating & Engineering, Novus Glass and...

Waikanae IRBs in the medals

WAIKANAE's IRB teams scored a stack of medals at the BP North Island inflatable rescue boat championships at Paekakariki at the weekend, including three of the four gold medals in the under-23 division. Connor Mitchell and Oliver Shivnan, with...

Sports draws

CricketTODAY — C Grade, Nelson Park, 3.15pm: Primary Reps v Campion, GGHS v GBHS. Mercantile, Harry Barker Reserve, 5.30pm: M5, Sons of Hadlee v Boundary Violators; M6, TBC v Outlaws; M7, Wannabes v AGFirst; M8 v Mangapapa Garage v Maccas...

TVC in big comeback victory

RUGBYThe effects will be long-lasting — 2017 champions Tihirau Victory Club have produced the performance of the year so far in East Coast club rugby: an incredible 13-10 comeback win against previously unbeaten Uawa. TVC (now 22pts) unseated Uaw...

Gisborne Boys’ High break win drought

They're back in business. The Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 of 2022 began their rugby campaign with a win on Saturday. It was the team’s first taste of victory since Amos Roddick’s crew beat New Plymouth 18-17 at the GBHS Rectory ground...

PB kayakers in crews for world champs

FOUR Poverty Bay Kayak Club members have received a huge boost heading into the sprint national champs, which started today. Kim Thompson and Britney Ford have been named to represent New Zealand in under-23 crew boats for the world junior and u23...

Basics key to success for Bay u-16s

THE little things make a difference. That’s what Poverty Bay under-16 rugby coach Tuki Sweeney took out of his side’s 26-7 loss to Manawatu at Wanganui Collegiate yesterday.“With the strong westerly wind, handling was a factor,” Sweeney...

Equestrian championship results

RESULTS from the Larsen Sawmilling Equestrian Championships held at Showgrounds Park over the weekend —SHOWJUMPINGOpen horse A2 1.20m, horses 7 years and under (sponsor Leaderbrand Produce): Olivia Newsom (Tauranga) Charmed Escudo msnz, 1; Olivi...

Still plenty at stake

On paper, Thistle’s game against Havelock North Wanderers at Childers Road Reserve tomorrow doesn’t count for much. Thankfully, football is not played on paper. Havelock have already clinched the Central Federation League title and Thistle are...

Indoor bowls news

Fourteen-year-old Gisborne Girls’ High School student Sian Williams played great bowls all day on her way to winning her first centre title, the Village Butchery Centre Closing Trios. While having a go at outdoor bowls in 2016, Williams found out...