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Waikirikiri Park diamond action

SOFTBALLPALMERSTON North and Hamilton were the big winners in the finals of the Division 2 North Island Secondary Schools Softball Championships at Waikirikiri Park yesterday. Palmerston North Boys’ High School beat Gisborne Boys’ High 8-5 in one...

Maori sporting success on show

From waka ama to CrossFit — sporting success will be celebrated at the Tairawhiti Maori Sports Awards this weekend. The judging panel have evaluated the nominations and are ready to announce the winners and runners-up of each category at Te Poho o...

Both teams ready to battle in Poverty Bay premier club rugby comp

NGATAPA overcame a gritty High School Old Boys to post their second win of the Poverty Bay premier club rugby competition — 34-20 — at the Oval on Saturday. A week after both sides had victories against Eastern Bay of Plenty opponents in...

Balat takes a hat-trick on way to tie

A hat-trick and a tie in one game — Ngatapa Green Caps and Horouta could hardly have crammed more drama into their cricket on Saturday. Horouta seam bowler Tushar Balat took a hat-trick off the third, fourth and fifth balls of the 18th over of...

Clash under lights

The early-season form book should give clues as to the outcome of most of the senior hockey games this weekend, starting tonight with the clash between GMC Kowhai and YMP A in the women's competition. The two sides take the Hain Farming Turf at Harry...

‘Collective effort’ earns OBM title

OBM player-coach Clint Pirihi refused to take the credit for his side’s 27-14 win against Ngatapa in the Senior 1 final at Rugby Park on Saturday.“It’s been a collective effort from all the boys, especially our captains, Dayne Williams...

Oh so close for Bay

A COURAGEOUS second-half comeback fell agonisingly short for Poverty Bay in their representative match against Wanganui in Napier at the weekend. Played in front of a live TV audience as the curtain-raiser to Hawke’s Bay’s Ranfurly Shield match...

Tawhirimatea top house

SWIMMINGGisborne Boys’ High School had their house swimming sports last week, with Tawhirimatea winning. Tawhirimatea came second in the Year 10 division and first in the Year 9. Tane Mahuta were second, Tangaroa came third and Tumatauenga were...

Bay need big innings . . . but who’ll step up with bat?

Who's going to step up with the bat for Poverty Bay?That's the million-dollar question that captain Cohen Loffler's Bay side have to answer heading into Day 5 of the Northern Districts Emerging Youth under-19 cricket tournament at Harry Barker...

Blind New Zealand to play Blind Lions

BLACK is back.“We're going to win” was the vow from Gisborne fitness instructor Ivan Te Momo on the eve of playing in this afternoon’s first test of three for Blind New Zealand against the Blind Lions. The first test at QBE Stadium, better...

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Kerr and Rowe to the rescue for Poverty Bay

CRICKETAN impressive 93 from Bruce Kerr propelled Poverty Bay to a comfortable and unexpected win against Hamilton B in provincial cricket yesterday. The No. 3 scored at quicker than a run a ball for Bollywood Stars Poverty Bay in pursuit of...

Top teams pile on the points

RUGBY LEAGUETWO top Gisborne-Tairawhiti rugby league teams have piled on the points, underlining their credentials for the club title. Paikea Whalers bounced back from a loss by putting Ngatapa Stags to the sword at Awapuni Stadium on Saturday...

Club softball finals

Tairawhiti senior softball finals were played recently. Both games were thrillers, with the Rams winning the men's decider 7-6 and Scorpions pipping Rovers 9-8 in the women's final

Gisborne Speedway Club watching race with interest

Gisborne Speedway Club will have eyes on the Whanganui and Huntly speedways this weekend. Those clubs are racing tonight, confident they can fit within the Covid-19 red traffic-light requirements. If it all works out well at those two tracks tonight...

Girls’ High and Wairoa go through

RUGBY SEVENSThey’re going back. Gisborne Girls’ High School will represent Poverty Bay-East Coast in the Condors seven-a-side tournament for the third year in a row. They won what was, in effect, a “best of three” under-19 series against...