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Hat-tricks to THC’s Tuhou, Fox

HOCKEYSTRONG starts for the defending men’s and women’s champions were features of the first round of Poverty Bay hockey on the LJ Hooker Turf at Harry Barker Reserve at the weekend. Big wins were also achieved by Ben Holden Fencing Ngatap...

Cairns aims for results three years into future

POVERTY Bay cricket selector-coach Lance Cairns says he is not overly concerned with results this season or “even next season”.“I’ve given myself three years to turn things around, but in the third year I would be expecting to see some...

Coast show passion, determination despite the score

IT WAS more of the same. The East Coast under-16 rugby team showed more of the same passion and determination with disdain for the scoreboard at Whanganui yesterday. A capable Hawke’s Bay Development team led by second five-eighth Jack Sheridan...

‘Snow’ White a legend for Auckland

ALL Black prop and Auckland legend ‘‘Snow” White has died at 87. White’s full name was Hallard Leo White, but few rugby fans would recognise him without the addition of “Snow”.The Northcote prop played 15 matches, including three tests...

Six teams from Gisborne’s Surf City Squash Club qualify for National events

Six teams from Gisborne's Surf City Squash Club have qualified for National SuperChamps events in September. The Eastern District eliminations were held at Surf City Squash Club over a weekend late last month. National SuperChamps events will be held...

Poverty Bay lose to ND Invitation on another rain-interrupted day

The first two days of this week’s Northern Districts boys’ junior secondary schools cricket tournament in Rotorua were washed out and the fourth T20 was abandoned yesterday afternoon. There was one result for the Bay — a two-wicket morning loss...

GBHS Red beat Old School

BASKETBALLRed is the new Black. Under the banner of Gisborne Boys’ High School Black, Max Scott led Boys’ High to only their second men’s club title — 74-47 against Uawa — at the YMCA in September last year. Scott and all of his returning...

Gisborne riders enjoy success

Gisborne showjumping and show hunter riders have been competing around the country for the past couple of months with much success. The Bay of Plenty Show Hunter Summer Show was held on January 29 and 30. On the first day of competition, Molly McEwan...

Hot stuff on the track

The drivers and riders from the Gisborne Speedway Club added more glitter to a glittering season for the club at the weekend. Rob Miller and “Red” George 8G scored a first and two seconds to make the final of a sidecar event in Palmerston North...

Teams set to go in Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup cricket fever has broken out at Gisborne Boys' High School and Campion College. Add the powerful Tairawhiti Women's Cricket Club to the mix, and the six-team T20 competition is set to go at the Harry Barker Reserve tomorrow from...

Golf roundup

Te Puia SpringsHE will never be the king of Te Puia Springs but Brian Morrissey certainly has a place on East Coast great Peter Rouse’s round table. Morrissey extended his rule over the second 16 for a third consecutive year at the Te Puia Springs...

Gizzy drivers marked men at NZ champs

Gisborne Speedway Club will be well represented in the finals of the New Zealand streetstock championships at Kihikihi tonight but the “G” drivers expect to be marked men. Five Gisborne cars emerged from hectic qualifying heats last night as the...

Batting pays off for Biguns

BIGUNS continue to set the pace in the senior women’s competition but they had to work hard for the points by a battling Rovers team at the weekend.“The 7-0 scorline is not a true reflection on the effort put in by Rovers,’ said Tairawhiti...

Going the distance

CHASING the Olympic dream has a young Gisborne man swimming the length of 900 rugby fields each week in a bid to make it to Tokyo 2020. Matthew Scott has been selected for the Swimming New Zealand Tokyo 2020 Squad. The team is made up of 35 athletes...

Sports draws, November 4, 2015

BasketballMiniball league, Saturday — Yrs 3/4, 10am: C1, Awapuni Ballers v Central 34S, (Cinta O’Neal, Kaipo, Lilly; C2, Wainui v Te Harpara, (Petra, Paddy, Kellann, Char); C3, Centrales v Mangapapa Iversons, (Harata, Xzavier, Alici...

Ngati Porou East Coast in final

Sky Blues to host Mid Canterbury in Cup decider

United and Thistle aim to stay the course

Gisborne United aim to get back on track when they play Napier Marist Reserves in Pacific Premiership football at Harry Barker Reserve tomorrow. United lost 5-1 to competition leaders Port Hill in Napier last Saturday. That defeat dealt a body blow...

Hockey tournament results

Hockey tournament resultsGisborne Girls’ High are into the semifinals of the Jenny Hair Cup secondary schoolgirls hockey touranment in Carterton after a 3-1 win against Marlborough Girls’ College yesterday. They were to face Wellington Girls’...