Gisborne Herald
  • Gisborne Herald Home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Sport

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Sport

Locations

  • Gisborne
  • Bay of Plenty
  • Hawke's Bay

Media

  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • Gisborne

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Premium
Home / Gisborne Herald / Sport

Boys’ High-Masters clash has promise

Gisborne Herald
17 Mar, 2023 09:11 PMQuick Read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save
    Share this article

    Reminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read.

File picture

File picture

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

HOCKEY

THE men’s game between Gisborne Boys’ High School and Lytton Old Boys Masters could be the highlight of weekend club hockey.

Rampant GMC Green take on JNL Paikea tomorrow night in a women’s A Grade game that starts the weekend action.

“The Green Machine should still be on cloud nine after last Saturday’s big win over YMP A,” hockey commentator Tony Scragg said.

“If they play the same passing game they put out on the turf against the defending women’s champions last weekend, I would expect a high score.”

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

The game starts at 6pm.

In the second women’s match — on the LJ Hooker turf at 7.30pm — Ben Holden Fencing Ngatapa will likely face a YMP A side on the rebound.

“That will be a game to watch,” Scragg said.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

“I think YMP will be out to prove that last week’s result was just a speed bump in their season.

“They are too good a team to stay down for long. I expect a solid YMP A win tomorrow night.”

The women’s B grade start the Saturday programme at midday when GMC Kowhai take on YMP B.

Scragg expects Kowhai to continue on their winning way.

“They are clearly the top team in the B Grade,” he said.

“It will take a good performance from one of the other teams to topple them.”

At 1.45pm, GMC Gold meet Roseland Tavern Te Aowera.

“There was not much in it the last time they met, and I expect the same on Saturday.”

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Scragg said Gold’s win against YMP B last week would have lifted their confidence.

“They will be hard to stop.”

After that, the turf belongs to the men. The potential match of the round — between Gisborne Boys’ High School and LOB Masters — starts at 3.30pm.

“Those two teams have been evenly matched this season, and the result could go either way,” Scragg said.

“Boys’ High need to get back to basic hockey and hopefully they can do that,” he said.

“The Masters, on the other hand, have dreamed big this season, and a lot of those dreams have become reality.

“It has been one of their better seasons. Certainly they have had more victories than they are used to.”

At 5.15pm, LOB NZ Fruits take on YMP A.

“YMP A have been absolutely on fire in the past fortnight, scoring nearly 40 goals,” Scragg said.

“LOB have been showing a bit of form, but they will be tested.”

The weekend play ends at 7pm when THC take the turf against YMP B.

Scragg predicts an easy win for THC.

Save
    Share this article

    Reminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read.

Latest from Sport

Sport

Unfinished business: Derby duel could decide bragging rights

Sport

Great Scott! Captain leads by example as GBA Premier league starts

Sport

Successful week with the cards for Ann McCombe


Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Sport

Unfinished business: Derby duel could decide bragging rights
Sport

Unfinished business: Derby duel could decide bragging rights

Gisborne teams United and Thistle to square off in Eastern Premiership derby

25 Jul 06:00 AM
Great Scott! Captain leads by example as GBA Premier league starts
Sport

Great Scott! Captain leads by example as GBA Premier league starts

25 Jul 03:28 AM
Successful week with the cards for Ann McCombe
Sport

Successful week with the cards for Ann McCombe

25 Jul 02:19 AM


Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

06 Jul 09:47 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Gisborne Herald
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Gisborne Herald
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • NZME Events
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Photo sales
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP