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All-round gold medals to Lily and Charlie

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...

Victorious debuts by South African duo

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...

Wins and losses for PB cricket

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...

Netball results from the grades below premiers

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...

Golf Roundup

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...

Holst named in referee squad

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...

Bay girls rewarded for commitment

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...

Gisborne Speedway Club’s first meeting for 2022 to bring out the best

Best-pairs racing for saloons and stockcars will bring out the best in drivers on Monday night at Gisborne Speedway Club's first meeting for 2022. The one-night meeting replaces the two-night superstock extravaganza the Eastland Group Raceway was to...

Thrills, spills and winners from the Gisborne rodeo

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...

Gisborne - East Coast draws

RugbyCIVIL PROJECT SOLUTIONS SENIOR CLUB RUGBY, PREMIER GRADE — SATURDAY, 2.45pm: Patutahi, Ngatapa v YMP (M Smith, M Greene, F Barwick); Rugby Park, OBM v Waikohu (D Macpherson, O Holst, H Campbell); Oval 2, Pirates-GMC v HSOB (R Maynard, L...

Indian Premier League Gizzy style

CRICKETPOVERTY Bay Cricket operations manager Nicholas Hendrie is hoping to bring a taste of the Indian Premier League to Gisborne.“I want to create a similar model to the IPL in the sense that we have franchises and an auction,” said South...

Crossing South Island at pace

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 —...

Playing to strengths pays off for Area school

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...

Age-group talent on show,Hawke’s Bay teams to visit for matches

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’...

High drama expected

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...

United hopes take a blow

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...