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Poverty Bay Kayak Club athletes rebound at nationals

A summer of cyclone setbacks did not stop Poverty Bay Kayak Club athletes excelling at the New Zealand Canoe Sprint Championships at Lake Karapiro. Quaid Thompson reclaimed the open men’s K1 1000-metre title after missing last year’s nationals...

Jags win, lose and draw

A win, a loss and a draw, with no more than a goal to separate the teams each time — no one said it would be easy for Gisborne Thistle this year. The Jags play Palmerston North Marist on artificial turf at the Arena in Palmerston North tomorrow...

GMC Green take opening win, 5-0

First points in the Poverty Bay hockey competition went the way of GMC Green on the turf at Harry Barker reserve last night, but they had to wait until the final quarter to wrap it up. The Green Machine scored the opening goal on the Hain Farming...

Eastland super vets heading south

An Eastland team will be in Hawke’s Bay this weekend for the first round of the Badminton New Zealand super veterans’ inter-association Division 2 competition. Last year the competition was affected by Covid-19 and illness among players...

GBHS set for First 15 Festival

Round 1 of the competition kicks off, hosted in Upper Hutt They’re back on deck after two weeks. The Duane Hihi-coached Gisborne Boys’ High School will play Wellington College tomorrow in Round 1 of the TranZit Coachlines First 15 Rugby...

Top-of-the-table clash as Tapuae meet Wairoa

This will be the boots-and-all version of a local derby. Two-time defending champions Charteris Choppers Wairoa-Athletic will host the second-placed Roseland Tavern Tapuae at Bayley’s Athletic Park from 1.30pm tomorrow. Civil Project Solutions...

Close contests abound in senior grades

by Sherrill Beale and Murray Robertson The intensity and close competition for points in the other senior grades will more than make up for a lack of premier grade action in the netball at Victoria Domain tomorrow. Premier teams Whangara Old Girls...

Tale of the table unfolds

The table begins to tell its story. East Coast Farm Vets YMP will look to make it four wins from four games when they play at their home ground, Barry Park, against Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates tomorrow. Enterprise Cars OBM are the other team looking...

Sports Draw

Rugby THE rugby draw for SATURDAY Civil Project Solution Poverty Bay rugby, Premier grade, Week 4. 2.45pm: GT Shearing Waikohu v Earthwork Solutions HSOB, Te Karaka Domain. Referee: Ben Holt. East Coast Farm Vets YMP v Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates...

YMP still undefeated: Ngatapa show grit against defending champs

Andrew Tauatevalu scored a hat-trick and Nehe Papuni bagged a double in YMP’s 49-10 premier club rugby victory over Ngatapa at Paddy’s Park on Saturday. Earthwork Solutions HSOB earned their first win of the season — 20-14 over Kevin Hollis...

HSOB notch first season’s victory in tight clash

A well-disciplined High School Old Boys held off a hungry Pirates to notch their first win of the Poverty Bay premier club rugby season on Saturday. Earthwork Solutions HSOB dug deep for a 20-14 victory. HSOB coach Wayne Ensor said he was proud of...

Hat-trick to OBM’s Terekia

A contender is emerging. Enterprise Cars OBM stretched their winning streak to three in the Poverty Bay premier club rugby competition, beating GT Shearing Waikohu 36-22 at Te Karaka on Saturday. OBM captain and No. 8 Riki Terekia scored a hat-trick...

Giants runners-up at Nationals

The Gisborne Giants Superstock team finished runnersup in the Superstock Teams Nationals at the Waikaraka Park speedway in Auckland at the weekend. They disposed of the Bay Park Buster 165 points to 30 in their first hit out, and then beat the...

Still no stopping YMP on their winning streak

by Sherrill Beale and Murray Robertson YMP continued on their unbeaten way and Horouta Koura produced the standout result of the season to date in Round 1 netball at Victoria Domain on Saturday. Horouta knocked over last year’s premiership...

13-goal thriller: Thistle first holders of Len Cudd Memorial Trophy

Jimmy Somerton and Oska Smith picked apart the opposing defence like expert safe-crackers in Hawke’s Bay on Saturday. Smith scored once and was instrumental in each goal of Somerton’s hat-trick in ALH Gisborne Thistle’s 7-6 victory over Napier...

Weekend warriors

The winter sports season is ramping up for the main codes. But on Saturday, there was a new ball game making an impact. A pickleball tournament was held at the Badminton Centre and attracted good numbers to the court sport which features paddles and...

Bridge results

Congratulations this week to Caroline Kirkpatrick for featuring in the results each day. Monday, April 17 — Beetham Lifestyle Village Swiss Pairs 3 (Victory Points — after nine rounds) Caroline Kirkpatrick, Robyn Cheyne 109.68 Diana Styche, Joy...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: R Te Kira (Brezz’n Silver); J Noanoa (Rebels); K Arahanga 3 (Stallions); M Reeves (Outlaws); J Campbell-Ratapu, J Horua (Vikings); J Ahuriri (Spartans); M Evans (Spandangles); T Kaio (Done n Dusted). Highest start...