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Eastland super-vets savour win over rivals

BADMINTONONE win, one loss. Badminton Eastland were pleased with that return from round 3 of the inter-association super-veterans North Island division 2 league. Eastland lost 7-2 to competition leaders Waitakere (3) then beat rivals Hawke’s Bay 6-3...

Golf roundup

PERSONAL bests are to be a regular occurrence for teenager Jessica Hayward as her fledgling golf career progresses. The latest came on Sunday — a PB low round on her home course at the Taste One/First Light Frozen Christmas Hams Tournament. Hayward...

Champs will give gauge of progress

TRAMPOLINEFIVE of Gisborne's trampolinists and tumblers are working towards qualifying for international competition and an event in the city this weekend will give them a helpful gauge of where they're at. The Central Championships start today at...

Goals galore in women’s games

THE women’s football league enjoyed great weather and great sportsmanship over the weekend. Gisborne Laundry Services Thistle celebrated a 10-0 victory over United. Thistle coach Blake Mulrooney said it was great to see a nice game in the morning...

A draw good enough

Gisborne Boys’ High School won the DJ Barry Cup on Saturday in a dramatic finale that had the crowd standing to applaud the players as they left the field. Seb Wilson played a hand he won’t forget — a heroic 87-ball innings of 14 not out...

Wiliams makes himself known in Coast to Coast

AT THE halfway stage of the two-day 243-kilometre Coast to Coast at Klondyke Corner yesterday, they must have said, “Who is George Williams?"The 31-year-old Gisborne farmer came out of the tough mountain run from the West Coast through the...

‘We didn’t front up’,Forwards fail to fire in heavy loss

IT’S back to the drawing board for LeaderBrand Poverty Bay coach Mana Otai after his side were given a lesson in wet-weather rugby by Horowhenua Kapiti in a Heartland Championship game here on Saturday. The 39-5 bonus-point win takes Horowhenua to...

Bridge results

MONDAY, August 20 — Emerre & Hathaway Pairs 3North/South East/WestCarolyn McMurray, Trish Corson 66.25 Ann McCombe, Eileen Lee 60.00Katrine Matthews, Hans van der Kuijl 62.08 Joy Marden, Bette Parker 55. 00WEDNESDAY, August 22 — President’s...

Gisborne lifesavers Taylor, Fyall and Corrin shine at Sanyo Cup carnival in Japan

SURF LIFESAVINGGISBORNE athletes were to the fore as New Zealand took second place in the annual Sanyo Cup lifesaving competition in Japan at the weekend. Midway Surf Life Saving Club member Cory Taylor was team captain, Waikanae’s Casie Fyall was...

Around the Greens: Club bowls news

Gisborne Bowling Club held its annual triples championships last weekend with some interesting results. It took three games for the junior women's competition to be decided. After losing their first game 17-9 to Adrienne Torrie, Karen Pinn and Nanette...

Young guns off to camp

Riverbend experience a highlight for many future stars

Ilminster win earns national cup place

CRICKETIt’s confirmed — with their six-wicket win against Campion College at Campion yesterday, the Ilminster cricket team became the region’s representative in the National Primary School Cup for 2019. Ilminster co-captain Alex Shanks won the...

Local show of strength expected

BODYBUILDINGJOHNNY Walsh got into bodybuilding because he wanted to lose weight. He shed more than 35kg but said it was quite a shock when he won the men’s physique overall title in his first bodybuilding show in Gisborne last year. Walsh, 33, is...

Five newbies in Poverty Bay wider squad ahead of NPEC derby match

The Poverty Bay wider squad to prepare for the Queen's Birthday Weekend derby match against Ngati Porou East Coast features five new faces. YMP forward Stuart Leach has been named in the 32-man squad alongside backs Moses Christie (Waikohu), Braedyn...

Games mission: Andrews giving it her all to get to London

Sydnee Andrews believes she has what it takes to earn her spot on the New Zealand team for the Commonwealth Games. The up-and-coming judo star said she was excited but nervous as she prepares to head overseas to train and compete.“I even sold my...