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New club making its presence felt

MARTIAL ARTSA NEW martial arts club is making its presence felt in the competitive arena. Twelve members of Tu Mana Toa Combat Systems travelled to Hastings for the Bay City Taekwondo Tournament. They brought home four gold, one silver and seven...

Irwin achieves a double at Porirua darts tournament

Tahuna Irwin won the New Zealand Masters men’s title at Kapi Mana Darts Association in Porirua last Saturday. He defeated Jonathan Silcock, of Wainuiomata, 6-2 in the finals. Irwin, of Gisborne’s Brezz’n Darts Club, followed up that success by...

Update on the PB Golf Open

TOP seed gone. Defending champion gone. No. 3 seed gone. The Emerre and Hathaway Poverty Bay men's open title chase was blown wide open in the first round of matchplay on the Poverty Bay course this morning. No. 1 seed Anaru Reedy (a member of Poverty...

Golf Roundup

PatutahiKIM Miller returned to his old golfing haunts and cleaned up in the Hansen and Tomlinson Christmas Hames tournament on Saturday. Now a member at Opotiki, Miller posted the round of the day — 91-33-58 — to win the overall net in the...

Nine Gisborne players joining Central’s age-group campaign

NINE Gisborne footballers will fly the local flag when the annual national age-group tournament starts on Thursday in Wellington. The players representing the Central Federation, are — Lily-Mae Auckram and Rubi Perano (under-14 girls) Brooke...

Thistle one goal short

United again thwart the Jags’ title ambitions

Golf roundup

Central School principal Andy Hayward's last couple of weeks of freedom will be enjoyed as the Summer Cup champion. Hayward saved his best round of the five-round cup series to last on Saturday to win the title by just one stroke. He battled back from...

Gray’s last-ball six wins a thriller for Eastland Broncos

CRICKETIf ever one game fired a cricket team up for the rest of summer, the Eastland Broncos won it last night. With five runs needed off the last ball, left-hander Te-Reimana Gray hit a six to win the game against the High School Old Boys’ PupsThe...

Hastings BHS win memorable clash

Gisborne versus Hastings was full of passion. The second-15 rugby pre-Super 8 game at Nuhaka Domain produced six excellent tries on a memorable occasion with Hastings Boys' High School winning the fixture 20-12.“Akina” were led superbly at...

Mission to Nias, Indonesia

Water so hot it melts wax off board

Stars of the future on show in Gisborne

RUGBYDrop what you’re doing. With the best first 15s in the Hurricanes zone here, rugby fans can’t afford to miss tomorrow’s Tranzit Coachlines First 15 Festival. Gisborne Boys’ High School second 15 and their Napier BHS counterparts, at...

Lightweight stars seize chance to show skills

Ten teams from eight schools seized the chance to showcase their skills at a rugby festival for lightweight players. Gisborne Intermediate School Leopards won the final of the Bay of Plenty/Poverty Bay/Hawke’s Bay Intermediate Schools Lightweight...

Champion Jim walked the talk

“AND the winner of the 1973 Gisborne sportsman of the year award is . . . Jim Trowell.”Thirty-two-year-old Jim can’t quite believe it. Sure, he’s the New Zealand 50,000-metre race walking champion — a third national crown underlining his...

Sports news in brief

Speedway off, events postponedA Gisborne Speedway Club meeting scheduled for tonight has been cancelled because the track has been judged too wet for racing. The saloon car champion of champions, the teams demolition derby and the youth ministock...

Patutahi lead pennants

PATUTAHI set the pace in the opening round of the Poverty Bay women's pennants. Held in conjunction with the Patutahi women's open tournament, the host club emerged top of the six competing clubs by the narrowest of margins. Patutahi's team of Denise...

Winter tourney week results

HockeyNorth Island mixed tournament, Taupo, pool play: Lytton High 3 Tuakau College 0, Lytton 4 Rodney College 0. Mary Clinton Cup, Gisborne, pool play: Campion 0 Papamoa College 3, Gisborne Girls’ High (2) 0 Selwyn College 2, Campion 0 Ruamat...