Cycling
Gisborne Cycling Club Bushmere Arms Winter Series, race 5 (final race of series), SATURDAY, handicap race (49km), Lavenham Road and quarry, sign-on 1.30pm to 1.50pm at Bushmere Arms, 2pm start, Hadfield Kutia and Deon Stoltz (marshals), all visitors welcome.
Football
Central Federation League, SUNDAY — 12.30pm: Childers Road Reserve, Gisborne Thistle v New Plymouth Rangers AFC.
Eastern League, SATURDAY — Division 1, 2.30pm: Childers Road Reserve 1, Carpet Court Thistle Reserves v GBHS 1st XI; Harry Barker Reserve 1, Heavy Equipment United v Wainui Sharks; HBR2, Shipwreck Bohemians v Thistle Massive.
Division 2, 12.30pm: HBR2, Thistle Vintage v Riverina AFC; HBR1, United (2) v Bohemians Social; Nelson Park 1, 3 Rivers Bohemians Development Team v GBHS (2).
2.30pm: Wainui, Wainui Demons v QRS Wairoa.
Division 3, 12.30pm: Campion, Campion v United (3); NP2, Shockers v Ngatapa Silkies; Rectory; GBHS 3 v Liquid Thistle Allsorts; Lytton (bye).
Gisborne women’s league, SUNDAY — 10.30am: HBR1, Heavy Equipment United v Boho Ladies; HBR2, Campion v Tatapouri Marist Thistle; Lytton, Ritana Raiders v GLS Riverina AFC; GGHS 1st XI (bye).
Primary school and McDonald’s Super League, SATURDAY, all games at Watson Park —
Primary A grade, division 1, 8.30am: A1, Mangapapa Hurricanes v Wainui Thunder; A2, Awapuni Cougars v Makauri Marauders; A3, St Mary’s Strikers v Te Wharau United.
Division 2, 9.30am: A1, Mangapapa Eruptions v Mangapapa Lightning; A2, Te Wharau Dynamos v Te Hapara High Flyers; A3, Mangapapa Thunder v Makauri Massive.
10.30am: A1, St Mary’s Sweepers v Wainui Sparks; A2, Mangapapa Mist v Ormond All Stars; A3, Central Gold v Kaiti Rangatira.
Division 3, 11.30am: A1, Central Crystals v Makauri Marvels; A2, Wainui Cyclones v Central Silver; A3, Makaraka Meteors v v Central Diamonds.
Bye: Te Wharau Rangers.
B grade, division 1, 9am: B1, Mangapapa Landslides v Mangapapa Typhoons; B2, Mangapapa Sizzlers v Mangapapa Quakes; B3, Makauri Blizzards v Te Wharau XLR8’s; B4, Wainui Wipeouts v Central Mauve; B5, Wainui Thrashers v Central Lilac; B6, Awapuni Jaguars v Central Indigo.
Division 2, 10am: B1, Central Purple v Makaraka Magic; B2, Te Wharau Pukekos v Awapuni Leopards; B3, Kaiti Magic v Nga Uri a Maui Galaxies; B4, Wainui Avengers v Kaiti Scorchers; B5, Central Violet v Te Hapara Soarers; B6, Central Waiporoporo v St Mary’s Lightning.
C grade, division 1, 8.45am: CD1, Central Emerald v Awapuni Lions; CD2, Wainui Dragons v Makauri Cavaliers; CD4, Mangapapa Floods v Makauri Cheetahs; CD5, Ngatapa Mighties v Wainui White Tips; CD6, Nga Uri a Maui Stars v Awapuni Panthers; CD8, Mangapapa Squall v Te Wharau Hackers. CD10, Mangapapa Hail v Central Lime; CD11, St Mary’s Thunderbolts v Te Wharau Kererus; CD12, St Mary’s Comets v Te Hapara Excellers.
Division 2, 9.45am: CD1, Central Teal v Mangapapa Cyclones; CD10, Wainui Vampires v Awapuni Tigers; CD11, Central Green v Nga Uri a Maui Suns; CD12, Wainui Lady Eagles v Kaiti Kickers; CD13 Sonrise Shooters v Mangapapa Blizzards; CD2, Wainui Lions v Makauri Cougars; CD3, Ormond Super Kicks v Makaraka Mustangs; CD4, St Mary’s Super Girls v Ormond Super Stars; CD7, Wainui Taniwha’s v Awapuni Pumas; CD9, Te Wharau Shooters v Wainui Lady Cougars.
