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Vying for village honours
Tuesday 7 June 2011 | Published in Regional
Young boys sprint like the wind during yesterdays annual Kumete athletics sport day at the BCI Stadium in Nikao. The inter village athletics competition didnt attract hordes of people from all the villages but a strong showing of athletes were seen from the villages of Arorangi, Avatiu-Nikao and Tupapa with a handful of diehard Titikaveka […]
Arorangi Bears play fun day
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Regional
The Arorangi Bears rugby league club will pay homage to their players and sponsors whove supported the club throughout the 2011 season. The clubs under 13 grade will be treated to a morning of mini golf fun and in the afternoon a number of presentations will be made. The afternoons event, to be held at […]
Cycle kicks off Kumete Sports
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Regional
The cycle race around the island this Saturday is the first event of the annual Kumete Sports day which will be held on Monday, Queens birthday. You dont have to be a gun cyclist or have all the bells and whistles on your bike to join the race. All you need is village pride and […]
Tournament planned for Monday holiday
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Regional
A one-day volleyball tournament will be held at the Telecom Sports Arena on Monday Queens Birthday. Games will start at 12pm and the tournament is limited to 16 teams with some fantastic cash prizes up for grabs. The tournament is for mixed teams who must field three men and three women on the court at […]
Womens team spots contested
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Regional
Training for women rugby players is becoming more intense as players vie for a spot in the womens team to represent the Cook Islands at the Pacific Games in New Caledonia. While the ladies are training up to 6 days a week they also still need to fundraise to meet the costs of airfares, accommodation […]
Juniors fundraise for paddles
Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Regional
Ngakau Toa Vaka clubs 18 under 16 paddlers will take to the water on Saturday afternoon to raise funds for the Vaka Eiva Mapu Oe Vaka event in November and, importantly, new paddles to be able to race in the event. Over the past few weeks the junior male paddlers have been out in the […]
Avatea students test tennis skills
Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Regional
Junior tennis development is in full swing and today Avatea Primary School students will be putting their tennis skills to the test in the schools inter-house tennis tournament at the tennis centre in Nikao. For the past five weeks, local tennis coach Malcolm Kajer has been coaching Avatea school kids as part of the ANZ […]
Teams ponder semi finals strategies
Thursday 2 June 2011 | Published in Regional
The 8 teams in the mens division, Black Puta, The Rock, All Stars, Avatiu No Girls, Warriors, Maro Bhago, Who Cares and Virgin Ave competing in the five a side soccer competition are putting the finishing touches to preparations they hope will take them through to the semi final stage after todays knock-out competition. Round […]
Sailors meet friend in Holland
Thursday 2 June 2011 | Published in Regional
Bumping into a familiar face on the other side of the world was a great surprise for the Cook Islands Olympic sailing squad who were in Holland recently racing in the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medinblik. Olympic sailing squad members Taua Elisa, Helema Williams, Junior Charlie and coach Laura Baldwin received a visit from former […]
Just Play festival to be held
Wednesday 1 June 2011 | Published in Regional
The Just Play soccer grassroots programme will complete its pilot phase in schools and the community with a fun festival to be held at the CIFA complex in Matavera on Friday June 3 starting at 12 noon. Two hundred children aged 8 to 10 years from primary schools around Rarotonga will gather at the CIFA […]
Squad ready to face region
Wednesday 1 June 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands national netball squad is ready to take on regional counterparts in the Pacific Netball Series in Papua New Guinea next week. The predominantly local-based squad have been on a tight training schedule and on Monday night the squad faced a spirited mens netball team in what was a tough and fast match […]
Squad trial Olympic course
Tuesday 31 May 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands Olympic sailing squad members Taua Elisa, Junior Charlie and Helema Williams are currently honing their skills at the Weymouth sailing course where the 2012 Olympic sailing event will be held. The local sailors got a dose of sailing reality at the recent Delta Lloyd Regatta in Europe where they along with some […]
Trying conditions test paddlers
Tuesday 31 May 2011 | Published in Regional
Paddlers were tested physically and mentally when they took to the water on Saturday for what was a tough race over a 25km course for men and 20km course for women. In total 27 paddlers took to the water however the conditions and course proved to be tougher than a couple could handle although the […]
Eels rejoice in title of champions
Tuesday 31 May 2011 | Published in Regional
The Avatiu Eels premier under 13 and under 19 rugby league grades will still be singing we are the champions for some time to come after the teams won their grade division grand finals at the weekend. The under 13 grade beat the Bears 14-12 and the under 19 also beat the Bears 15-4. The […]
Eels carry off trophy
Monday 30 May 2011 | Published in Regional
The Avatiu Eels lifted the rugby league championship trophy for the second year in a row on Saturday night and returned it to the Swamp where it had been for the past year. The Eels faced a tough and determined Tupapa Panthers side in the main premier grade grand finals on Saturday night in front […]
National squad heads away
Monday 30 May 2011 | Published in Regional
Outstanding Titikaveka goal shooter and national netball squad member Alanna Smith in action over the weekend. Smith was one of the outstanding players of the weekends premier grade netball grand finals and despite an ankle injury the tough shooter kept on playing. The national side will depart for Papua New Guinea on Thursday.
Arorangi Bears take grade honours again
Monday 30 May 2011 | Published in Regional
The Arorangi Bears reserve grade are the darlings of the village after winning the grade grand finals for the 8th year in a row, Arorangi village Bears supporters were out in force at the BCI Stadium on Saturday to support their under 13, under 16, under 19 and reserve grade teams play in the rugby […]
Titikaveka Pearls too good for competition
Monday 30 May 2011 | Published in Regional
The Titikaveka Pearls netball club proved again at the weekends grand final games that they are still the queens of netball in the Cook Islands a champion title the club has held for some 10 years. The Pearls premier grade led by Luciana Matenga, arguably the islands top player, never looked like losing the grand […]
Plenty of attitude at finals
Saturday 28 May 2011 | Published in Regional
Tuesday night was the finals for the basketball main season competition at the Telecom Sports Arena. Playing for third and fourth womens placing were Yachties Hotties versus the Devlins. Both teams started short of players but definitely not attitude. Hungry for the win the Hotties put up a lot of shots, but the ball was […]
Kitesurfing clinic at Muri
Saturday 28 May 2011 | Published in Regional
Kitesurfing is the name of the game today at Muri. A 1pm function a coaching clinic and a live exhibition aims to raise awareness of the upcoming international competition in Aitutaki. Today local kiters Ianis Boaza and Pauro Arnold will be running a coaching clinic to teach newcomers the basics of their sport. Afterwards, they […]
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