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Father-son pair win Thames tourney

Barry Croquet Club pair Ross Thomson and his son Rick have won the top division of a golf croquet handicap doubles tournament run by the Thames Croquet Club. Players from eight clubs from Howick to Gisborne took part, and were divided into two...

Teammates, club sharing MVP windfall

TAPU Dixon’s Waikohu teammates and the club will share the $1000 he collected when he won the premier rugby competition’s Most Valuable Player trophy.“Without the club there’s no team and without the players I couldn’t have won the...

Variety meeting proves a hit

SPEEDWAYSTRONG performances by Ben Holt in the stockcars and Shaun Kingi in the streetstocks, and some lightning-fast lap times by Eastland Kart Club drivers were highlights at Gisborne Speedway Club’s meeting at Eastland Group Raceway on Saturday...

Silver Fern rally a local hit

The New Zealand Silver Fern Motor Rally stages over Gisborne roads were a big hit with the race crews and supporters, and organisers the Ultimate Rally Group said they will be talking to the District Council about coming back. The classic car rally...

Pickett second in men’s 50 metre freestyle final

After finishing second in the men's 50 metre freestyle race at the New Zealand Open swimming championships in Auckland last night, Michael Picket was given a pat on the head from winner Daniel Hunter. Hunter, who is nine years older than the Gisborne...

‘Stars in the Napier sky’

TWO little golden stars from Gisborne brightening the Napier sky — that’s how Gisborne Gymnastics Club head coach Nicola Ludwig described two of her gymnasts who won gold at a Hawke’s Bay competition this month. Charlie Keepa, in Step 2, and...

Aaron Brown joins ranks of NZ champions

AARON Brown’s streetstock has undergone a significant change this week. He has swapped 5G for the well-deserved 1NZ. Brown won the New Zealand title at Kihikihi speedway on Saturday night.“It’s started to sink in now,” he said. “So many...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

Juanita Reeves (xFMO RSA); Royce Kaa (2NZ Tao Spartans); Thao Duncan (RSA Men of Mayhem); Tyson Eyles (2NZ Kingz); Matty Reedy, Te Kotahi Kaio, John White (Cossy Done & Dusted); Mike Jones (Roseland); Edward Brown (RSA Stallions).Tyson Eyles (2NZ...

Coach excited at promise in team

Poverty Bay’s under-20 rugby team are preparing for a three-game series and their first assignment is at Rugby Park on Saturday. They take on Horowhenua-Kapiti u20s before heading to Palmerston North for a double-header against the Wanganui and...

Interclub play tests Barry club members

TWO teams of Barry Memorial Croquet Club golf croquet players travelled to the Bay of Plenty to play teams from the Whakatane club. Each team had four players, and each player took part in four doubles and two singles games. This was the first time...

GGHS/Campion still looking for first win

HOCKEYTHE Gisborne Girls’ High School/Campion College combined hockey team remain winless after three rounds of the Rosemary O’Brien Tournament on the LJ Hooker Turf at Harry Barker Reserve. The local girls, who lost to Napier Girls’ High (2)...

‘Monumental’ swim takes its toll

TAYLER Reid has struggled to 21st place in the weekend's instalment of the Super League Triathalon series in Munich. Reid was unable to keep pace on the first bike leg after struggling with sickness in the lead-up to the race. A monumental swim saw...

Around the Greens: Club bowls news

Poverty Bay Bowling Club members held their annual Rex Rigney Christmas Mixed Triples Tournament last Thursday, and followed it with Christmas dinner. Teams played three one-hour games. The winners — Dave Hooper (skip), Steve Berezowski (director)...

Daniel Cook gets finish he wanted

SPEEDWAYGISBORNE saloon car racer Daniel Cook got the top podium finish he had been after all season when he won the North Island title at Huntly Speedway on Saturday night. Going into the weekend, Cook’s best results had been second in a Speedweek...

Newcomer’s composure key to doubles win

The Barry Memorial Croquet Club’s recent handicap doubles tournament was the first big contest for some of the club’s new members, and they took to the lawns with gusto. There were nine pairs split into two pools. In Pool A, which had five pairs...

State of the game here outlined

RUGBYLOCAL rugby is in good hands. The Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union annual general meeting at Rugby Park this week was as much about high-quality people, the health of the game here and acknowledging selfless long service as it was a run-through...