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Cambridge golfer makes top ranks in Aus

One of Cambridge’s top golfers has made his mark on the international stage with top results at prestigious golfing tournaments in Australia. Jordan Woodall flew to Perth last month to compete in the Australian Amateur…

Sports stars shine at regional awards

Winners of the 2017 Brian Perry Waikato Regional Sports Awards were announced last night at an awards evening at the Claudelands Events Centre, Hamilton, celebrating sporting achievement from local grassroots clubs through to high performance…

New gear for athletics club

As the Cambridge Athletics Club gets ready to kick off their junior season at the end of the month, club members can enjoy the use of new high jump gear made possible thanks to a…

Bronze medal at Colgate Games

A rising Cambridge runner has come away from the recent North Island Junior Athletics Championships, better known as the Colgate Games, with a fantastic result for his efforts. Fourteen-year-old Liam McKee finished up the annual…

Record spectators at Waka Ama

A record 13,000 spectators attended the 2018 National Waka Ama Sprint Champs held at Lake Karapiro last week, with 3300 paddlers competing for national titles across five age divisions. The regatta, held each year at…

St Peter’s students lacrosse champions

Seven students from St Peter’s School were part of the New Zealand U19 World Championship Lacrosse Squad that won the 2018 ALA Southern Crosse Tournament in Australia recently. The event, held from January 3 –…

Scorcher for beach volleyball open

The competition was as fierce as the summer conditions at last weekend’s Waikato Beach Volleyball Open, the second event in the Volleyball New Zealand National Beach Tour. The tournament ran over two days with the…

Ichi Ban number one

Many people went sailing between Christmas and New Year, but only one Cambridge resident can say they were aboard the boat that won the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Anthony Merrington, whose yachting nickname is…

Cassidy gets European Tour status

Cambridge golfer Chantelle Cassidy who plays out of the Riverside Golf Club, travelled to Morocco last month to play in a rigorous qualifying series of tournaments to obtain her tour playing card for the Ladies’…

More medals for track cyclists

New Zealand’s Elite team of track cyclists bagged two victories and a silver medal on the final day of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Chile last Monday. The men’s team pursuit, made up…

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