Local Sport

Cambridge horses quinella the Champagne Stakes

Cambridge-trained Rubira fought stablemate Ole Ole home to take out the Listed Diamond Lodge Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Pukekohe last Saturday. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Rubira and Ole Ole fought through the Heavy10…

Saint Emilion for the win

  Cambridge-trained Saint Emilion showed his determination and inner strength when he took out the Group Three Coca-Cola Canterbury Gold Cup (2000m) at Riccarton last Saturday. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained gelding, Saint Emilion,…

Reds look to turn around their form

Cambridge travel to South Auckland this weekend, looking to end their three-match losing streak in football’s Northern League. After a bright start to their season, in which Cambridge won three of their opening four games,…

Close finish at lacrosse nationals

It was the best result so far for the Waikato Women’s Senior lacrosse team that competed at the national tournament held last month in Wellington, finishing in a very close second place overall after losing…

BMXers make Mighty 11s team

Two Cambridge locals have made it onto the NZ Mighty 11 team set to compete against Australia in June. Cambridge Middle School’s Joel Runciman and Berkley’s Josh Cavanagh made it onto the team after finishing…

Skills on show at ski champs

The National Water Ski Championships took place at Piarere from April 15 to 21, where 135 skiers from around the country competed, including 35 Waikato skiers. Fourteen local skiers managed to earn themselves podium placings…

Reds player wins national selection

Cambridge footballer Elliot Cooper will represent his country at this year’s FISU World University Futsal Championship in Kazakhstan. The Reds midfielder has been selected for the NZ University Futsal team to go to the world…

Top title at BMX Nationals

Tasman Wakelin was one of seven Cambridge riders to win national titles at the BMX National Championships over Easter weekend, an impressive feat considering the Cambridge High School student was the youngest in his league,…

New record and top placings for skier

A Piarere water skier came away from the recently Barefoot Water Ski National Champs with top placings and a trick ski record. Seventeen-year-old William Leigh competed at the competition held at Lake Karapiro, competing in…

Local horses shine at Te Aroha

Cambridge-trained Highlad won the J. Swap Te Aroha Cup (2200m) with a nail-biting finish last Saturday at the Te Aroha racecourse. Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman had hinted that he favoured the four-year-old son of High…

1 70 71 72 73 74 86