Form proves good guide

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

LAST night’s opening games in the eighth round of the Poverty Bay hockey competition went according to the form book, with wins to LOB A and YMP (1).

LOB Masters were beaten 5-0 by the club’s top team on the LJ Hooker turf last night.

“The Masters were down only 1-0 at halftime after a solid defensive effort for the first 30 minutes,” commentator Tony Scragg said.

In the other match, YMP A returned to their high-scoring ways with a 10-1 win against Gisborne Boys’ High School.

“James Torrie scored eight of the YMP goals in a fantastic performance,” Scragg said.

“It was 1-1 in the first 10 minutes but then YMP ran away with it.”

The top-of-the-table clash between GMC Green and YMP (1) in the women’s competition should be the highlight of tonight’s matches.

That game starts at 6pm, and at 7.30pm GMC Kowhai take on YMP B.

Three more matches will be played tomorrow afternoon.