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Ritchie’s medal haul

Cambridge’s Boh Ritchie picked up two golds, a silver and the award for the top performing female athlete at the New Zealand Secondary Schools track, field and road championships in Christchurch. The St Peter’s School…

A Christmas present for Nick

Cambridge kayaker Nick Collier will fly to China on Christmas Day to compete at the Nujiang Wildwater Canoeing International Open. “It’s a truly incredible opportunity, I couldn’t be more excited to compete,” said the 20-year-old,…

Race champions in the making

They’re Dreamy, Cassidy and Tiny for the moment but if Peter McDermott has his way, they will be Cambridge-based champions within a few years. And they will have plenty of local support because residents will…

Council eyes sports control

Waipā’s 17 ratepayer-owned sports fields could soon be managed by the council rather than the clubs which lease them. The proposal was considered by the council’s Service Delivery committee on Tuesday after The News went…

Reps celebrate with two wins

Five Waipa cricketers were amongst a Waikato Valley team that took on Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Northland and Hamilton last week at the girls’ Northern Brave T20 Smash Youth Rangitahi tournament in Cambridge. “We…

Home for the games

Cambridge’s Stephen Jones was introduced to rowing at school. The now two-time Olympian, who was part of the New Zealand team for almost a decade before retiring last year, says credit for that largely lies…

Even spread of winners at tourney

The full field of players who took part in the November 14 tournament at Leamington Croquet Club came from Leamington, Matamata, Ōtorohanga, Te Awamutu, Hamilton East and Claudelands.  Games were close and some were won…

Ritchie celebrates big win

Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie has celebrated his second New Zealand Cup win – 14 years after the first one. Ritchie watched as six-year-old gelding Mahrajaan upset the odds to win Saturday’s Group 3 Martin Collins…

Ross pair race at Taupō

Phill Ross and cousin Nick – of Cambridge family civil construction business C and R Developments – will be racing at Taupō when the V8 Utes join forces with the SuperV8s over three days starting…

Warren shows the way

Cambridge Senior As, led by a classy 82 not out by opener Scott Warren, saw off Melville in round three of the Hamilton and Waikato Valley senior competition at Victoria Square in Cambridge on Saturday….

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