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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 […]
Semi-finals at Matavera and Victoria Park
Saturday 10 December 2011 | Published in Regional
In the Rarotonga football knock-out competition the premier mens teams of Takuvaine, Titikaveka, Tupapa and Nikao Sokattak will take part in the semi-final football games today at the two venues, Matavera School grounds and at Victoria Park. Nikao Sokattak will go head to head with Titikaveka who ended Arorangis hopes of proceeding to the semi-finals. […]
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 […]
Players prepare for February tournament
Friday 9 December 2011 | Published in Regional
Preparations for the Cook Islands rugby sevens squad to attend the annual Wellington Sevens tournament in February will begin this weekend. Locally-based rugby sevens players Turori Matutu and Eddie Nicholas have already departed Rarotonga for Auckland where there will be two Cook Islands rugby sevens teams in the Black Sevens tournament. Matutu and Nicholas aim […]
Harbour royalty do their dash
Thursday 8 December 2011 | Published in Regional
The king and Queen of the seas have been crowned in Rarotonga this week, their positions decided during a swimming race from the Avatiu harbour to Avarua harbour on Monday afternoon. Tereora College teacher Vanessa Palmer led the pack into the finish line at Avarua during the King and Queen of the harbour swim with […]
Sailor tackles rough conditions in Australia
Thursday 8 December 2011 | Published in Regional
Sole Team Cook Islands sailor Helema Williams is looking forward to a break from competition after some challenging days on the water at the World Sailing Championships in Fremantle, Australia. Williams is the first of the three member sailing team to start racing at the championships and after thunderstorms caused the postponement of sailing on […]
Water races continue at Muri
Thursday 8 December 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands Aquatics Federation will run the open water national swimming championships this Saturday at Muri. The three-kilometre swim course will be across the beautiful Muri lagoon and will start at 11 oclock on Saturday morning. The early start time is due to the fact that high tide will be at 9.40 that morning. […]
Mangaia women make historic season debut
Thursday 8 December 2011 | Published in Regional
The island of Mangaia will welcome the first ever Mangaia womens cricket season, starting from tomorrow. This historic beginning has been in the pipeline for some time, but gathered a lot of momentum with the recent Manea Games hosted by the island, which included mens and womens cricket for the first time. Mangaia womens cricket […]
Fiebig ups the ante for CI umps
Wednesday 7 December 2011 | Published in Regional
The development of local cricket umpires has taken a significant step forward with the recent announcement that Avatiu cricketer Brendon Fiebig will be the first Cook Islands-based umpire to officiate in a New Zealand secondary schools tournament this December. Cook Islands Cricket (CIC) chief executive Alister Stevic said the opportunity is a result of Cook […]
Junior golfers head to New Zealand
Wednesday 7 December 2011 | Published in Regional
The Rarotonga and Aitutaki Golf Club is looking forward to sending another batch of upcoming junior golfers to top age grade tournaments in Auckland this weekend. Junior Cook Islands golfers will play at the 2011 Auckland Age Grade Golf Championship and the Whitford Age Grade Golf Tournament to be played at the Grange Golf Club […]
Swimmers getting ready for summer
Tuesday 6 December 2011 | Published in Regional
With just two more swim lessons to go parents are encouraged to get their little ones along to the Social Centre for the ANZ Tamariki Sports programme swim lessons which are sure to give kids the water confidence they need for summer. ANZ Tamariki Sports programme coordinator Ake Hosea-Winterflood will run her last two swimming […]
Travels at the top of his game
Tuesday 6 December 2011 | Published in Regional
Titikaveka College sportsman of the year Travel Tuaputa with his trophy and a second one he picked up on behalf of his sports house house 2. Tuaputa was the clear recipient for the award after representing the College in rugby sevens, the Vaka Iti paddling competition and cricket. He is the current intermediate athletics champion […]
Teachers take on Auckland counterparts
Tuesday 6 December 2011 | Published in Regional
The BCI Stadium will be the scene of some during my day rugby action with the visiting Auckland Grammar teachers group ready to take on local teachers and their brothers and sisters in the Mongoose golden oldies rugby club. The first game is scheduled tonight with the Auckland Grammar team to take on a combination […]
Aitutaki women ready to go boom
Tuesday 6 December 2011 | Published in Regional
The 2011/2012 Aitutaki womens cricket season is set to go boom on the December 9. After a long 10-year hiatus, the success of winning gold at the Manea games recently in Mangaia has fuelled the women to take to the pitches once again. Aitutaki womens cricketing stalwart Twin Ruarangi has been instrumental in preparing the […]
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