Whanganui Secondary school's cricket and sports teams have actually ended their seasons with awards, as athletes walked away from occasions with medals as well as prizes.

The institution's 1st XV cricket team won a Twenty20 competition as well as came away with a bat when owned by former Black Cap Ross Taylor.

The bat is the trophy for a tournament for institutions in the central area, with six teams participating representing the Whanganui, Manawatū, Taranaki, Wairarapa, Horowhenua-Kāpiti, and also Hawke's Bay regions.

The tournament has been held given that 2018, with the winning college taking home a bat, contributed by Taylor that who scored a century versus England in 2013.

WHS cricket captain Charlie Meredith claimed the win followed 5 years of trying in the tournament, with the team coming 2nd in 2015.

" We have actually pursued around five years and also [have been] unlucky each year," he claimed.

Employee Levi Hoekstra claimed the most significant obstacle the group had was managing the heat in Palmerston North, however, overall, the tournament went smoothly.

Their bowling line-up was specifically solid as well as set them up well for batting success.

" We bowled initial every video game as well as kept them to excellent ratings, that made it to chase after for us," he claimed.

Winning the bat was a good cap on the group's season, which Hoekstra said they came into as underdogs, yet were still able to carry out a lot of wins.

The cricket win came as the WHS sports competitors asserted medals in track and also an area at the Whanganui Senior High School Sports Championships.

Thomas Gowan was one of the athletes that won numerous groups, taking the senior boys' 400-meter and long jump occasions as well as becoming part of the winning 4x100m and also 4x400m relay groups.

He said the 400m was a particularly taxing event, as the race was essentially a sprint however competitors still needed to handle their speed.

" It leaves you just dead afterward," he stated.

Gowan does not generally participate in the long jump, so more than happy with the win.

" I have actually only done it once or twice in the past so I didn't actually have much practice, so I was rather satisfied with that said result," he said.

The 4x400m relay was a specific highlight for him.

" I enjoyed that. I simply loved remaining in a group, and it was mostly my companions as well, so it was rather excellent, especially to win."

Damian Hodgson declared the senior boys' 100m and also 200m sprint double, in addition to putting 2nd in the triple jump and also becoming part of the 4x100m as well as 4x400m teams.

Te Atakura Potaka-Osborne Milner-Skudder had a three-peat of gold medals, getting the intermediate ladies' 100m, long jump, and triple jump.

In younger women's leaping, Lulu Duffy won the triple jump as well as the long jump, as well as completed second in the high jump.

Lots of various other WHS athletes asserted medals throughout the event.

The following occasion is the North Island Secondary Schools Sports Championships in Palmerston North, where Gowan will belong to a Whanganui team composed of the best professional athletes from all Whanganui secondary schools.

To prepare, the professional athletes were educated four times a week, twice in the fitness center, as soon as for conditioning as well as once at the track, Gowan claimed.

"We do speed job or endurance, or lactic acid job, which assists with the 400m," he stated.

The North Island champs get on April 1-2.