Local Sport

Cambridge basketballer in Commonwealth Games

The 2018 Commonwealth Games got underway on Wednesday last week on the Gold Coast, where St Peter’s student Charlisse Leger-Walker is playing in the New Zealand women’s basketball team. At 16 years old Charlisse is…

Students secure shield for 2nd year

Cambridge Middle School retained the Maeroa Jubilee Shield earlier this month when their team of 25 swimmers competed at the Waikato Intermediate and Middle Schools Swimming Championships in Morrinsville on March 12. The school won…

Record fundraiser for Lifeskills

A record amount of funds was raised at the Cambridge Lifeskills golf tournament on March 21, as 128 golfers across 32 teams competed in the Twilight Ambrose Golf Tournament at the Cambridge Golf Club, traversing…

Clarkin emerges as goal-scoring hero

Teenager Josh Clarkin has emerged as Cambridge’s goalscoring hero, helping the Reds take an early lead in football’s Northern League competition. After two rounds of games, Cambridge sit atop the second division having beaten Waikato/Bay…

Local sailor makes close second

A Cambridge sailor took to the sea outside Muscat, Oman last week competing in the Flying Phantom Series, traversing an 18ft flying catamaran over four days of competition. Micah Wilkinson, a former Cambridge High School…

Swimmer set for open water world champs

A St Peter’s swimmer is preparing to make her mark internationally – in the sea off the coast of southern Israel to be exact – following fantastic results at the Australian Open Water Swimming Championships….

Selection success for archers

February was an exciting month for Lakeview Archers – with announcements of six members being selected to represent NZ in international archery events. Rynard van Tonder and Brian Rowe have both been selected to compete…

Hitting the road for charity

A Cambridge athlete is aiming to achieve a tough but tremendous goal in a few weeks’ time – running a full marathon and raising funds for Lifeline. Samantha Hall, 20, is taking on the Rotorua…

St Peter’s best at Maadi

St Peter’s School’s senior girls’ 8 rowers topped the tables at the 2018 Maadi Cup event in Twizel with the best-possible result – the Levin Jubilee Cup. It’s the female-equivalent to the Maadi Cup, both…

Football club inviting “class of ’93”

Northern League football returns to Cambridge after a six-year absence this weekend. The Reds, who are current Waikato/Bay of Plenty champions, will host their first home game at John Kerkhof Park on Good Friday with Hamilton’s…

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