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Young trampolinists stepping up

TRAMPOLININGGISBORNE trampolinists had one final chance to compete before the upcoming nationals in July. The Midland champs held in Rotorua was also a chance for the younger club members to get their first experience in an out-of-town...

Eastland Kart Club's first points meeting of season

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Golf roundup

IKE Ruru made the short trip from Waikohu a productive one as the hams were dished out in the Enterprise Motor Group Patutahi Christmas tournament on Saturday. Ruru highlighted his 90-24-66 with a two in posting one of the rounds of the day. Waikohu...

Adopted teams do well at u18s

HOCKEYTHREE rising stars of Gisborne hockey were given a chance to show their talents on the national stage last week. Goalkeeper Cole Manson stripped up for the Hawke’s Bay squad for the Men’s u18 tournament, while Kelsey Teneti and Alesh...

Seven for seven at Icon champs

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Greenkeeper Brown 2022's King of the Coast

Poverty Bay Golf club greenkeeper William Brown is the 2022 King of the Coast men’s open champion. Brown defeated 2021 champion and Electrinet Park member Anaru Reedy 3 and 2 in the matchplay final of the annual open held on the Tolaga Bay...

Pat on back for Tairawhiti

FORMER New Zealand softball captain, selector and coach Naomi Shaw says the Tairawhiti Softball Association did an excellent job of hosting the North Island under-15 tournament, which finished on Sunday.“It was an extremely well-run tournament...

Demons top table as big guns draw

FOOTBALLA DRAW between Gisborne Championship football big guns United and Thistle Massive has left Wainui Demons alone at the top of the table. Coates Associates Wainui Demons beat Lytton High School 4-2 at Lytton to give them maximum points after...

‘Super-excited’ kids take on inter-school cross-country

YOUNG athletes from around the district put their running shoes to the turf yesterday in what was one of the biggest school get-togethers since the pandemic struck. Four hundred and forty students from 21 schools were registered in the Primary...

Waimata River to be a marathon course

Marathon kayaking comes to Gisborne’s Waimata River this weekend, and the Thompson family will feature . . . one way or another. Husband and wife Alan and Liz Thompson played key roles in bringing the New Zealand Kayak Marathon Championships to...

Under-15 girls in semifinals

POVERTY Bay are into the semifinals of the national under-15 girls’ tournament in Carterton. The PB side powered past Wellington 6-3 in yesterday’s quarterfinals, courtesy of a hat-trick to captain Heni-Kamaia Thompson, a double to Kelsey Teneti...

Stop-start affair on the move tomorrow

CRICKETIN a three-team competition, Poverty Bay cricket's DJ Barry Cup must feel like a stop-start affair for the players. But the business end is near and the two teams on the park tomorrow — Horouta and High School Old Boys — will be out to...

From field to fairways for Skudder

HAVING led YMP to premier club rugby glory in 2022, Shayde Skudder has shifted his focus to the grass of another sporting arena. A talented golfer, Poverty Bay Heartland rugby squad member Skudder will make his national interprovincial debut on Mount...

Tarawa and Savage in Heartland u19 team

Winiata Tarawa, of YMP, and Niao Savage, of Uawa, have been rewarded for impressive club form with selection for the Heartland under-19 rugby team. The team will compete in the Jock Hobbs Memorial tournament, which starts at Taupo on Sunday. Savage...

Round 1 exit by Christie at Aussie Open

GISBORNE-Mahia pro surfer Ricardo Christie has been knocked out in the first round of the Australian Open of Surfing. Gold Coast-based Christie could only muster a two-wave total of 9.40 (out of a possible 20) in wind-affected, waist-high waves at...

Shield wins to HSOB and Pirates

HIGH School Old Boys won last night’s crucial Walker Shield T20 cricket match against OBR by nine wickets to claim second place on the table with two rounds left before the final. The former students lost only the wicket of Jak Rowe as they chased...