Boot the difference as Rams beat Coast in Opotiki

SURF LIFESAVINGWAIKANAE took a healthy lead into the main day of the Gisborne Surf Lifesaving Championships today when they scored 15 titles last night in the opening phase of competition at Midway Beach. Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae amassed 127 points...

Gisborne’s Nutri-Grain IronMan & IronWoman Series athletes Cory Taylor and Olivia Corrin both sit well inside the top 10 after two rounds of the prestigious series at Bondi Beach in Sydney at the weekend. Taylor finished eighth overall after Friday...

CRICKETKey High School Old Boys players will be out of action after receiving suspensions following their game against Gisborne Boys’ High School last weekend. Jak Rowe and Scott Tallott have been stood down for two weeks for Level 2 offences...

FOOTBALLThe gang’s all here. That’s what it seems like going through the results of the first week of post-lockdown local football. The two “heavyweights” of the past decade in Eastern League 1 — Carpet Court Thistle Massive and Heavy...

SENIOR club football gets under way in Gisborne this Saturday, two months late but earlier than many expected. Gisbone sides United and Thistle are both at home against Hawke’s Bay teams in the Pacific Premiership. Local leagues start the following...

Pippa Williams, Amanda Matthews 43.84Ann McCombe, Trish Corson 42.99Linda White, Katrine Matthews 38.94Katrina Duncan, Hans van der Kuijl 37.46 Beverley Evans, Jean Bennett 32.28Helen Kerisome, Delwyn Arthur 31.94Robyn Cheyne, Elizabeth Jackson...

At Whakarua Park, Ruatoria: Ngati Porou East Coast 12 (Tawhao Stewart, Te Wehi Wright tries; Te Rangi Fraser conversion) South Canterbury 34 (James Hawkey, Junior Fa’a’vae, John Borland, Vaka Taelega, Zac Saunders, Loni Toumohuni tries; Sam...

Buoyant Hicks Bay aiming to maintain urgency

RUGBYElvis has left the building. Or to put it another way, Enterprise Cars Ngati Porou East Coast club rugby frontrunners Tihirau Victory Club have the bye in Week 3. TVC and Tokararangi both have nine competition points, with defending champions...

Ihaka Kaio-Wynyard 2, Te Kotahi Kaio (Kidz n Himz); John White (Whanau Magic); Riria Awatere-Kohunui (Ruahine Tahi); Willy Te Kira (Ruahine Rua); Tahuna Irwin (Falcons); J Reedy (Waihape Whanau).Tahuna Irwin 5, Pete Tom, Sam Kirikino (Falcons)...

CRICKETABBREVIATED scoreboards for local cricket —Premier Grade — Doleman Cup, 40 overs, Round 5, Harry Barker Reserve:Bollywood STARS High School Old Boys 214-8 (Scott Tallott 70, Dave Castle 69; Karanbir Singh 5-50) beat Siteworx Civil Horout...

CRICKETPOVERTY Bay Cricket Association has appointed a new director of cricket ahead of this summer. Dave Castle has left his position as community cricket development officer and head coach of the Hawke’s Bay men’s team to take up the job. He...

GOLF by Chris TaewaSEL Peneha is riding the wave after “sussing” his swing in the past couple of weeks — a journey climaxed by his career-first hole-in-one. The left-hander holed out with a 52-degree wedge on the 112-metre 14th on his home...

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS180s: Te Kotahi Kaio (Young Guns), Thao Duncan (Dartaholics).Highest start, men (140): Tahuna Irwin 3 (Falcons), John Love 2, John White 2 (Done & Dusted), Te Kotahi Kaio (Young Guns).Highest start, women (100): Manai...

Organised team sporting contests are thin on the ground in Gisborne this weekend. The likelihood of significant numbers of players being away for Queen’s Birthday Weekend has been cited as the reason for the sporting inactivity. No organised...

RUGBYGISBORNE’S Paula Latu has made his National Provincial Championship debut starting from the bench for the Southland Stags in a last-minute defeat against Otago. Latu moved to Invercargill in preparation for pre-season training after receiving...

Eastland Kart Club organisers seem to have hit on a winning formula. The club’s second annual Anzac Champs meeting, being held at the Aerodrome Road track from 10am tomorrow, has attracted 11 out-of-town drivers from as far away as...

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Six of the 11 weeks of grading have been played in Gisborne Club Darts Association competition. Results of Tuesday night’s play —Tyson Eyles (2NZ Kings), Kayne Arahanga (2NZ Kings), Nigel Higham (Roseland), Chris Giddens (2NZ Tao TCL) start...

NETBALLTIGHT games can be expected at both ends of the competition points table tomorrow in the netball premiership with invaluable points up for grabs for all four teams involved. Horouta Gold and Tapuae face off from 9am in the morning at the...

BASKETBALLTuranga made basketball history last night. The Paare Ahuriri-Leach-led crew ended Ngati Porou’s three-year reign as the Gisborne Basketball Association’s women’s champions by beating them 50-44 in the final at the YMCA. Turanga would...

The Gisborne Boys’ High School second 11 leads the pack heading into Round 2 of the Hope Cup. The youngest team in Senior B Grade club cricket won the local derby with the Campion College first 11 by 40 runs on Saturday. Last season GBHS (2) won...

Falcons 9 Ruahine Tahi 12: F Waihape 140 (2), 125st, 119, 115, 100 (6); P Waihape 140 (2), 127, 125 (2), 115, 100st (3), 100 (6); R Te Kira 140, 100 (2); M Awatere 180, 140 (3), 135 (2), 125, 122, 121, 100st (4); R Te Kira 140 (2), 134st, 123, 100st...

Premier cricket’s DJ Barry Cup competition takes a break tomorrow. Instead, teams will play Twenty20 games for the Walker Shield over the next two Saturdays. They will each play two games tomorrow, and complete the competition on Saturday, February...

Members were entertained by some amazing bowling during the club mixed open pairs last weekend. The 15 pairs who competed included five couples. The two-life format featured games of 15 ends, or one hour and 45 minutes, and eight rounds were required...

Harry Barker Reserve 1, Bollywood Stars High School Old Boys v Coastal Concrete OBR (umpire Stewart Patrick); HBR 2, Horouta v Galaxy World Gisborne Boys’ High School. HBR 3, Bollywood HSOB Presidents v Civil Project Solutions Ngatapa (Gary Coutts...

Unbeaten contenders ready to face off

HAWKE'S Bay overcame a strong Southland side and an even sturdier Invercargill wind to win 35-28 and clinch a home semifinal in the ITM Cup. With the stiff breeze blowing straight into their faces in the second spell at Rugby Park — causing...

GISBORNE gymnasts Lily Rolls and Charlie Keepa brought home all-round gold medals from the Hastings Gymnastics Junior Ribbon Competition last weekend. It was Lily’s third competition, and winning the all-round honours in Step 1 was an outstanding...