GBHS leading NI high school softball comp

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

TIGHT games were the order of Day 2 at softball’s Division 2 North Island Secondary Schools’ Championships in Gisborne.

Gisborne Boys’ High School beat Palmerston North Boys’ High School 5-4 yesterday and were top of their group at the halfway point of the tournament at Waikirikiri Park this week.

They also looked sharp against Hastings Boys’ High School, winning 7-3.

Hastings Boys’ High had a tight win against Fraser High School, 7-6.

Little separated the top three teams in the boys’ Section B at the end of Day 2 — Te Aute College were one point ahead of St Peter’s College Auckland, who were a point above Napier Boys’ High School.

Whanganui High School were on the end of two tight losses yesterday — 13-12 to Napier Boys’ High and 11-9 to St Peter’s. Their girls, however, beat Tolaga Bay Area School and Kahukuranui 12-10.

Hamilton Girls’ High School prevailed in a crunch game over Westlake Girls’ High School, 7-6.

No softball was played this morning because of rain and drizzle. Officials were hoping play could get under way at 3.30pm.

Day 2 results — Boys, Section A: Fraser High School 13 Tolaga Bay Area School and Kahukuranui 11; Gisborne Boys’ High School 5 Palmerston North Boys’ High School 4; Hastings Boys’ High School 7 Fraser High School 6; Palmerston North Boys’ High School 11 Tolaga Bay Area School and Kahukuranui 1; Gisborne Boys’ High School 7 Hastings Boys’ High School 3.

Boys, Section B: Napier Boys’ High School 13 Whanganui High School 12; Te Aute College 14 Fairfield College 5; St Peter’s College Auckland 11 Whanganui High School 9; Napier Boys’ High School 11 Fairfield College 10; Te Aute College 7 Peter’s College Auckland 5.

Girls: Hamilton Girls’ High School 11 Palmerston North Girls’ High School 1; Westlake Girls’ High School 15; Tairawhiti Cavaliers 10 Bishop Viard College 1; Whanganui High School 12 Tolaga Bay Area School and Kahukuranui 10; Hamilton Girls’ High School 7 Westlake Girls’ High School 6; Palmerston North Girls’ High School 17 Tolaga Bay Area School and Kahukuranui 9; Whanganui High School 9 Tairawhiti Cavaliers 5.