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Thistle look to the future

GISBORNE Thistle travel to Palmerston North tonight, hoping the weather stays friendly and the Central Federation League outlook becomes clear. Thistle sit fourth in the seven-team league, in no immediate danger of being overtaken and with no...

Masters and Boys’ High could have tough start

HOCKEYIT could be a tough start for Lytton Old Boys Masters and Gisborne Boys’ High School when Poverty Bay Hockey’s season gets under way tomorrow night. The students have drawn LOB NZ Fruits and the Masters take on last year’s men’s...

Falcons perched at top of ladder

FALCONS took the lead in the Brezz N Darts Competition with a 14-7 victory over Tigers last week. In the singles, Falcons captain Harley Ngarangione took his game against Shiloh Henry 2-0, winning their first leg on a 105 checkout. On the other board...

Team Reid

TAYLER Reid’s coach could not have been happier despite his charge “backing off” on his way to third in the junior men’s race at the ITU world series round in Edmonton, Canada.“With no disrespect to the event, the big one — the world...

Barry Cup moves onto new Wairoa defender

The Barry Cup has a new home. Waikohu met a very determined Wairoa side that came with passion last Sunday. The game ended in favour of the visitors 20-15, with both sides running in three tries apiece but Wairoa winning by a conversion and...

REID THIRD IN TINMAN

TRIATHLONGISBORNE triathlete Tayler Reid continued his run of form with a podium in the Tinman Triathlon over the weekend. Hosted in Mt Maunganui, the annual Tinman race is part of Triathlon New Zealand’s national series. It was the first race...

NZ IRB champs heading to Mahia

SURF Life Saving New Zealand has decided to relocate the BP Surf Rescue New Zealand IRB championships set down for Gisborne this weekend to Mahia. The Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae club was to host the event at its home beach on Saturday and Sunday. The...

Good hit-out for Poverty Bay-East Coast against the golf champions

GOLF by Chris TaewaIF you’re going to warm up for the national championships, you might as well do it against the best. A Poverty Bay-East Coast over-40s selection did just that last weekend, taking on Freyberg Masters national interprovincial golf...

Falloon, Pitkethley stand out

LACHIE Falloon and Georgie Pitkethley were the standout performers from Gisborne at the opening surf lifesaving carnival of the season. The Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae athletes scored individual and teams success at the Whangamata Classic, held in...

Sports draws

CricketFRIDAY — WALKER SHIELD T15 BLAST, 5.45pm: Harry Barker Reserve, 1, Bollywood Stars v Auto Tyres Eagles; HBR2, Smash Palace Bail Breakers v Eastland Broncos. Superstars, 4pm: HBR, 1, Mixed Schools yrs 2-6 v Mangapapa yrs 4-6; HBR 2, Central...

Uawa wanted first title badly

Uawa turned the tables on the previously unbeaten Noogies and led from start to finish in the final of the inaugural men’s Gisborne netball championship at a packed YMCA last night. The winners were up 7-5 at the end of the first quarter, by 16-11...

Gisborne pair fittest in division

CROSSFITTwo Gisborne women can lay claim to being the fittest individuals in the country for their category after winning the 2020 national CrossFit title. Debbie Hutchings and Lily Dodgshun of CrossFit 4010 won their divisions at the national...

Drivers dialled in for NZ champs

HALF of the field in the New Zealand saloon car championships tore round the Eastland Group Raceway track last night in a practice session that set the tone for a “red-hot” event. The Eastlite Carriers-sponsored titles start tonight with three...

Fun day for motorbike riders

Gisborne Motorcycle Sports Club will hold its annual fun day at Makorori Beach tomorrow. There will be no lap-scoring or points; it will be a fun-run event. Organisers say they are catering for all riders, from four-year-olds to baby boomers, and...

Lifesavers train for Advanced Lifeguard Award

FORMER Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club member Ashleigh Hurring casts a watchful eye over lifeguards learning how to jump out of helicopters and participate in major search and rescues involving emergency services. The lifeguards are training for the...

Open water gold to Scott at Oceania champs

A “super stoked” Matt Scott ended his Oceania championships campaign on a high with victory in the 5-kilometre open water race in Fiji at the weekend. Enterprise Cars Swim Team member Scott won the title in a thrilling sprint photo finish with...