Mountain climb for good cause

A local man plans to run rounds of the Hakarimata summit track in a few weeks’ time as part of a fundraising effort for his daughter. Brian Prescott – an ultra-marathon runner, husband and father…

With volunteer week running from June 17 to 23, Sport Waikato held a special morning tea last Monday to recognize some of the fantastic volunteers that serve our local community. NZ Parkour CEO and volunteer…

Cambridge High School demonstrated their tough resilience when they went up against Hillcrest on the weekend. The Hillcrest team’s absence of any subs wasn’t a problem as the athletic senior players presented solid stick handling…

Two Cambridge bands took out the top two spots at the Smokefree Rockquest regional final on June 16. Hamilton Boys’ High School band Casper, with St Peter’s student George Roberts as lead singer and bassist,…

Friday, June 15 saw 320 members of staff from 10 local schools gather at Cambridge High School for a professional development day. Held during a teacher only day, it was the first time that almost…

The Cambridge Racquets Club was rapt to receive the Waikato Club of the Year award recently, presented to the club by Mike Innes from Tennis Waikato Thames Valley. Mike also awarded five-year club member Neville…

A Cambridge High School student’s musical masterpiece won a prestigious award at the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival National Award Ceremony in Wellington on June 3. James Ter-Moushuizen’s original song, Status Quo, earned him the title…

Cambridge High School’s boys’ lacrosse team played an exciting and fierce game against St John’s College on Sunday, winning 9 – 3 at the Hamilton Inline Hockey Centre, with player of the day going to…

Over 100 people meandered around Victoria Square last Sunday checking out a vibrant display of vintage tractors. The Waikato Vintage Tractor Club put on the “show and shine” display as part of the Fieldays 50th…

Avid Cambridge News readers will remember Dillon Telford, the local superbike rider who competed in the Italian Superbike Championship series last year with surprisingly fantastic results. Well he’s back at it again, jetting off to…