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Mixing with the best in the world

Young Tairāwhiti dart players have been mixing it with professionals and one of the sport’s most exciting prospects at the Mediterranean Open in Gibraltar. The group and their co-managers are representing New Zealand overseas at tournaments...

Gisborne sisters to face each other in Aupiki

They haven't taken over Super Rugby Aupiki completely . . . yet. But there is no question that there will be a strong Gisborne Ngāti Porou influence in the competition's third year. The competition has been extended from five rounds to seven, from...

Tairāwhiti softball draw

Draw for Tairāwhiti senior and junior softball, all games at Waikirikiri Park on Saturday — Senior division, 12.30pm: D2, Moana Toa v Expendables; D3, Maori Smurfs v More or Less. Emerging Sox Intermediate Softball (Years 7 and 8), 11am: D1...

Malone surfs world waves

Gisborne grandparents Dennis and Cynthia Malone are closely following the fortunes of the New Zealand team at the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Brazil. Their grandson Navryn Malone, son of 1998 national surfing champion Chris, has been...

Wickets to Knight in win

Gisborne’s Kaley Knight played her part in Northern Districts’ bounceback win over Wellington Blaze in a Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 50-overs cricket clash on Sunday. Northern won the Round 4 clash by 57 runs just a day after being thrashed by...

Tigers win it by one

Dom Wilson’s nerve at the free-throw line gave the Tigers a one-point victory over the Cheetahs in Gisborne basketball’s Draft League final at the weekend. The Justine Pivac-Solomon-coached Tigers beat Quentin Solomon’s Cheetahs 61-60 at the...

Stepping up to world youth oche

Rising Gisborne darts aces are flying the national flag on the world stage. Six youths from Gisborne Club Darts Association are in Gibraltar representing New Zealand at the Junior Darts Corporation World Championships entering the JDC World Cup Team...

BRIDGE RESULTS

Congratulations to Anne Roberts for featuring in the results every day of the week. Tuesday, November 21 — Sean Shivnan Pharmacy Championship Pairs 10 North/South East/West Diana Styche, Joy Marden 58.04 Bette Parker, Ann McCombe 61.01 Caroline...

Gisborne agent paving career paths for rugby talent

Gisborne’s Luke Bradley loves rugby. And the director of rugby agency LRB thrived in his role as head trainer of the New Zealand Barbarians 15 who locked horns with the Heartland XV recently. The Barbarians beat the Nigel Walsh/Miah Nikora-coached...

Irwin, Awatere players of year

Tahuna Irwin and Mihi Awatere were named senior men’s and women’s players of the year at Gisborne Club Darts Association’s prizegiving at the Gisborne RSA. Hunter Eyles and Mihimoana Waihape were named junior or youth male and female players...

Wilson puts up 34 points, en route to GBA Draft final

Seb Wilson muscled the Tigers into Gisborne basketball’s Draft League final with a league-high tally in an 80-38 victory over the Lions on Sunday night. The night before, the 6ft5in 18-year-old had fouled out in a Round 3 clash against the...

Comet celebrating 65 years

The Comet Swimming Club turns 65 this year and continues to provide all aspects of water confidence, water safety and swimming services to the Tairāwhiti community. It was established in 1958 by Beth Meade. The club’s mission statement read —...

Sprintcars set new lap record in ‘breathtaking’ display after watering disaster

Club spirit shone brightly on Friday night when Gisborne Speedway Club overcame a wet track that ultimately led to the record lap times as the sprintcars revelled in lightning-fast conditions. An error with watering of the track just prior to racing...

Ngarimu EC Open champ at 13

Wellington schoolboy Apirana Ngarimu upstaged the heavyweights to win the East Coast Open championship at Te Puia Hot Springs Golf Club on Sunday. Ngarimu, 13, defeated William Brown — the head greenkeeper at Poverty Bay Golf Club and a member of...

Bridge results

Monday, November 13 — Tūranga Pairs 3 (Howell movement) Katrine Matthews, Hans van der Kuijl 60.00 Vicki Nickerson, Frank Roach 59.52 Glenys Evans, Beverley Evans 57.92 Sally Knight, Yvonne Waide 54.29 Jean Turnbull, Caroline Taylor 54.17 Louise...

Central back-to-back champions

Central School were the winners of the Division 1 Interschool netball tournament that ran through term 3 and Muriwai School took out the second division. There were 18 local schools competing this year, which was contested on a home-and-away basis...

New draft season, new team names

Fangs and claws are being sharpened for Round 2 of the second Gisborne Basketball Association Draft League. The inaugural competition was a huge hit last year and in with new team names, inspired by big cats. This weekend's action at the Gisborne...

Campion taste victory in third round

Hamish Swann was a happy captain last Saturday. His Campion College team have now tasted victory three rounds into the 30-over Hope Cup championship of Senior B club cricket. In beating Horouta by 39 runs, the school team won the Naden-Taylor...