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PAGE 16 BAY HARBOUR Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Wednesday March 28 2018 Kennedy to run for NZ Paris • By Gordon Findlater SUMNER’S SOFIA Kennedy will run under one of the world’s most iconic landmarks when she represents New Zealand at the world secondary school crosscountry champs next week. Kennedy (below), 17, is part of the six-strong New Zealand girls team which travelled to Paris on Sunday for the event. It will see more than 600 runners from 33 countries across five continents take on a crosscountry course which runs under the Eiffel Tower. In July, Kennedy finished 12th at the NZ secondary school cross-country champs. She finished the 4000m course at the Ascot golf course in 14min 59sec, which earned her a spot in the New Zealand squad to travel to the Australian schools cross-country championships in Hobart where she finished 36th in the under-18 girls division. What makes the results remarkable is that Kennedy had been focusing on basketball at the time. However, since being selected to travel to France, she has turned her attention to running and is working with coach Lockie Campbell. In basketball, Kennedy has represented Canterbury at age group level and is a part of the Canterbury Wildcats training group this year. Last year, she was named in the under-18 national basketball squad as a non-travelling reserve for the FIBA under-17 Oceania championships in Guam. Kennedy’s race will take place next Wednesday in Paris. National call up for Taylors lifesaver A MAIDEN open grade national title at the New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships has seen Taylors Mistake lifesaver Louis Clark selected for the national youth development squad. Clark, 16, astounded many when he won the gold medal in the open men’s surf race event in Gisborne last weekend, competing against much older and more experienced lifeguards. As a member of the youth squad, Clark has the potential to be selected to represent New Zealand in the NZ youth team for the World Surf Life Saving Championships, which will be held in Adelaide in November. Clark also won bronze in the under-19 surf race, which had a slightly shorter course. He was also a member of the Taylors Mistake taplin team which ended up winning silver after holding the lead for three legs of the six-leg relay. The taplin relay event is one of the most prestigious and fiercely contested races on the nationals programme. The relay consists of six team members, two ski paddlers, two swimmers and two SPORTS GOLD: Louis Clark, 16 won the open men’s surf race at the NZ Surf Life Saving Championships in Gisborne. board paddlers. Clark’s swimming talent and skill in catching large waves brought his team up into the lead spot after his swim leg. This lead was held until the end of the very last board leg where the team was passed by Mt Maunganui. There was also a gold medal for multi-talented athlete Georgia Stroud, who won the under-19 2km beach run and finished third in the open event. Taylors Mistake finished 16th overall on club points. Taylors Mistake results: •Gold: Louis Clark, men’s open surf race; Georgia Stroud, women’s under-19 2km beach run. •Silver: Liam O’Loughlin and Fred Teear, men’s open double ski; Ben Phillips, men’s open 2km beach run; Liam O’Loughlin, Fred Teear, Louis Clark, Ben Phillips, Tom Mouldey and Jimmy Feathery, men’s open taplin. •Bronze: Louis Clark, men’s under-19 surf race; Georgia Stroud, women’s open 2km beach run. Heathcote celebrate perfect season • By Gordon Findlater HEATHCOTE have completed the perfect season by winning the senior A one-day, two-day and combined trophies. The rare three-peat was celebrated earlier than anticipated by the team at their clubrooms on Saturday due to the final day of the season being rained off. The team also farewelled three of their longest standing players. The three-peat marked the final season for club legend John Gary. The 49-year-old has completed his 18th season with the senior squad. Earlier in the season, he became the first player from any club to score 10,000 runs in the metro A competition. He also holds the record for runs in a season with 1060. It was also the final season for Grant Stewart who took 309 wickets over 13 seasons, and player coach Shane McConnell. “It was a really special night for the club,” said captain Matthew House. “We’ve had the same core for the past two or three years. It was great to see it all come together this season.” In December, Heathcote captured the one-day trophy by defeating Lancaster Park Addington by 38 runs. Since SILVERWARE: Heathcote have filled the trophy cabinet after winning the senior A one-day, two-day and combined trophies. then they have gone undefeated in the two-day competition to finish on 86.72 points, ahead of Merivale Papanui on 63.28 points in second. autumn is here but the market is not cooling! The weather may be cooling but the property market in the seaside suburbs certainly isn’t! Find out what your home could be worth to eager buyers actively trying to find their next home with a free property appraisal. I look forward to guiding you through your options for selling and discussing our latest marketing ideas available. For this professional advice and more call Chris Moores today. 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