PremiumPremiumSportThumbs up for Coastie IsaiaTHE Super Rugby form of former Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 player Isaia Walker-Leawere is earning high praise from Hurricanes coach John Plumtree. The 22-year-old will make his second consecutive start for the Canes in their clash with the...18 Mar 08:18 AM
PremiumPremiumSportPlenty of highlights on the turfHIGHLIGHTS were spread over three games in local hockey at the weekend. GMC Kowhai and YMP B drew 1-1, Ngatapa beat Gisborne Girls' High School 4-2 and Waituhi beat Gisborne Boys' High School 2-1 on the Hain Farming Turf. Kowhai led almost all the...18 Mar 08:18 AM
PremiumPremiumSportKahutia in dominant form for centre pairsKAHUTIA Bowling Club members showed their prowess when their club champions took out three of the four centre pairs titles. The victorious Kahutia pairs were Glenys Whiteman and Francie Adair in the women’s open, Lucy Shanks and Anita Vaotuua in...18 Mar 08:17 AM
PremiumPremiumSportTaylors doing their bit for the ‘Horouta cause’HOROUTA are only one win away from a place in Poverty Bay club cricket’s Doleman Cup semifinals and despite Greg Taylor playing it down, he, son Blake and daughter Phoebe deserve recognition for their contribution. All three were members of last...18 Mar 08:17 AM
PremiumPremiumSportTVC keep their heads coolTVC don't rattle easily. And that characteristic was a crucial factor in their 31-26 win against previously unbeaten competition leaders Waiapu in Enterprise Cars Ngati Porou East Coast club rugby on Saturday. To overcome the Jesse Haenga-coached...18 Mar 08:17 AM
PremiumPremiumSportAround the greensPOVERTY BAYThe Poverty Bay club’s first singles championships of the season were decided last weekend. Play was in two groups — those with one to three years of bowls experience, and those with less than eight years. The competition was a two-life...18 Mar 08:17 AM
PremiumPremiumSportInterschool tournament proves a big hitBASKETBALLA FIVE-ON-FIVE primary interschool basketball competition for Year 5 and 6 students was a big hit with those who took part this month. Manutuke School won the tournament, beating Mangapapa School on a golden-point in the final. The score at...18 Mar 08:17 AM
PremiumPremiumSportA poignant 'Coast' this yearA WEEK out from the 29th Coast Duathlon, there are signs of a healthy field for the 100-kilometre run and cycle race to Te Puia. Entries are beginning to come in, which suggests the field will climb well into three figures on this special...18 Mar 08:16 AM
PremiumPremiumSportRitana step up to defeat WhangaraNETBALLLytton High School premier-grade netballers last night pulled off their result of the season so far — an eight-goal victory over Whangara Old Girls at the YMCA. Ritana Senior A led all the way to win the Pak’nSave competition match...18 Mar 08:16 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGisborne Club Darts Association resultsIndividual highlights180s: Stu Leach (Cossy DONE & Dusted), Matt Reedy (Cossy DONE & Dusted) (2), Kayne Arahanga (2NZ Say My Name Again), Mannie Duncan (2NZ Say My Name Again), Cris Kiri (2NZ Rebels), Mackey Walker (2NZMcCann’ics).Best start...18 Mar 08:16 AM
PremiumPremiumSportCook helped from field after being hit by ballCRICKETGISBORNE cricketer Matthew Cook is recovering today after a driven shot struck him in the jaw as he followed through while bowling in Walker Shield T15 cricket last night. He was helped from the field at Harry Barker Reserve and treated at...18 Mar 08:16 AM
PremiumPremiumSportBroughton try gives Waikohu momentumThey stood their ground. But brave though Ngatapa were, there was no way to stop Waikohu giant Jarryd Broughton scoring from three metres out on Saturday. That try in the ninth minute by their mighty tighthead prop gave unbeaten Waikohu the perfect...18 Mar 08:16 AM
PremiumPremiumSportTuranganui a Kiwa darts resultsIndividual Highlights180s: Tahuna Irwin (Falcons) 2, Te Kotahi Kaio (Kidz and Himz) 2, John White (Tigers) 2, Tristan Reeves (Kidz & Himz).Highest start, men: Tahuna Irwin (Falcons), John White (Tigers) 180. Highest start, women: Mihi Awatere...18 Mar 08:16 AM
PremiumPremiumSportWairoa turns on the styleBOWLSWairoa Bowling Club members had a weekend to remember when they hosted the Bowls Gisborne East Coast Centre men’s and women’s champion of champions triples tournament. In the senior men’s event, the Wairoa team of skip Graham Fitzpatrick...18 Mar 08:16 AM
PremiumPremiumSportFeast of runs in Challenge CupChallenge Cup T20 cricket hit a new high last night. Campion College run-machine Reuben Swanepoel, who opens the batting for Campion Gold in the Challenge Cup, followed up his unbeaten 56 in Round 2 with 54 in an epic Round 3 clash against the...18 Mar 08:16 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGame called off after ref threatenedHOROUTA players faced up to their referee with clenched fists after a team mate was sent off, leading the intimidated ref to call off the match last Saturday, Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union’s judiciary committee has heard. The referee was...18 Mar 08:15 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGirls’ High into the finalGisborne Girls’ High School made the final of the upper North Island secondary schools D Grade netball tournament in Tauranga today after finishing top of their pool. They beat Glenfield 52-10 and Dargaville 32-22 yesterday, and beat Onewhero 41-26...18 Mar 08:15 AM
