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Irwin to enter the snake pit

Gisborne's Tahuna Irwin has drawn colourful world No. 2 Peter “Snakebite” Wright in the first round of the Auckland Darts Masters, starting tonight. Irwin, 21, qualified for the tournament which features 16 players, including six of the world’s...

Biguns dominate in softball,Biguns dominate in softball

BIGUNS continued their domination of the women’s A-grade softball competition with a 9-2 defeat of their closest rivals Rovers at Barry Park on Saturday. In the women’s B-grade, Tolaga Bay Stingers (High School team) and Panthers played...

Junior clubbies to do battle at local champs

The district's up and coming surf athletes contest the Gisborne/Tairawhiti junior championships at Midway Beach from 5.30 tonight. Youngsters aged 7 to 14 years will be in action representing the Dawson Building Midway, Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae and...

Strong Gisborne component in squad,Sharks come close to big upset

THREE Gisborne players featured in the Central Under-18 women’s hockey team’s best finish at a regional tournament. Ngahuia Wilson of Gisborne Girls’ High School and twins Cory and Kodi Campbell of GMC were in the squad who finished runners-up...

No time for Anderson to relax after Masters

There's little time to relax for Pete Anderson after a huge week of competitive golf at the Freyberg Masters in Timaru. Poverty Bay-East Coast No. 1 Anderson finished his eight rounds at the over-40s matchplay tournament on a high — a victory over...

Sports draws

CricketSATURDAY — Doleman Cup final (50 overs), Harry Barker Reserve 5.30pm: Rep, Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates v Landmark Homes Bain Construction OBR. CyclingKonica Minolta Gisborne Cycling Club races, SATURDAY — Club Ride (no race) from Nelson Rd...

YMP still out in front

Reihana to play 150th premier game for HSOB

New Zealand Deaf Games could include Tairawhiti paddlers

WORLD champion Gisborne paddler Vesna Radonich will be at Lake Karapiro on Sunday to cheer on the first deaf waka ama team to compete at regional sprint championships. Radonich, herself hearing impaired, travelled to Hamilton in March this year to...

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...

Ngati Porou East Coast go head to head with Poverty Bay

Ngati Porou East Coast coach Troy Para and Poverty Bay counterpart Mana Otai are using tomorrow’s Queen’s Birthday Weekend clash at Tolaga Bay as a trial game. But if anyone thinks that means a friendly game between two neighbours . . . think...

Best school pony Nugget top on points

HORSE SPORTSA HORSE called Nugget was a star of the Tahora Horse Sports. Nugget, ridden by 11-year-old Rimu Horo, was the horse with most points. And the favour was returned when Rimu, riding Nugget, was named the B Grade child (aged 8 to 11) with...

Gisborne surfers enjoy summer to remember

AN eerie lull has descended upon the Gisborne surfing community following the SNZ Health 2000 National Surfing Championships in Gisborne this month. Lull may be the wrong word, New Zealand’s most talented surfers left town leaving record numbers of...

Sweet victory to kayakers

THE PB crew finished half a second ahead of a composite Waitara crew. Poverty Bay ended the regatta with a medal tally of 16 gold, seven silver and 14 bronze through the age groups, although had to settle for second club overall, as Arawa won 20...

Passion returns for blind rugby

THE body is sore but Ivan Te Momo, back home after playing in a lost test series for Blind New Zealand against the Blind Lions, says his passion for rugby is back. The casual player for OBM’s senior 1 side said he was likely to be back at the club...