Local Sport

Records tumble in powerlifting

Seventy New Zealand records and 18 world records were broken at Te Awamutu’s ASB Stadium during the Global Powerlifting Committee national championships. The August event attracted 85 competitors. Trainstation gym coach, event organiser and GPC…

Sharing the Aims spirit

Two teams from different countries have been working hard on and off the court to prepare for this year’s AIMS Games tournament. Waikato’s Cambridge Middle School (The Mighty Blues) and St Anne’s Primary School (Suva)…

Reds pipped at the post

Cambridge’s first season in the Northern League football championship finished in bitter sweet fashion on Saturday. The men were set a challenging target of beating Wanderers in Hamilton while hoping results elsewhere went their way…

Eti does the heavy lifting

To say hard work led 19-year-old heavy machinery operator Dylan Eti to his Waikato provincial rugby début would be an understatement. Dylan lives in Hamilton and works for Cambridge-based C & R Developments at the…

Hockey players need new turf

They are Waikato junior hockey champions – but unless their school can find $1.5 million to fund a new turf, staying on top will be an uphill battle. Cambridge High School’s top junior boys’ and…

A family that stays on track

Cambridge’s Chris and Sharon Greenough have found the secret to spending time with their three teenagers – the whole family are immersed in the BMX scene. “I really can’t overemphasise the family aspect of BMX….

Masters riders defy age

The term Mamil – Middle-Aged Man in Lycra – was coined by marketing gurus 15 years ago. Over the weekend, the Grassroots Cambridge Velodrome was full of them – and their female counterparts – at…

Sunday feast

Cambridge Football Club served up a feast of football on Sunday as six matches stacked the schedule. The action kicked off at John Kerkhof Park at 10am, as the club’s U14 Talent Development Programme team…

Cycling nationals return

The well-travelled hills between Te Awamutu and Cambridge will provide a stern test for riders in the 2026 Elite Road Cycling National Championships. The event is set for February 5-7, and hosted for the next…

Waipā players at world cup

A total of 10 Waipā players are in Jeju, South Korea with the New Zealand under-20 men’s lacrosse world cup team. Baastian Banks, Murdoch Bech, Sam Cowen, Sam Denize, Connor Harvey-Price, Nathan Honeyfield, Quade Raroa…

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