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Improving OBM the Shield dark horses

OBM are emerging as the dark horses in the battle for the Lee Bros Shield, symbol of Gisborne club rugby supremacy. Unbeaten in their past five premier matches, Enterprise Cars OBM are fourth on the table and on course to play competition leaders...

Whangara and YMP to meet in final battle royal

A BATTLE royal can be expected at Victoria Domain tomorrow when Whangara Old Girls and YMP go head to head to decide the premier-grade netball championship. The return to Covid Alert Level 1 means the match can be played before a full crowd of...

Smith, Hovell to compete at SUP world champs

Stand-up paddleboarders Stella Smith and Sean Hovell set off this month for Puerto Rico in the Caribbean for the ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship. They have both been working hard in preparation for the event. They will be part of...

Club bowls news

GisborneSome players had to be balloted out when 48 bowlers faced the starter in the Gisborne Carpets-sponsored Jack Clark Triples at Gisborne Bowling Club last Wednesday. First past the post were Gus McCabe (skip), Bruce Gledhill and Chris...

Vette, Gisby and Malone win titles

Gisborne surfers Finn Vette and John Gisby won national titles at opposite ends of the age-group spectrum at St Clair Beach, Dunedin, on Saturday. Vette, one of the form surfers of the week, won the under-16 boys' division, having finished third in...

Top-of-table games too close to call

Whangara Old Girls should retain top spot on the premier grade netball table tomorrow but top-of-the-table clashes in three of the other grades are too close to call. The Level 2 restrictions still apply so primary and senior grades will be at...

Kahutia trio win triples final on extra end

Glenys Whiteman's Kahutia team needed an extra end to win the Bowls Gisborne-East Coast centre open women's triples. For Whiteman and Marie Wright, it was their third centre open triples title in a row. Ngamiro Allen came in this year for Paige...

First win for GBH hockey

GISBORNE Boys’ High School hockey side enjoyed their first win in the competition this season on the LJ Hooker turf last night. The students defeated Lytton Old Boys Masters 4-2.“They led 2-0 at half time, we tied it up at 2-2 early in the...

Around the greens

GisborneSteve Goldsbury successfully defended his Gisborne Bowling Club senior fours championship title at the weekend without losing a life. Goldsbury made one team change from last season’s winning combination, with Robin Jefferson stepping in at...

Groms rip in Raglan as Saffi Vette makes the semifinals

GISBORNE teenager Saffi Vette showed she could foot it among the world’s rising stars at the GromSearch International at Raglan. The 16-year-old was among 16 surfers — eight female, eight male — from seven countries to converge on Manu...

Wairoa look to build on their success

WAIROA football is booming, and the town could have two teams in the Gisborne men’s competition next year. This season Wairoa Athletic won the men’s Division 2 competition for the second year running. They clinched the title with a 2-0 victory...

‘Pretty mean’ win as new king rises

James Tauariki had the short but sweet reaction you’d expect from a 15-year-old when asked what it felt like winning the King of the Coast men’s open title last weekend.“Pretty mean,” the Rotorua Boys’ High student said after his first...

Thistle and United playing in Pacific Premiership

FOOTBALLGISBORNE will have two football teams in this season’s Pacific Premiership — Gisborne Thistle and Heavy Equipment United. Thistle pulled out of the Central Federation League after two seasons, while it will be United’s first crack at...

Makorori First Light Longboard Surfing Classic

ANOTHER dreamy place ...Held at surf spot Red Bus in the morning and Northern Makorori in the afternoon, Sunday’s Makorori First Light Longboard Surfing Classic was a wonderful day, organiser David Timbs said.“We had great attendance, about 75...

Cyclone Victor smiles on GBC opener

PUMPING waves and scorching weather combined for the first Gisborne Boardriders Club contest of the year at Wainui Beach on Saturday. The continued run of clean north-east swell from Cyclone Victor provided ideal conditions for more than 40...

Players of the year

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