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Hockey players tickled pink

Two Waipā schools achieved top-three finishes at the 2024 Waikato Intermediate and Middle Schools tournament in Hamilton this week. The annual tournament, held at Gallagher Hockey Centre on May 28, attracted eight mixed teams this…

What a-Paul-ing good luck

Number 13 may be unlucky in terms of mythology but for two Cambridge Golf Club members, hole 13 holds special memories. Paul Matthews and Paul Bartlett have both scored holes in one on the par…

Olympians feel the love

Cambridge sprint cyclist Ellesse Andrews is grateful to the local community as she gears up for the Paris Olympic Games, which kick off on July 26. “Thank you, everyone, for all of your support,” she…

Paddler’s dream shot

Cambridge paddler Nick Collier flew to Europe this week to have a crack at qualifying for the Olympic Games. If he succeeds, he will celebrate his 21st birthday in Paris where the Olympics start on…

Chiefs for a day at Goodwood

Last week was one of the greatest of Harrison Bear’s life. After returning from school camp last Wednesday, the nine-year-old got the chance to meet three of his rugby heroes – Chiefs players Hamilton Burr,…

Lily flourishes at worlds

Cambridge BMX prodigy Lily Greenough, picked up silver in the junior women’s final at the UCI BMX Racing World Championships in the United States on Sunday. The 16-year-old St Peter’s School student and Australian Teya…

Cambridge driver in hunt for title

The V8 Utes championship is on a knife edge heading into the conclusion of the season as a full field of V8 Utes do battle at the season decider tomorrow and Sunday at Hampton Downs….

Double delight for middle school

Cambridge Middle School proved its depth of football talent last Tuesday, taking out the boys’ and girls’ divisions of the Waikato Intermediate and Middle Schools nine-a-side football tournament at Jansen Park in Hamilton. The girls’…

Footy club’s wait over

Cambridge Football Club’s lease on the 12.7ha it uses on the Town Belt has been extended another five years. It could not be any longer because Waipā council staff are working on a new sports…

Dreaming of the greens

Driving hard towards a dream No-one can say Cambridge born Jordan Woodall is not toiling hard to achieve his goal. The Cambridge Golf Club member spends 30-hours a week at a-part-time job at Cambridge Tyre…

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