Local Sport

‘Summer’ in Hautapu

Evan Cram loves rugby so much he’s spending what would be his summer holidays in Atlanta playing down under for Hautapu. The 17-year-old halfback made his debut for the Colts as a substitute in their…

Locals to the fore at Jockey Club

Torrential rain in Tauranga during the week forced the transfer of racing on Saturday to the Cambridge synthetic track and locals made the most of the change in venue. With more rain forecast in the…

Foster on watch at Hautapu

The presence of All Blacks coach Ian Foster at the Hautapu-Hamilton Old Boys premiership match at Memorial Park in Cambridge on Saturday might have added some extra spice to the game but he was there…

Track pays dividends

Andy Cruickshank had less than five hours’ notice on Saturday to set up a race meeting at Cambridge Jockey Club’s $13 million synthetic track. Weather and track conditions in Tauranga were appalling for the prestigious…

Roigard: from speedway to All Black

Waipā – and Cambridge – has its newest home grown All Black. On Sunday, after much buzz about his chances, former St Peter’s Cambridge 1st XV, now Hurricanes halfback, Cam Roigard was among five newcomers…

Top of the world

A month out from the biggest women’s sporting event on the planet, the trophy 32 teams are playing for arrived at Cambridge High School. The FIFA Women’s World Cup was shown to students from Cambridge…

Where there’s a Will, there’s a way

Will Hayde scored four tries, including the match-winner five minutes from time, as Cambridge under 13s beat Hamilton Marist 28-25 in the Hamilton Central 13th grade match at Memorial Park on Saturday. The 13-year-old St…

Football aspirations kick on

The future of Waipā, and Waikato, football is likely already safe in the hands of Cambridge’s Liam Weston – and they’re about to get safer. In his fourth year as a referee, Liam, 17, –…

Leah gets tips from the top

It’s said there’s a first time for everything – and Cambridge’s Leah Hibell experienced two at once early on Monday morning. When she boarded a plane bound for Brisbane it was her first trip to…

Bruce is Scotland bound

The roll of the bowl has gone the way of Cambridge’s Bruce Sayers. The Central Bowling Club member has been named in a 12-person New Zealand team, six men and six women, to compete at…

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