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Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association results

Individual Results180s: Ihaka Kaio-Wynyard 4, Te Kotahi Kaio 2 (Young Guns); Tahuna Irwin, Pete Tom, Irie Eyles (Falcons); Tracey Te Kira (Tigers).Highest start (180): Te Kotahi Kaio 2, Ihaka Kaio-Wynyard (Young Guns); Tahuna Irwin (Falcons).Highest...

Poverty Bay victory over BoP gives cricket squad big morale boost

CRICKETPOVERTY Bay cricket coach Lance Cairns says beating Bay of Plenty in a 50-over game in Gisborne on Sunday has given his side a huge morale boost.“Jimmy Holden’s reaction when he ended the innings said it all — you would have thought...

Sonrise come up against high-quality side

Big things have small beginnings. Such was the case yesterday, with Sonrise Christian School’s first foray outside Gisborne in the nine-a-side primary boys’ New Zealand Cup cricket tournament. Last season, Sonrise beat Gisborne Intermediate...

Joblin rewarded for ‘huge’ 12 months

THE past 12 months have been huge for Comet swimmer Jamie Joblin. He capped off a great year by winning a bronze medal at the New Zealand Short Course Championships held at the Millennium Pool in Auckland. Right from the start of the season, Joblin...

McDonald finishes on a high

ANOTHER successful national women's interprovincial for Gisborne's Tessa McDonald ended on a winning high in Timaru on Saturday. Playing at No. 1 in the Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay team, McDonald powered to a 7 and 6 victory over the Aorangi No. 1 in the...

Winning start by Gis Int girls

Gisborne Intermediate girls’ cricket team began their Northern Districts regional finals campaign for the National Primary School Shield with a 41-run win over Mount Maunganui in Papamaoa yesterday. Gisborne posted 110-7 in 20 overs of the...

Victory story

Gisborne surf lifesaving athlete Cory Taylor on Sunday won his second Nutri-Grain IronMan Series event. It was at Surfers Paradise, where he achieved his first victory, in February

Around the greens

Poverty BayMixed triplesThe Beetham Lifestyle Village Mixed Triples was held on Wednesday, November 22. The format was progressive triples over four rounds of 10 ends with a 90-minute time limit each round. Thirty-nine players contested this popular...

Aiming for better club input

THE restructured Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union is achieving its aim of better club involvement and input, says chairman George Brown. The new board structure, established following annual general meeting procedures allowing constitutional changes...

GBC takes a leaf out of the WSL playbook

SURFERS were greeted with a solid four-foot peaky east/south-east swell and offshore winds at “Stockies”, Wainui Beach, on Sunday for the first Gisborne Boardriders Club shortboard competition since June. Taking the club scene to the next level...

Gibbs takes eight in HSOB win

ANDREW Gibbs didn't realise he had taken quite so many wickets when he was well on his way to an eight-wicket haul for High School Old Boys.“I had no idea. It was not till the end when someone (pointed it out).”The seam bowler toiled manfully in...

Long-distance event among biggest

Tairāwhiti will be well represented at the 2022 Long Distance Waka Ama Nationals being held off Waitangi in the Bay of Islands this weekend. Over 1000 competitors, representing 62 clubs from all over the country, will compete over two days. Paddlers...

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Brothers meet in singles final

Sixteen-year-old Dylan Foster was in the zone throughout the day, winning the New Zealand Henselite Singles local final 14 points to 8 against elder brother Matthew Foster at the weekend. Eighteen bowlers started the event; nine qualified. Dylan got...

Across the line with cricket clinic

THE soccer and rugby balls have been put to one side this week and the bats brought out for a series of clinics run by Northern Districts Cricket and the Poverty Bay Association. Clinics are also being held at the Showgrounds Events Centre, along...