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Running milestone for local

Local runner Dick Breukink has run just over the equivalent distance of driving from Cambridge to Dunedin in half-marathons over the past decade, clocking up 100 races to raise money for Red Cross. And it’s…

EVs nearly ready for competition

Materials technology students at Cambridge High School are gearing up for what some consider to be the pinnacle event of their material technology learning, putting their skills to the test in making and racing an…

Operation Foster Socks a hit

Kids coming into care across the Waikato will have nice new socks to keep their feet warm, thanks to the generosity customers of Mr Walter Barbershop (check name) in Leamington. Mr Walter’s owner Debra Jenkins…

Head girl makes top team

St Peter’s School’s head girl Georgie Edgecombe is on top of the world after being named on the New Zealand Secondary Schools netball team. The Year 13 student will join the Kiwis in a test…

Words of wisdom from Sir Graham Henry

Staff and students at St Peter’s School were recently treated to a visit from one of New Zealand’s most special sports figures – Sir Graham Henry. The former All Blacks coach spoke to a crowd…

Dominant performances in Bowers Cup

Game six of the regional under-45kg rugby tournament known as Bowers Cup saw the Cambridge team face up against the Tritons from South Waikato over the weekend. The local lads started slowly but gained possession…

Reds ensure safety with big win

Cambridge have secured Northern League football for next year with an emphatic 5-0 win against relegation-threatened Te Atatu. The Reds needed three points from the match in Auckland to make sure the club could not…

Hard-fought loss for lacrosse

Cambridge High School’s lacrosse team made it a hard win for Hillcrest when they faced up against the Hamilton team on Sunday. Undefeated at the top of the table, Hillcrest High School came away with…

Rugby players make TV but not victory

St Peter’s School’s First XV featured on the Rugby Channel recently when they went up against Feilding High School in the semi-final of the Central North Island Championship. The closeness of the game was perhaps…

Reds rally behind local fan

The Cambridge Football Club has rallied behind supporter Abby Hartley, who is lying seriously ill in a Bali hospital, with senior players competing in the Northern League sporting red armbands at their matches at the…

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