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HSOB hopes hang by thread

Defending Lee Bros Shield champions High School Old Boys’ hopes of making it four titles in a row hang by a thread. Waikohu and OBM have five games to go before the top-four semifinals; the rest have four. Earthwork Solutions HSOB, who have the bye...

Tourney attracts big field

Gisborne Senior Tennis has attracted players from across the North Island to compete in its annual seniors' tournament this year. Sixty-six doubles combinations are expected to compete in the FMG Gisborne Tennis Seniors Tournament over the weekend...

Braybrook Cup goes to United

FOOTBALLGISBORNE United won the Braybrook Cup women’s knockout competition in a penalty shootout after regulation time ended goalless at Harry Barker Reserve on Saturday. United beat Gisborne Laundry Services Riverina 4-3 in the shootout. Riverin...

Speedster Lines returns for HSOB

FOR High School Old Boys Presidents, it won't be long now. The question is — will the tide turn tomorrow?The defending champions of Senior B club cricket beat OBR to claim the Hope Cup last season as underdogs, but never in the past two years have...

Junior prize-giving rewards outstanding players

CRICKETThe future of local cricket was on show at the Poverty Bay Cricket Association junior prize-giving last week. Individual awards for the development and age-group representative teams —Poverty Bay Boys’ Primary (coach, David McDonald...

Uawa-TVC clash an awesome prospect

RUGBYTomorrow could be cataclysmic. The colossal jostle between Uawa and Tihirau Victory Club at Tolaga Bay is an awesome prospect. Uawa, the home team, beat TVC of Cape Runaway 24-23 in front of 1200 fans to defend the Rangiora Keelan Memorial Shield...

DERBY BLITZ: Slick Bay give Coast early wake-up call

Rugby people here are hard to impress. But all who saw Poverty Bay beat Ngāti Porou East Coast 46-12 at  Whakarua Park in Ruatoria on Saturday to claim the PJ Sayers Cup must agree — the Bay played hard, fast and skilfully. Civil Project...

Edlin received Masters Athletics NZ Merit Award

Gisborne athlete Warren Edlin has received a Masters Athletics New Zealand Merit Award for 20 years of service to the organisation. Edlin started his running career in Hastings on the Nelson Park grass track in 1972. He took part in fundraising for...

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...

Time to shine

It's payback time for YMP tomorrow when they play Ngatapa in the opening game of round 2 of the Poverty Bay premier championship at Barry Park (kick-off 2.45pm).When the sides met in the first Saturday of the season, Larsawn Ngatapa came back from...