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John Harvey is on form, winning the Poverty Bay-East Coast Centre open singles final 9-7 against 13-year-old Nathan Trowell. In the nine-end final, Harvey was 3-2 up after three ends. On End 4, Trowell was three down on the head, but dead-drew the...

Coach ‘super proud’ of team

SWIMMINGGisborne’s Enterprise Cars Swim Team won overall-top-club honours at the Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay Summer Championships at the Olympic Pool last weekend. They also won the trophy for most points in senior events (14 years and over) and one...

Small field for BMX club-night as season draws to a close

A SMALL field of riders took the start gate as Gisborne BMX Club’s 2015 season draws to an end. Striders and half-track — Alex Kelly was joined by Ivy and Ada Lasenby, Jackson Young and Zara Law for five motos. These riders are improving each...

Scoreboard

FootballPacific Premiership: Gisborne Thistle 3 Hastings Western Rangers 1. Eastern League, Division 1: Sunshine Brewery Wainui Sharks 2 Heavy Equipment Services United 7, Gisborne Boys’ High School 7 QRS Wairoa Athletic 0. Division 2: Thistle...

Running rangatahi through their hoops

ONE of the country's top basketball coaches was in Gisborne last weekend, upskilling the next generation of local stars. American-born Kenny McFadden travelled from Wellington to hold a series of development clinics hosted by Tūranga Taihi Taiea Inc...

Bouncing, tumbling to success

JAMES van Aswegen and Lily Rolls took home a swag of trophies from Gisborne Trampoline Club's prize-giving this month. Van Aswegen received five awards for his efforts in trampolining and double mini, while tumbler Rolls received three. In his first...

Premier teams on their marks

Competition proper starts in Pak’nSave Gisborne netball at the YMCA tonight with the first two premier games in the second round of the season. The form book should tell the story in both matches. Claydens Waikohu and Gisborne Girls’ High School...

Waikohu go to the top

Waikohu now top the table. Their 38-7 bonus-point win against a committed Pirates side on Oval No. 1 in Week 2 has given them the lead in Civil Project Solutions premier rugby. Last week's competition leaders, Larsawn Ngatapa, also remain unbeaten...

Hikurangi feast on tries

FOR one team, it’s the end of the season; for another, it’s their favourite time of year. Waiapu go to Whakarua Park this Saturday for the last game of the round-robin. Lying in wait will be competition leaders Hikurangi, who in Week 17 led...

At the business end . . .

BASKETBALLThey didn’t lift a finger . . . they didn’t have to. Defending women’s club basketball champions Lytton High School beat eighth-placed Gisborne Girls’ High School by default in Game 1 of the club quarterfinals at the John McFarlane...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS180s: Kayne Arahanga (2NZ Say My Name Again), Jesse Noa Noa (2NZ Rebels), Lorenzo Kaa (2NZ Rebels), Cris Kiri (2NZ Titans), Te Kotahi (TK) Kaio (2NZ Titans), Mike Hughes (2NZ Bullz), George Vaotu’ua (2NZ Bullz), Ngata Monik...

Rugby East Coast charity match: All Black legend Waka Nathan's victory recalled

RECENTLY deceased All Black great Waka Nathan was one of those players who “put bums on seats”.It was no different when he played a pre-season charity match at Gisborne’s Rugby Park on March 28, 1964. He led his own Waka Nathan XV to a 36-19...

Honours shared in top guns thriller

HOCKEYA draw between defending women’s champions YMP A and arch-rivals GMC Green in the opening game of the Poverty Bay A-Grade division highlighted Poverty Bay senior hockey fixtures at the weekend. YMP A had been dominant over the season so far...

Robbie Tallott not the only T15 threat

CricketEASTLAND Broncos all-rounder Robbie Tallott is not the only threat to Smash Palace Bail Breakers in Walker Shield T15 Blast cricket at Harry Barker Reserve tonight from 5.45pm. Tallott, back from Otago University, sounded a warning to the T15...

Whangara rebound

NETBALLWHANGARA Old Girls bounced back big time and Ritana Senior A turned in another sterling performance in premier grade netball at the YMCA last night. Whangara Old Girls were all over Claydens Waikohu and and beat them 52-37 in the Pak’nSave...

Allan and Jefferson take optional pairs

VICTORY in the optional pairs tournament for those over 60 was a first for Maurice Allan at Poverty Bay Bowling Club’s greens last week. Allan teamed up with Robin Jefferson to achieve his first success at this level. Fourteen teams — seven of...