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Bridge results

Monday, May 15 — President’s Pairs 3 North/South East/West Helen Kerisome, Pippa Williams 60.42 Vicki Nickerson, Frank Roach 61.31 Patricia Corson, Bette Parker 56.85 Graham Maclaurin, Gary Chalmers 52.98 Pamela Clay, Mark Fleming 49.70 Katrine...

GBHS 2nd 15 show courage under late fire

A blood-and-guts performance earned Gisborne Boys’ High School second 15 victory over Napier Boys’ High in Gisborne on Saturday. Coach Mike Kora’s team opened their Super 8 campaign at home with a 13-7 win at the Rectory. Cody Tarei was the...

Parkes cracks century in match-winning debut

Thorn Parkes has played his first great knock in England. The former Poverty Bay cricket captain played a match-winning unbeaten knock of 105 off 104 balls on his 50-over debut for Three Bridges against Mayfield in the Sussex Premier League. The...

Around the greens: club bowls news

POVERTY BAY Poverty Bay Bowling Club members competed in a closing day rotational triples tournament as a farewell to their cyclone-damaged artificial turf. In rotational triples, players all have a turn in each position — skip, director and lead...

King’s Birthday derby an opportunity for Heartland hopefuls

With the King’s Birthday Weekend local derby looming, Poverty Bay selectors believe they have a balanced and exciting squad to take on Ngāti Porou East Coast in Gisborne. A 44-man squad were named this week — 15 of them from the Premier club...

Herald videographer in front of camera for a change . . .

Surfers were out in force on Sunday as Tangaroa turned on epic waves at Wainui, which continued into Monday albeit it not as big. Among those to knock on the door of the green room was Ben Cowper at the No Access break. Ben is used to being behind...

Gooch upset the apple cart

Lawn Bowls by Trevor Mills Stan Gooch was the New Zealand Bowling Association’s national men’s singles champion in 1949 but didn’t get what many felt he earned — selection for the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland. His achievement will...

Honours to Napier in Super 8 opener

Gisborne Boys’ High School had a good crack at Napier BHS at the Rectory field on Saturday before falling 29-5 to the visitors. Under new head coach David Russell, Napier worked hard to subdue a committed Gisborne outfit and retain the Football...

No HSOB for Round 2 opener

Unable to field team but coach confident blue and whites can ‘turn it around for next week’ Premier club rugby players are back in action today for the opening Saturday of Round 2 but only four teams are featuring. Enterprise Cars OBM host Kevin...

ON THE MATS

Poverty Bay-East Coast indoor bowlers started the representative season with a trip to Mount Maunganui to play Tauranga, Thames Valley and King Country. Although the team started the day poorly — picking up only 29 points from a possible 72 —...

Defending champs YMP A v arch-rivals LOB

A replay of the 2022 local men’s hockey grand final is on offer at Harry Barker Reserve tonight. Defending champions YMP A take on fierce rivals Lytton Old Boys Traktion. Their 7.30pm clash on the Hain Farming Turf promises to be one of the...

Tough Super 8 opener for Gisborne Boys’ High

Gisborne v Napier is a special game. And tomorrow the Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 open their Super 8 campaign at home against their oldest traditional foes on Rectory No. 1 at midday. GBHS head coach Duane Hihi’s team go into tomorrow off...

Derby a daunting intro for YMP 2

Ngatapa got a tough welcome to Premier Grade netball against Waikohu this week and tomorrow YMP 2 will step up in their first game against the best team in the competition so far — clubmates YMP 1. Round 2 of the Gisborne Pak’nSave competition...

Safe hands . . . and brilliant reflexes

Mick Locker was Eastern Union’s last line of defence in their historic Central Districts League success in 1967. It was the first time a Gisborne team had competed in an outside league and the title win was a major stepping stone to national...

No weak teams: Week 2 Coast comp wins to Hikurangi, Tokararangi, TVC

Rugby on the Coast is in good nick a fortnight in. In Week 2 of the H Blackbee Contractors Ngati Porou East Coast men’s competition, last year’s champions Tihirau Victory Club posted seven tries to one at home in beating Ruatoria City 45-7...

Gisborne man wins open men’s division in the Huntly Half Marathon

Mike Robinson is a man on the run. He ran to second in the half-marathon at the First Light Marathon in Gisborne in January. He ran to first in the half-marathon at the Tarawera Ultramarathon at Rotorua in February. And last weekend he ran to...