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Comeback win to Whangara

Momentum swings were the story of a hotly-contested Premier Grade game between Whangara Old Girls (1) and Waikohu on Saturday. Whangara won 58-53 but had to do it the hard way after Claydens Waikohu (1) bolted to a 10-goal lead in the first 15...

Keeper Stewart-Hill stands out as Thistle win one, lose one

Gisborne Thistle goalkeeper Mitchell Stewart-Hill led from the back with two outstanding performances in Central Federation League football at the weekend. Team captain Stewart-Hill kept his side in with a chance before they eventually lost to...

Relay silver for Reid at worlds

An Olympic Games medal is in the sights of Gisborne’s Tayler Reid and his Kiwi teammates after a podium performance at the World Triathlon Sprint and Relay Championships (WTCS) in Hamburg, Germany, yesterday. Reid, Kiwi superstar Hayden Wilde...

Bridge results

Congratulations this week to Patricia Corson and Joy Marden for a top score of 70.24 percent on Monday. Once again, Patricia featured in the top three results every day last week. Monday, July 10 — Woodward Chrisp Restricted Pairs 2 (Howell...

History Makers: Century-long wait over as Hicks Bay are crowned Coast champions

There has never been anything like it. On many levels, nothing to remotely approach the 2023 H Blackbee Contractors Ngāti Porou East Coast men’s club rugby final has occurred in the Sky Blue union’s 102-year history. Hicks Bay won the Rangior...

Doubles to Rickard, McMenamin in YMP win

YMP women set the tone for their men in the curtain-raiser to the Poverty Bay Premier club rugby final on Saturday. YMP and Waikohu women went head-to-head in their first 80-minute fixture of the season at Barry Park — hosts YMP winning 20-0. The...

City titan Fyfe loses illness battle

Time and tide wait for no man, and footballers have no special privileges. Players who in their prime seemed indestructible grow old and die, like the rest of us. Word comes from Australia that a titan of the Gisborne City defence of the mid-1970s...

Gritty Horouta give YMP tough workout

Horouta Koura produced probably their best result of the season so far in pushing Premier Grade table-toppers YMP (1) all the way at the YMCA on Wednesday night. YMP won 43-39 while Horouta earned themselves a richly deserved losing bonus point. As...

GOLF ROUNDUP

POVERTY BAY Brian “Beaner” Anderson reckons it is over 30 years since he last played in the Barns-Graham Cup. He’s made his comeback a good one. Anderson and Stefan Andreassen are among the four pairs still standing in the quest for the...

Gisborne’s Ney wins Canadian national cycling champs

Former Gisborne Boys’ High School student Matthew Ney stunned Canadian cycling officials by winning the Canadian national under-19 individual time trial (ITT) by 0.10 of a second. Last year the Year 12 student returned to Canada to complete his...

Epic battles challenge top women's hockey teams

An epic encounter between the top two women’s teams, a hard fought win for Paikea and an equally tough battle for Waituhi highlighted the hockey round at the weekend. The Green Machine and YMP A gave each other everything and their match ended...

Tapuae claim ‘Wairoa derby’ final

The Taniwha’s triumph — a perfect season — is complete. Roseland Tavern Tapuae’s 10th consecutive win was a 25-17 victory over two-time defending Civil Project Solutions Senior 1 champions Charteris Choppers Wairoa Athletic at Lambton Square...

Black Fern to join NPEC as analyst

The Sky Blues are serious about staying ahead of the game. To that end, Ngati Porou East Coast director of rugby Hosea Gear and Kaupoi new head coach Kahu Tamatea have been joined by Black Fern Charmaine McMenamin as their performance analyst for...

Tamatea’s first Heartland squad

Kahu Tamatea has picked a strong line-up for his first Kaupoi Heartland squad. Ngati Porou East Coast’s new head coach has named a 52-man mix of powerful, capable forwards and skilful, nippy backs with flair. The players’ experience extends from...

Bridge results

Congratulations to Yvonne Waide and Ann McCombe for scoring 69.84 percent on Wednesday. Monday, July 3 — Woodward Chrisp Restricted Pairs 1 North/South East/West Beverley Evans, Bette Parker 59.17 John Hudson, Vicki Taylor 61.67 Patricia Corson...

Ngatapa up against it in Waikohu clash

High-scoring and one-sided games are likely in Gisborne premier grade netball at the YMCA tomorrow night. At 6pm, Claydens Waikohu (1) play Farmlands Ngatapa. Waikohu had a big win when these teams met soon after Ngatapa’s promotion to premier...