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Turtle Diggz on top
Tuesday 24 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Vonnia’s Corporate mixed volleyball team Turtle Diggz have maintained their early top of the table lead with an impressive win on Friday against opponents Manea Food Boom. Turtle Diggz wasted no time in asserting their dominance with a comprehensive win over Manea Food Boom 116-50. Their impressive score of 116 points was the night’s highest […]
Heath heads for Brazil
Tuesday 24 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Local volleyball association vice-president Brendon Heath is on his way to Brazil for five weeks of training ahead of the New Zealand volleyball season. Heath, who departed our shores last night, is one of New Zealand’s top beach volleyball players and as vice-president of the local association he is keen to develop the sport here […]
Powerade final
Monday 23 August 2010 | Published in Regional
This Wednesday will see the final Powerade mid week challenge to be played at Arorangi. The under 16 Arorangi Cowboys capitalised on the absence of key Tupapa Panthers players in the last challenge which they won 5-0. It was heartbreaking for the Panthers who had managed to hold on to the challenge cup since winning […]
Slacker's 1200th run
Monday 23 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Hash House Harriers run number 1547 will be set by Glen Lambeth at his house in Tikioki Rd (half way between Fruits of Raro and Matutu Brewery). Look for the sign and flags. This week we celebrate Slacker’s 1200th run – the highest amount of runs by a member in Raro Hash! There will be […]
Panthers slay the Dragons
Monday 23 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Panthers 21 vs Dragons 16 Reds 20 vs Cowboys 20 Eels 51 vs Bulls 24 The Tupapa Panthers rugby team stunned the Ngatangiia Dragons on Saturday when they scored 21 points in the final 20 minutes to win the Senior A grade match of the week 21-16 against the shell-shocked Dragons. The Dragons will be […]
Tough start at Youth Olympics
Monday 23 August 2010 | Published in Regional
The national youth handball team at the Singapore Youth Olympic Games got its first taste of international competition last week. Team administrator Siniva Marsters reports that after a test run alongside Korea – the Cooks faced off against top ranked youth handball team, France. Marsters said that although the team prepared well, they knew it […]
More newcomers to outrigger
Monday 23 August 2010 | Published in Regional
It was a great day of action packed fun at the Muri lagoon on Saturday for the V12 Corporate oe vaka races. Twenty-five keen and well organised businesses turned up for the day kitted out with their bbqs, tents, chilly-bins and racing uniforms. After two rounds, three semi finals, some fun games and a couple […]
Bash it!
Saturday 21 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Cricket sponsors will get to experience the fun and excitement of the sport in today’s ‘Sponsors Bash’ at Raemaru Park. Cricket has boomed on the island in the past year thanks mostly to the staunch sponsors of cricket. Cook Islands Cricket Association general manager Alister Stevic says that today’s sponsors bash tournament is to give […]
Panthers eye Dragons at Muri
Saturday 21 August 2010 | Published in Regional
The revived Tupapa Panthers Senior A grade will head to Muri today to take on their hosts the Ngatangiia Dragons in today’s CITC main rugby match of the week. The Ngatangiia Dragons need to win today to restore the confidence of their supporters after great form at the start of the season. And while the […]
Tavana All Stars formed
Saturday 21 August 2010 | Published in Regional
The newly established Avana Cricket Club – the Tavana All Stars – are excited about the upcoming start to the cricket season after four weeks of recruiting and training. The club’s emphasis is on junior development and so far they’ve been able to recruit keen youngsters ready to take on the challenge. The Tavana All […]
UK schoolboys too slick and fast
Saturday 21 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Touring British rugby team Epsom College were just too slick for the local combined teams on Thursday in both the under 16 and under 18 games. In the first match between the visiting under 16 squad and the combined Takuvaine and Arorangi team, the visitors’ composure lead them to a 12-0 advantage at the half […]
Sparks will fly
Friday 20 August 2010 | Published in Regional
After last week’s table-turning start to round two of the CITC club rugby season, this week’s match ups are sure to spring some more surprises. Last week saw all first round winners fail to repeat their season start performances. The Avatiu Eels were comprehensively thrashed by the Arorangi Cowboys 34-7 while the Ngatangiia Dragons struggled […]
Come & Play football wraps up
Friday 20 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands Football Association will wrap up a successful Come & Play programme, for this year, tomorrow (Saturday). This programme ran for seven weeks attracting around 150 children between the ages of 5 and 13 on Saturdays. The response has been overwhelming from the young children and parents who have been turning up at the […]
Guns blazing at volleyball
Friday 20 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Team tactics and set moves will be the highlight of tonight’s round three of the Vonnia’s Corporate 6 on 6 volleyball league at the Telecom Sports Arena. Although the league is a ‘social’ event with emphasis on fun – some teams just can’t help but pull out their big guns and come out firing, which […]
Bodybuilder Alison strong-arms cancer
Friday 20 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Top Shape Gym is pumped and ready to host next Saturday’s 4th International Asia Pacific Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships at the national auditorium. Gym owner Puai Wichman is keen to use the event to inspire Cook Islanders to aim higher and stride over their hurdles just like Wanganui bodybuilder Alison Richards. Here, Glenn Watson of […]
CI team competing well
Thursday 19 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Team Cook Islands at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore are in good spirits and competing well at this early stage of the event. Swimmer Aaron Brown has swum in his first men’s 50m freestyle heat and placed second with a time of 26.70 seconds. His sister Celeste was scheduled to compete in the women’s […]
Water work
Thursday 19 August 2010 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands contingent is in good spirits in Singapore, which is hosting the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) from August 14 to 26. The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games have some 5000 athletes and officials from the 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), along with estimated 1900 media representatives, 20,000 local and international volunteers, and […]
High scores at volleyball
Thursday 19 August 2010 | Published in Regional
High scoring games are becoming the norm of the inaugural Vonnia’s Corporate mixed 6 on 6 volleyball league played every Friday at the Telecom Sports Arena. Last Friday saw round two games played where Vonnia’s Vikings registered the rounds highest score with 111 points against Te Aponga Sparkz who despite spikes raining on them, competed […]
U19 heads for Oceania tourney
Tuesday 17 August 2010 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands under 19 rugby squad are in full-on training for the upcoming Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) tournament to be held in Apia, Samoa between August 23 and September 3. The Oceania U19s Championship will be contested by Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu and American Samoa. Not only will the tournament […]
Fight night packs punch
Tuesday 17 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Saturday, August 28 is set to be the biggest Fight Night of the year and is expected to be a knock-out event. The Cook Islands Sports Association (CISA) is joining forces with the Cook Islands Amateur Boxing Association for one night of action packed boxing at the Telecom Sports Arena in aid of Cook Islands […]
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