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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
5-a-side footy comp starts today
Monday 21 March 2011 | Published in Regional
The annual Rarotonga five-a-side soccer competition kicks off today at the CIFA complex in Matavera. The competition will run for over ten weeks and will wrap up with the knockout at the end of May. Teams who will take part in the five-a-side soccer competition are looking forward to the matches today as they battle […]
Tupapa teams tough contenders
Monday 21 March 2011 | Published in Regional
Tupapa netball club teams are proving to be tough contenders in the current season with stand-out performances by the under 15, junior open and premier grades. Of course Titikaveka are still the leading force in the tournament from their under 10 grade – who defeated Takuvaine 15-1 – to their ace premier grade who showed […]
Tough at the top, record field
Monday 21 March 2011 | Published in Regional
The 6th Annual Island Car and Bike Hire Women’s Triathlon on Saturday was another huge success with record numbers once again of 30 individuals and 9 teams tackling the 400m swim, 16km cycle and 4km run course. Despite rain clouds looming, the lagoon calmed down and there was only a small headwind on the cycle […]
Eels vs Panthers game of the week
Saturday 19 March 2011 | Published in Regional
Head to the Avatiu Swamp and Nukupure Park for today’s rugby league action. At the Swamp, the Eels will host neighbours the Tupapa Panthers in what should be the match of the week. On home ground the Eels are tough to defeat but the Panthers will have a few tricks up their sleeves to combat […]
Mana vaine!
Saturday 19 March 2011 | Published in Regional
It’s all about mana vaine today at the triathlon site in Tikioki as female competitors gather for the 6th annual Island Car and Bike Hire women’s triathlon. The distance is twice that of the Corporate Tri – but don’t let that phase you as it’s all about getting out there and completing it. Women multisporters […]
Fight night for funds
Saturday 19 March 2011 | Published in Regional
A boxing fight night has been organised by the Cook Islands Boxing Association to be held at the Banana Court this evening. While there is a tentative draw for tonight’s bouts between boxers from the various clubs on the island – the boxing association is putting the call out to all boxers, especially females, to […]
Meat in the bun
Friday 18 March 2011 | Published in Regional
Basketball’s main season fast braked into week two with Eke Girls and the Devlins taking care of business with wins against Yachtie Hotties and surprisingly a classic A-Town Galz line up. Club Philippines were looking super sharp in new outfits and with a relentless hustle but they were not able to upset Airport Jets’ attention […]
Janet Maki canoeing president
Friday 18 March 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands Canoeing Association has elected Janet Maki as president of the association for 2011. Maki will be assisted by vice president Brent Fisher, treasurer Lorena Maru and secretary Pamela Maru. The junior development officer is Teina Taulu who has already been through schools with the Vaka Iti programme. Club representatives on the CICA […]
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