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Meet your Super League intermediate champs

A near-perfect record was too good to be matched in the race for the Gisborne Super League intermediate football title. KT Orthodontics City had eight wins and one loss to finish one point ahead of nearest rivals Frank & Albie's Rovers. City scored 46...

Youngsters have a great time at festival

RUGBYCall it future-proofing. And call it a great outing for kids to play the national game. Eight clubs and 10 teams took part in Uawa Sports Club’s Festival of Rugby at Uawa Domain on Saturday. The inaugural festival featured four teams in the...

Campion and Aquinas continue tradition

CAMPION College and Aquinas College of Tauranga this week continued their 14-year tradition of sporting exchanges. The annual exchanges had been a big part of Campion’s sporting calendar since Aquinas opened in 2003, Campion principal Paul...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS180s: George Vaotu’ua (2NZ Bullz), Brendon Barry (2NZ Bullz), Colin Edwards (2NZ Bullz), Keith Hannam (Cossy B Coz), Cris Kiri (2NZ Rebels), Lee Barbarich (2NZ Rebels), Wayne Morrell (Roseland).Best start (140): Alf Cross (2NZ...

Thistle to try training

LACK of training could be an excuse for Carpet Court Thistle’s slow start to the football season. They are up and running now, though, and on Saturday they beat a competitive Bohemians side 4-2 at Nelson Park to record their fourth win in a row and...

Gisborne speedway community mourn club stalwart Murray Michie

THE Gisborne and New Zealand speedway fraternity is mourning the loss of one of the sport’s long-time drivers and officials. Murray Michie passed away on Monday. He was clerk of the course at Eastland Group Raceway and for many years raced saloon...

Five teams, two titles

Two national titles and a second placing from five teams at national tournaments — that's the return that has Gisborne's Surf City Squash Club members buzzing. The titles were won at National SuperChamps tournaments around the country last...

Watch that man . . .

Watch that man Carrick. That will be one of the tasks key to the success of Gisborne Thistle's Central Federation League effort against Palmerston North Marist at Childers Road Reserve tomorrow. That's assuming, of course, that Nick Carrick makes the...

'Brilliant game' between much-improved Bohemians and strong Campion side

Campion college beat a much-improved Bohemians side 1-0 in Women's Eastern League football on Sunday. Bohemians coach Graham Maclean said all 11 players put in a fantastic effort against a very good Campion side. Bohemians stand-in goalkeeper Morgan...

80-minute enemies - YMP v OBM

RUGBYYMP coach Steve Smith and OBM counterpart Tom Solomon will put friendship on hold for 80 minutes tomorrow when their teams meet in a Poverty Bay premier game at Rugby Park.“We’ve been friends for a long time and that won’t change, no...

Royal Show draws Gisborne riders

A CONTINGENT of Gisborne riders travelled to Hawke’s Bay last week for the Royal A&P Show of New Zealand and had a successful time. For some it was their first show out of the district. In the lead rein class, Rose Webster and Gundagai Moolabull...

Hamilton completes comeback

TINIROTO’S Susie Hamilton completed a remarkable comeback when she played for New Zealand against England at the Keyte Watson Polo Tournament in Cambridge on Sunday. Hamilton, 31, broke her leg playing polo in Australia three years ago and thought...

Gutsy effort at Riverbend

Hard work? Yes. Everest? No. The Poverty Bay Year 6 team tasted victory at the Riverbend tournament in Hawke's Bay with a 30-run win v Rotorua, and played good cricket in all six games. The Jimmy Holden-Tim Kirkpatrick coached Bay lost to the Eastern...

Battle royal with top-of-the-table clash

NETBALLA BATTLE royal looms as the two best-performing teams in Gisborne premier-grade netball go head to head at the YMCA tomorrow night. YMP Sunshine Brewery and Whangara Old Girls, first and second on the Pak’nSave competition table, meet in...

Big second-half performance from Boys’ High

As Game of Thrones character Ser Davos Seaworth told his king, “Loyal service means telling hard truths”.Which is what — in his understated way — Gisborne Boys' High School first 15 rugby head coach Ryan Tapsell did with his young line-up at...