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Gisborne girls in national success

?FOOTBALLTHREE Gisborne girls were in a team who won their division of a national tournament that ended in Wellington on Sunday. Leftback Dara Mulrooney, wide midfielder Grace Levy and attacking midfielder Tayla Broughton — all 13 — were in the...

Comeback win to golden girls

REIGNING champions YMP 1 flexed their muscle and Horouta Gold stormed home in the final quarter in premier netball at the YMCA on Saturday. YMP, unbeaten last year and yet to lose this season, dished out a 72-44 thrashing to Farmlands Ngatapa. Horout...

Extra coaching pays off,Richter runner-up in schoolgirls’ singles

BOWLSLytton High School’s Paige Richter finished runner-up of the Bowls New Zealand national secondary schools girls’ singles played at Auckland’s Carlton Cornwall Bowling Club this week. Richter turned in a fine performance in her first...

Around the Greens: Club bowls news

It was an emotional time for Dawne Abraham when she presented the Joyce Boustead Tray to the winners of the RSA Women's Bowling Section Tournament. Dawne presented the tray to Kathy Carroll (skip), Joe Wimutu (director) and Ngawai Turipa (lead). They...

Exceptional performances in Hawke's Bay

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Turner and Sumner to be honoured

FORMER Gisborne City players Steve Sumner and Brian Turner will receive the Medal of Excellence from supporters group Friends of Football. The medals will be presented at a dinner at the Auckland Grammar Old Boys’ Pavilion, Epsom, on November...

Boys’ High win first half

They had control. Gisborne Boys’ High School head coach Mark Jefferson knows his side had the measure of St Peter’s College for 40 minutes at the Rectory field on Saturday. But St Peter’s won the match 35-17. Boys’ High led the Aucklanders...

Around the Greens: Club Bowls news

Poverty BayThe Centenary Year annual general meeting of the Poverty Bay Bowling club on Sunday was well supported by club members. Jon Davies was re-elected president, Bruce Ball is the new vice-president and Ian Carroll is the...

Around the Greens: Club bowls news

Gisborne Bowling Club held its annual triples championships last weekend with some interesting results. It took three games for the junior women's competition to be decided. After losing their first game to Adrienne Torrie, Karen Pinn and Nanette...

Young riders to do battle

Showjumping in full leap at the 32nd annual championships

Surf lifesaving races this week

SURF lifesaving athletes selected from the three Gisborne clubs will take part in a comprehensive competition programme held over one day of high-level racing this week

GBHS leading NI high school softball comp

TIGHT games were the order of Day 2 at softball’s Division 2 North Island Secondary Schools’ Championships in Gisborne. Gisborne Boys’ High School beat Palmerston North Boys’ High School 5-4 yesterday and were top of their group at the...

Whanganui prove too strong

Poverty Bay coach says Saturday’s result no indicator of season ahead

‘All about good vibes and sharing the waves’

The second meeting of Gisborne Boardriders Club's longboard circuit was held over the weekend in perfect conditions. Gisborne Boardriders president and competitor Dan Croskery said conditions couldn't have been better for the competition.“Two to...

Life Ed's Boxing for Life a hit

Life Education Trust was the winner at the Fight for Life Ed charity boxing event last night. To support the cause, boxers from red and blue teams fought in nine, two-minute fights made up of three rounds. A warm-up bout fought between red team...

Perfect conditions for Tauawhi No Violence Longboard Classic

THE conditions could not have been more perfect on the weekend for an annual longboard competition in support of domestic violence prevention. The Tauawhi No Violence Longboard Classic, in its third year, played out on a sunny Saturday with clean...