Netball
Netball rewards logo designers
Saturday 17 September 2011 | Published in Netball
Netball Cook Islands will soon unveil its new logo to reflect the exciting changes in the sport. Earlier in the year Netball Cook Islands ran a logo competition where local artists and the public at large were encouraged to put their creative talents to good use to create a standout Netball Cook Islands logo. The […]
More netball in schools
Thursday 15 September 2011 | Published in Netball
More netball will be played in schools across the Cook Islands after Netball Cook Islands and the Ministry of Education signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) this week. Netball Cook Islands aims to run netball development programmes within the formal school sector to develop the code at the grassroots level. Netball development programmes will also […]
Cooks leapfrog Samoa in netball
Tuesday 13 September 2011 | Published in Netball
The Cook Islands has bucked the regional trend in international netball, by holding its top 10 position in the world rankings. Of the four Pacific nations involved in international netball, the Cook Islands was the only nation not to move down the rankings table. The Cook Islands maintained its 10th placing in world ranking, leapfrogging […]
4 new members on netball board
Tuesday 13 September 2011 | Published in Netball
Netball Cook Islands (NCI) has appointed four new members to its recently established board, who will join five others already elected to their roles. The new members are Chris McGeown, general manager of Edgewater Resort and Spa; Leslie Turepu-Katoa, general manager of Asiaciti Trust Ltd; Yvonne Heather, managing director of Vonnias; and Glenda Tuaine, company […]
Netball for kids
Monday 12 September 2011 | Published in Netball
Calling all netballers aged 10 or under: there is a new competition in the Cook Islands. The Potiki Navenave netball competition is looking for teams of seven to nine people to compete in the 10 years and younger section and the eight years and younger section. Cook Islands Netball Association is hosting the tournament on […]
Matenga gives Mangaia netball tips
Tuesday 16 August 2011 | Published in Netball
Netball Cook Islands development officer Luciana Matenga discovered Mangaia childrens love of netball during her recent visit to the island to deliver new coaching techniques. Matenga shared with Mangaian children new netball skills through fun games which she says were a big hit. The kids were so excited when I taught them the skills through […]
Fine-tuning Aitutaki netball
Thursday 21 July 2011 | Published in Netball
Aitutaki netballers are enjoying their netball even more after a recent trip to the island by Netball Cook Islands development officer Luciana Matenga. Matenga spent a week on Aitutaki coaching netball to the islands talented players as part of a wider netball development programme for the outer islands. Over 200 kids, including boys, from the […]
Four local netballers make team
Monday 4 July 2011 | Published in Netball
The Pacific Netball Series tournament team selected at the end of the series last month in Papua New Guinea includes 4 Cook Islands players. The local girls selected into the tournament team were Paula Te Huna (far left), Ritua Aliivaa (5th from left), Luciana Matenga (4th from right) and Curly George (2nd from right). The […]
New netball structure
Saturday 25 June 2011 | Published in Netball
Netball club delegates have voted in a new netball structure to be headed by a 10-person board. Delegates also voted in favour of a name change for the national netball body from the Cook Islands Netball Association to Netball Cook Islands. The new board structure will include the president Patsy Hockin, four elected members being […]
Fun promised at netball gala
Saturday 18 June 2011 | Published in Netball
The 2011 netball season may be over but a fun-filled day has been organised for the Avatiu junior netball grades today. All Avatiu netball players are invited to a gala day to be held at the Avatiu netball courts at the Swamp starting at 1pm. A fun programme has been organised for the baby Eels […]
Netball girls take out series second
Friday 10 June 2011 | Published in Netball
The Cook Islands national netball team are sure to receive a proud and warm welcome home this Sunday after placing second at the Pacific Netball Series in Papua New Guinea. In their final game of the series, the Cooks faced arch rivals Samoa in what was a fiercely contested game. Both sides played with everything […]
Netball team starts with win
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Netball
A tight knit and confident Cook Islands national netball squad won their first game of the Pacific Netball Series 51-34 against host Papua New Guinea on Monday night. But the team were ironing out their game plan yesterday ahead of their second match against 5th ranked team Fiji, who on day one of the tournament […]
Netballers meet prime minister
Thursday 2 June 2011 | Published in Netball
The Cook Islands national netball squad met with their biggest fan yesterday prime minister Henry Puna who hosted the team to a healthy morning tea. Puna wished the team good luck for the Pacific Series in PNG and urged the girls to take care of themselves. Do your best for yourself and for your country, […]
Netballers scoop special awards
Tuesday 31 May 2011 | Published in Netball
The Titikaveka Pearls are undoubtedly the top netball club on the island. After last weeks grand finals where the club won the open 1, reserve and premier grade championship trophies, the Pearls club and players also walked away with a number of special awards. The club took out the round cup highest point trophy, champions […]
National netballers in grand finals
Saturday 28 May 2011 | Published in Netball
Wednesday nights first two club netball grand final games were real thrillers setting the tone for todays remaining games. A good number of spectators were at the Telecom Sports Arena to cheer on the teams in the grand finals with their encouragement lifting the performance of the teams on court. Netball supporters are urged to […]
Mixed netball takes to the courts
Friday 27 May 2011 | Published in Netball
The Telecom Sports Arena is the place to be this Friday night as the 16 teams contesting the new mixed netball season take to the courts. Games start at 6pm sharp and all netball fans are encouraged to watch games that are guaranteed to be intense and highly entertaining. The most important rule of mixed […]
Netball finals start
Wednesday 25 May 2011 | Published in Netball
The 2011 club netball grand finals start tonight at the Telecom Sports Arena with the open one and two grades taking to the courts. According to open one and two grade players and supporters, Wednesday night netball never fails to produce plenty of entertainment and on court action. Now that its grand finals time, spectators […]
Bodies on the line in netball semis
Monday 23 May 2011 | Published in Netball
Netball grand final games start this Wednesday at the Telecom Sports Arena with the open 1 and 2 grade matches. At the weekend intense semi final games were played at the TSA where players put their bodies on the line for club pride. In the premier grade defending champions Titikaveka eventually cruised home to a […]
Get in quick for netball
Friday 20 May 2011 | Published in Netball
The popular and fun-filled mixed social netball tournament will shoot into action on Friday, May 27 with few spaces left for interested teams. The duration of the tournament will depend on the number of teams that register. Organiser Tex Tangimetua says that depending on the number, the tournament could run between 8 and 12 weeks […]
Netballers run for travel funds
Monday 16 May 2011 | Published in Netball
National netballers combined extra training with fundraising on Saturday when the squad ran around the island to raise funds for their trip to the Pacific Series in Papua New Guinea next month. The squad was joined by supporters on the run around the island and was met by enthusiastic netball mama supporters in Titikaveka, Puaikura […]