PremiumPremiumSportFive titles for Gisborne speedway racersSPEEDWAYGISBORNE speedway racers picked up five titles over Easter at tracks in Palmerston North, Hawke’s Bay and Rotorua. It was by far the club’s most successful weekend of racing this season. In addition, the club’s drivers picked up several...18 Mar 08:03 AM
PremiumPremiumSportBoys’ High dust themselves offA blip, anomaly, aberration . . . call it what you will. A skilful, pacy Scots College beat the Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 50-0 in Porirua last Saturday.“It was a good day at the office for us — not too much went wrong,” Scots head...18 Mar 08:03 AM
PremiumPremiumSportDouble whammy of local champsFOR the first time in a long and proud history the Gisborne senior and junior championships will be held over Waitangi weekend as back-to-back events. The junior champs kick off the long weekend tonight from 5.30pm at Midway Beach and will be...18 Mar 08:03 AM
PremiumPremiumSportKids’ Athletics trial at beach a big hitIF smiles were votes, the trial of Kids’ Athletics at the beach on Sunday was a big winner. Gisborne Athletics Club tried out new equipment for younger athletes on the beach opposite Awapuni Stadium. The IAAF (International Association of Athletics...18 Mar 08:02 AM
PremiumPremiumSport‘Kids as pawns’ allegation refutedCentral Football Federation chief executive John McGifford refutes a claim that junior players are being “used as pawns” as a threat to senior players wanting to break away from federation-run competitions. McGifford’s denial is in response to...18 Mar 08:02 AM
PremiumPremiumSportAva heading in right directionMurray Robertson continues his series of profiles on up-and-coming surf lifesaving athletes . . .Wainui board paddler Ava Smith ticked off one of her goals this summer when she won the under-16 women’s board race at the Tairawhiti/Gisborne Eastern...18 Mar 08:02 AM
PremiumPremiumSportSPORT IN BRIEF: Gisborne club basketball drawTONIGHT — Women's competition, Round 1, Week 3, YMCA —5.30pm: Nameless v Ritana. 6.30pm: Turanga v Manu Toa. 7.30pm: Masters of the Universe v Ngati Porou. Turanga Health beat SE Systems by default. Men's competition, boys' secondary schools...18 Mar 08:02 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGisborne/Tairawhiti team named for regional rep eventSURF LIFESAVINGThe 2019 BDO Gisborne/Tairawhiti Representative Challenge surf lifesaving team has been announced for the regional teams event at Midway Beach on Auckland Anniversary Day (Monday next week).They will compete against other regional...18 Mar 08:01 AM
PremiumPremiumSportBridge resultsTUESDAY, February 12 — Summer Pairs 2North/South East/WestDiana Styche, Joy Marden 67.86 Caroline Kirkpatrick, John Rouse 57.92Vicki Taylor, John Hudson 54.29 Hans van der Kuijl, Glenys Evans 56.25Trish Corson, Bette Parker 53.93 Ann McCombe...18 Mar 08:01 AM
PremiumPremiumSportDemolition manEASTLAND championship titles go on the line tomorrow night in all classes at Gisborne Speedway Club’s last meeting for the year but the highlight could well be Neil Gooch competing in his 100th demolition derby. The Mangapapa Garage Novus Auto...18 Mar 08:01 AM
PremiumPremiumSportNuhaka keen to turn tablesRUGBYTHE Nuhaka Senior 1 rugby team hope to turn the tables on Ngatapa in their semifinal on Saturday. Last year, Ngatapa were the hosts at Patutahi and they beat Nuhaka in a tight semifinal, before going on to lose the Lew Patterson Cup final...18 Mar 08:00 AM
PremiumPremiumSportBragging rights — and more — at stake in finalOBM senior one coach Clint Pirihi’s new-look side are one win away from bragging rights in the clubrooms after their premier team lost last week’s Lee Bros Shield semifinal against Waikohu. OBM play Ngatapa in the senior one final, the...18 Mar 08:00 AM
PremiumPremiumSportSeason setting games in storeHOCKEYTHE women kick off the second weekend of the Poverty Bay hockey competition tomorrow night and two good matches will be in store on the LJ Hooker turf at Harry Barker Reserve. Ben Holden Fencing Ngatapa come off a win over Te Aowera last...18 Mar 08:00 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGBHS back to basics for remainder of seasonThis year has been the toughest year in the Gisborne Boys' High School first 15's rugby history. On Saturday, the Ryan Tapsell-coached, Nathaniel Hauiti-led GBHS team met the four-time Super 8 defending champions Hamilton BHS in front of 1000 fans at...18 Mar 08:00 AM
PremiumPremiumSportTitle tussle going right to the wireWainui Sharks and Gisborne United are taking their tussle for football's Eastern League 1 title to the wire. Both teams won their game on Saturday, meaning United stay one point ahead going into the last game of the season. But they have to wait...18 Mar 08:00 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGolf roundupIf you have a story, tournament to promote or results you wish to have printed, contact The Gisborne Herald at 869-0633 or email sports@gisborneherald. co. nzGisborne ParkMike Hutton and Glen McKinnon did not know what had hit them. One moment they...18 Mar 08:00 AM
