Regional
Blake to receive woman in sport award
Saturday 17 December 2011 | Published in Regional
For a lifetime of dedication to sports and in particular women in sports Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee general secretary Rosie Blake BEM has been nominated as the woman in sport for the region of Oceania by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). At the IOC World Woman in Sports conference in Los Angeles […]
Kuki squad still hopeful for UK tour
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands tour of the United Kingdom planned for the lead-up to the 2013 Rugby League World Cup remains in limbo but not off the table. Cook Islands Rugby League (CIRL) remains in discussions with its English, Welsh and French counterparts to arrange a 2012 tour that would see the Cook Islands international squad […]
Muri the pick of the season
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in Regional
From ball one of their clash against Turangi last week, Muri showed why they have been the in-form team of the Computer Man mens cricket season. Opening pair Space Raumea and captain Bobby Hunter set the tone of the match as they displayed some of the finest batting prowess in recent memory pushing the ball […]
Sailors stick it out in Perth
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Regional
National mens sailors Taua Elisa and Junior Charlie are holding their own at the World Sailing Championships in Perth where theyve battled rough seas, irregular winds and tough competition. Team manager Anne Tierney reports on day two of sailing. Day 2: The fleet was re-sorted today Junior Charlie sailed in the yellow fleet which got […]
Maui wins second under 18 title
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Regional
The touring national junior tennis squad scored several wins and forged new cultural ties in the first few days of the Poverty Bay Junior Tennis Championships in Gisborne this week. National coach Malcolm Kajer said the teams entry in the East Coast event was beneficial for the 16-member squad of kids aged eight to 17 […]
Swim Champions
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Regional
National open water swim champions competitors (from left) John Beasley, Roland Neururer, Kelly Pick, Kevin Henderson, Justin Rous and Jacob Pynenburg with Cook Islands Aquatics Federation president Romani Katoa before the start of the final swim on Saturday morning. Pick took out the national champions title clocking 47.13 for the 3km swim with second overall […]
Heath, Beasley this years swim champions
Wednesday 14 December 2011 | Published in Regional
Warnings of aggressive kokiri (trigger fish) did little to deter six brave swimmers taking to Muri lagoon on Saturday for the open water national swim championships in near perfect conditions. Just after high tide on Saturday morning, Jacob Pynenburg, Roland Neururer, Kevin Henderson, Justin Rous, John Beasley and Kelly Heath set out for the 3km […]
Guildford suspended over Raro incident
Wednesday 14 December 2011 | Published in Regional
All Blacks winger Zac Guildford will miss the first four weeks of the Super 15 season following a string of incidents in the Cook Islands last month. The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) handed Guildford the suspension following a misconduct hearing into his alcohol-fuelled actions at Rarotonga which it believed was unprofessional and brought the […]
Tupapa women claim top honours
Wednesday 14 December 2011 | Published in Regional
Womens football sponsor CIPS Image & Copy Centre owner Colin Burns was privileged to present the Tupapa senior womens team with their round cup trophy for the 2011 Rarotonga Football Round Cup Competition yesterday afternoon. Tupapa claimed the 2011 Rarotonga Football Round Cup ahead of Arorangi by three points after 13 games. Players and coach […]
Volleyball goes into round 9
Wednesday 14 December 2011 | Published in Regional
Its crunch time for volleyball teams in the BCI social volleyball league as the competition heads into round nine tonight. Next week is finals time and teams will want a good showing tonight as its the second to last opportunity they will have to spike up the points and move up the ranks. First up […]
Rain inundates golf championships
Tuesday 13 December 2011 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands junior golfers have had mixed performances at the 36 holes Auckland Age Grade Golf Champs over the weekend. Young Willie Howard, the only competitor to come close to the leading players, scored a 77 in the first 18 holes and 80 in the 2nd. The two time winner of the Auckland Champs and […]
High standard of competition in NZ
Tuesday 13 December 2011 | Published in Regional
Four young Cook Islands athletes gave it their all at last weekends New Zealand Secondary Schools Champs held in Wellington in fine conditions. The competition over the two days at Newtown Park was of a very high standard. Patricia Taea did extremely well to make the very competitive 100m senior girls final finishing 7th in […]
Wigan takes in a Cook Islander
Tuesday 13 December 2011 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands international rugby league player Anthony Gelling has signed on with English Super League club Wigan Warriors. The 21-year old second-row player and centre touched down in the United Kingdom late last week in time to join his new teammates on their pre-season training camp in the US state of Florida. Gelling, who was […]
Helema improves her rank
Tuesday 13 December 2011 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands sailor Helema Williams has ended her World Sailing Championships campaign in the laser radial class at Perth improving her rank from 91st to 85th. Team manager Anne Tierney reports on the progress of the team, which includes Junior Charlie and Taua Elisa at the regatta. Day five dawned as usual without much wind […]
Laser sailors battle it out in Perth
Tuesday 13 December 2011 | Published in Regional
The mens laser fleet were split into yellow, blue and red fleets with the ranked sailors all spread evenly over the three fleets our young men were in the red fleet. Their day got off to a slow start with the red fleet sailing last and held over on the beach until 2pm. In the […]
Sokattak and Tupapa head to cup final
Monday 12 December 2011 | Published in Regional
Nikao Sokattak and the Tupapa premier mens soccer teams have won their semi final matches at the weekend with the score line of four goals to nil and five goals to one respectively. The two top clubs will now meet each other in the knock out soccer cup final this coming Saturday. In the Tupapa […]
Lilly takes under 18 Waikato title
Monday 12 December 2011 | Published in Regional
Seventeen-year-old Cook Islands tennis star Lillian Maui trumped scores of contenders from New Zealand and the Pacific to win the under 18 champions title at the Waikato Junior Tennis Championships in Hamilton last week. The Tereora College student won the highest age group singles title at the popular tournament in a continuation of the good […]
Strong showing by junior tennis squad
Monday 12 December 2011 | Published in Regional
An 18-member Cook Islands junior tennis squad made a big impression at the week-long Waikato Junior Tennis Championships in New Zealand. The five-day competition ended yesterday after intense rivalry between nearly 300 elite juniors from all around New Zealand and from Samoa, French Polynesia and Australia. Under 18 player Lillian Maui scored the best result […]
Weather conditions a mixed bag
Saturday 10 December 2011 | Published in Regional
Day four of the laser radial regatta at the World Sailing Championships in Perths brought a mixed bag of weather conditions testing the skills of sole female sailor Helema Williams. Williams is part of a three member Team Cook Islands sailing squad including Taua Elisa and Junior Charlie at the championships. The team reports on […]
CISNOC report due next week
Saturday 10 December 2011 | Published in Regional
CISNOC treasurer Dan OBrien hopes to have the organisations financial report finalised by the end of next week. He is meeting with a government minister on Monday, after which OBrien says he should be able to complete the report which he promised members last month. OBrien initially planned to give the Cook Islands Sports and […]
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