Aims Games underway

Cambridge Middle School’s Kraken Waterpolo team pictured at Baywave Tauranga ahead of their first match in the Aims games this week. Players were from back from left, Lily Downey, Olly Scott, Lyric Ash Brough and Georgia Faville, and front, Noah Wells, Alex Kim, Charlotte van der Aa, Cayla Buitendach. Thousands of primary school students from more than 370 schools are competing in a variety of sport this week. The games started on Saturday and finish on Friday.

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