PremiumPremiumSportWomen’s league off to bright startThe YMCA is where the tough get rough on a Monday night. It is entertainment par excellence. Week 2 of the Gisborne Basketball Association women's club league saw the most influential local player of her generation — Ngati Porou captain Brony...18 Mar 08:00 AM
PremiumPremiumSportHockey tournament resultsResults from under-15 national championship hockey tournaments in Timaru (for the girls) and Invercargill (for the boys)Day 3(yesterday): Poverty Bay boys lost 4-2 to Thames Valley. PB scorer was Shaun Bignell-Tupara (2).PB boys finished second in...18 Mar 08:00 AM
PremiumPremiumSportFirst . . . and last bowls champions to be crowned this seasonChampion of champions triples held in Wairoa on March 1418 Mar 08:00 AM
PremiumPremiumSportBridge resultsMONDAY, July 6 — Woodward Chrisp Restricted Championship Pairs 2North/South East/WestMark Fleming, John Hudson 57.54 Stephen Francks, Amanda Smith 61.51Katrina Duncan, Robin Bennett 53.82 Linda White, Bette Parker 60.47Diana Styche, Joy Marden...18 Mar 08:00 AM
PremiumPremiumSportFour and countingKaren Hay and Pat Johansen are no strangers to Benson Cup success. So it was perhaps no surprise when they won the Gisborne Park women’s pairs handicap matchplay title for the eighth time between them at the weekend. Hay, off a 12-handicap, and...18 Mar 07:59 AM
PremiumPremiumSportTairawhiti schools well represented in national teamsTairawhiti is well represented in the national teams chosen from the New Zealand Secondary School Ki o Rahi Championships played in Gisborne this week. Two tournament teams were named at the prizegiving — a New Zealand mixed team and a New Zealand...18 Mar 07:59 AM
PremiumPremiumSportUawa and Waikohu in Barry Cup dramaIt’s the roughest, toughest way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Uawa drew 5-5 with Waikohu to retain both the Barry Cup and the Jim Ruru Memorial Cup in front of a crowd of 500 at Uawa Domain. The half-time score was nil-all, powerhouse prop Laman...18 Mar 07:58 AM
PremiumPremiumSport?Gisborne dressage prize-giving resultsIncentive awardsPoniesGrade 1: North East, Tayla MacDonald. Grade 2: Whata Babe, Isabela Collier. Grade 3: Tairawhiti Lad, Anya Petersen. Grade 4: Malibu Hot Shot, Lily Beaufoy. HorsesLevel 1: Gurteen’s Tyra, Henrike Seifert. Level 2: Diplomat MVNZ...18 Mar 07:58 AM
PremiumPremiumSportAround the greensKAHUTIAVern Marshall, Jock Smith and Joe Wimutu won the Beetham Lifestyle Village single-entry optional triples tournament last week. They were the only team to win all four of their games. Second place went to Ropata Ruwhiu, Ngawai Turipa and Frank...18 Mar 07:58 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGreat Taekwondo spirit at Te KarakaTE KARAKA Taekwondo Club members won 23 medals, including six golds, at the Midlands regional tournament in Hamilton. And for the fourth year running the club also won the team spirit trophy. Te Karaka instructor Kevin Cale said the success was down...18 Mar 07:58 AM
PremiumPremiumSportPB Year 6 team in Riverbend actionIt's the first time for four of them. But odds are that Poverty Bay cricketers Jonah Reynolds, Riki Reedy, Dillon Jackson and Joe Singh will have an experience to remember at the Riverbend Year 6 tournament starting tomorrow.“I'd like the boys with...18 Mar 07:57 AM
PremiumPremiumSportBadminton Eastland super vets heading to Feilding for one-day compAfter a year of changes, the Badminton Eastland super veterans team will travel to Feilding for a revamped one-day inter-association competition. The team had entered the North Island super veterans' competition that was due to start on May 16. When...18 Mar 07:57 AM
PremiumPremiumSportLoffler the standout performer in Bay lossLATE replacement Ian Loffler scored 61 runs for the standout performance of a depleted Poverty Bay side who lost to Bay of Plenty by 130 runs yesterday. The visitors, traditionally among the powerhouse teams of Northern Districts cricket, made 299-5...18 Mar 07:56 AM
PremiumPremiumSportTough matches ahead at the ‘Y’A battle royal looms in the match of the round in premier grade netball tomorrow in the Gisborne YMCA when teams ranked three and four on the points table go head to head. The Pak'nSave encounter between Whangara Old Girls and F45 High School Old...18 Mar 07:56 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGisborne Pony Club Sports resultsResults from the Gisborne Pony Club Sports held at Showgrounds Park on Saturday (competitors from Gisborne unless otherwise stated) —Hack/hunter unity class: Ayla McIntosh, When in Rome, 1. Park hack over 148cm and not exceeding 158cm: Ayl...18 Mar 07:56 AM
PremiumPremiumSportTuranganui a Kiwa Darts Association resultsCOMPETITORS in Brezz’n Darts Club’s Tuesday night winter league are into their last round of the season. Teams in both the A and B sections are fighting for top-four placings for playoffs in October. Leading the A Grade are Ford Falcons from...18 Mar 07:56 AM
PremiumPremiumSportLatest third place finish could prove crucial for RicardoRICARDO Christie had his best World Surf League Qualifying Series result of the year with a third-place finish at the Sao Paulo Open in Brazil on Sunday. The Gisborne/Mahia surfer outscored numerous Brazilian surfers in the lead-up to the semifinals...18 Mar 07:56 AM