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Cricket
Mercantile — Harry Barker Reserve, TONIGHT, 5.30pm: G8, Sons of Hadlee v Outlaws; G5, TBC v AGfirst; G7, Maccas Rebels v Boundary Violators; G6, Wannabes v Mangapapa Garage
WALKER SHIELD, T20, thursday — 5.30pm: H1,Coastal Ultrasound Horouta v GBHS; H4, Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates v Campion College; H2, Bain Construction OBR v Bollywood HSOB.
Doleman cup 40 overs, SATURDAY — 1pm: Harry Barker Reserve, H1, GBHS v Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates; H2, Bollywood Stars HSOB v Campion College; H4, Coastal Ultrasound Horouta v Bain Construction OBR.
Junior cricket draws
Hardball — Primary, Nelson Park, SATURDAY, 8.30am: Mangapapa Jets v Makauri Hardmen, Gis Int Girls v Mangapapa Stars, Te Hapara v Ormond, Makaraka v Central Knights.
Intermediate, Nelson Park, SATURDAY, 8.30am: Wizards v Campion, Ilminster v Aces, Firebirds v GGHS.
MONDAY, HBR, 5.30pm —
Superstar Skills Year 1-2: Central Stags v Mangapapa Shooting Stars, St Mary’s v Mangapapa Rising Stars, Wainui Whippets v Te Hapara Salties, Central Kings v Makaraka, Ormond/Sonrise/Te Wharau v Makauri Mean Machine, Wainui Wonders v Central Volts.
Superstar Year 3-4: St Mary’s/Ormond/Te Hapara v Mangapapa Golden Stars, Cobham v Central Aces, Makaraka v Mangapapa Shining.
Superstar Year 5-6: Mangapapa Bright Stars v Mangapapa Superstars, Central Firebirds v Cobham, Wainui Wizards v St Mary’s/Te Wharau/Sonrise
Cycling
Gisborne Cycling Club events (visitors welcome) —
Saturday — GCC Spring Series, Race 6. Sign on from 1.30pm to 1.50pm at Bushmere Arms with a 2pm start.
Handicap race (48 kilometres) Lavenham Rd plus Patutahi. Marshals: Dave Hamilton, one other.
Tuesday — Avantiplus Maintrax Tuesday Twilight Series, Race 10: Sign on from 5.30pm to 5.50pm top of Waimata Hill; 6pm start.
Handicap race (23.5 kilometres): Manders Road start-top of hill, end top of seal top of hill.
Marshals: Terry Shekdrake, Tricia McBreen, Marvin Malia.
Road running
Gisborne Harriers Club’s Matokitoki Classic half marathon is at Waiteata Park, Russell Street, on SUNDAY.
Walkers start at 8am (walkers) and runners at 8.30am. Late entries will be accepted.
Support races (5km and 10km) start at 9am.
Softball
Tairawhiti junior softball
Waikirikiri Park, SATURDAY — Emerging Sox, Y7-8, 11am: D1, Nga Uri a Maui v Tairawhiti All Sorts; D2, Tolaga Chargers v Ilminstars: D3, Tolaga Trojans v Whatatutu.
Rookie Sox, Y5-6, division A, 9.45am: D2, Uawa Eels v Waikirikiri Winners; D3, St Mary’s Strikers v Mangapapa White Sox; D4: Kaiti Bullets v Horouta Mahuta.
Rookie Sox, division B, 9.45am: D5, Nga Uri a Maui v Mangatuna Blue Sox; D6, Uawa Kaupoi v Te Wharau Spartans.
11am: D5, Maui Nanakia v Wainui.
Young Sox T-Ball, Y3-4, division A, 9.45am: D1, Mangapapa Red Sox v Whatatutu; T1, Kaiti Super Slayers v Horouta Mahora Takenga; T2, Mangatuna Grey Sox v Tolaga Young Sox. Bye: Central Sloggers.
Young Sox, division B, 8.30am: D1, Wainui Astros v Waikirikiri Toa; T1, Muriwai All Stars v Mangatuna Red Sox; T2, Te Wharau Titans v Nga Uri a Maui.
Weenie Sox, T-Ball, Y1-2, division A, 8.30am: D2, Kaiti Mini Sloggers v Horouta Pumore Akaaka; D3, St Mary’s v Mangapapa Blue Sox.
Division B, 8.30am: D4, Nga Uri a Maui v Te Wharau Batters; D5, Tolaga Pipi Sox v Lightning Strike.
Weenie Sox, cross-division (points count), 8.30am: D6, Wainui Sharks v Mangatuna Black Sox.
Senior softball
Waikirikiri Park, SATURDAY — women, 12.15pm: D1, Rovers 1 v Rovers 2 (completion).
1pm: D1, GGHS v Rovers 1; D2, Lytton Gems v Uawa Magic Scorpions.
3pm: D2, Uawa Scorpions v Rovers 2.
MEN, TONIGHT — 6pm: D1, Spartans v GBHS 2.
FRIDAY — 6pm: D1, Tolaga Titans v GBHS1.
SATURDAY — 3pm: D1, TWK Rams v Steelers.
Duty teams: Steelers, Uawa Scorpions.