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Footballers elated after Kiribati win
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Regional
I told you they would win babe!, declared national mens team manager Paul Turepu after the Cook Islands won their first Pacific Games soccer game yesterday 3-nil. Turepu had every confidence that the team would beat Kiribati and just minutes into the game, Cook Islands Australian based striker Taylor Saghabi sent a sweet shot into […]
Men play for bronze
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Regional
After a smashing day on the squash courts, the Cook Islands mens squash team earned their spot in the bronze medal match today. The teams first win against PNG yesterday did wonders for the teams confidence and within an hour the squad picked off their Vanuatu opponents. Josia Taio, Tui Tuakeu, Lyall Marsters and Marlon […]
Busy month for Rarotonga golfers
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Regional
There were some of the most important golf games of the season held during the past month at the Rarotonga Golf Club. First there were the final rounds of the stroke championships, then there was the Edgewater Resort and Spa Tournament, and the month ended with the Westpac Bank Classic. The final round of the […]
Fun field day
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Regional
The students of Titikaveka College posted five new records in events at the schools athletics carnival last Friday during a fierce day of competition. House 2 came out trumps over houses 1 and 3 for the day, building off its early win in the marching competition for the days track and field events. Brooke Miller […]
Squash medals in contention
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands mens squash team seem to have found their groove at the Pacific Games in Noumea after beating regional rivals Papua New Guinea on Wednesday (NC time). On day one of the competition the mens team were defeated by New Caledonia and on day two Marlon Manlangit had the only success on the […]
Women golfers on the chase
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Regional
After day one of the four-day golf tournament the Cook Islands womens team sat in 3rd place with a score of 250 made up by the top three scores on the day from the four person team. In first place was host New Caledonia on 224 and Tahiti in second on 247. Pacific and Cook […]
A win and a loss in 7s
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Regional
It was another hard day at the office for the national womens rugby sevens squad who registered a win and a loss on day two of the Pacific Games yesterday. The team also has a nervous wait to see if they have made the cut for top four after playing the six other teams in […]
Nervous start to sevens
Wednesday 31 August 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands womens rugby sevens team didnt quite bolt out of the gate on the first day of competition yesterday, but they eventually went from a canter to a trot. Nerves got the better of the Cook Islands in their first game against Pacific Games host New Caledonia who slipped 2 tries past the […]
Good golfing prospects in Noumea
Wednesday 31 August 2011 | Published in Regional
Team Cook Islands golfers played their first round of 18 holes yesterday with a mixed bag of results carded. The team of 4 men and 4 women have 3 more days of golf to play under a blazing New Caledonia sun. In total the team will play 72 holes in the gross competition played off […]
Tennis players post mixed results
Wednesday 31 August 2011 | Published in Regional
The two Team Cook Islands tennis players have posted mixed results in their first two days of competition at the Pacific Games. Brittany Teei beat her Vanuatu opponent in straight sets 6-3 6-4 in Kone, a northern province in New Caledonia, during her first match on Sunday (Cook Islands time). Tennis manager June Baudinet said […]
Three injuries plague footballers
Wednesday 31 August 2011 | Published in Regional
The loss of three key players to injuries resulted in the Cook Islands mens soccer team being slaughtered 7-0 by the classy Tahitian outfit at the Pacific Games in Noumea. While the result may suggest a woeful performance by the Cooks and some critics would say it was team manager Paul Turepu saw it differently. […]
Heartbreak and hope
Wednesday 31 August 2011 | Published in Regional
Team Cook Islands chef de mission George George is proud of all 115 Team Cook Islands athletes here at the Pacific Games in Noumea. Overall Ive been pleased with the performances of our athletes that have competed so far but really we are just getting into the business of the games, says George. We have […]
Paddlers confident before marathon
Wednesday 31 August 2011 | Published in Regional
Oe vaka paddler and coach Fletcher Melvin has nothing but praise for the national squad whove competed outstandingly at the Pacific Games in New Caledonia. I think crew have done extremely well considering that for 90 percent of them its their first games. For the boys over 95 percent of them are paddling at this […]
Women footballers take it one game at a time
Tuesday 30 August 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands womens soccer team will be taking it one game at a time and first up they meet Guam. The team, including players as young as 15 years old, has settled into village life and looking forward to the Pacific Games competition. Theyre pictured here relaxing in the games village before a training […]
Dream start for sailors
Tuesday 30 August 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands womens sailing duo of Helema Williams and Teau McKenzie are on fire at the Pacific Games in New Caledonia. On day one of racing shifty winds proved a challenge for McKenzie who had a shocker first race. We had really shifty winds that were coming over the top and sides, says McKenzie. […]
Bodybuilders not daunted
Tuesday 30 August 2011 | Published in Regional
Bodybuilding is a lifestyle choice and the fact that Cook Islands bodybuilders Dean Teiho and brothers Aaron and Okirua Enoka didnt win medals on Monday night doesnt mean the end of their careers. The muscle men trio had a long day of pre-judging and nervous waits to see if they progressed to the final competition […]
Sevens side ready today
Tuesday 30 August 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands womens rugby sevens team cant wait to get on the field and put into action the months of training theyve done. They are like wild horses at the gate ready to bolt, said team manager Lara Sadaraka. Sadaraka said the team morale and spirit is exceptional and this is evident in the […]
Women paddlers win second medal
Tuesday 30 August 2011 | Published in Regional
The oe vaka Vaine Toa have bagged the Cook Islands second bronze medal after coming third in the vaka V12 500m sprint finals. It wasnt the colour they wanted but they graciously accepted the reward for their fantastic effort with Tahiti once again blitzing the field for the gold medal. The mens V12 came close […]
Youngsters shine in invitational
Tuesday 30 August 2011 | Published in Regional
The National Mens cricket team has held off a spirited fight from the invitational Presidents XI on Saturday, a six off Joe Josephs bat bringing up the win. The Telecom Cook Islands National Mens squad took out the 20-over exhibition match with four overs to spare, winning out over the 187 runs posted by the […]
Kukis phone in some help
Tuesday 30 August 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands national rugby league team has dialled in some help from the countrys national communications provider. Telecom Cook Islands yesterday signed up as sponsors of the one-off New Zealand-Cook Islands rugby league test match and promise there will be some good surprises to come. Cook Islands Rugby League Association (CIRLA) president Charles Carlson […]
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