Local Sport

Riders will be tested

By Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Riders will need a good dirt bike, insane riding skills and a fair amount of luck at the third annual running of the Husqvarna Hard Adventure Enduro competition this Labour Weekend….

St Peter’s crowned national champs

St Peter’s School has won the ‘AA’ Schick National Secondary School Basketball Championships for the third time in four years. The Premier Girls’ basketball team won the CA Clark Trophy, beating Hutt Valley 92 –…

Junior golfers face off

Cambridge hosted teams from around the country recently when the local golf club became the centre of the National Junior Boys Inter-Provincial golf tournament over October 1 – 5. Waikato Golf Chief Executive and tournament…

Stakes double for Cambridge conditioners

The powerful and local Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman stable completed a stakes double for the day on Saturday when Nicoletta took out the Gr.3 Rich Hill Stud Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Hawera. Just…

Up-and-comers attend football camp

More than 100 young footballers have completed a four-day player development camp in Cambridge. The boys and girls, from all around the North Island, spent the course with the Ricki Herbert Football Academy at St…

In-form apprentice on a roll

Ashvin Goindasamy has swapped tailor-made miniature jockey’s colours for the real item and he’s now living a childhood dream. The Cambridge apprentice celebrated his best day in the saddle on Saturday when he kicked home…

Locals excel at Halbergs

Local Cambridge athletes Ryan Branje, Thomas Szabo and Andrew Fairweather were part of the 15-strong Waikato team that attended the 2018 Halberg Junior Disability Games in Auckland October 5 – 7. Ryan competed in a…

Another boost for cycling

A new cycle initiative is coming to town, aiming at getting more visitors out and about enjoying the region. Cycle Cambridge is the brainchild of the Brian Perry Charitable Trust, which is continuing its work…

Student cyclists dominate divisions at nationals

Four Cambridge cyclists competing at the Cycling New Zealand Schools National Road Championships in Canterbury have come out on top in their respective age grades. Cambridge High School’s Maddi Douglas claimed an emphatic victory in…

Mountain runner finishes first world race

Cambridge mountain runner Matt Scott has finished his stint at the World Mountain Running Championships with the satisfaction of having actually completed a gruelling 12km uphill course over rugged, high altitude terrain. The 2015 St…

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