When it comes to playing hockey, Murray Thompson is the first to admit he is "just a hack". Yet the Logan Park High School head of science has managed to win a major sporting award — the School Sport New Zealand Service to Sport Award — for his 38-year contribution, mainly as a volunteer hockey coach. Logan Park High School science head and hockey coach Murray Thompson has been awarded a School Sport New Zealand award for his service to school sport. "When you think of some schools of the same size that don’t have any hockey teams. The sports award is the second national teaching award he has won in less than six months.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 26, 2021 15:33 UTC