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Paddler’s dream shot

Cambridge paddler Nick Collier flew to Europe this week to have a crack at qualifying for the Olympic Games. If he succeeds, he will celebrate his 21st birthday in Paris where the Olympics start on…

Chiefs for a day at Goodwood

Last week was one of the greatest of Harrison Bear’s life. After returning from school camp last Wednesday, the nine-year-old got the chance to meet three of his rugby heroes – Chiefs players Hamilton Burr,…

Lily flourishes at worlds

Cambridge BMX prodigy Lily Greenough, picked up silver in the junior women’s final at the UCI BMX Racing World Championships in the United States on Sunday. The 16-year-old St Peter’s School student and Australian Teya…

Cambridge driver in hunt for title

The V8 Utes championship is on a knife edge heading into the conclusion of the season as a full field of V8 Utes do battle at the season decider tomorrow and Sunday at Hampton Downs….

Double delight for middle school

Cambridge Middle School proved its depth of football talent last Tuesday, taking out the boys’ and girls’ divisions of the Waikato Intermediate and Middle Schools nine-a-side football tournament at Jansen Park in Hamilton. The girls’…

Footy club’s wait over

Cambridge Football Club’s lease on the 12.7ha it uses on the Town Belt has been extended another five years. It could not be any longer because Waipā council staff are working on a new sports…

Dreaming of the greens

Driving hard towards a dream No-one can say Cambridge born Jordan Woodall is not toiling hard to achieve his goal. The Cambridge Golf Club member spends 30-hours a week at a-part-time job at Cambridge Tyre…

Hold your horses, let’s dance

Ivy Oldershaw may have started dancing later than most of her peers, but she sure is making up for it. The Cambridge High School year 12 student is heading to the United States in July…

Cycle fest popular

Bicycle Revolution Cambridge is celebrating another successful festival, this one coinciding with Anzac Day. Hundreds of people came to town to be part of the annual event – now in its seventh year. The event…

Ngaire’s round… it’s 100 up

Cambridge resident Ngaire Fisher celebrated her 100th this week by becoming the first centenarian to ride the Velodrome track. Her record ride happened on Tuesday morning,  after celebrating her birthday on Sunday with a family-filled…

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