Robin Bennett, Glenys Evans 57.08 Raewynne Cook, Stephen Francks 55.00Delwyn Arthur, Trish Corson 53.75 Sally Knight, Caroline Taylor 52.50Linda White, Hans van der Kuijl 51.67 Helen Kerisome, Carolyn McMurray 51.25North/South East/WestTrish Corson...
YMP moved to the top of the premier netball points table on Saturday on the back of a slick team performance and victory over Waikohu at the YMCA. YMP Sunshine Brewery share the top spot with F45 High School Old Girls. The other match saw newly...
THE talent of the Kaio whanau kids has been a feature of an outstanding Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association season despite the difficulties ofCovid-19 throughout the country. The pandemic put things on hold competition-wise in New Zealand but that...
Gisborne swimmer Michael Pickett has been named in the New Zealand team for the 2019 FINA World Junior Championships this year. Michael joins six other swimmers who qualified out of the national age-group championships in Wellington last month. He...
FootballPacific Premiership: Gisborne Thistle 1 Napier City Rovers Seconds 0, Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne United 4 Maycenvale United 1. Eastern League, Division 1: Carpet Court Thistle Massive 6 Gisborne Boys’ High School 4, Lytton High...
GISBORNE Boys’ High School first 15 coach Tom Cairns says his team are looking forward to taking on Hastings Boys’ High at the Rectory field tomorrow (12.30 kick-off).“They’re an outstanding team,” said Cairns, whose side are coming off...
GOLF by Chris TaewaTHE days of regular interprovincial fixtures for Poverty Bay-East Coast men’s golfers are gone. That makes this weekend’s matchplay competition against Hawke’s Bay at Gisborne’s city courses that much more important in the...
Badminton Eastland aims to get a racket in the hand of every child in the district . . . at home, at school or in clubs. A junior tournament at the Badminton Centre in Gisborne tomorrow is part of the local association’s efforts to boost the number...
TWO Gisborne sports administrators were recognised at Sport New Zealand’s Sport and Recreation Awards in Hamilton last night. Terry Sheldrake received the Sir Eion and Jan, Lady Edgar Lifetime Achievement Award for his services to triathlon and...
TAIRAWHITI had to settle for sixth place in the under-15 North Island softball championships which finished at Waikirikiri Park yesterday. Coach Ray Noble’s side missed out on a semifinal spot when they lost a tiebreaker to Auckland Development 4-3...
RUGBYPOVERTY BAY CLUB RUGBY, PREMIER GRADE, LEE BROS SHIELD FINAL — 2.30pm: Aon Waikohu v Earthwork Solutions High School Old Boys, Rugby Park (D Macpherson, M Smith, P Brown).SENIOR 1, LEW PATTERSON CUP FINAL — 12.30pm: YMP Bumbles v Tapuae...
CyclingKonica Minolta Gisborne Cycling Club races, SATURDAY — Club Ride (no racing), starting at 1.30pm from Nelson Road cemetery. New riders considering racing at some stage are welcome. Tuesday — Indoor windtrainer session, Gisborne Harrier...
SPEEDWAYTHE Gisborne Giants superstock team got their season off to a flying start last weekend when they won the international teams challenge in Huntly. They took on the Kihikihi Kings in the final and dominated, as they did in all their lead-up...
If Gisborne Thistle’s first team win both of their games this weekend, coach Garrett Blair should buy a lottery ticket. This evening he takes a heavily depleted squad by bus to Palmerston North to take on third-placed Massey University in a Central...
RUGBYSo far Tihirau Victory Club have taken the biggest and the best that everyone else could throw at them. They beat Uawa 33-14 at Te Kura Mana Maori o Whangaparaoa on Saturday in Week 2, Round 2 of Enterprise Cars Ngati Porou East Coast rugby. Cape...
BADMINTONBadminton Eastland’s Junior Tournament drew 51 entries from local schools and clubs. Held at the Badminton Centre just before lockdown, the tournament gave many the opportunity to practise before they attended the AIMS games. However, the...
Top 10 destiny is in the hands of Poverty Bay-East Coast after they finally finished the job at the Freyberg Masters interprovincial yesterday.“It’s a great day for the boys,” an elated PBEC captain Anaru Reedy said of their 3-2 team victory...
Central Federation League, SATURDAY, 2.30pm: Childers Road Reserve 1, ALH Gisborne Thistle v Palmerston North Marist. Pacific Premiership, SATURDAY, 2.30pm: CRR 2, ALH Thistle Reserves v Maycenvale. Eastern League 1, SATURDAY, 12.30pm: Nelson Park 1...
Waikanae surf athlete Lachie Falloon was the standout Gisborne performer at the eastern regional lifeguard competition run at Mt Maunganui on Saturday. About 130 young surf athletes from eight clubs in the Bay of Plenty, Coromandel and Gisborne...
JUDOGISBORNE Judo Club were the big winners at the Waikato Bays Area Championship, winning seven golds as part of their 18-medal haul over the Queen’s Birthday weekend. Judo club head coach Jason King said they usually do well at the event, which...
Gisborne Thistle Reserves have lost four of their first five Pacific Premiership football games this year. The latest was a 2-1 loss to Western Rangers at St Leonards Park, Hastings, on Saturday. ALH Thistle coach Craig Stirton had Covid-19, so Davie...
BASKETALLNOBODY wasted their minutes last night. So cognisant were Gisborne’s club basketball players of how much they’d missed the game that they made Week 13 one to remember. The John McFarlane Memorial Sports Centre at Gisborne Boys’ High...
HIGH School Old Boys made short work of Gisborne Boys’ High School on Saturday to ensure their place in cricket’s DJ Barry Cup final. Batting first, Galaxy World GBHS struggled to find momentum against Dan Torrie’s left-arm pace for Bollywood...
BASKETBALLWill it be two in a row?Defending men’s premier-grade club basketball champions SE Systems are through to Tuesday’s grand final, having beaten City Lights 56-54 at the YMCA on Tuesday night. Systems won the 2v3 nail-biter on the mantr...
GOLFA COVID-19-inspired wave of golfing popularity is reflected for the second year running in a sell-out Poverty Bay men’s open. All 112 available spots were filled within days of entries going out last month, with players who competed last year...
NETBALLHIGH School Old Girls and Whangara Old Girls take centre stage in premier netball tomorrow in what’s set to be a highly competitive game. The PAK’nSAVE senior game between Claydens Waikohu and Ritana Senior A also has potential. Taste One...