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Lacrosse boys finish third

Cambridge High School’s boys’ lacrosse team have finished the season off on a high note winning their final game against Hamilton Boys’ High School – earning third place overall in the season, behind Te Awamutu…

Basketball nationals this weekend

Cambridge sports fans can head over the Kaimai Ranges this weekend to catch all the action at the NZ Wheelchair Basketball Nationals in Tauranga, with a trio of locals taking part. Wheelchair athletes Maioro Barton…

Tough finish at Burghley Horse Trials

Cambridge eventing champion Sir Mark Todd finished up last week at the Burghley Horse Trials in the UK in 18th place on 49.6, rounding off a weekend that didn’t quite go his way. “He jumped…

International outing for CHS team

For the first time the Cambridge High School U15 sevens team travelled to Noumea, New Caledonia recently for an under 16s tournament.  The July tournament combined U16 boys’ and under 19 girls’ teams from clubs…

Para-cyclist smashes goal at world champs

Cambridge’s inspirational para-cyclist Eltje Malzbender has returned from the Para-cycling Road World Championships with more than one reason to smile, having made a top placing as well as smashing her goal with an unexpectedly fast…

Cricketers make promising squad

Cricket players at St Peter’s School have had their perfection on the pitch recognized by the leading cricket association in this half of the North Island. Northern Districts Cricket – the home of one of…

Runner racing mountains

A Cambridge runner will represent New Zealand at the World Mountain Running Championships this weekend. Matt Scott, a 2015 St Peter’s graduate, was selected for the New Zealand team following his third-place finish at the…

Youngsters take two cup finals

Junior football wrapped up for Cambridge over the weekend with five teams appearing in Waikato knockout finals. Playing at Hamilton’s Glenview Park, two of the Cambridge teams won their respective finals. Cambridge Victory won the…

Swimmers on top at regional awards

The St Peter’s Swimming Club has plenty of reasons to celebrate after dominating the 2018 Swimming Waikato Awards. The club itself, as well as several of its members, took out 24 titles and awards at…

New lacrosse team for Cambridge

A new sports team is being planned for Cambridge, and organisers are encouraging interested locals to come along to a muster on September 15 to check it out. With lacrosse becoming an increasingly popular sport…

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