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Worlds for Cambridge trio

Cambridge trio Bronwen Rees-Jones, Boh Ritchie and Madeleine Waddell competed at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Oregon, USA last week. They were part of a 19-strong New Zealand cohort at Hayward Field, Eugene. St….

They won’t meet again…

Waipā Home of Champions and Waikato said farewell to greyhound racing last Thursday at Cambridge Raceway. The closure follows a 20-month wind down period after the Government announced the ban on commercial greyhound racing in…

Luke’s legacy for Cambridge

Cambridge football prodigy – and newly minted Portsmouth winger –  Luke Brooke-Smith is rewarding his former club’s training programme. The 18-year-old who made his senior debut three years ago for Cambridge has already won the…

On their medals

Athletes with strong links to Waipā and northern King Country picked up 11 of the 36 medals won by New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Cyclist Emma Foy and stoker Jessie Hodges (Ngāhinapōuri)…

Mooloos riddled with Waipā connections

There are 21 more reasons to celebrate rugby in the district with three Waipā connected coaching staff and 18 players selected in the 40-man Waikato provincial squad. Named as the sole captain of the squad,…

Plate winner Pippa

Leamington’s Pippa Curin, 13, loves cricket. The Year 9 Cambridge High School student has played since she was five and recently took on indoor cricket as her winter sport. She tried netball and football, but…

Marathon made to measure

Cambridge Athletic and Harrier Club’s half marathon course has been measured and certified by World Athletics. The new two-lap Cambridge Half Marathon course, used for the first time in 2025, was measured by Peter Maunder…

‘No better feeling’

Jason Thomasen is a stalwart of 159 Hautapu premier games, and the latest win really hit home for him. Hautapu won the Breweries Shield, beating Hamilton Marist after losing to them in the 2024 and…

Sport – first and last

Sport and racing are taking centre stage in Cambridge – for different reasons. As Waipā based athletes prepare to compete in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow starting tomorrow, greyhound trainers are preparing for the last…

Greer’s Friday night fight

Cambridge boxer Greer Hall is heading to the Commonwealth Games. The granddaughter of 1970 Junior All Black Graham Falconer and cousin of BMX star Leila Walker is one of seven New Zealand boxers named to…

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