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Saturday sports action

A selection of pictures from the sporting action at the weekend. Pictures by The Gisborne Herald photographers Paul Rickard and Liam Clayton. These and other photos are available for sale at The Gisborne Herald or online

Paddlers make a splash at waka ama long-distance nationals

Tairawhiti paddlers made their mark at the waka ama long-distance nationals in the sea off Napier last weekend. Mareikura Waka Ama Club coach Raipoia Brightwell, paddling for the Ruamata club, won gold in the golden master women’s W1 (one-person)...

Gold medal comeback by Jacob,Club wins 13 medals at NI champs

TWO days of training after a year out of the game proved enough for Eastland Port Gisborne Trampoline Club member Jacob Scholefield at the North Island championships in Auckland last weekend. Scholefield won gold in the 11-to-12-year boys’...

Gym sessions her way through grief

FAEANZA Whaitiri started going to the gym late at night as part of processing the anger she felt after her sister Stella (Cuzzy) Solomon passed away.“It was my way of dealing with the grief,” she said.“People can drink and take drugs, but I've...

No storybook ending for first rep century

CRICKETDarn! Well might cricketer Thorn Parkes say that, even in the wake of scoring his first senior representative century. Parkes — who will turn out for Poverty Bay at the Northern Districts T20 Tournament at Taupo from December 15 to 17 —...

Hawke’s Bay ‘a better gauge’ of where PB are at

CRICKETPOVERTY Bay cricket coach Lance Cairns has been long enough in the game not to get carried away with their “hammerings” of a depleted Northern Districts Maori side here at the weekend. But the former New Zealand test all-rounder, who...

Green Caps win Hope Cup

CRICKETEvery year it gets closer. Ngatapa Green Caps beat Horouta by one run on Saturday to claim the Hope Cup for the first time. Last season, huge favourites Gisborne Boys’ High School scraped home against underdogs Campion College by two...

Local sports news in brief

Local athletes in AIMS GamesGisborne students were involved in the first event of the week-long AIMS Games International Sporting Championships in the Bay of Plenty. The three-kilometre cross-country was held at Waipuna Park in Tauranga on...

Lytton win nail-biter,Game goes into double overtime

BASKETBALLIt doesn’t get too much better. Sport in extra overtime is a next-level event. Double overtime is — for the winning team — seventh heaven. As it is for Lytton High School, after beating Gizzy Gilahs 49-47 in the men’s B Grade 3 v 6...

Bay ref passes highest test yet

YOU can’t play rugby without them. Referees are often lightning rods for criticism but Poverty Bay’s Damien MacPherson is the toast of his local refs’ association after controlling the final at the national under-19 tournament in Taupo on...

Ethan Cook wins New Zealand saloon cars championship

HARD-CHARGING Gisborne Speedway Club driver Ethan Cook (76G) won the New Zealand saloon cars championship at the Meeanee Speedway in Hawke’s Bay last night.“It means everything to win this title (NZ1) — what a way to bring in the New Year,”...

Ruatoria hosts Ngati Porou tournament

TEN teams from across the East Coast took the courts for the Ngati Porou Netball Tournament last weekend. Teams travelled from as far away as Whangaparaoa and Uawa to the Ruatoria courts for a series of mixed and senior women's netball. Community...

Kirkpatrick wins medals in 10 races

SWIMMINGJODIESHA Kirkpatrick made waves with her times at the Division 2 national swimming championships at the Moana Pool in Dunedin this month. Comet Swimming Club’s Kirkpatrick, 12, medalled in 10 of the 13 events she contested. Swimming in the...

Second-half fightbacks work for Ngatapa, OBM

Super substitute Cameron Rowden was the toast of Larsawn Ngatapa after their 43-13 win against Athletic in a premier rugby game at Patutahi on Saturday. Rowden came off the bench after his side trailed 13-7 at halftime and scored three tries to help...

Kayak club gets $55,000

A $55,000 grant for the Poverty Bay Kayak Club will be put into coaching.“We wish to continue to maximise the potential of the athletes in the Poverty Bay region and make major steps to increase the size of the club so it can remain one of New...