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Go you good thing!

It all hinged on a late penalty at the end of extra time – and when Marist missed, Te Awamutu Sports could celebrate winning the premiership B Waikato rugby title in Hamilton on Saturday. The…

Sports win a thriller

Te Awamutu have won an epic Waikato rugby development grand final this afternoon, beating Marist in Hamilton 30-28 after extra time. It was surely the most dramatic of a series of finals involving Waipā teams…

Waipā to get BMX nationals

Te Awamutu will host the 2026 national BMX championships. Club president Rodney Prescott told The News he hoped the three day event would bring about 5000 people to town. The decision to bring the event…

Strength in reserve

Hopes for a Waipā derby in the Waikato Draught Breweries Shield Premiership final on Saturday were dashed by Hamilton Marist last weekend – but Te Awamutu Sports still has a final to prepare for. Te…

Jimmy’s fired up for dragons

Te Awamutu Intermediate School deputy principal Jimmy Heta is set to make a splash on the world stage next month. He’s been selected in the New Zealand Black Dragons team to compete at the 2023…

Kihikihi club aims high

With a new $35,000 roof over members’ heads, Kihikihi Rugby Sports Club members are kicking on with a simply-stated aim – grow rugby in the region. The roof, completed thanks to Grassroots Trust funding, was…

Roigard: from speedway to All Black

Waipā – and Cambridge – has its newest home grown All Black. On Sunday, after much buzz about his chances, former St Peter’s Cambridge 1st XV, now Hurricanes halfback, Cam Roigard was among five newcomers…

Trophy recalls club legend

Alya Mexted is Te Awamutu Rowing Club’s inaugural winner of a best coach trophy awarded in honour of club stalwart Clive Steenson. Steenson was described as the “backbone” of Te Awamutu Rowing Club for more…

The (grass) root of the matter

There have been many sporting highlights for me in a 40-year career as a journalist. Being waterside at the Sydney Olympics when Rob Waddell won his rowing gold medal, Auckland taking the Ranfurly Shield on…

Football aspirations kick on

The future of Waipā, and Waikato, football is likely already safe in the hands of Cambridge’s Liam Weston – and they’re about to get safer. In his fourth year as a referee, Liam, 17, –…

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