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Super vets on their last trip for the season

BADMINTONEastland travel to Auckland this weekend for the playoffs of the 2019 inter-association super veterans’ Division 2B badminton competition. After two weekends of competition, Eastland were placed third in their group, so in the morning they...

Walker-Leawere to start in Maori ABs

Former Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 captain Isaia Walker-Leawere has earned a run-on debut for the Maori All Blacks against the USA Eagles in Chicago tomorrow. Walker-Leawere, 21, is a 1.97-metre, 122-kilogram lock with club side Poneke. He...

On the mats

LEIGHTON Shanks will represent Poverty Bay-East Coast at the New Zealand Under-18 singles finals in Wellington in late August. He defeated Jareth Gaskin 12-6 in the local final. A record 21 junior u18 bowlers took park in the event. The eight bowlers...

Gisborne surf lifesavers in form at Grom Challenge

GISBORNE surf lifesavers Jack Keepa, Lachie Falloon and Jack Leeper were in top form at the inaugural Grom Challenge at Mount Maunganui. Wainui’s Keepa was first overall in the under-14 division, with Midway’s Falloon third. Leeper (Waikanae) was...

Tee-time: finals day at Gisborne East Coast vets open

Pistols at dawn became drivers at 9am this morning as George Brown and Tene Goldsmith teed off on finals day of the Gisborne East Coast veterans' open tournament. The pair emerged triumphant from semifinal battles yesterday on their home Awapuni...

Doleman Cup results

Pirates 99, Olly Tilley 37, lost to OBR 100/4, Ian Loffler 39. GHHS (1) 77, Clarence Campbell 3-7, lost to Horouta 80-1, Marty Brandos 26no. Campion 197-6, James Torrie 98no, beat HSOB 181, A Kumar 68, Patrick Mathers 5-45, Caleb Greaves 3-16

Strong Gisborne entry for regionals

WAIKANAE, Midway and Wainui surf lifesavers will be among over 800 athletes from 31 clubs taking part in the Eastern regional championships at Mt Maunganui this weekend. Among those competing are Olympians, Black Fins and New Zealand representative...

KIRK CUP WINNERS

CRICKETTo think that Poverty Bay’s Kirk Cup win against Hawke’s Bay on Sunday was a thrashing would be a mistake. It was cricket on a knife-edge. While the margin was eight wickets, the best way to describe Bollywood Poverty Bay’s first game...

The school teams scored good wins

HOCKEYSOLID wins to both the student teams and more than 40 goals in the other five matches were highlights of weekend hockey on the LJ Hooker turf at Harry Barker Reserve. Gisborne Boys’ High School beat Lytton Old Boys Masters 5-2, after they...

Quarterfinals tough, competitive

BASKETBALLThere’s nothing soft about this. The week 8 quarterfinals in women’s club basketball were furiously tough, competitive contests. Fans at the YMCA saw competition leaders Lytton High School beat Paikea Nation 43-34 and sixth-placed YMC...

Archers out to cash in as Vegas comes to Gisborne

ARCHERY“SHOW me the money” will be the catchcry when top archers from throughout the North Island line up at the Gizzy Vegas Shoot here over the weekend. Gisborne Archery Club is hosting the popular shoot, which does not differentiate between sex...

COAST CHALLENGE

RUGBYMcLean Park is the home of Mark Ozich’s Hawke’s Bay crew. And at 3.05pm tomorrow, it’ll play host to something else. That something else will be none other than Ngati Porou East Coast under Hosea Gear, who will challenge head coach...

Gisborne dressage championship results

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Flag flies high for new tournament

BOWLSThe flag of Ireland was flying high for the 72 bowlers who decked themselves out in green for Kahutia Bowling Club’s Saint Patrick’s Day tournament, The Wearin’ of the Green. Bowlers came from Wairoa, Tolaga Bay, Poverty Bay, Gisborne and...

Heartland pair ready to take on NZ Barbarians

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Electrinet Park secures place in men's interclub pennants semifinals

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