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Prize-giving celebrates achievement

FAMILIES featured at Eastland Kart Club's end-of-season prize-giving at the Cosmopolitan Club last Sunday. Shanan Gooch won the Rotax class and his son Koby won the Junior KTs. Conrad Gooch won the Rookie class, Nixon Gooch was third in the same...

Golf roundup

BRIAN “BJ” Morrissey teed his ball up on the 10th, banged it down the middle, put his second shot to three feet from the pin and slotted the putt for birdie. It was his first hole of the day and set the tone for the veteran as he added another...

Back to business for OBR

Horouta had a cricket game last week so they got to blow out some of the cobwebs. Their opponents, OBR, are coming off a long break. OBR tomorrow play their first match in Poverty Bay club cricket's DJ Barry Cup competition this season. The competition...

Latest from the Freyberg Masters

POVERTY Bay-East Coast suffered their third consecutive defeat at the Freyberg Masters interprovincial golf tournament in New Plymouth this morning. PBEC went down 4-1 to Bay of Plenty at the over-40s matchplay event on the Ngamotu course. Their only...

Waihi snapshot for coaches

RUGBYAll is about to be revealed. Ngati Porou East Coast aim to hit the ground running in their pre-season game against Thames Valley at Rugby Park, Waihi, tomorrow. The match will give Coast coach Wayne Ensor a snapshot of where players —...

Game scores show how close teams were

Double Seekers’ Captain Gary Harding would be happy his team were able to earn two much-needed points this week with a 10-3 win against youngsters 2NZ Vikings. While the score might indicate Cossy Double Seekers were on fire, the actual games told...

Maynard stands tall despite loss

GISBORNE-born and bred Nita Maynard did herself proud despite the Kiwi Ferns falling at the last hurdle in the Women’s Rugby League Cup final on Saturday. Australia’s Jillaroos beat their New Zealand arch-rivals 23-16 at Brisbane’s Suncorp...

Christie continues US Open run,Christie advances at US Open

GISBORNE/MAHIA surfer Ricardo Christie has ground his way through another tight heat at the Vans US Open of Surfing in California this morning. In his round 3, four-man heat in head-high, wind-affected waves at Huntington Beach, Qualifying Series...

Bay end drought

POVERTY Bay broke a seven-year Jeremy David Memorial Trophy drought in style at Rugby Park on Saturday when they comprehensively defeated Wairarapa Bush 31-6 to reclaim the coveted trophy. The win clearly meant a great deal to the Bay players and...

High-stakes game for Horouta

CRICKETHOROUTA will first push to make sure they qualify for Poverty Bay cricket's DJ Barry Cup final and then they may have a crack at being the top qualifier. But they will need a compelling performance tomorrow to overtake High School Old Boys...

YMP blitz secures grand final berth

YMP turned on the power from the start to take charge of the netball semifinal against Gisborne Girls' High School at the YMCA last night. Their opening blitz overpowered Gillies Electrical Gisborne Girls' High School Senior A, and YMP won the match...

Horouta pip GBHS for place in semis

DESPITE losing to High School Old Boys in the final game of Doleman Cup round-robin play, Horouta qualified fourth and will play defending champions OBR in the semifinals on Saturday. Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates, who beat Gisborne Boys’ High, meet...

NABBA East Coast championships ‘a first-class show’

BODYBUILDINGVISITING competitors claimed four of the six top categories in the NABBA East Coast Bodybuilding Championships at the War Memorial Theatre on Saturday. New Zealand representative and Gizzy Muscle gym owner Tawhiri Walsh’s gym took top...

Remembering a Starr

PREMIER rugby teams on both fields at the Oval lined up as a sign of respect for a man described by Waikohu coach Geoff Pari as “everything to anyone who has been involved with the club (Waikohu Sports Club)”.Mr Rutene lived his entire life at...

Club bowls news

Poverty BayPoverty Bay Bowling Club’s Rex Rigney pre-Christmas tournament followed its traditional format of three short one-hour games of triples using section play. It was sponsored by Ryman Healthcare Kiri Te Kanawa Retirement Village and held...

Christie’s run at Ballito Pro continues

Gisborne-Mahia surfer Ricardo Christie’s Ballito Pro run continued with a Round 5 win at the World Surf League Qualifying Series 10,000-point contest overnight (NZ time).The 29-year-old advanced to the quarterfinals with a victory over Hawaiian...