Sports draws

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

CricketToday — C Grade, Nelson Park, 3.15pm: GGHS v Primary Reps, GBHS v Campion.

Mercantile, Harry Barker Reserve, 5.30pm: M5, AGfirst v Boundary Violators; M6, Outlaws v Maccas Rebels; M7, Sons of Hadlee v Mangapapa Garage; M8, TBC v Wannabes.

Saturday — Intermediate, Nelson Park 8.30am: Gis Int Aces v Ilminster, GGHS v Gis Int Wizards, Gis Int Firebirds v Campion College.

Primary Hardball, Nelson Park, 8.30am: Mangapapa Jets v St Mary’s/Nuhaka, Mangapapa Stars v Te Hapara/Central, Ormond School v Sonrise, Makauri v Gis Int Girls.

Monday — Superstars, Primary, years 4/6, 5.30pm: Central v Mangapapa,St Mary’s v Cobham.

Years 3/4, 5.30pm: Wainui Wizards v Central Aces, Makauri Comets v Mangapapa Shining Stars, Makaraka v Sonrise/Te Hapara/Ormond/ St Mary’s.

Super Starter Skills yrs 1/2, 5.30pm: Central Central Volts v Sonrise/Te Hapara/Ormond/St Mary’s, Wainui Whippets v Central Stags, Makauri Smashers v Mangapapa Rising Stars, Central Kings v Makaraka.

CyclingGisborne Cycling Club events — visitors welcome

Saturday — Hill climb and road championships; sign on from 12.30pm to 12.50pm at the bottom of Gentle Annie (old gravel pit); start at 1pm (hill climb). The road race starts 30 minutes after the hill climb.

Tuesday — GCC criterium championships; sign on from 5.30pm to 5.50pm; at Kirkpatrick Road (south); 6pm start for first race.

RunningThursday — Race 7 of the Gisborne Harrier Club River Run Series. Registration from 5.30pm. The race starts at 6pm at the Marina carpark, Vogel Street. Distances are 2.5 kilometres and 5km on city walkways. Traffic-free. All welcome.

SoftballSaturday — Waikirikiri Park, MEN’S B final, 12 noon: D1, Tolaga Titans v GBHS 2. .

WOMEN’S final, 2pm: D1, Scorpions v Lytton Gems.

MEN’S A final, 4pm: D1, Spartans v Rams.

TouchShakers Touch Module at Barry Park.

Monday — 4.10pm: F1, Awapuni Olympians v Te Hapara Excellers; F2A, St Mary’s Rippers v Te Hapara Salties; F2B, Nga Uri a Maui Y1/2 v Makaraka Y1/2; F3A, St Mary’s Dabbers v Te Wharau Settlers; F3B, Central Monsters v Horouta Wananga Y1/2; F4, Nga Uri a Maui Y3/4 v Makaraka Y3/4.

4.45pm: F1, St Mary’s Untaggables v Te Wharau Panthers; F2, Te Wharau Splitters v Mangapapa Y5/6; F3A: Awapuni Vaders v St Mary’s Taggers; F4: Central Beasts v Horouta Wananga Y3/4.

5.20pm: F1, Nga Uri a Maui Y5/6 v Te Wharau Drifters; F2, Te Hapara High Flyers v Makaraka Y5/6; F3, Awapuni Allstars v Horouta Wananga Y5/6; F4: Central Taniwha v St Mary’s Untouchables.