Local Sport

St Peter’s rugby champions

St Peter’s School’s under 15 rugby team are the champions of the region following an emphatic win over Hamilton Boys’ High School last Saturday. Competing in the final for the Waikato Secondary School U15 Andrew…

Close finish for superbike rider

Local superbike rider Dillon Telford has completed the latest round of the Italian Superbike Championship series with a 22nd-place finish out of 43 riders – not bad when you’re up against the world’s best superbike…

Ryan Fox putts with purpose

Famous Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox joined 120 golfers at the Cambridge Golf Club over the weekend supporting the “Putting with Purpose” cause – an initiative set up by Peter Troake to play at all of…

Dressage rider recognised

St Peter’s student Tayla McDonald has been recognised for her efforts in equestrian sport, being awarded the Dressage New Zealand Award as the highest-scoring rider under 21 years. Riding Don Qudos, also known as Pedro,…

Running milestone for local

Local runner Dick Breukink has run just over the equivalent distance of driving from Cambridge to Dunedin in half-marathons over the past decade, clocking up 100 races to raise money for Red Cross. And it’s…

Head girl makes top team

St Peter’s School’s head girl Georgie Edgecombe is on top of the world after being named on the New Zealand Secondary Schools netball team. The Year 13 student will join the Kiwis in a test…

Dominant performances in Bowers Cup

Game six of the regional under-45kg rugby tournament known as Bowers Cup saw the Cambridge team face up against the Tritons from South Waikato over the weekend. The local lads started slowly but gained possession…

Reds ensure safety with big win

Cambridge have secured Northern League football for next year with an emphatic 5-0 win against relegation-threatened Te Atatu. The Reds needed three points from the match in Auckland to make sure the club could not…

Hard-fought loss for lacrosse

Cambridge High School’s lacrosse team made it a hard win for Hillcrest when they faced up against the Hamilton team on Sunday. Undefeated at the top of the table, Hillcrest High School came away with…

Rugby players make TV but not victory

St Peter’s School’s First XV featured on the Rugby Channel recently when they went up against Feilding High School in the semi-final of the Central North Island Championship. The closeness of the game was perhaps…

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