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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 […]
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 […]
Cook Islands miss out on origins final
Thursday 24 March 2011 | Published in Regional
The Auckland Country of Origins Cricket competition moved into the last round robin matches at the weekend, with the Cook Islands team up against an in-form Indian side. The game would ultimately decide who would proceed to the final. Sent in to bat first, India was relying on their gun openers to put up a […]
Easter volleyball tourney on again
Thursday 24 March 2011 | Published in Regional
Action from last year’s hugely successful Cook Islands News Easter volleyball tournament on Aitutaki which will run again this year on Monday, April 25. “/> Sports people on Aitutaki are gearing up for the Easter volleyball tournament sponsored by Cook Islands News. The volleyball tournament was rescued by the national daily paper last year after […]
Eels and Sea Eagles tied at the top
Wednesday 23 March 2011 | Published in Regional
Week 8 of the rugby league season kicks off today with the Bulldogs under 19 and reserve grade hosting the Takuvaine Warriors. Under 19 players from the two clubs will clash at 4pm and at 5pm the reserve grade will take to the field. Remaining Bulldogs and Warriors games will be played out on Friday. […]
Double draws set stage for today
Wednesday 23 March 2011 | Published in Regional
Surprising results in last Wednesday’s soccer matches saw the 2010 senior boys champs Arorangi draw against Avatea with a 1-1 result while Nukutere managed to equalise against Avarua in the dying minutes for a 1-1 draw. Nikao cruised to a confident win over a combined Te Uki Ou/Imanuela team by 4 goals to 2 taking […]
Women's tri doubled as a games test
Wednesday 23 March 2011 | Published in Regional
Saturday’s women’s triathlon not only gave first time athletes the opportunity to experience the buzz of finishing a triathlon – the race also gave athletes vying for spots in the Pacific Games team a good idea of where they are at with their training. While Tereora PE teacher Vanessa Palmer had the race in the […]
Te Tupu dominate long sprints
Tuesday 22 March 2011 | Published in Regional
Te Tupu O Te Manava oe vaka club dominated the weekend’s long distance 1000m and 1500m sprint races at Muri, winning 6 of the 7 races held. Lack of numbers meant that the only two clubs that battled it out on the water were Te Tupu and Ngakau Toa Vaka with paddlers from the Live […]
Ball sports for Potiki
Tuesday 22 March 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic ‘Potiki Sports’ programme for kids starts this Saturday with basketball and volleyball. The junior sports development programme for kids aged 5 to 13 will run for 6 weeks on Saturday mornings at the Princess Anne Hall at Tereora College. Basics skills for volleyball and basketball will be taught […]
Mangaia gears up
Tuesday 22 March 2011 | Published in Regional
Water supplies are the main concern for Manea Games organisers on Mangaia who are otherwise making good progress ahead of the games on the outer island in October. CISNOC sports manager Robert Graham recently visited the island to offer support and check on the progress of the preparations and says that apart from the water […]
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