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Micah triumphant again

Sailing hasn’t stopped for Cambridge’s Micah Wilkinson after winning the Cardiff leg of the 2018 Flying Phantom Series, continuing on the hydrofoil catamarans known as the Flying Phantoms to compete in the Qingdao Mazarin Cup…

Trikers take on Hamilton Half

Members of the Avantidrome’s Community Trikes programme took on the Hamilton Half Marathon last Saturday, competing in a special segment of the event where they rode their trikes over distances of 10 or 21km. Encouraged…

Speed racers go at EVolocity

Five Cambridge teams put their engineering skills to the test at the EVolocity regional final competition in Hamilton last Saturday, with one team taking out wins in two categories. James Ross and Matt Berry’s bike…

Move to fight Parkinson’s

People with Parkinson’s Disease in Cambridge can now hit the gym to fight the progression of the disease, with a local non-profit local organisation offering free strengthening exercise classes. The Studio Community Health and Fitness…

Cambridge shooters dominate

Following the end of a successful season, students from Cambridge High School and St Peter’s School attended the Waikato Secondary Schools Championships for Small Bore Target Shooting in Tauranga last month. The competition was judged…

Youngest ever in Toyota 86 champs

Cambridge youngster Connor Davison is the latest up and coming motorsport talent to confirm his entry for the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship and it’s the start of what he hopes will be a productive period…

Close racing at challenge

The BNZ Corporate Challenge finals night was a huge success last weekend on Saturday night, attracting 43 teams to race across six categories. The Avanitidrome’s programme and events manager, Del Woodford, said he couldn’t have…

Bond 25th at world champs

Cambridge cyclist Hamish Bond has wrapped up his campaign at the UCI Road World Championships, finishing 25th from 53 starters in the 52km individual time trial at the competition in Innsbruck, Austria, September 22 –…

Cricket and football under one roof

The Cambridge Junior Cricket Club, the largest of its kind in the Waikato, is working to accommodate Cambridge’s growing population by joining with the Cambridge Junior Football Club to share their facilities and fields. Planning…

Walker back to third in world

Cambridge’s BMX superstar Sarah Walker fought back from years of injury-laden adversity in Argentina over the weekend to finish on the podium at the UCI BMX World Cup. Sarah finished third in the penultimate round…

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