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Weekend scoreboard

Netball Gisborne senior competition, Premier Grade: Claydens Waikohu (1) 63 YMP (2) 44, Whangara Old Girls 66 Farmlands Ngatapa 45, Other grades (* denotes losing bonus point for scoring within three goals) — Premier Reserve/A Grade: Old Girls...

Gisborne, TAK darts results

GISBORNE CLUB DARTS ASSOCIATION INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: P Stewart (Gunz); C Holmes (RSA1); A Cross (2) (6 Shooters); C Reiri (Rebels); A Charlie (Stallions); O Pohio (2NZ3). Highest start: (160) K Morrell (Roseland). Highest finish: (110) J...

ON THE MATS

It’s been a busy time on the Indoor Bowls Mats . Dylan Foster won the Friday Night Singles, Defeating his older Brother Matthew in the 3 end final 3-1. 14 bowlers started the competition with 6 qualifying for the 3 end play offs. In the last 6...

Brexit played part in move Down Under

GISBORNE Thistle’s latest recruit might never have come to New Zealand if it hadn’t been for Brexit. English midfielder Hugo Elwood, 23, arrived in Gisborne from Australia last week and was expected to make his debut in football’s Central...

Gisborne’s Hutchings and Majstrovic to help coach Fins

Caption Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) has announced the management team for the 2024 Lifesaving World Championships in Australia and two members of them are from Gisborne. Caption The group has been selected for crucial roles in coaching...

Final Frontier: City club showdown to decide Oligoi Jug pennants champions

Snap! The same four who ended Electrinet Park’s 11-year Oligoi Jug interclub pennants title drought last year will defend the silverware in the 2023 final tomorrow. Anaru Reedy, Daniel Collier, Tony Akroyd and Pete Stewart will wear the Park (1)...

Hockey clash: rivalry set to bring out best in top two

The top two men’s teams took centre stage in the hockey round last weekend and tonight it will be the turn of the top two women’s teams in what will be another replay of last year’s grand finals. GMC Green and defending champions YMP A match...

YMP put foot to the floor in big win over Ngatapa

by Sherrill Beale A classic game of two halves between Horouta Koura and Gisborne Girls’ High and another big performance from YMP made for enthralling Premier Grade netball in the YMCA on Wednesday night. Horouta Koura defeated Girls’ High...

Skipper Samupo scores four as Toka cut loose

Tokararangi versus Ruatoria City at Te Araroa Domain could be a beauty. Tokararangi are second behind Hikurangi three weeks into the H Blackbee Contractors Ngāti Porou East Coast men’s club rugby season. Hikurangi, who have the bye tomorrow, have...

Top groms crowned

Gisborne Boardriders Club held its third and final Junior Series event in solid 1-to-1.5-metre Northern Makorori waves at the weekend. Rising star Asia Braithwaite was again in the spotlight, with victory in the girls’ under-18 division, while Max...

Honours shared in top-of-table thriller

Close encounters highlighted Week 4 of Poverty Bay club hockey including a classic duel between last year’s men’s competition grand finalists. As predicted, defending champions YMP A and Lytton Old Boys Traktion produced the men’s game of the...

Ngatapa’s turn to take on top seeds at the YMCA

The other new team in Premier Grade netball, Ngatapa, face a tough task tonight when they front up to in-form YMP in the YMCA. Turanga FM YMP racked up over 80 goals against newly promoted YMP (2) in the Pak’nSave competition at the weekend. YMP...

Sports draws

Netball Pak’nSave Gisborne Netball, SATURDAY, Premier/Prem Reserve games are 4 x 15-minute quarters. All other games are 4 x 10-minute quarters. Duty teams to put up the goal pads, set up team benches (courts 1 and 2) put out bins: NHEW Tein...

Family bragging rights for Luca

by Rockin’ Robin Luca Vita was first and his father Mike second in the feature race of Eastland Kart Club’s last meeting of its 10th season. Racing was to a high standard as drivers dealt with windy conditions on Sunday. It was their last...

Cuzzys continue winning ways

Mixed results continued last week in the third night of BIZminton 2023, the business house badminton league. In the competitive grade, Cuzzys continued their winning form, defeating Mixed Combo four matches to two, while Unknowns remain at the top...

Bridge results

Monday, May 15 — President’s Pairs 3 North/South East/West Helen Kerisome, Pippa Williams 60.42 Vicki Nickerson, Frank Roach 61.31 Patricia Corson, Bette Parker 56.85 Graham Maclaurin, Gary Chalmers 52.98 Pamela Clay, Mark Fleming 49.70 Katrine...

GBHS 2nd 15 show courage under late fire

A blood-and-guts performance earned Gisborne Boys’ High School second 15 victory over Napier Boys’ High in Gisborne on Saturday. Coach Mike Kora’s team opened their Super 8 campaign at home with a 13-7 win at the Rectory. Cody Tarei was the...

Parkes cracks century in match-winning debut

Thorn Parkes has played his first great knock in England. The former Poverty Bay cricket captain played a match-winning unbeaten knock of 105 off 104 balls on his 50-over debut for Three Bridges against Mayfield in the Sussex Premier League. The...