D grade, 11am: CD13, Ormond Strikers v St Mary’s Chargers; CD1, Central Mawhero v Mangapapa Storm; CD10, Te Wharau Kickers v Central Magenta; CD11, Central Pink v Central Fuschia; CD12, Wainui Goal Diggers v Awapuni Wildcats; CD2, Mangapapa Tornadoes v St Mary’s Stormers; CD3, Makauri Dragons v Ngatapa Green Machines; CD4, Ngatapa Strikers v St Mary’s Sharks; CD5, Kaiti Small Stars v Wainui Warriors; CD6, Wainui Ninjas v Kaiti Mini Kicks; CD7, Kaiti Shooting Stars v Mangapapa Whirlwinds; CD8, Makauri Dynamos v Te Hapara Salties; CD9, Te Wharau Strikers v Mangapapa Twisters.
McDonald’s Eastland Super League, intermediate division, 8.30am: SL3, KiwiSpan Rangers v Tumu ITM Wanderers; SL4, Woodward Chrisp Hotspurs v Dynamic Rehab Rovers.
9.30am: SL3, McDonalds United v Business Applications Albion; SL4, McCafe Wanderers v KT Orthodontic Athletic.
10.30am: SL3, Far East Coffee Rangers v Gisborne Fisheries Athletic; SL4, Gisborne Financial Services v Mastercraft Kitchens United
Bye: Chrisp & Davidson Albion.
College division, 8.30am: SL1, Village Butchery Rangers v Agfirst Albion; SL2, Emerre & Hathaway Wanderers v Fulton Hogan Athletic.
9.45am: SL2, Findlay’s Bakery United v Fire & Safety Consultancy Hotspurs.
Bye: Printing House Rovers.
Harriers
Gisborne Harriers Club Te Kuri Walkway trig races, Saturday, 2pm, start at car park at end of Shelley Road, non-members welcome.
Hockey
Poverty Bay club hockey, women’s competition, note the women’s grade has split into two divisions — Thursday, 6pm: Te Aowera v Williams Transport GGHS (GMC Kowhai/GMC Gold).
7.30pm: GMC Kowhai v GMC Gold (Te Aowera/GGHS).
Saturday, 1pm: YMP A v Ngatapa (GMC Green/Paikea).
4.30pm: GMC Green v JNL Paikea (YMP A/Ngatapa).
Bye: YMP B.
Men’s competition — FRIDAY, 6pm: GBHS v YMP A (YMP B/THC).
7.30pm: YMP B v THC (GBHS/YMP A).
Saturday, 2.45pm: LOB A v LOB NZ Fruits (LOB Masters/LOB Masters).
Bye: LOB Masters.
Junior hockey, Fun Sticks (Years 1/2) — SATURDAY, 10.30am.
Mini Sticks (Y3/4), SATURDAY, duty team: Whangara Riders to be at the turf by 8.30am to set up.
9am: 1A, Whangara Riders v Whatatutu Go Getters; 1B, Manutuke Magpies v Makaraka Magic; 1C, Mangapapa v Te Wharau Strikers
9.40am: 1A, Makauri v Central Blues; 1B, Riverdale v Matawai/Ormond; 1C, Waikirikiri v Awapuni Mini Strikers
Kiwi Sticks (Y5/6) — TODAY, umpires Gisborne Boys’ High.
3.45pm: 1A, Makauri Orange v Makaraka Mean Machines; 1B, Mangapapa v Central White.
4.25pm: 1A, Manutuke Magic v St Mary’s Falcons; 1B, Matawai/Ormond v Sonrise Tornados
5.05pm: 1A, Waikirikiri v Hauitians; 1B, Te Hapara High Flyers v St Mary’s Wekas
5.45pm: 1A, Wainui Slick Sticks v Whatatutu Warriors; 1B, Nga Uri A Maui v Makauri Red.
6.25pm: 1A, Central Red v Kaiti Rampage; 1B, Cobham v Makauri Green.
THURSDAY, 4pm: 1A, Te Wharau Black Sticks v Awapuni Strikers; 1B, Central Black v Te Hapara Soarers.
Kwik Sticks (Y7/8) — TOMORROW, umpires Gisborne Girls’ High.
4.45pm: Gis Int Red v Nga Uri A Maui.
Netball
PAK’nSAVE Gisborne Netball, SATURDAY — Senior Round 3, Week 3. Junior Week 6. All games are 4 x 10 minute quarters.
Duty team to put goals up (goals on courts 7-12): Horouta Mahuta.
Duty teams to put up goal pads, set up team benches (courts 1 and 2) and put bins out: Ilminster Y8B and YMP Toru.
Duty team to control scorecard room for the day: East Coast Wools Ngatapa.
Primary — 8.30am: 3, Te Hapara High Flyers v Te Wharau Lightning; 7, Kaiti Kiwis v Awapuni Silver Ferns; 9, Central Magic v St Marys Magic; 10, Horouta Mahuta v Makaraka Net Top Model; 11, Elgin v Central Pulse; 12, Mangapapa Mystics v Kaiti Weka.