PremiumPremiumSportIt’s down to the wireFOOTBALLThe “bad” news is that either Gisborne United or Gisborne Thistle will finish second in football’s Pacific Premiership. The good news is the other team will be crowned champions. The best news is that the winners will be from...18 Mar 08:15 AM
PremiumPremiumSportCity Lights back on trackSport grounds us all. And in Week 8 of men’s club basketball at the YMCA — following the High Flyers’ 58-34 win against East Coast — two much-improved Gisborne Boys’ High School teams did it hard. Defending champions City Lights avenged...18 Mar 08:15 AM
PremiumPremiumSportRound-of-96 exit for ChristieGISBORNE-Mahia surfer Ricardo Christie suffered an early exit from the Ballito Pro Qualifying Series 10,000 contest at KawaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Christie finished fourth in his round-of-96 heat from which the top two advanced. He scored 10.66...18 Mar 08:15 AM
PremiumPremiumSportBraithwaite and Gunness win Boardriders compGisborne Boardriders Club had its third competition on Sunday, held at the Whales break at Wainui. Competitors had to battle each other and conditions as the waves deteriorated throughout the day. In the women's open, Asia Braithwaite dominated Ruby...18 Mar 08:14 AM
PremiumPremiumSportTe Wharau School the toast of Heartland rugbyTE WHARAU School rippa rugby coach Duane Hihi took his team to the national championships in Wellington “hoping to win a couple of games”.They returned home yesterday as champions, going through the two-day tournament unbeaten including a 25-20...18 Mar 08:14 AM
PremiumPremiumSportDistrict sports drawsCricketPoverty Bay club cricket, Doleman Cup:Saturday 1pm, Landmark Homes OBR v Horouta premier 11, Harry Barker Reserve rep wicket. Hope Cup: Saturday 2pm: Ngatapa v Campion College, Harry Barker Reserve 3; Coastal Ultrasound Horouta second 11 v...18 Mar 08:14 AM
PremiumPremiumSportBattle of the Bays brings schools together in sportSCHOOL CHALLENGEGISBORNE Intermediate won the Year 7 girls’ section of the Battle of the Bays beach challenge and triathlon last week. Ilminster Intermediate were second in the Year 8 boys’ section of the beach challenge. Gisborne and Ilminster...18 Mar 08:14 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGame bridges generation gaps,Competitive fire burning brightly,Personal challenge of player and bowl a stimulating mix,‘Relaxing’ sport just the ticket,Ron’s spikes not required on greenBOWLS stories by John GilliesGO to any bowling club’s junior championships and you might see a bowler in his 20s in earnest competition with an opponent in his 70s. Bowls is like that . . . young, old and in between on the same green. You can play...18 Mar 08:14 AM
PremiumPremiumSportFour teams qualify for winter league regional finalFOUR Poverty Bay Bowling Club teams have qualified for the regional final of the Tiger Turf Winter League. They will play on their home greens when Hawke’s Bay qualifiers come to Gisborne to play in the regional final at Poverty Bay on July 23. The...18 Mar 08:14 AM
PremiumPremiumSportTeams look for turnaroundStruggles over first and last places to feature18 Mar 08:13 AM
PremiumPremiumSportFamily ties link winning pairsFather and son Jamey and Ashli Ferris, and husband and wife Steve and Kay Goldsbury were all winners in centre champion of champions pairs bowls at the weekend. They are members of Gisborne Bowling Club, whose members won three of the four titles on...18 Mar 08:12 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGisborne host duelling singlesBowls Gisborne East-Coast held the centre champion of champions singles tournament at Gisborne Bowling Club. Adam McIlroy won the senior men's title. He won all his games on Saturday and on Sunday faced Vern Marshall of the Tolaga Bay club. These two...18 Mar 08:11 AM
PremiumPremiumSportOn the mats Indoor bowls newsMalcolm Trowell was in great form, winning the Poverty Bay-East Coast Friday Night Singles, notching up five wins from his five games. He started the night off with a 13-1 win against Bevan Moore in Round 1, followed by a 16-3 trouncing of Warren...18 Mar 08:11 AM
PremiumPremiumSportSports briefsNo titles for Gisborne surfersGisborne surfers have returned home empty-handed from the national scholastic championships in Raglan. Finn Vette was the only Gisborne surfer involved in a final on the last day of the contest held in 1.5-metre waves at...18 Mar 08:11 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGrade changes but not in premiersGisborne Girls’ High School Senior A and Horouta Gold produced comprehensive second round wins in their premier-A grade netball challenges on Saturday to rightfully retain their premier status this season. The students and Horouta carried right on...18 Mar 08:11 AM