St Peter’s win over CHS

St Peter’s win over CHS

St Peter’s First XV had a victory over local rivals Cambridge High School last Wednesday, winning 55-7 in trying conditions. The mid-week game meant crowd support was encouraging from both schools. St Peter’s were well-led…

Sudden-death final in lacrosse

Cambridge High School’s premier boys lacrosse team faced off against Hamilton Boys High School on Sunday in the last of the round-robin games before playoffs this weekend – where, due to how the season has…

Three judo medals for Camkada

Three members of Camkada Judo Club took part in the Auckland International Judo competition last week, coaches Harry Smith and Ross Beale and judoka, Jack. First up was Jack, who despite losing once, pulled off…

Highs and lows at junior world champs

New Zealand’s team of cyclists competing at the UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Switzerland returned home this week with two medals from their team pursuit finals, and several placings just off the podium….

Metcalfe to coach Magic

Former Silver Fern and Cambridge local Amigene Metcalfe was this week announced as the new head coach of the Waikato-BOP Magic netball team for the 2019 ANZ Premiership. The former St Peter’s School phys-ed and…

Rowers bring home medals

Cambridge rowers gave dominant performances recently on the world stage, competing at the 2018 World Rowing Junior Championships August 9 – 13 in the Czech Republic. Having spent the past few months training out of…

Haks Challenge a huge success

Brian Prescott, the local ultramarathon runner fundraising for his daughter Anna to get a new custom-built running chair, has reported that the big fundraising event earlier this month was a resounding success. The Yak Club’s…

Manhole covers are not lost

Those with a keen eye may have noticed a few manholes on Empire St that say, “Hamilton City Council”. We noticed it recently and wondered why they were there and asked the council about it….

CHS lacrosse win over Morrinsville

Cambridge High School pulled off a lacrosse victory against Morrinsville on Sunday, winning the match 7-4. Despite being a few players short due to injury, the boys still showed their opponents why Cambridge is known…

Fifth-place finish in Bowers Cup

The final round-robin week of the Bowers Cup under-45kg rugby tournament over the weekend saw Cambridge face off against Hamilton Blue, who were sitting two points ahead. A win would see Cambridge in a playoff…