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Young sailors chasing success
Thursday 7 October 2010 | Published in Regional
After a month in Manihiki, with members of the Tukao and Tauhunu sailing clubs, the Manihiki Sailing Club Optimist Fleet is up and running with about 80 children going through a learn-to-sail programme. The project – run by Sailing Cook Islands development officer Junior Charlie – has been a success, with the entire community taking […]
Academy wins
Thursday 7 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The visiting Tikipunga Football Club from up north in Whangarei, New Zealand lost their first match on Monday night against the CIFA Under 16 Academy boys 3-1.Tikipunga, who are on a short tour on Rarotonga, will play their second match today against Matavera Football Club at 5pm at the Matavera School grounds.
Teei loses, sets career path
Thursday 7 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Twenty one-year-old rising tennis start Brittany Teei (pictured) knows exactly where she wants to take her tennis and the Delhi Commonwealth Games was a stepping stone in the right direction. Teei has ended her Delhi games campaign wiser and more determined to reach her ultimate goal of playing in a Grand Slam event such as […]
Taea ready to run
Wednesday 6 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Day three of the Commonwealth Games sees the Cook Islands camp battle in tennis, lawn bowls, netball and sprints. Sole tennis player Brittany Teei took just 34 minutes to annihilate her opponent from the Maldives 6-0, 6-0. She will front up at the tennis courts at 10am on Wednesday morning with little idea of her […]
Matavera looks to dominate
Wednesday 6 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Today the last match for the first round of games in the Under 17 Boys Round Cup Competition will kick off at 4.15pm between Matavera and Nikao Sokattak at the CIFA Complex in Matavera. Matavera showed total dominance in their last match against Takuvaine and will look to do the same against Nikao Sokattak. In […]
Tri cycle race
Wednesday 6 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The Triathlon Association’s cycle races start today at 5pm outside Raviz Restaurant. There will be five events – two at 16km distance, two at 20km and one 31 km round island event. Depending on interest, Triathlon may adjust the programme to have a drafting race around the island as well. The start outside Raviz will […]
Mixed bowls results
Wednesday 6 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The women’s lawn bowls pairs team of Mou Tokorangi and Nane Tere have hit their straps on day two of the Delhi Commonwealth Games. But the same can’t be said for the remaining Cook Islands bowls teams which struggled yesterday. Tokorangi and Nane, after a first up loss to India on day one, came out […]
Prince of Wales athletics all set
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Primary school students are flocking to BCI Stadium tomorrow, wearing their game faces and ready for action – it’s Prince of Wales athletics day again. This year, Avatea School is hosting the day of sport, which kicks off at 8am sharp tomorrow. Nikao Maori School, Arorangi School, Rutaki School, Papaaroa College, Imanuela Akatemia, Te Uki […]
Slow start for bowls
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The lawn bowls men’s pairs, women’s pairs and women’s triples team got their competition off to a slow start on Monday at the Jawaharlal stadium. But they are not fazed by their close losses on day one as the three teams have up to nine games to play yet in their divisions. Ladies pairs Mou […]
Netters prepare for NZ clash
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands national netball team will face New Zealand’s Silver Ferns first up today in what has been described as a mountainous challenge for the local girls. But the team has put in the hard yards and are looking forward to the challenge. Team captain Ritua Aliivaa says she is ‘pretty excited’ about leading […]
Tikipunga side here
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The Tikipunga Football Club from up north in Whangarei, New Zealand arrived on Sunday night and is here for one week to play soccer matches and a holiday. While here in Raro they will play three matches. They played their first match yesterday at CIFA Complex vs. Under 16 Academy Boys. On Thursday at Matavera […]
Masters athletes prepare for CI champs
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The master’s athletes will continue with their regular track and field meetings at the BCI Stadium tomorrow afternoon from 5pm. After all the road racing and the Round Raro Road Race finished and with the Cook Islands masters champs at the end of the month (October23-26) its time the masters got back to the track […]
Eels win first week of club sevens
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The Eels emerged the stand-out winners of the club sevens opening shakedown on Saturday. In the first week of the CITC Rarotonga Club Sevens competition played at Avatiu Field, the Eels triumphed over the Dragons by 24-7 in the finals play-off. With the Eels leading at the halftime break by 12-nil, the Dragons stormed bad […]
Close encounters at corporate volleyball
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
There were a number of close games in the semifinals of the knockout rounds at the Vonnia’s Corporate mixed 6 on 6 volleyball league on Friday. The game between Vonnia’s Vikings and Airport Jetz was especially close with just one point the difference in the end with Vonnia’s winning 84-83. Another close encounter was between […]
Keg at harriers
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Hash House Harriers tonight will be a farewell to the Washbourn family. Venue opposite Wigmore Super Store in Vaimaanga. We may have a beer keg if weather permits and would hate to find the need to empty a keg due to low attendance at hash! – On On
Tikipunga club visiting
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The Tikipunga Football Club from Whangarei, New Zealand, arrived in Rarotonga last night for one week to play soccer matches and take a holiday. The visitors will play three matches, two, which are scheduled for: Monday October 4 at CIFA Complex – Under 16 Academy Boys at 5.00pm. Thursday October 7 at Matavera School – […]
Pumped!
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Seventeen-year-old boxer Arama Jubilee (above) is still not fully aware of the magnitude of competing at the Commonwealth Games. He just wants to fight. He was only discovered as a boxer in late August some two and a half weeks before Team Cook Islands departed for India in late September. Jubilee was ‘discovered’ during the […]
Team Cook Islands amid the culture and colour of Delhi's Commonwealth Games
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
India’s cultures and colours were on full display on Sunday night for the spectacular Delhi Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. Not only did the show go without a hitch – it kept an audience of 60,000 plus about 4000 athletes and officials enthralled. Team Cook Islands began preparing for the 7pm show at 3pm arriving by […]
Tupapa maintain lead
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Tupapa maintain their lead in the Lotto Premier Men’s Round Cup Competition after knocking over Titikaveka 6-1 on Saturday in wet and windy conditions. However, the club wasn’t as fortunate with their women’s team which lost to Titikaveka 2-1 The full soccer results for last weekend’s matches: Under 17 Boys played last week Wednesday: Tupapa […]
Cooks progress to semis
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands national women’s soccer team has progressed to the semifinal stage of the Oceania Football Confederation Women’s tournament after defeating Vanuatu 2-0. The Cooks dominated the game but found it difficult to score until the 83rd minute when Dayna Napa latched on to a through ball and went around the Vanuatu goalkeeper and […]
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