Local Sport

Swimmer set for open water world champs

A St Peter’s swimmer is preparing to make her mark internationally – in the sea off the coast of southern Israel to be exact – following fantastic results at the Australian Open Water Swimming Championships….

Selection success for archers

February was an exciting month for Lakeview Archers – with announcements of six members being selected to represent NZ in international archery events. Rynard van Tonder and Brian Rowe have both been selected to compete…

Hitting the road for charity

A Cambridge athlete is aiming to achieve a tough but tremendous goal in a few weeks’ time – running a full marathon and raising funds for Lifeline. Samantha Hall, 20, is taking on the Rotorua…

St Peter’s best at Maadi

St Peter’s School’s senior girls’ 8 rowers topped the tables at the 2018 Maadi Cup event in Twizel with the best-possible result – the Levin Jubilee Cup. It’s the female-equivalent to the Maadi Cup, both…

Football club inviting “class of ’93”

Northern League football returns to Cambridge after a six-year absence this weekend. The Reds, who are current Waikato/Bay of Plenty champions, will host their first home game at John Kerkhof Park on Good Friday with Hamilton’s…

Reds’ triumphant return to league

  Cambridge celebrated their long-awaited return to football’s Northern League with a comfortable 5-2 win against old foes Ngongotaha on Saturday. The Reds didn’t have it easy, though, as the home team twice fought their way…

Daytona Red wins at Trentham

  Cambridge-trained Daytona Red produced an impressive win when taking out the Listed Yealands Family Wines New Zealand St Leger (2500m) at Trentham on Saturday. The son of Sebring, who is trained by Shaun Ritchie,…

Hinerangi makes it three with Trentham victory

Progressive Cambridge mare Hinerangi enhanced her burgeoning reputation as she completed a winning treble at Trentham last weekend, leading all the way over 1600 metres. Despite resuming from an eight week break from the track,…

Badminton Club: All welcome

Members of the Cambridge Badminton Club are hoping to see more locals join the club, particularly junior-age players with former NZ representative Reon McFarlane coaching the club’s under-16 players this term. But it’s not just…

World’s best visits Karapiro

Hot on the heels of winning one of the biggest competitions on the water ski calendar earlier in the week, the Moomba Masters in Melbourne, world-record slalom skier Nate Smith stayed “down under” and crossed…

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