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Gisborne Club Darts Association results

CATCH-UP results from Gisborne Club Darts Association competition —Tyson Eyles 3, Hunter Eyles, Irie Eyles, Joe Kiri (2NZ Kings); Matt Reedy 2 (Cossy Done & Dusted); John Collier, Wayne Morrell (Roseland); Jesse Noanoa (2NZ Rebels); Terry...

Captain’s knock key to OBR win

CRICKETIAN Loffler’s captain’s knock of 74 not out propelled OBR to victory over 10-man Horouta in Doleman Cup cricket on Saturday. OBR scored 209-9 in their 40 overs. In reply, Horouta were all out for 134. Horouta captain David Situ, who was out...

Four places up on last year’s finish

RUGBYTheir opposition won’t forget the Duane Hihi-coached Gisborne Boys’ High School under-14 rugby crew in a hurry. GBHS, who were placed eighth in 2019, yesterday finished fourth at the Ian Colquhoun Invitational u14 tournament in Palmerston...

Weekend sports draws

SATURDAY, men, Central Federation League —3.30pm: Wembley 1 (Whanganui), Whanganui Athletic v ALH Gisborne Thistle. Pacific Premiership —3pm: Hastings Sports Park 1, Maycenvale United v ALH Thistle Reserves. 2.30pm: Harry Barker Reserve 1, Heavy...

Mangapapa keep hold of MCC Bat

CRICKETAnaru Lucas and Charlie Holdsworth saved the day. Their heroic eight-run stand for the sixth wicket meant Mangapapa School retained the coveted MCC Bat in the face of the challenge by Central School on Thursday. Mangapapa principal Paul Sadler...

Junior players impress Messam

RUGBY by Jack MalcolmTwo lucky junior rugby teams had a welcome surprise when they turned up on a chilly Saturday morning for their opening weekend. Liam Messam was in town and stopped by to ref their under-11 game during his tour of the region. YMP...

United keep pressure on their rivals

FOOTBALL by Jason TrowillGISBORNE United kept up the pressure on the league leaders with a battling 3-1 victory over Port Hill at Harry Barker Reserve on Saturday. Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne United have won all three of their Pacific...

On the mats — Indoor bowls news

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Football suspended for this weekend

ALL football that was to be played in New Zealand this weekend has been suspended. Given the additional Covid-19 community cases announced, it would seem “extremely unlikely” that New Zealand would be at a reduced alert level by Saturday morning...

Football: Thistle keep four teams goalless

FOOTBALLGISBORNE Thistle finished third in their group at football’s Napier City Rovers Under-19 National Tournament at Park Island, Napier, at the weekend. Thistle kept four teams goalless as they won three of their group games, lost one and drew...

Wilde bronze ‘super emotional’

GISBORNE’S Tayler Reid paid his own emotional tribute to fellow Kiwi Hayden Wilde after his teammate’s bronze medal performance in the men’s triathlon yesterday. Reid was 18th overall after coming out of the swim leg fifth, being part of the...

A brace each to Somerton, Medina

FOOTBALLNIC Somerton and Raul Medina scored two goals each as Thistle Massive got their Eastern League 1 campaign off to a winning start at Childers Road Reserve. But Massive had to endure a tense finish as Heavy Equipment United came from 4-1 down...

Thistle take tough loss

A depleted Gisborne Thistle side travelled by road to Palmerston North and did better than expected against Massey University. They lost a Central Federation League match at Massey’s ground 3-1 but the killer third goal came from a disputed penalty...

United, Jags in Central Football Federation Cup action

Gisborne teams United and Thistle are in the last 16 of Central Football’s Federation Cup knockout competition. Both sides could be considered favourites in their matches in Napier tomorrow, but their circumstances are different. Heavy Equipment...

Senior B Grade cricket scoreboards

Bollywood Stars High School Old Boys Presidents 177-8 (Jeff Chambers 38, Ollie Needham 25; Keanu Makiri 2-14, Akira Makiri 2-21, Lukas Fry 2-27) beat Gisborne Boys’ High School (2) 121-4 (Bekko Page 29 not out).Civil Project Solutions Ngatap...

Speedway spectacular in store

Saloons, sidecars, stocks and bangers

Fat lady warming up for Oligoi champs

The defending champions are hanging from the edge of a cliff by chewed fingernails after the latest rounds of the Oligoi Jug men’s interclub series. Losses to Te Puia Springs and Electrinet Park (1) in rounds 5 and 6 on Saturday have Poverty Bay on...

Gray hits 173 not out

The task of batsmen has always been to score as many runs as possible. David Gray did that last night in his superb unbeaten 173 in the Sonrise-Lytton High School combined team’s 192-run win against the Gisborne Boys’ High School Blues and Royals...