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On the mats — Indoor bowls news

Gisborne’s young indoor bowlers are showing up their more experienced centre members, winning several centre titles in the past 12 months. The young winners’ form continued when 14-year-old Sian Williams won the centre women’s singles and...

GOLF ROUNDUP

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YMP and OBM go head-to-head in Lee Bros Shield showdown

RUGBYFIRE, intensity and rugby smarts — striking the right balance between passion and composure — might be how the Lee Bros Shield is won. The Poverty Bay club rugby premier-grade final between OBM and YMP at Rugby Park tomorrow promises to be...

Top sports team

Daniel and Ethan Cook and their Smartcookies Racing Team won the sports team category at the Bronwyn Kay Agency Sporting Excellence Awards on Friday night

Nikora, Gear to coach teams here

One returning as coach of NPEC; the other will be head coach of Poverty Bay

On the mats — Indoor bowls news

THIRTEEN-year-old Kayla Trowell played great bowls all day for her 15-year-old brother Nathan Trowell to win the Poverty Bay-East Coast final of the New Zealand Mixed Pairs for the second year in a row, this time beating David Lynn and Marise...

Backs playing their part

RUGBYTHE Ngatapa forwards have been grabbing the headlines so far this season in Poverty Bay premier rugby. But Larsawn Ngatapa’s young, new-look backline could yet play their part in the green-and-whites’ first Lee Bros Shield victory since...

Walker-Leawere taking step up

FORMER Gisborne Boys’ High School lock Isaia Walker-Leawere is one of 11 newcomers in the Hurricanes Super Rugby squad for next season. Boys’ High first 15 coach Tom Cairns is not surprised by the 20-year-old’s promotion after he debuted for...

GOLF ROUNDUP

Women's par: M Philip 97-30-67, +3; M Winiata 94-28-66, +3. Patutahi open opening day tournament, Canadian mixed pairs stableford: D and A Cook 53, T Smith/M Tuapawa 50, D Te Maro/M Philip 48, W Baty/S Gray 45, S Pittar/S Robertson 43, L Green/V...

Local junior and youth teams among medals,Gisborne Club Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS180s: Marcus Leach (Cossie DONE & Dusted), Matt Reedy (Cossie DONE & Dusted), Monty Reedy (Cossie 2 PHL), Mark Stenning (RSA Rose and Thorns), Denise Renata (Cossie Titans), Winston (Black) Wanoa (Roseland).Best start (180)...

The best in the world

They did it for their country, their region and their club, along with their whanau and supporters . . . and our latest crop of champions also did it for themselves. They not only proved to themselves they could match it with the best at the Va’...

No Blues Brothers

NGATI Porou East Coast coaches Troy Para and Wayne Ensor will not have brothers Kris and Kareti Palmer for the Queen’s Birthday clash against Poverty Bay at Tolaga Bay on June 2.“They’ve both gone to Australia and we’ll miss them. They have...

Thrills and tension in weekend fare

A hard-fought win to YMP B against Gisborne Girls' High and a dour draw between Gisborne Boys' High and Waituhi were highlights of local hockey at the weekend. Another feature was the close contest between Ngatapa and GMC Green, despite the final...

Mount loom as big threat

SURF LIFESAVINGBIG guns Mount Maunganui are favourites to win regional surf lifesaving glory at Midway Beach this weekend. But watch out for Waikanae. The Tairawhiti/Gisborne Eastern Regional Championships (ERCs) start at 4.30pm tomorrow with double...

Let us at 'em - Waikohu and OBM eager to hit the field

WAIKOHU coach Jason Tuapawa says his players can’t wait for tomorrow’s premier club clash with OBM at Rugby Park.“The boys were flat after HSOB defaulted (last Saturday) but they’ve put that behind them and moved on, and can’t wait to play...

Black Fins' Quilter takes medals in Orange Cup Pool Champs

WAINUI surf lifesaver Laura Quilter tasted medals of all three colours at the Orange Cup pool championships in the Netherlands. Auckland-based Quilter and Gold Coast-based Midway clubbie Chris Dawson are in the seven-strong Black Fins squad competing...