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Hooper is No.1 at Poverty Bay

DAVE Hooper is back at the top of Poverty Bay's men's singles bowls. Hooper defeated Lex Kennedy 22-13 to win the men's open singles six seasons after winning it as a junior. Using the two-life format and playing first to 21 or for one hour and 45...

Sports in brief

HarriersGisborne Harrier Club’s inaugural Pub Run is on SATURDAY. The race starts and finishes at Patutahi Tavern (150 Seddon Street, Patutahi).Competitors can walk or run; U12, 2 kilometres; U14/16, 3.4km; women/men, 7.2km. Adults, $5, children...

Gray breaks 19-second barrier

Shane Gray has broken the 19-second barrier for a lap of Eastland Kart Club's Aerodrome Road track. Gray, a Te Aroha-based member of the Eastland club, does most of his racing on Te Aroha Dirt Kart Club's track but he comes through to Gisborne for...

Fender-bender clash: Ngatapa, YMP set for titanic forward struggle

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Thomson aims to leave Canes on winning note

HURRICANES utility forward Blade Thomson has confirmed he will join the Scarlets at the end of the Investec Super Rugby season. Gisborne’s Thomson, 27, has been part of the Hurricanes club since 2013, making 40 appearances. That number would have...

Sharp racing on smooth surface

A surface like a billiard table made for fast racing at Gisborne Motorcycle Sports Club’s latest meeting at Makorori Beach. Ian Newman showed just how fast it was by doing a demonstration run on his Suzuki-powered GSXR 1000 ATV (all-terrain...

Tournament heat tests endurance

CROQUETGISBORNE croquet players had their endurance tested when they played back-to-back tournaments in temperatures that soared past 30 degrees at times over Auckland Anniversary Weekend. On the Sunday, Barry Memorial Croquet Club players took part...

Three in row against rivals

Victory over High School Old Boys by five wickets is like nectar to OBR. The Senior B club cricket competition leaders made it three wins in a row against their traditional rivals on Saturday. Two weeks out from the Hope Cup semifinals, unbeaten...

Kiwi cowboy

League fans, remember this name . . . Keanu Wainohu-Kemp. The Gisborne Boys’ High student has signed a contract with NRL club North Queensland Cowboys and will play at junior level. The club is home to one of the biggest names in the history of the...

'Wiremu' in town next week

STAR winger Nehe Milner-Skudder and assistant All Black coach Wayne Smith will accompany the Rugby World Cup to Ruatoria on Thursday, while the trophy only will be displayed to Gisborne secondary school students on Monday. The All Black pair and the...

Around the greens

Te KarakaTe Karaka Bowling Club hosted its first open tournament of the 2019/2020 season — an optional triples event — on Sunday. The eight teams who entered enjoyed great weather, and the green was in top condition. Teams played two rounds of...

Gisborne - East Coast golf roundup

Poverty BayPETER Kerekere’s mission to win the East Coast Open got a birdie-filled boost on Sunday. Kerekere came home like Kiwi in the 1983 Melbourne Cup in one of two rounds in the 60s at the Eagles Halberg charity tournament. Admittedly the...

Game of season to date in store

The top two teams in Gisborne premier-grade netball clash at the YMCA tonight and, barring a draw, only one of them will still be on top at the end of it. YMP (1) and Claydens Waikohu (1) have been unbeaten in Round 2 of the Pak'nSave competition and...

Drivers to slay it at speedway

THE sidecar champion of champions, pairs racing in all classes and a final hit-out for stockcar drivers ahead of the New Zealand teams’ championship highlight Gisborne Speedway Club’s Christmas meeting tomorrow night. The Stubbs...

Paikea tested by never-say-die Waituhi fightback

HOCKEYPAIKEA lived up to their favourites tag to win the first of the Poverty Bay hockey finals last night, but they were made to wait until the last few minutes of the match to do it. A spirited Waituhi side took it to them and, after being two...

Waikohu set to feature in two premier games

NETBALLWAIKOHU should feature in the games of the day in Round 2 of grading in Gisborne premier-grade netball at Victoria Domain tomorrow. Play continues for all senior, secondary and intermediate teams in Pak’nSave netball competitions.“The top...