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Snooker masters

The Cossie Club-hosted Gisborne Masters snooker handicap tournament attracted an excellent field and the main event was won by former Gisborne man Tom Cook, now of Tauranga. He beat local player Tony Murphy in the final and recorded the...

Boys’ High close to their best

GISBORNE Boys’ High School produced one of their best games this season and YMP A triumphed again over LOB A in the men’s hockey on the LJ Hooker turf at Harry Barker Reserve last night. Boys’ High beat YMP B 3-1. That was the scoreline at...

Boys’ High trio off to camp

They're thrilled and rightly so. Three local 17-year-olds have been selected to attend the Hurricanes under-18 rugby development camp. Lock Max Briant, No. 8 Nik Patumaka and blindside flanker Dylan Bronlund — all hard-working members of the Gisborne...

Big risk, big reward,Double points on offer for one game

SIX points instead of the usual three are at stake when Gisborne Thistle play New Plymouth Rangers at Childers Road Reserve at 12.30pm tomorrow. Thistle coach Matt Hastings said the bumper points prize came about because of scheduling differences...

Behind the scenes

Jeremy Tucker was a ball spotter. Andrew Bristow painted the lines. The Gisborne men were working behind the scenes at two major sporting events last month — Tucker at golf’s British Open and Bristow at the Wimbledon tennis championships. Bristow...

Tairawhiti legends of sport

Ben a king in three sportsTerence “Ben” Hutchings, was born on November 3, 1946, in Sydney. His father was a New Zealander who married and settled in Bondi. A lifetime of involvement in water sports began at just six years of age. Ben started as...

Ure comes off bench, changes game

Striker Davie Ure came off the bench after an hour had already been played, and was instrumental in three of the goals in Gisborne Thistle’s 6-0 win against Port Hill United at Childers Road Reserve on Saturday. It was a quiet start, with the teams...

Golf Roundup

Gisborne ParkIF Chic Brown and Mason Emery go all the way in the Kiri Te Kanawa Retirement Village Te Kanawa Cup men’s pairs, they will create history ... the first pair to lose a match on their path to the title. Brown and Emery progressed to the...

Paddlez Up Gizzy back in bay

THE spectacle of waka ama racing along the shoreline between Waikanae Beach and the Waipaoa River could be a feature of Paddlez Up Gizzy this month. Competitive and “fun” races for paddlers aged from 12 to 65-plus will be run over distances...

A good team man

Callum McDonald capped a short club campaign but outstanding first season for the Poverty Bay Heartland Championship team when he was named representative player of the year on Saturday night. The Rotorua-born, Gold Coast-raised flanker said he was...

Pool sharks

Garry Thompson gave his best at work and in sport

FAMILY, friends, colleagues and clubmates gathered at the funeral of Garry Thompson to celebrate the life and contribution of this local tradesman, lifeguard and sportsman. Born in Gisborne on July 25, 1939, Garry attended the former Central Primary...

Plenty of physicality in club competition

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Junior football draws

SATURDAYFirst Kicks A, 4 v 4, 8.15am: Watson Park 2, Mangapapa Tornadoes v Makauri Dragons; WP 3, Mangapapa Storm v Manutuke Tahi; WP 1, Te Wharau Kiwi v Manutuke Rua; WP 10, Bayleys Ngatapa Turtles v Kaiti Takitimu. Bye: WP 12, Makarak...

Break for A Grade cricket

Poverty Bay cricket A Grade competition the DJ Barry Cup takes a break tomorrow. That will allow people to travel away if they took today off work to create a four-day weekend from yesterday's Waitangi Day public holiday. Poverty Bay Cricket...

Saffi on the rise

Gisborne surfer Saffi Vette has continued her rise up the Women’s Qualifying Series rankings. Vette achieved a career-best fifth placing at the World Surf League’s Mandurah Pro QS1000 in Western Australia this week. She won her round 1 heat with...

Gisborne trip a winner for French surfer

VISITING French surfer Maxime Le Tallec turned on a polished display of small wave surfing to win the Turanganui Open Waveski Titles here yesterday. He beat former New Zealand open champion Nigel Bryant, of Napier, who would have been the punter’s...

Smith and Hovell in good SUP form

GISBORNE surfer Stella Smith claimed her second win of the season in the women’s stand-up paddleboard division at the Barrett Homes New Zealand Longboard and SUP Open at Papamoa Beach on Saturday. Smith posted 12.4 points in the final, with an...