Local Sport

Record breaker in hall of fame

In the summer of 1963, the New Zealand equestrian world changed forever. Dairy farmer Colin Clarke and his 12-year-old thoroughbred Town Boy became a unit. They were a force to be reckoned with as New…

Camille’s marathon effort

Almost everything about Camille French’s punt at a top Paris Olympics placing speaks to the power of great support. When the 33-year-old athlete left for France last week, part of the swell of national pride…

Colts pipped by Marist again

Hautapu endured more heartbreak on Saturday when it was beaten 25-17 by Hamilton Marist in the Waikato colts rugby final for the Elliot Shield. It was the fourth title in a row for Marist –…

Hautapu gets Colts final

Hautapu Colts will play Hamilton Marist in the Waikato Rugby Union final for the third year in a row and the game on Saturday will be a home one for the Cambridge youngsters. This follows…

Life sentence for Margaret

When onlookers walk away from the Cambridge Bowling Club in Thornton Road without signing up to be a member, Margaret Stott cops it from club members. “You let that one go,” they say to the…

Youngsters prep for rugby camp

The first Waipā rugby camp for children has already attracted 70 registrations with the promise of more if the smiles on players’ faces on Saturday are anything to go by. The two-day camp run by…

Turf has Central rolling

Central Cambridge Bowling Club’s new artificial green got its first work out from a hardy group of bowlers last week. And clearly the Ron Greenwood-skipped threesome – which included Dale Small and Mary Wishart –…

Challenging the giants

Centre forward of attention When Cambridge Reds striker Josh Clarkin thumped in the equaliser against Auckland in the Chatham Cup on Saturday – and the crowd of 1000 football fans celebrated – he dared to…

Young star bags triple century

Xavier Bell’s sensational cricket form has continued in England with the year 13 St Peter’s School student thumping 338 runs against Forest School last week. Despite his outstanding performance, St Peter’s lost the two-day match…

A whiff of glory

American humourist Mark Twain once said: “The secret to getting ahead is getting started.” That means his Cambridge namesake has got as good a show as any other horse of winning the Melbourne Cup, the…

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