Palmerston. Palmerston scored 123-7 in the first dig with the experienced Jonathan Salmon scoring 39. Marist needed 11 off the last over to win and reached 124-8 with two balls to spare.
Palmerston North Boys’ High School climbed into third place with a 37-run win over
Old Boys. The schoolboys scored 126-5 batting first off the back of 35 from Scott Davidson and 24 from Jonty Fleck. Stephen Bennett snared two wickets for Old Boys. In reply none of the Old Boys batsmen fired and they were all out for 89 in the 17.4 overs. Bennett top scored at No 9 with 16. Aadesh Ganugapati, Fred McVerry and Jonty Fleck all took two wickets apiece for Boys’ High.
Jason Stuckey crossing the finish line of his final run of the year. In 366 days – 2020 was a leap year – he ran 1926.9km in 172 hours and 37 minutes, with 12,143 metres of elevation. “I’m pretty proud of it.” For his final run of the year he was joined by his father Paul and son Luke for the last two kilometres, before being presented with a homemade medal and a beer. Inspiration had struck when Stuckey had seen fellow runners posting about the daily challenge on the app Strava. Following a few years of failed attempts he decided to “just do it”. In February, he injured his calves and hamstrings because his body wasn’t used to the stress of running so frequently.
Teenager Logan Ken Hughes drowns trying to rescue girl from Waikato River
22 Dec, 2020 02:20 AM
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NZ Herald
A teenager drowned after courageously trying to rescue a girl who got into trouble in Waikato River.
Police say the 18-year-old, Taihape s Logan Ken Hughes, tried to save the life of a 12-year-old girl from Waikato River on Friday, December 18, however he then himself got into trouble in the water.
Another person jumped in and helped the girl to safety, police say. Later, in trying conditions, several rescuers worked tremendously hard to retrieve the 18-year-old from about 7m of water, police said.
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An 18-year-old man died on Friday after trying to save a 12-year-old girl from the Waikato River in Taupō.
Bay of Plenty police said the man, Logan Ken Hughes of Taihape, got in trouble in the water while trying to save the girl.
Another person jumped in and helped the girl to safety.
“Later, in trying conditions, several rescuers worked tremendously hard to retrieve the 18-year-old from about seven metres of water,” Senior Constable Barry Shepherd said.
“CPR was performed for 40 minutes and medical staff did all they could to save him, but he died in hospital.”
Shepherd said the attempted rescue “was an instinctive display of humanity”.
“I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who took time to vote for Matt,” she said. “He would have felt humbled by this. “Matt was a very special man, definitely one of a kind, he touched so many people s lives. Through his policing, gym, friends and passion for the great game of rugby, he lit up every room and every pitch with his presence, enthusiasm and smile. “I am honoured to be here standing here to accept this award tonight. Matt is, and always will be, my hero.” Ratana attended Palmerston North Boys’ High School and Otago University, then in 1989 moved to England to play rugby for London Irish.