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Edgecombe celebrates Olympic Cup win

Waipukurau rider Brooke Edgecombe is celebrating the biggest win of her equestrian career after claiming the Horse of the Year show's most revered trophy, the Olympic Cup, yesterday. In the pinnacle event of the Land Rover Horse of the Year show, the...

Younger brigade emerging

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Kaio-Wynyard first winner of trophy

IHAKA Kaio-Wynyard is the first winner of the Gisborne under-17 darts tournament. It was held at the 2NZEF Club last Saturday, and the name of Brezz'n Darts Club junior Kaio-Wynyard becomes the first to be inscribed on the Horua Whanau...

It’s not all over yet

Poverty Bay cricket competition leaders Old Boys Rugby will be out to boost their buffer tomorrow as they strive to solidify their claim for the title. Bain Construction OBR are five points clear of Bollywood Stars High School Old Boys in the DJ...

Schools gather for annual contest

Sixteen teams contested the 2018 primary interschool badminton competition at the Badminton Centre last Wednesday. A total of 66 students took part, in teams from Makauri, Te Wharau, Sonrise Christian, Waikirikiri, Muriwai and Ormond schools and Te...

Horrific crash mars racing,Night of drama at speedway

A SHOCKING crash in sidecars racing was one of several stunning incidents in a dramatic Christmas speedway meeting at Eastland Group Raceway on Saturday night“It was a shocking crash, absolutely horrific,” Gisborne Speedway Club president Grant...

Schools in close contests

Nineteen local schools took part in an interschool netball tournament during Term 3 this year. Central School won Division 1 and Te Hapara, Division 2. Home and away games were played, usually at lunchtime on Fridays. This year Division 1 had nine...

Up for the challenge

For Amy Spence, Sam Manson and Clare Webber, the Coast to Coast was much more than a challenging solo pursuit. Spence, from Gisborne, had one of her best friends, Katie Edwards, as support crew, she had Stephen Sheldrake as coach and her family...

Strong show by GBHS can’t overcome Feilding

A spirited Gisborne Boys' High School first 15 lost 17-10 to Feilding Agricultural High School in an exhibition of skill and grit on Friday. The Super 8 competition, the team's major focus, is now just one pre-season game -— against Wellington's...

Pro win to Vette

SURFINGGISBORNE surfer Saffi Vette added another milestone to her growing list of successes with her first victory in a pro junior surfing event. A late ride earned Vette a score of 5.8, enough to snatch the win in the girls’ final at the Hydralyte...

Poverty Bay paddlers dominate regatta

THE Poverty Bay sprint kayaking team dominated Blue Lake 2, the first of a series of selection trials for Oceania and world championships. By the end of the Blue Lake regatta, Poverty Bay Kayak Club paddlers had won 21 gold, six silver and 11 bronze...

Terry Gardiner Memorial decided

Father, son and Scotsman combined to win the Bowls Gisborne-East Coast centre open men's triples on the Gisborne Bowling Club greens. Boon McIlroy skipped his son Adam McIlroy and former Gisborne City national league footballer Charlie Ure to victory...

Waikohu go close

Waikohu fought their way back into their clash with YMP in premier-grade netball on Saturday but fell just three goals short of another big upset. YMP Sunshine Brewery started strongly, worked together throughout the court and looked like they were...

Competition favourites pile on the points

RUGBY LEAGUEThe Gisborne Tairawhiti Rugby League season opened on Saturday with two of the competition favourites in high-scoring games. Past winners of the Dave Ahu Trophy, the Falcons and Paikea Whalers, both racked up 70 points in their games. The...

Bumper year ahead for surfing

The biggest year in the history of surfing is under way. For New Zealand, the first big event of the year is the Health 2000 National Surfing Championships, which start on Monday in the waters off Dunedin. Surfing makes its debut as an Olympic sport...

Still a glimmer of hope for Poverty Bay to make Lochore Cup semifinals

RUGBYPoverty Bay still have a chance of making the Lochore Cup semifinals, despite their 59-38 loss to King Country in Taupo on Saturday. They have one round in rugby’s Heartland Championship before the top-eight playoffs. To earn a place in the...

Makings of a classic

These guys have a point to prove. The Ryan Tapsell-coached Gisborne Boys' High School first 15, who lost 44-5 to Lindisfarne College away last Saturday, will play their first home game of the season tomorrow. Their clash with titans Kelston Boys' High...

‘Replay’ of grand final for opening night

It’s up in the air at 5.30pm. Tonight’s tip-off between Pure Sound and Lytton High School will set in motion 11 weeks of club basketball action at the YMCA. Nine teams will contest the men’s championship on Mondays, and seven women’s crews...