9.25am: 10, Uawa Primary v Eastland Vets Ngatapa 3; 11, Eastland Vets Ngatapa 4 v Eastland Vets Ngatapa 5; 12, Uawa Minis v St Marys Mystics.
10.20am: 11, NUAM Taranga v Mangapapa Magic; 12, NUAM Katuarehe v Riverdale.
Duty team to bring in goals: NUAM Katuarehe.
Bye: Wainui Hot Shots, Te Wharau Magpies.
Intermediate — 8.30am: 1, YMP Rua v OBM Phoenix; 2, Ilminster Kaahu v Ilminster Y8B; 4, OBM Misfitz v HSOG White; 5, Thistle v Campion Marcellin; 6, Horouta Wananga v YMP Toru.
9.25am: 4, Whangara Pango v Poutama; 6, Eastland Vets Ngatapa 1 v Ilminster Y8A; 7, HSOG Blue v Uawa Int; 9, Ilminster Tui v Campion Gregory.
10.20am: 9, Hiruharama v Whangara Kowhai; 10, Ilminster Kea v TKAS Hine Ariki.
Duty teams to empty bins and replace rubbish bags where necessary: Hiruharama and Whangara Kowhai.
11.15am: 10, Whangara Pango v Ilminster Y8A; 11, Eastland Vets Ngatapa 1 v Uawa Int; 12, HSOG Blue v Poutama.
Bye: Eastland Vets Ngatapa 2.
Secondary — 9.25am: 5, Lytton Jnr Development v Campion Green, (Claydens Waikohu 2 x 1, GGHS 10A x 1).
10.20am: 4, TKAS Wai Pounamu v GGHS Kiwikiwi, (Sugar & Spice x 1, Ballance Agri Nutrients Ngatapa x 1); 6, Uawa Awatoa v GGHS Guerillas, (YMP 2 x 1, Tatapouri Sportsfit Social x 1); 7, GGHS TSA v Uawa Blue, (Te Aowera x 2).
11.15am: 3, KKMT v GGHS 4, (Thistle Vintage x 1, ECES OBM Masters x 1).
12.10pm: 10, GGHS TSA v Horouta Wharekura, (Lytton Snr A x 1, Tatapouri Sportsfit Social x 1); 11, GGHS Guerillas v Uawa Blue, (Lytton Jnr A x 1, Lytton Snr B x 1); 12, Uawa Hard v GGHS Kiwikiwi, (Sugar & Spice x 1, Thistle Rebels x 1).
1.05pm: 6, GGHS Silver v YMP Tahi, (Rovers x 1, XLR8 x 1); 9, Campion Gold v GGHS Pounamu, (Thistle Spirit x 1, East Coast Wools Ngatapa x 1); 10, GGHS Kikorangi v Ritana 9s, (Zest HSOG x 1, YMP Manawanui x 1).
2.00pm: 10, Campion Blue v Campion Red, (GGHS 3 x 1, Ballance Agri Nurtients Ngatapa x 1).
Bye: Campion Snr B, GGHS Mawhero.
Duty teams: Campion Blue and Campion Red.
Senior — 9.25am: 1, Gisborne Glass Ngatapa v Te Aowera, (Whangara OG 1 x 1, Taiki ki Tai x 1); 2, YMP 2 v ECES OBM 1, (Taste One HSOG x 1, McLeods Concrete HSOG x 1).
Standby: McLeods Concrete HSOG x 1
10.20am: 1, Claydens Waikohu 2 v GGHS 10A, (Whalis x 1, YMP 2 x 1); 2, Taiki ki Tai v McLeods Concrete HSOG, (Puti, Selina); 5, East Coast Wools Ngatapa v Lytton Snr B, (Tatapouri Sportsfit x 1, Horouta Taimana x 1).
Standby: Lytton Snr A x 1.
11.15am: 1, Horouta Taimana v Lone Star HSOG, (Albey, Shannon (Horouta); 2, Tatapouri Sportsfit v Whalis, (Lahaina, YMP 1 x 1); 4, Lytton Jnr A v Tatapouri Sportsfit Social, (GGHS Snr A x 1, Whatatutu x 1); 5, Gisborne Glass Ngatapa v ECES OBM 1, (Taiki ki Tai x 1, McLeods Concrete HSOG x 1); 6, Pirates v Taiki ki Uta, (Farmlands Ngatapa x 1, XLR8 x 1); 7, Sugar & Spice v Ballance Agri Nutrients Ngatapa, (Thistle Spirit x 1, Rovers x 1); 9, GGHS 3 v Thistle Rebels, (Air Gisborne HSOG x 1, Ki Raro x 1).
Standby: Claydens Waikohu 1 x 1, Horouta Gold x 1.
