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Five titles for Gisborne speedway racers

SPEEDWAYGISBORNE 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...

Boys’ High dust themselves off

A 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...

Double whammy of local champs

FOR 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...

Kids’ Athletics trial at beach a big hit

IF 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...

‘Kids as pawns’ allegation refuted

Central 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...

Ava heading in right direction

Murray 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...

SPORT IN BRIEF: Gisborne club basketball draw

TONIGHT — 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...

Gisborne/Tairawhiti team named for regional rep event

SURF 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...

Bridge results

TUESDAY, 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...

Women’s league off to bright start

The 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...

Hockey tournament results

Results 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...

First . . . and last bowls champions to be crowned this season

Champion of champions triples held in Wairoa on March 14

Bridge results

MONDAY, 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...

Four and counting

Karen 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...

Tairawhiti schools well represented in national teams

Tairawhiti 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...

Uawa and Waikohu in Barry Cup drama

It’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...

?Gisborne dressage prize-giving results

Incentive 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...

Around the greens

KAHUTIAVern 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...