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Tennis tourney starts
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Regional
The ANZ Play and Stay Stars competition will be served up today at the tennis centre in Nikao. The tournament will be played in two divisions starting with the under eight year olds competition at 9.30am followed by the under 12s at 2pm. This tournament will run for the next five Saturdays and is an […]
Fight for top 4
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Regional
The fate of city cousins the Takuvaine Reds and Tupapa Panthers hangs in the balance as they look to do battle in today’s main rugby match of the week at Tupapa. There is every chance for either team to make the top 4 pending the outcome of today’s match which has to include bonus points […]
Promising Aitutaki CISA students
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Regional
The 2010 Cook Islands Sports Academy students on Aitutaki are regarded by course tutor Junior Tamati as ‘the most promising yet’. The group is made up of 11 boys and 1 girl who looked fit and toned when CI News visited the class this week. Tamati says that the priority is to see that all […]
Takuvaine faces Tupapa test
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Regional
Today’s main match in the Lotto Premier men’s soccer competition between is the Takuvaine Red Devils and Tupapa and will take place up in the valley. Tupapa was last year’s knock-out winner and will promise to put on their usual display of skillful football. With the inclusion of two of their overseas players in the […]
Aitutaki tykes on the trot
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Regional
Araura Primary School students have been galloping up a storm. Araura primary school is yet to confirm its athletics day but the school kids have already been getting in plenty of practice ahead of the up and coming event. This week the pre-schoolers learned how to properly hand over the relay baton using hibiscus twigs, […]
Arorangi seek's redemption
Friday 3 September 2010 | Published in Regional
After a heavy defeat last weekend from last year’s champions Nikao in the Premier Men’s division, Arorangi will face a young Titikaveka side today at the CIFA complex in Matavera. Titikaveka will be eager to register their first win for the 2010 season after a bye last week. There is no question that Arorangi will […]
Top volleyball clashes promised
Friday 3 September 2010 | Published in Regional
Some interesting match-ups have been drawn up for tonight’s week five of games in the Vonnia’s Corporate Volleyball 6 on 6 competition. For starters the threatening and high scoring CITC Smackdown team will take on Te Aponga Sparkz in tonight’s first round of games and this is sure to be an action packed game. The […]
U19 side qualifies in Samoa
Friday 3 September 2010 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands under 19 rugby team have qualified for the Under 20 World Trophy tournament for 2011 and 2012. But the squad has one more big game to play today – against Samoa for first and second placings in the FORU Oceania tournament. The team will play at 3.45pm in Samoa (4.45pm local time) […]
Last chance to impress
Friday 3 September 2010 | Published in Regional
This week’s round of club rugby games will be the last week for some teams to impress as next week will be semi-finals top four time. Only the first to fourth placed teams per grade will progress to the knockout semis. The semi-finals will see first vs fourth playing at one venue with the second […]
Half marathon all set to go
Friday 3 September 2010 | Published in Regional
This Saturday’s half marathon will be held from the Manea Foods complex on the back road of Nikao. The race will get underway at 6.30am from the Manea Foods area and will end inside BCI Stadium grounds. Runners will head west from the Manea Food complex along the back road and turn right down the […]
Bulls and Cowboys open week
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in Regional
The Titikaveka Bulls and Arorangi Cowboys Senior B grade will kick start week 10 of the CITC club rugby season tomorrow at the Titikaveka grounds. This game starts at 4.30pm and the remaining grades from these two clubs will play out their matches on Saturday – also at Titikaveka. The CITC game of the week […]
Running roads
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in Regional
Last week was a little different from the previous weeks in the Rarotonga road series, in terms of athletes that is. There were some new contestants, but quite a few missing athletes. Some had commitments; some were sick, some had niggles, some were early, some were late, and some were just plain missing. Brian Toncray […]
Women look outside square
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in Regional
A young woman from Aitutaki hopes to develop a sports project for girls aged 13-17 years to keep them in school and reduce the prevalence of teen-pregnancy on her island. Maria Tare is taking part in this week’s Women in Sport national management and leadership seminar at the Sinai Hall along with other women keen […]
Computer Man Champs underway
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in Regional
Weeks of waiting was finally over last Saturday as 10 cricket teams from across Rarotonga rolled on to the pitch for the first round of the Computer Man Championships. Last season’s round robin winners Muri hosted Turamatuitui Tupapa. Muri captain Bob Hunter was missing two key players in Alan Syme and Ben Cummings, however he […]
Half marathon approaches
Wednesday 1 September 2010 | Published in Regional
As part of the build up to the annual Round Rarotonga Road Race week of running series starting on September 23 – a half marathon has been organised for September Saturday 11. The half marathon will be held from the Tikioki Tri site in order to avoid the usual Saturday morning traffic in Avarua. The […]
Titikaveka plays first game today
Wednesday 1 September 2010 | Published in Regional
Arorangi will host Titikaveka tomorrow at the CIFA complex in Matavera for the first soccer games of the week. Titikaveka will play their first game after a bye in the kick-off of the football season. No doubt Titikaveka will be warming to register their first win. In tomorrow’s match two teams will battle it out, […]
Signed!
Wednesday 1 September 2010 | Published in Regional
New Zealand Football Ferns player Hayley Moorwood, who is a Cook Islander through her Aitutakian mother, has signed a professional deal with Chelsea FC to play in the 2011 Super League. Moorwood has captained the New Zealand women’s soccer team for the last seven years. Moorwood opted for Chelsea despite interest from London rivals Arsenal […]
Edgewater muscles up!
Wednesday 1 September 2010 | Published in Regional
The Edgewater is recovering from hosting some of the most muscle-bound people on the planet. Contestants from more than 60 countries across Asia stayed at Edgewater to compete in the 4th International Asia Pacific Body Building & Fitness Championships. Resort Operations Manager Maeva Henry said, “Although we had challenges we met all of them to […]
Sharks host Goldies
Wednesday 1 September 2010 | Published in Regional
The Rutaki Sharks hosted the golden oldies rugby last Friday. True to form, the Westies played a physical game, unsettling the touring side. With the scrum propped by minister Smiley, the home team’s defensive line was impregnable. Assisted by player-coach Lucky, Johnny rallied his troops and directed Mauken Ta to spin the ball wide. The […]
Turtles dig in at top
Wednesday 1 September 2010 | Published in Regional
Turtles Diggz 96-67 win against the Smashing T team in last Friday’s fifth round of the Vonnia’s Corporate 6 on 6 volleyball league has enabled them to stay at the top of the table in the competition. But it was team Te Vara Nui that was the stand out team of the night achieving the […]
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