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...

Poverty Bay’s new South African cricketers Bruce Kerr and Matt Crampton made winning starts for High School Old Boys and Pirates respectively with unbeaten knocks in Doleman Cup play at Harry Barker Reserve yesterday. Kerr topscored with 77 not out...

POVERTY Bay Cricket Association’s decision to drop the senior representative team into the Northern Districts second tier representative competition this season looks a good call after the Bay ended the three-day ND twenty20 tournament in Taupo...

THE Victoria Domain netball courts were packed on Saturday as primary school players joined in the competition. Supporters were again treated to some excellent play across the grades in PAK'nSAVE competition. YMP Sunshine Brewing, Taste One High...

Gisborne ParkFRANCIE Hutton ended a 48-straight run of centuries in emphatic style last Wednesday. Hutton signed for 95-31-64 to win the women’s stableford with 45 points and capped her performance with a two on the 14th. Her previous round under...

RUGBYOLLIE Holst started refereeing rugby in Auckland because he was a bit small to play the sport. Now, the 20-year-old is in his fourth season with the whistle and he’s been named in the Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council referee squad for 2019. Holst...

COMMITMENT and hard work have paid off for six young Poverty Bay cricketers selected for the Northern Districts under-15 girls’ team to compete at Cricket Wanganui’s Festival 2018, starting on January 8. Kayley Knight, Rubi Perano, Bayleigh...

Te kuzzys and Stallions advanced to their respective grade finals in Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association’s playoffs. The top four from the A and B grades fought out the first night of playoffs followng a 15-week round-robin competition. The A Grade...

There's an old golf adage that is debatable: “Drive for show, putt for dough.”Nigel Jones would certainly argue against the “drive” part of it after achieving the first ace of his 23 years playing the game.“Jonesy”, a member of Poverty...

THE YMP men’s and women’s A teams continue to set the pace on the LJ Hooker Turf at Harry Barker Reserve. Both are unbeaten after four rounds of their Poverty Bay club competitions. They are the teams to beat at this stage of the season and those...

Junior championship resultsOverall age group winnersUnder-8 boys: Mako Fukushima-Hall (Wainui) 1, Max Gaddum (Midway) 2, Perrin Richards (Waikanae) 3.U8 girls: Georgie Beaufoy (Waik) 1, Georgia McKendry (Waik)) 2, Isabel Arthur (Wain) 3.U9 boys...

Gisborne Boys' High School Senior B are Division 1 secondary school basketball champions. The Bs' 71-57 win in last night's final against giant-killers GBHS Senior Diesel rested on three players — as opposed to two — scoring in double-figures...

NUMBERS were down but the enthusiasm, determination and enjoyment factor remained high among the hundreds who took part in The Gisborne Herald’s annual quarter-marathon and fun run/walk yesterday. No end of other activities conspired to diminish...

GISBORNE Girls’ High School leapfrogged IMS High School Old Girls into third place in the Pak’nSave premier grade after a full-tilt encounter between the two teams at the YMCA last night. The students’ 44-42 win, which tightened up an already...

MONDAY, February 12 — Summer Pairs 2North/South East/WestCarolyn McMurray/Elizabeth Jackson 58.93 Jean Bennett/Robin Bennett 69.05Pippa Williams/Helen Kerisome 58.93 John Hudson/Vicki Taylor 68.15Beverley Evans/Sally Knight 55.06 Murray Owen/John...

Competitors from all over the North Island took part in the Gisborne Rodeo this week. Riders and animals moved on to compete at the Opotiki rodeo yesterday. Today they will compete at Taupo. Results:Bareback: Ross Dowling 1; Tom C Scott 2. Rope and...

WAIROA multisport athlete Sam Manson placed second in the Coast to Coast Longest Day event in the South Island at the weekend. Manson led for most of the day. He had strong run and kayak legs as he sought to build a buffer before the cycle leg —...

What Laman Davies says is sinking in to the next generation. The Ngati Porou East Coast scrum coach and scrum anchor of coast club rugby defending champions Uawa had his Tolaga Bay Area School-Kahukuranui charges playing to their strengths in the...

FOOTBALLFederation Talent Centre age-group football is coming to town. Hawke’s Bay teams will be in Gisborne on Saturday and Sunday for the first game days of a newly restructured FTC (representative) football season. On Saturday, the girls’...

Expect high drama this weekend as teams vie for places in the finals of local senior hockey. The senior semifinals begin at 6pm tonight when Lytton Old Boys Masters take on LOB B, with the winner to proceed to the B Grade men’s final. The Masters...

GISBORNE United’s Central Federation Cup hopes have been dealt a blow with in-form utility player Eli Batten ruled out for the rest of the football season.“Eli broke his collarbone playing for the seconds last week,” said Heavy Equipment...

A VALIANT seventh-place finish by Gisborne surfer Stella Smith has helped the New Zealand team hold on to third place overall at the 2017 ISA World Stand Up Paddle and Paddleboard Championship in Denmark overnight (NZ time).Two days of competition...

CyclingKonica Minolta Gisborne Cycling Club races, SATURDAY — TMS Sport series, race 3, sign on at Bell Rd, from 1.30-1.50pm, with a 2pm start. Handicap race: Course TBC 45 kilometres. Non racing ride also available, 75-90 minutes group ride. All...

'It was so close all the way' - Scorer Leesa Kingi

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS180s: Matt Reedy (Cossie DONE & Dusted), Marcus Leach (Cossie DONE & Dusted), Mike Hughes (2NZ Bulls), Cris Kiri (Cossie Titans), Arthur Bacon (RSA Rose and Thorns).Best start (180): Mike Hughes (2NZ Bulls).Best finish (112)...

Opening night of men's premier grade basketball at the YMCA was a mixed bag, as always. Three teams had sizeable wins in the non-competition round. Last year's champions Green Up beat SE Systems — their opponents in Gisborne Basketball Association's...

BIZminton got off to an enthusiastic start last Thursday with some awesome shots and hilarious moments. It was great to see newcomers in tussles with the more experienced and regular entrants in this annual competition. The first round always has one...

RUGBYSomething had to change and it did. It was Thames Valley 28 Ngati Porou East Coast 0 at half-time on Saturday but the gutsy Coast came away from Waihi with two converted tries to show for their efforts. The Valley, well-led by experienced...