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Drivers produce tense, close racing at Eastland Kart Club’s points meeting

Young driver Vinzent MacGregor won the 10-lap feature race at the end of Eastland Kart Club's points meeting last Sunday. MacGregor headed a 14-kart field for the race on the club's Aerodrome Road dirt track. Vinzent MacGregor drives like his father...

Men’s centre title goes with women’s success

KAHUTIA Bowling Club teams achieved a notable double when they won both the women's and men's centre open triples tournaments this month. The Kahutia team of Andrew Ball (skip), Leighton Shanks and Geoff Pinn beat the team of David File (s), Paddy...

Sports draws

SoftballFRIDAY — Waikirikiri Park, men, 6pm: D1, Spartans v GBHS 1. Saturday — Women, 1pm: D1, Rovers 1 v GGHS3pm: D2, Scorpions v Lytton Gems. Bye: Rovers 2. Men, 1pm: D2, GBHS 2 v Tolaga Titans. 3pm: D1, TWK Rams v Steelers. Tolaga Magic girls...

Tough day at the office

St Pat’s change tactics to beat Gisborne BHS

Pre-season tournament a memorial to stalwart

If there was football at Childers Road Reserve, Geoff Logan would often be there standing by a bin. The co-founder of Sunshine Brewery in Gisborne chipped in to help cover fees for representative teams, adverse weather did not deter his presence at...

Waikanae enjoy ‘solid build-up’ at North Island Championships

The Waikanae inflatable rescue boat crews finished third overall at the North Island Championships at Waihi Beach at the weekend and described the event as a solid build-up for the national championships here in a fortnight. The BP Surf Rescue New...

Lytton good test for Waikohu,Girls’ High keen to continue team development

CLAYDENS Waikohu get a final chance tomorrow to fine-tune their play ahead of the premier-grade netball playoffs next week and their opponents will give them the workout they need. The Waikohu-Lytton Senior A clash at 11am will be the last game in...

District players in form for Defence Blacks

TOKOMARU Bay man Hakarangi Tichborne, former Wairoa College student Zane Douglas and the New Zealand Defence Force rugby team have made a winning start to the International Defence Rugby Competition. They beat the Australian Defence Force 47-35 in...

Golf roundup

Poverty BayGOUT in his foot kept Wynne MacLellan out of golf for over two months. He’s back and on Sunday booked himself a place in the semifinals of the senior men’s club championships. The 60-year-old, who qualified 13th for the champs in his...

YMP, Waikohu out in front

A SLICK Waikohu side outclassed Horouta Gold in Gisborne premier grade netball at the YMCA last night. Claydens Waikohu (1) now have the same points total (28) as YMP, who remain on top of the table by virtue of a better goal differential. In the...

Gisborne surf lifeguards gear up for Mt Maunganui action tomorrow

Surf lifeguards from the Waikanae and Midway clubs will be in action at Mt Maunganui tomorrow in a carnival staged to give them something to make up for the cancellation of the New Zealand championships. Surf Life Saving New Zealand this week...

More short-course swimming medals

TWO more medals completed a successful campaign at the New Zealand short-course swimming championships in Auckland for Enterprise Cars Swim Team. Jack Keepa added to his haul with third place in the 14-year boys’ 100 metres butterfly. He was also...

Golf Roundup

Gisborne ParkLIAM Wallace is better known for his musical skills. Last Saturday, the EIT Tairawhiti student proved brilliant with an instrument of the sporting kind. Wallace had a hole-in-one on the 155-metre par-3 second hole while playing with...

Golf roundup

Electrinet ParkRODNEY Moore and Mihi Marino made it three Lunken Cup mixed pairs foursomes titles in four years on Sunday. The Moore/Marino combo defended the title with a net 70, with Anthony Pahia and Wiki Morrissey and Pete Stewart and Tracey Ford...

Sports draws

CyclingGisborne Cycling Club eventsSaturday, GCC Saturday Spring Series, Race 2 —Sign-on: 1.30pm to 1.50pm at Bushmere Arms. Start: 2pm. Handicap race (45 kilometres): Waingake course. Marshals: Rowan Clark, Barry McLaughlin. Tuesday, Avantiplus...

GGHS, Ngatapa staying put

THE make-up of the Gisborne premier grade netball competition remains unchanged from last year after Gisborne Girls’ High Senior A and Farmlands Ngatapa saw off A-grade challengers on Saturday. Following midweek wins over A-grade sides Taiki and...