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Great way to finish

A dream becomes a goal with planning and hard work. And so Ngati Porou East Coast — who beat Wairarapa-Bush 34-19 in Masterton on Saturday, and Poverty Bay 31-28 in Gisborne the week before — might have pinched themselves after nine years without...

Standard of play in Senior 1s impresses

Thank goodness for Matt Smith . . . the mild-mannered, long-serving and very capable referee did an excellent job of controlling one of the biggest rivalries in Civil Project Solutions Senior 1 rugby in Week 2. Smith blew his whistle in Charteris...

Big win a warning to others

The hockey weekend should begin with a hiss and a roar tonight as the four teams in the lower section of the senior women’s competition go head to head, and the results could be just about anybody’s. GMC Kowhai and YMP B play at 6pm tonight...

Bridge results

Monday, July 26 — Woodward Chrisp Restricted PairsNorth/South East/WestCaroline Taylor/Brent Turnbull 64.27 Anne Roberts/Hans Van Der Kuijl 59.32Louise Goodhue/Graham Maclaurin 55.96 Sally Knight/Eileen Lee 57.45Trish Corson/Joy Marden 53.18 Chris...

First competition of year under their belts

Gisborne Gymnastics Club competitors have had their first competition of the year, and for many it was their first ever. Gymnasts competed at Hastings, Taupo or Napier, depending on their division.“The first competition is always the hardest as...

Turanganui-a-Kiwa teams shine at national Maori tournament

They were spectacularly successful. The local basketball fraternity has good reason to be proud of their age-group players, teams, coaches and high-quality development programme/infrastructure. Five teams represented Turanganui-a-Kiwa at the National...

Golf Roundup

Poverty BayTHIRTY-eight years after playing in the Barns-Graham Cup men’s pairs for the first time, Neil Mackie finally got his hands on the trophy. Mackie and Paul Mullooly beat Roy Skuse and Bernie Rothschild 3 and 2 in the matchplay final on...

Uawa respond to halftime rev-up

Every now and then, a man has to stamp his authority. And that's exactly what player-coach Laman Davies did midway through Pango Productions Uawa's home game against Tokomaru Bay United.“I told our boys that we were holding back, that we needed to...

Training hard, feeling good

Gisborne kayak paddlers Quaid Thompson and Alicia Hoskin are feeling well prepared for the canoe sprint world championships in Hungary next month. The two paddlers were named in Canoe Racing New Zealand’s squad this month and they’re putting in...

Indoor bowls news

The Poverty Bay-East Coast under-18 indoor bowls team won the Membrey Pearce Trophy in Hamilton. It was the third year in a row they had won it. After weeks of practice and fine-tuning with selector Malcolm Trowell, they came out firing and never let...

Showdown for young guns,‘It’s a game we’ll both be targeting’ — Gibbs

POVERTY Bay cricket captain Danny Gibbs says this weekend’s clash against Waikato Valley will be a battle between “two young sides each with a ton of potential”.“Clint Price, the Valley coach, has a good young side but so have we,” Gibbs...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS180s: Lorenzo Kaa (2NZ Rebels), Matt Reedy (Cossy DONE & Dusted) 2, Cris Kiri (2NZ Titans) 2, Glenn Higgins (2NZ Corys 6-Shooters).Best start (140): Brian Leach (Cossy DONE & Dusted), Matt Reedy (Cossy DONE & Dusted), Eri...

Gisborne trio in north-south mix

GISBORNE indoor bowlers Lois Lamont and Lyn Kay-Allen are in the North Island Academy squad to play their South Island counterparts at the national indoor bowls championships at Mt Maunganui next month. Another Gisborne bowler, David Lynn, is the...

Helping Coast game to next level

An East Coast inter-school netball competition can take its game to the next level after being awarded a grant to help out. ANZ Netball Grants give netballers across the country an opportunity to apply for anything they need to continue playing the...

Around the Greens: club bowls news

Ten teams contested an enjoyable Matariki “Soup and Bun” Triples Tournament at the Poverty Bay Bowling Club in sunny conditions on Saturday. Each team played three games of 75 minutes. Club members provided a range of delicious soups for lunch. The...

‘The mountain’ stirs

RUGBYHere’s the good oil on East Coast rugby. Uawa remain atop the eight-team club competition with 23 points after Week 5 games. They beat Tokararangi 14-7 at Te Araroa. Hikurangi moved from fourth to second place, on 21 points, by virtue of their...