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Big challenge for LOB A in game against unbeaten THC

Lytton Old Boys A face a major challenge when they play unbeaten THC in senior men’s hockey on the LJ Hooker Turf at Harry Barker Reserve tonight. And the match before, between LOB B and the LOB Masters at 6pm, also promises to be an appealing...

Two clubs share local honours

FOOTBALLWAINUI and United are the big winners in Eastern League football this season. Sunshine Brewing Wainui Sharks clinched the first division on July 10 and successfully navigated the first round of the Bailey Cup on Saturday, but the other two...

Turanganui a Kiwa u16 do it tough

THE Turanganui a Kiwa under-16 rugby team lost 27-12 to their Waikato Maori counterparts at Rugby Park yesterday. The home side were not helped by a yellow card to hooker Tyrin Wyllie and a straight red card to replacement player Keanu...

Wilson stars with ball in Poverty Bay victory

CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-LeafOutstanding individual performances by Dylan Foster and Sebastian Wilson highlighted Poverty Bay’s win at the Hawke’s Bay Year 8 Riverbend tournament yesterday. Foster produced the Bay’s batting display of the...

Joel all set for speedway experience

GISBORNE tetraplegic Joel Tibble will tick something off his bucket list on Saturday night when he realises a dream to drive in a speedway car around the Eastland Group Raceway track. The 20-year-old Kaiti man broke his neck in a collapsed rugby scum...

Big year ends with club’s top award

Gisborne Judo Club judoka of the year Sydnee Andrews is 17 but has experienced international senior competition already. The youngest in the senior field at the Oceania World Cup in Perth last month, Andrews was the only New Zealander to get...

On the mats: Indoor Bowls news

The ST1 Forestry Tom Duffin Fours was a great success, and the nine-end final was one not to miss. Warren Gibb, Bruce Easton, Marise Raklander and Kayla Trowell came up against Nathan Trowell, David Lynn, Akuhata Keelan and Lois Lamont. Trowell's team...

Lytton rise to occasion beating Girls' High 49-48

NETBALLLytton Senior A rose to the occasion and defeated rivals Gisborne Girls’ High Senior A by one goal — 49-48 — in Pak’nSave premier-grade netball at the YMCA last night.“This was another thriller that did not disappoint,” netball...

Golden finish to Worlds

GISBORNE paddlers ended the elite and club sprint world championships as they started it, with golden performances in Australia on Sunday. The Horouta junior 16 and junior 19 women’s crews continued their dominance of those age groups with...

Sports draws

The final day of competition for PAK'nSAVE Gisborne netball this season will be held at Gisborne Netball Centre on SATURDAY. All games are 4 x 10-minute quarters. Senior finals. Final intermediate and secondary games. Games at Gisborne Netball...

Buckle up, the rodeo is in town

DUST off the old denim and checked shirt combinations hiding in your closet folks, it is rodeo time. At the Gisborne Rodeo everyone from the young guns in the junior section to the seasoned pros in the open section, will ride everything from sheep...

Watts celebrates first national title

It was celebration time for former Wairoa rider Tommy Watts at the weekend. Back-to-back wins in the South Island earned him his first national motorcycling cross-country title. The 19-year-old Napier-based Watts had a share of the lead in the...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS180s: Jesse Noa Noa (2NZ Rebels), Corey Kaio (2NZ Titans), John Kingsbeer (Roseland ), Webster (Webby) Lewis (2NZ Say My Name Again).Best start (180): Corey Kaio (2NZ Titans).Best finish (100): Dudley Reeves (Cossy DONE &...

Gisborne - East Coast golf roundup

A BLOCKBUSTER round 1 match is in store after the top 16 of the Te Kanawa Cup men’s pairs were sorted over the holiday weekend. Defending champions Anaru Reedy and Pete Tamatea powered past Rod Moore and Dave Rameka 4 and 3 in their “play-in”...

Charging into the final

Lani Latu charges ahead for Manutuke Mustangs in their knockout playoff game against Waengapu Stallions at Awapuni Sports Stadium on Saturday. The Mustangs won 42-22, getting them into the Gisborne Tairawhiti rugby league club final. They will play...

Under-15s taking part in team nationals

BADMINTONEASTLAND are represented at the New Zealand under-15 team badminton championships, which started in Palmerston North on Sunday. Team members are Stella Perano, Dane Berry, Manaia Puha, Hinekotukurangi Newth, Journey Waru, Adam Riley, Mark...