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On the mats — Indoor bowls news

It’s been a winning streak for local indoor bowls. A team of eight travelled to Napier and won the Hunt Trophy, with 43 points. They beat Napier (33pts) and Central Hawke’s Bay (32pts).Standout players in Poverty Bay-East Coast’s six games were...

Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association results

RHINOS produced the comeback of the night to beat Ruahine 8-7 in Week 2 of the grading round in Brezz’n Darts Club winter league play on Tuesday night. The short 15-game format meant the captains had to ensure they had their teams lined up...

Still a close battle on the netball courts for playoff places

NETBALLWAIKOHU moved to outright fourth on the Pak’nSave premier-grade netball points table last night, but only by two points. The battle for the fourth playoff spot remains tight. Claydens Waikohu and Lytton Senior A drew 47-all at the YMCA last...

Wipeout at the races

AUCKLAND rider Jess Wedlake was not injured as she left her bike on Sunday. Her front bumper was damaged and was taken off so she could resume racing

Key moments count as Tapuae win championship

RUGBYTAPUAE coach Frank King didn’t breathe easy until his side were up 19-3 in the Poverty Bay club rugby Senior 1 final. Having built that lead against Nuhaka, Tapuae then held on to it for the last 17 minutes and won the Lew Patterson Cup. Key...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

A clash between stablemates Cossy 2 PHL and Cossy Shakers ended with a close 8-7 victory to hosts PHL. Cossy 2 mid-pairs Mike Price and Steve “Nizzy” Nisbett led the way with a hat-trick over Shakers’ mid-pairing of John Love and Aubrey Ormond...

Outgunned by strong Buller

A HUNGRY Buller bounced back from a mauling the previous Saturday to outmuscle and outplay Poverty Bay 48-20 in their Week 3 Heartland Championship game in Westport.“They won the physical battle on attack and defence,” Civil Project Solutions...

Eleven teams in tournament

SEVENS RUGBYNine men’s and two women’s teams will compete in the regional club rugby sevens tournament in the season’s last hurrah at Rugby Park tomorrow. One Hawke’s Bay club, Gisborne Boys’ High School and all local rugby clubs except...

Gisborne - East Coast golf roundup

Gisborne ParkJO Kerrr has a fair few titles to go to match Karen Hay’s prolific senior women’s club championship record. She got one closer to Hay’s 18 with a comprehensive win in the 36-hole final at the weekend. Defending champion Kerr beat...

Girls' High defeat last year's finalists

FINAL-round play in the Pak’nSave Gisborne Premier Netball Competition could be among the most competitive in recent times, if Saturday’s results are any indication. Round 2 wrapped up on Saturday with Gisborne Girls’ High School beating last...

Victories no walk in the park

YMP and High School Old Girls won their first games in the second round of the Pak’nSave premier grade netball at the YMCA on Saturday, but their opponents made a fight of it. YMP Sunshine Brewery defeated Claydens Waikohu 52-45 but were outscored...

Winning start to season for OBR

OBR would be happy with the start they made on Saturday. The team that won 14 of 17 30-over games in 2020-2021 (fell to the Ngatapa Green Caps and lost to High School Old Boys by 25 runs in last season's Senior B Grade club cricket final) began their...

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PBEC brought crashing back to earth after first-team win

REALITY bit Poverty Bay-East Coast on day 2 of the men’s national interprovincial tournament in Northland yesterday. After enjoying the high of their first team win in round 2 of the week-long matchplay competition on the Mangawhai a on Tuesday...

Riders line up for last club race night of year

THE last Gisborne BMX Club night for 2015 drew 47 riders to the start gate. Striders — New rider Ariana Shanks improved as the meet went on, finishing her last race with minimal help. She was joined by Alex Kelly, Ada Lasenby, Ivy Lasenby, Jackson...

Podiums again for the ‘G’ cars

SPEEDWAYGISBORNE speedway drivers came home from the East Coast Championships at the Meeanee track in Hawke’s Bay at the weekend with a swag of podium placings as the Gisborne club’s brilliant season continues. Production saloon racer Anton McKay...