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Old foes lock horns today
Saturday 14 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Today’s week seven CITC ‘main match’ will feature the heavyweight clash between arch rivals and leading teams the Avatiu Eels and Arorangi Cowboys to be played at Raemaru Park. And whenever these two old foes lock horns, sparks are sure to fly. When they met in week two of the competition it was the slippery […]
Rugby action returns today
Friday 13 August 2010 | Published in Regional
The CITC club rugby season kicks into action again today and tomorrow with round seven of the competition. Today the Titikaveka Bulls under 13 grade will get the ball rolling when they host their counterparts, the Tupapa Panthers. This game starts at 4.15pm and will be followed by the Senior B clash between these two […]
Volleyball on
Friday 13 August 2010 | Published in Regional
The Vonnias Corporate Mixed 6 on 6 Volleyball League heads into round two this evening at the Telecom Sports Arena in Nikao. Last week saw the launch of the competition with some fantastic and high scoring games seen. And based on that, this evening’s competition is expected to sizzle with some high flying spikes and […]
Challenge trophy goes west
Friday 13 August 2010 | Published in Regional
The under 16 Powerade Challenge Cup has gone west – the Wild West that is! The Arorangi Cowboys under 16 put up a strong fight against the Tupapa Panthers who has dominated the challenge since winning it outright last year. But they met their match yesterday while the Cowboys rode into town, scored one try […]
Karati, Marsters take titles
Friday 13 August 2010 | Published in Regional
The last two weeks have seen some hot competition at the Rarotonga Golf Club. On July 31, the final round of the Stroke Championship was held, with some players improving out of sight and others falling by the wayside. In the senior men’s division, the three front runners all carded a 73 off the stick […]
Bodybuilding on Raro
Friday 13 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Around 70 bodybuilders from across the Asia Pacific region will gather on Rarotonga at the end of the month for the 4th International Asia Pacific Body Building and Fitness Championships. The event will be held on August 28 at the National Auditorium in Avarua. This show will bring a range of athletes from the Asia […]
Road series keeps running
Thursday 12 August 2010 | Published in Regional
The second road series race, like last week, again had 11 athletes, some of the regulars and some new ones. For those that had done the previous weeks, only one did not improve significantly. It seems with no wind present, this may have been the reason. Roland Neururer had a great run with Scott Howley […]
Nicholas eyes world champs
Thursday 12 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands’ canoe slalom paddler Ella Nicholas is preparing for the World Championships in Slovenia in September. Nicholas, who is currently studying medicine at Otago University in New Zealand, has had a tough build-up to this year’s event. Suffering glandular fever late last year, she has taken many months to fully recover. She will leave […]
UK team here
Thursday 12 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Touring UK rugby team from Birdale School spent yesterday exploring Rarotonga and today they will get a taste of island rugby. The team is set to take on a combined Titikaveka and Ngatangiia under 17 team at the Muri field in Ngatangiia. The visiting team is only on the island for a short break but […]
Course aims to train the trainers
Thursday 12 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Local sports coaches and administrators have been training this week to become community educators as part of the Oceania Sports Education Programme’s (OSEP) community trainer’s course. OSEP coordinator Sainimili Talatoka and presenter Gaberieli Qoro have been taking local sports enthusiast through their passes at the Telecom Sports Arena as part of the weeklong programme. Talatoka […]
Great start for volleyball
Wednesday 11 August 2010 | Published in Regional
The Vonnia’s Corporate mixed 6 on 6 volleyball tournament spiked off to a fantastic start on Friday with 24 teams taking to the courts at the Telecom Sports Arena. Before teams could show off their skills, CISNOC secretary general Rosie Blake, Vonnia’s representative Olivia Heather and Cook Islands Volleyball Association vice president and champion beach […]
Youth Olympians head to Singapore
Wednesday 11 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Carry the nation’s flag with honour and perform at your best. These were some of the words of encouragement conveyed to the Cook Islands Youth Olympic team that departed our shores yesterday for Singapore. The youth Olympic team of 18 athletes and seven officials will represent the country at the first ever Youth Olympics in […]
Young Panthers ready to pounce
Wednesday 11 August 2010 | Published in Regional
The Tupapa Panthers under 16 squad continue to grow stronger with each challenge and today they will face the talented Cowboys under 16 team in this week’s Powerade mid week challenge. The Panthers have yet to let go of the week cup which they have consistently defended at each challenge. But the boys from the […]
Sports medicine workshop to continue
Tuesday 10 August 2010 | Published in Regional
The sports medicine workshop that opened yesterday continues today at the Sinai Hall in Avarua. After the opening ceremony of the four-day workshop – sport medicine experts Dr Chris Milne and David Zuger got straight into the hands on workshop. Yesterday, the pair talked about examination techniques plus proper procedures for dealing with head injuries […]
Setting sail
Tuesday 10 August 2010 | Published in Regional
National sailors Aquila Tatira and Teau Mackenzie, pictured here with their coach and national sailing champion Junior Charlie, will be packing their bags for a trip of a lifetime. The sailors, along with the national handball team, will be departing today for the Youth Olympics in Singapore. While the national handball team have been training […]
Oldies test touring side
Tuesday 10 August 2010 | Published in Regional
The Takitumu golden oldies team hosted last week’s games at a firm and fast Muri field where the touring side played the rest. Ake managed four good tries with her fitness and speed. Not many were back chatting Simi or Arthur this week and the players enjoyed an excellent game of fun GO rugby. Tok […]
Ticket pieces produce windfall
Saturday 7 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Sports enthusiast Rheima Bishop (centre) was sent diving head first into her rubbish bin after she received a phone call that she had won the Avatiu-Nikao Mongoose Golden Oldies 300 club raffle major prize. Yesterday Rheima received the major prize of $2500 from Mongoose president George George (right) and the golden oldies rugby team’s tour […]
Young talent shows at sevens
Saturday 7 August 2010 | Published in Regional
Today is the final game day of the inaugural CITC Constitution Cup sevens tournament and will separate the men from the boys. All winners will progress to the cup section and the losers will contest the plate with each team to play a minimum of two games today. The stand out factor of this tournament […]
Local U19s too strong
Saturday 7 August 2010 | Published in Regional
The two local under 19 netball teams were just too strong for visiting English netball teams from Bradford Girls Grammar. To be fair to the visitors, they were on Rarotonga for a break after a three-week netball tour of New Zealand and were perhaps more keen to play in the sun and surf than play […]
Medical training
Friday 6 August 2010 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) will be hosting a four-day sports medicine workshop starting on Monday August 9 at the AOG hall in Takuvaine. The workshop is for all national sports federations to expand their knowledge on sports medicine including preparing athletes for events, effectively managing injuries sustained on the field […]
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