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Icing on 19 seasons of trying: Emotional scenes as Waikohu win Premier title

In a barnstorming final quarter, Waikohu made netball history on Saturday afternoon when they surged ahead of YMP to win the Gisborne Premier Grade grand final, 57-53, and hoist the Jan Duncan Memorial Cup. The capacity crowd in the Gisborne YMC...

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Early favourites win through to the final

YMP and Waikohu will fight it out to decide the 2024 Gisborne Premier Grade netball champions tomorrow afternoon after convincing semifinal wins on Wednesday night. The Jan Duncan Memorial Trophy goes on the line between two teams who signalled from...

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Premier netball teams two games from glory

Dress rehearsal done. Now for the show. Turanga FM YMP (1) and Whāngārā Old Girls will meet for the second time in five days tomorrow in the first of the do-or-die semifinals in the Gisborne Pak’nSave Premier Grade netball competition. The...

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Whāngārā, Waikohu win as playoffs loom

Whāngārā Old Girls put a first-quarter scare behind them to post a solid 48-39 victory over Gisborne Girls’ High School Senior A in midweek Premier Grade netball in the YMCA. Second-placed Claydens Waikohu (1) warmed up for next week’s...

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YMP keep rolling as Girls’ High step up: Premier netball closing in on semifinals

A dominant and clinical Tūranga FM YMP (1) and a confident, hard-working Gisborne Girls’ High School Senior A enjoyed good wins in Gisborne Pak’nSave Premier Grade netball in the YMCA on Saturday. The YMP juggernaut produced yet another...

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Whāngārā netballers can’t win them all

Whāngārā tasted sweet victory and bitter defeat in Gisborne Pakn’Save Premier Grade midweek netball games in the YMCA on Wednesday. East Coast Roofing Old Girls Whāngārā had a solid 44-30 win over Character Roofing YMP (2), but Whāngārā...

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Wins for YMP (1) and Whāngārā Old Girls

Reigning champions Whāngārā Old Girls and top-of-the-table YMP (1) eased to victories in Premier grade netball games on Saturday morning. Turanga FM YMP produced yet another comprehensive performance in beating TR Builds Horouta Koura 73-39 in...

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Depth of talent means YMP don’t miss a beat

Top-of-the-table YMP (1) showed their depth in chalking up another Premier grade netball win in midweek games in the YMCA. Turanga FM YMP outplayed Gisborne Girls’ High School Senior A 59-36 and nearest rivals Claydens Waikohu followed that up...

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Horouta turn back the tide after YMP (2) start well

YMP (2) made a strong start to their Premier Grade netball clash against Horouta Koura on Saturday but, after that, it was all Horouta. TR Builds Horouta Koura won the Gisborne Pak’nSave game 74-47 at the YMCA. Character Roofing YMP (2) made the...

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Fourth-quarter comeback seals deal for YMP (1)

If YMP weren’t sure how hard they were going to have to work to reclaim No1 status in Gisborne Premier netball, they know now. Top-of-the-table Turanga FM YMP (1) needed all their experience and netball nous to get past nearest rivals Claydens...

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Old Girls bouncing back: Experience shows as champion side chase down GGHS

Whāngārā Old Girls found some of the form that led them to last year’s Premier title in outplaying Gisborne Girls’ High School Senior A at the YMCA on Saturday morning. They won the Gisborne Pak’nSave competition game 55-42 after trailing...

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Horouta take no prisoners in club clash

Horouta Koura proved too strong for Gisborne Girls’ High Senior A while Whāngārā Old Girls (1) took the derby honours in midweek premier netball games in the YMCA. TR Builds Horouta Koura defeated Girls’ High 61-42 in the first of the...

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High schoolers hope holidays don’t leave them shorthanded

Premier netball is back in action tomorrow night in the Gisborne YMCA and two close encounters are on the cards. At 6pm, Gisborne Girls’ High School Senior A will be looking to match it with TR Builds Horouta Koura. The last time these teams met...

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Sherrill Beale

16 Jul 2024