Secondary Sport

Andrew Whyte (South Otago High School) and Rebekah Greene (St Hilda's Collegiate) rewrote the record books with dynamic running in Wellington yesterday.

Megan McPhail (Waitaki Girls') can rise to the occasion.

Michael Collins might be the next big thing in rugby but his skills are not lost to the summer code just yet.

The Kavanagh College pair of Zoe McBride and Hannah Duggan retained their golden glow on Otago Harbour yesterday.

They did it on the cheap. The repaired St Hilda's Collegiate School rowing skiff proved seaworthy on Otago Harbour yesterday.

King's ultimate prize

Tyron Pelasio won the prestigious Salter Trophy at the recent King's High School sports prizegiving.

Sophie Askin is never too far from the squash court.

Shona Harvey (nee Duncan) was a talented athlete and hockey player in her youth. She was selected in the New Zealand under-23 hockey squad and won a national relay bronze medal in athletics.

A Labour-led government would look into having weekly study-free afternoons in every secondary school for pupils to play sports.