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Tough games prior to Samoa tourney
Saturday 2 April 2011 | Published in Regional
The Telecom Cook Islands national cricket squad members are full of confidence ahead of the ICC EAP Division 2 Trophy tournament in Samoa after two excellent warm up games in Hamilton, New Zealand, this week. The national squad played against a Waikato University invitational team boasting a couple of young Cook Islanders, future Black Cap […]
Bowls all part of physical education
Saturday 2 April 2011 | Published in Regional
There was plenty of excitement on the bowling green yesterday as Tereora College year 13 students wrapped up 10 weeks of lawn bowls coaching with Vana Ohmsen of the Rarotonga Bowling Club. The lawn bowls lessons are not all fun and games though as the students must complete assignments to earn NCEA credits for their […]
Poetry and prose from Avatea room 5
Saturday 2 April 2011 | Published in Regional
Avatea primary school students have been letting their imaginations run wild through creative writing like prose and poetry. This week we feature writings from room 5 students of Avatea school. My Trip to the Moon with Tom Jones Yesterday, my ship blasted off to outer space with Tom Jones tagging along. I was excited and […]
Public swimming pool plan progresses
Saturday 2 April 2011 | Published in Regional
A public swimming pool in Rarotonga is closer to becoming a reality, as the Cook Islands Swimming Association looks to access funding for the proposal. Association president and architect Romani Katoa has refined plans for the Cook Islands’ first public swimming pool, to be developed on the waterfront at Avarua at an estimated cost of […]
Changes afoot at CISNOC
Friday 1 April 2011 | Published in Regional
Changes are expected to be seen in the Cook Islands Sports and Olympic Committee ranks after the national sports body’s annual general meeting next month. National federations and outer island sports associations have submitted their nominations for a number of senior positions within CISNOC. The posts of senior vice president, secretary general and three of […]
Panthers play Sharks
Thursday 31 March 2011 | Published in Regional
While the Tupapa Panthers premier rugby league club prepares to take on the Aitutaki Sharks this Friday in Vaipae – the club’s reserve and junior grades will play the Titikaveka Bulldogs starting today. The under 19 Bulldogs will host their counterparts from the Panthers club with this match scheduled to kick off at 4pm. The […]
Olympian helps with campaign
Thursday 31 March 2011 | Published in Regional
An intense year of training is on the cards for Cook Islands sailors under new coach and task master Laura Baldwin who is directing the athletes on their mission to qualify for the London Olympics in 2012. An Olympic sailor herself, having competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics for Britain, Baldwin is committed to helping […]
Have boat, will fly
Thursday 31 March 2011 | Published in Regional
The 2011 Cook Islands National Sailing Championship in Optimist sailboats will be held on the Aitutaki lagoon outside motu Akaiami from Thursday April 6 to Saturday April 9. On Wednesday April 5 a record number of 25 junior sailors from Manihiki, Rarotonga and Aitutaki will sail from Ootu beach to Akaiami where Mama Ruru has […]
1 player down not a problem
Thursday 31 March 2011 | Published in Regional
Monday’s 5-a-side soccer action saw Avatiu No Girls, with only 4 players, face Maro Bhago in the men’s division. Both sides struggled to find the back of the net but determination was evident in the Avatiu No Girls team coming out victors in that match, winning 1 goal to nil at full time much to […]
Squash club on the move to the TSA
Thursday 31 March 2011 | Published in Regional
The Rarotonga Squash Club is gearing up to finally move to their new home at the Telecom Sports Arena which includes two glass-backed squash courts. Squash club president Grant Priest says they are pleased to be moving to the world class squash courts at the TSA built for the Pacific Mini Games in 2009. “We […]
Thrilling win sends Nikao into finals
Wednesday 30 March 2011 | Published in Regional
A narrow 5-4 win in a penalty shootout over rivals Arorangi in a typically closely-fought game has earned Nikao senior boys a place in the grand finals of the 2011 Primary School Soccer Tournament, where they are to meet Avatea. Nikao led throughout the game by 2 goals but nerves got the better of them […]
B'ball on tonight
Tuesday 29 March 2011 | Published in Regional
The Club Philippines Raro basketball crew take time out before their game last week – the team is easily one of the popular teams in the current Cook Islands main season basketball tournament.Tonight the team will take on the Rentraro team at 8.50pm in what should be another exciting game. The Eke Girls will take […]
Masters back on track
Tuesday 29 March 2011 | Published in Regional
The Rarotonga masters athletes will return to the BCI Stadium on Wednesday afternoon for a mini-track and field competition. Tomorrow’s competition will kick off a big year for the country’s masters athletes. After a successful Oceania Champs in Tahiti last July when a team of 19 athletes returned with 60 medals, the masters are preparing […]
Minister farewells side to Adelaide 7s
Tuesday 29 March 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands rugby sevens team departed Rarotonga early Monday morning bound for the Adelaide sevens tournament in Australia. The team was farewelled at the airport by minister of sport Mark Brown – a former sevens manager — and their rugby families. Brown spoke about past success, the benchmarks and the legacy of previous Cook […]
Black Puta to take on All Stars
Monday 28 March 2011 | Published in Regional
In the main game of last Thursday’s five-a-side soccer competition, Black Puta drew 2-0 against The Rock. Defending champs Black Puta were stunned by an early goal in the first minute when a free kick was awarded to The Rock and Paavo Mustonen took a firing shot at goal. Branden Turepu of Black Puta replied […]
Bears bashed by Eels at Swamp
Monday 28 March 2011 | Published in Regional
The Ngatangiia Sea Eagles, Avatiu Eels and Takuvaine Warriors kicked off round two of the league season with convincing wins over their opponents on Saturday. At the Swamp – tempers flared as the Eels dominated a normally bruising Bears pack to thrash their arch rivals 32-12. The Eels meant business from the start, dotting down […]
Tough pool for 7s team
Saturday 26 March 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands rugby sevens to the Adelaide tournament has been finalised with eight local based players named in the squad. The 12-man team will be captained by veteran forward Ashley Drake of Horowhenua, New Zealand. Leading local sevens forward Sailosi Nagi will want to continue his fine form displayed at the Wellington tournament last […]
Close finish in Air Rarotonga golf tournament
Saturday 26 March 2011 | Published in Regional
Faced with rain and blustery conditions, the 88 players competing in the Air Rarotonga tournament handled the Rarotonga Golf course very well – with some notable exceptions. Much of this was due to the state of the course which Sonny Karati and his team have got in such good condition. All in all, the morning […]
Pearls to tangle with Dragonflies
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in Regional
Week five of the club netball season will see Ngatangiia take on the fast improving Arorangi club and Takuvaine take on tough contenders Tupapa. Top club Titikaveka will face off with Avatiu and the premier grade match between these two clubs should see sparks fly. Both clubs featured in last year’s grand finals with Titikaveka […]
Hot Dogs take a big bite
Thursday 24 March 2011 | Published in Regional
Week 3 of basketball’s main tournament launched with Yachtie Hotties breezing past a normally together Devlins to a comfortable 29-18 finish. Maybe it was the red shorts or perhaps Bianca number 7’s attention to detail under the boards to knock out 14 points in the game. Next the Ekes and A-Town Galz went blow for […]
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