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Giants ready for big effort

THE Gisborne Giants superstock team goes into action tonight and tomorrow night in the New Zealand superstock teams championships and team captain Peter Rees says they have prepared well. The meeting at the Robertson Holden Palmerston North Raceway...

Two editions of PB Open in one year

GOLFTWO Poverty Bay men’s open champions will be crowned in 2022. The 2021 edition, scheduled for September 23 to 25 at Poverty Bay Golf Club’s Awapuni Links course, has been postponed due to Covid-19. The Poverty Bay women’s open to be held the...

Support grows for sports alcohol and smoking bans

GISBORNE’S sports clubs are expected to be given more support to enforce alcohol and smoking bans so they can follow the example of a championship-winning rugby club in making sure “horrendous” alcohol abuse issues of the past do not make...

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...

ND coaches pass on cricketing knowledge

Mid-August, it may be, but the weather was easily fine enough for young cricketers to hit the practice nets in Gisborne this week when a Northern Districts delegation paid a visit. ND chairman of selectors Pat Malcon, Northern Spirit head coach Kari...

Everything on the line

Lee Bros Shield the prize for premier champions

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...

Wainui Division 1 champions

FOOTBALLWAINUI clinched their second Eastern League title in 32 years on Saturday, with two games to spare. They beat Thistle Massive 4-0 at Childers Road Reserve, but it was anything but plain sailing. Thiago Carlos de Melo scored the first goal of...

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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