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Saints softballers complete the double

Expect Saints premier men's softball team to complete the Hawke's Bay double again next summer. That was the promise from player-coach Luke Woon after his te...

Four changes for Central Stags in Rangiora

Doug Bracewell will make a timely return for the Central Stags first-class cricket team, returning from a side strain for a pivotal Plunket Shield clash a...

Saints softballers secure first final berth

Saints last night became the first team to secure a berth in tomorrow's Hawke's Bay premier men's softball competition's post-Christmas final. The pre-Christ...

Strong eyes North Island title with borrowed car

Veteran Hawke's Bay super saloon class driver Grahame Strong is having a season to remember for a bloke racing a borrowed car. "I've already won six trophies...

24-Hour Football Festival for Bay

Central Football – Hawke’s Bay will attempt to raise significant monies for our Breaking Down Barriers fund by hosting a 24-hour Football Festi...

Action-packed athletics winter schedule locked in

Summer may be drawing to a close but there is plenty of athletics action to look forward to over the winter months with the domestic focus set to turn to cross...

NZ Cross-Country Champs tight at halfway stage

To say it's tight at the top of the 2021 New Zealand Cross-country Championship standings would be an understatement of massive proportions. The four-round 202...

NZ Superbike Champs wrap up in Taupo

The old and the new, the novices and the veterans, amazing debuts and first-time title winners, the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened 2021 New Zealand Superbike Champ...

NOBM retain Spillane Cup in Taupo

Napier Old Boys Marist rugby coach Ellery Wilson had every right to heap kudos on his youngsters after the Green Machine retained New Zealand Marist's Spillane...

Fast Pitch softballers rapt with Pumas gesture

Top marks for sportsmanship in Hawke's Bay's premier men's softball competition this season go to Maraenui Pumas. Pumas pipped Fast Pitch 6-5 in yesterday's po...

All Hawke's Bay final at Spillane Cup

Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby hooker Jacob Devery produced a player-of-the-match display at No 8 as his Hastings Rugby and Sports team today secured a berth in to...

Hinds name strong squad for final push

The Central Hinds have named a strong squad of 13 for a crunch weekend of Hallyburton Johnstone Shield cricket at Pukekura Park this weekend.  Just o...

NOBM ready for Spillane Cup retention mission

It will be a youthful Napier Old Boys Marist side that will attempt to retain the Spillane Cup at this weekend's 90th annual New Zealand Marist rugby tourname...

Painful ending for Hawke's Bay United footballers

The 17-season history of the Hawke's Bay United football franchise had a painful ending with today's 2-1 loss to Eastern Suburbs at Napier's Bluewater Stadium...

Black Caps trio in strong Stags squad

One trophy remains up for grabs in the Central Stags’ 2020/21 cricket season, but they may be on every Hawke’s Bay farmer’s Christmas card lis...

Bay sprinter upbeat despite training setbacks

Hawke's Bay's Auckland-based sprinter Georgia Hulls had it tough during the Covid-19 Level Three restrictions period up in the big smoke. Hulls, 21, was unable...

Emotional clash for Hawke's Bay United footballers

Shut out the emotion, play to your potential and the chances of finishing the season with a win are high. That's the best advice one can give to the Thirsty Wh...

HBHS canoe polo juniors win gold

Hastings Boys' High School won the gold medal in the junior division of the Hawke's Bay Secondary School Canoe Polo Championships at the weekend. The tournamen...

NZ cross-country elite keen to push ahead

New Zealand's elite cross-country racers are back in business again this coming weekend, each of them keen to push on or improve upon their results from the ser...

Softball pitcher fires in nationals rehearsal

Hawke's Bay's Black Sox training squad pitcher Adam Woon yesterday had an ideal rehearsal for next week's national men's interclub softball tournament in Lower...