Local Sport

Cricket and football under one roof

The Cambridge Junior Cricket Club, the largest of its kind in the Waikato, is working to accommodate Cambridge’s growing population by joining with the Cambridge Junior Football Club to share their facilities and fields. Planning…

Walker back to third in world

Cambridge’s BMX superstar Sarah Walker fought back from years of injury-laden adversity in Argentina over the weekend to finish on the podium at the UCI BMX World Cup. Sarah finished third in the penultimate round…

Swimmer returns from Red Sea

Cambridge swimmer Hannah Blackwood had returned from the FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championship in Eilit, Israel with a 25th-place finish and some cool memories after representing New Zealand at the competition last month….

McIntosh tops Kiwi team

It’s been a stellar performance for New Zealand’s jumpers at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in North Carolina, where local rider Sam McIntosh, along with Daniel Meech, Bruce Goodin and Sharn Wordley, had the…

Cheerleaders on top

Cheerleaders from St Peter’s School finished ahead of teams from around the country when they competed at the Cheerbrandz Spring Carnival cheerleading competition in Auckland on Sunday, September 16, taking out the title for the…

Cambridge cyclists ready for action

Cycling New Zealand recently named a 37-strong squad of elite and junior riders set to contest the Oceania Championships in Adelaide next month, including several Cambridge riders. Former St Peter’s School students and Cambridge locals…

Gearing up for horse heaven

Mystery Creek is gearing up for the annual Equidays event, this month’s ‘must see’ fixture on any horse-lover’s calendar. Last year, more than 22,000 visitors flocked to Equidays and it’s hoped that the October 2018…

Dynamo team racing triumph

Cambridge cyclist Jim McMurray has continued his winning streak since his return from the 2018 UCI Gran Frodo World Champs, joining Heath Lett, Glen Carabine, Lee McLean, David Addison and Simon Hammond to secure the…

Team wheels to victory

The Waikato A Wheelchair Basketball team were crowned 2018 Wheelchair Basketball National Champions in Tauranga last Sunday. Eight teams were competing over two pools in the competition, with Cambridge locals Maioro Barton and CJ Takiari…

Strong local showing at AIMS

Cambridge Middle School (CMS) was represented in cross-country, gymnastics, badminton, squash, rock climbing, multisport, netball, basketball, mixed hockey, girls’ and boys’ football, hip hop, swimming and BMX at last week’s AIMS Games in Mt Maunganui….

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