12.10pm: 1, Whatatutu v XLR8, (Keasi (YMP), Nerida (Whalis); 2, Thistle Spirit v Rovers, (Casey, Ana (Lone Star HSOG); 4, Air Gisborne HSOG v Ki Raro, (Claydens Waikohu 1 x 1, Gisborne Glass Ngatapa x 1); 5, Claydens Waikohu 2 v East Coast Wools Ngatapa, (Horouta Gold x 1, Gisborne Glass Ngatapa x 1); 6, GGHS 9A v YMP Manawanui, (ECES OBM 1 x 2); 7, Zest HSOG v Matawai United, (Phoebe, Willow); 9, ECES OBM Masters v Thistle Vintage, (Pirates x 1, Taiki ki Uta x 1).
Standby: GGHS Snr A x 1, Horouta Taimana x 1.
1.05pm: 1, Whalis v Lone Star HSOG, (Bessie, Tiara (WOG); 2, Tatapouri Sportsfit v Horouta Taimana, (Selina, Taste One HSOG x 1); 4, GGHS 3 v Ballance Agri-Nutrients Ngatapa, (IMS HSOG Masters x 1, Campion Snr A x 1); 5, Lytton Jnr A v Pirates, (Jody, Whatatutu x 1).
Standby: YMP 1 x 1, Farmlands Ngatapa x 1.
2pm: 1, Rovers v XLR8, (Farmlands Ngatapa x 1, Horouta Taimana x 1); 2, IMS HSOG Masters v Campion Snr A, (Kerry, Puti); 5, Air Gisborne HSOG v GGHS 9A, (Lytton Snr A x 1, Lytton Jnr A x 1); 6, Zest HSOG v YMP Manawanui, (GGHS Snr A x 1, Pirates x 1); 9, Sugar & Spice v Thistle Vintage, (Claydens Waikohu 1 x 1, Tatapouri Sportsfit x 1).
Standby: Whangara OG x 1, Taste One HSOG x 1.
Duty board member: Ronnie Martin
Senior bye: GGHS Snr B.
Premier Games at the YMCA TONIGHT — 6pm: Whangara OG v Lytton Snr A, (Annette, Trudi, Irene. Bench: Challise, Charnelle, LeAnn, Robyn).
7.45pm: Claydens Waikohu 1 v Farmlands Ngatapa, (Elaine, Nga, Irene. Bench: Challise, Charnelle, LeAnn, Robyn).
Premier games at the YMCA Saturday — 9am: Claydens Waikohu 1 v Horouta Gold, (Elaine, Rochelle. Bench: LeAnn, Martha, Robyn).
11am: Whangara OG v Taste One HSOG, (Annette, Kerry. Bench: LeAnn, Martha, Robyn).
Premier games at the YMCA Wednesday, July 12 — 6pm: Whangara OG v Farmlands Ngatapa.
7.45pm: YMP 1 v Horouta Gold.
Premier games at the YMCA Thursday, July 13 — 6pm: Taste One HSOG v Lytton Snr A.
7.45pm: Claydens Waikohu 1 v GGHS Snr A.
Rugby
Poverty Bay club rugby, Premier division, Lion Cup round 2 — SATURDAY, 2.45pm: Tyre General Athletic v YMP, at Wairoa (Matt Smith, H Fitzgerald, K Smith); Larsawn Ngatapa v Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates, Patutahi (Damien Macpherson, D Stevenson, R Young); Aon Waikohu v Enterprise Motor Group OBM, Te Karaka Domain (Les Thomas, C Shanks, F Barwick).
Bye: Earthwork Solutions HSOB.
Senior 1, Lew Patterson Cup, quarterfinals (number denotes seeding) — SATURDAY, 1pm: YMP Bumbles (1) v Peter Burgess Contracting HSOB (6), Barry Park (Johnny Whittle); Tapuae (2) v Mahia(5), Tapuae (Hugh Fitzgerald); Nuhaka(3) v Harvest Transport Ngatapa (4), Nuhaka Domain (Paul Brown).
Sideline game managers and duty officers: Athletic - Michael Pickering/Sam McCauley; Patutahi - Stu Smith; Te Karaka -Frank Ngatoro; Barry Park - Tony Barbarich/Ron Tamatea/Tim Lister; Tapuae - Wayne Hema; Nuhaka - Wiremu Raroa/Paul Randall.
Duty teams: Barry Park -YMP/HSOB.
Changing rooms: Barry Park - YMP (1)/HSOB (2).
Fulton Hogan secondary school grade, Under-15s — FRIDAY 3.30pm: GBHS Green v GBHS Black, at Gisborne Boys’ High.
SATURDAY, 9am: Campion v GBHS Red, at Campion College.
10.15am: East Coast v Nga Uri/Lytton, at Barry Park.
Under-18s — SATURDAY, 10.15am: GBHS 3rds v Campion, at Campion; Uawa v GBHS Colts, at GBHS; Lytton v East Coast, at Lytton.