Netball
Home town pride on the line
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 10: ALL EYES will be on centre court at the Telecom Sports Arena today when the Cook Islands and Wales take to the floor for the opening World Youth Netball Championships game. On paper, the two teams are evenly matched with the Cooks ranked 9th and Wales 10th. But Cook Islands coach Teresa Tairi […]
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Results for Tuesday 11 August Game No. Pool Team name Team name 1 Pool B Cook Islands 43 Wales 37 2 Pool D Jamaica 109 USA 11 3 Pool D PNG 23 Singapore 61 4 Pool C Australia 73 South Africa 22 5 Pool C Fiji 57 Samoa 43 6 Pool B England 110 Vanuatu […]
Draw - TODAY AND TOMORROW
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Soo so excited!
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 12: Anna Soo beams with delight after her Singapore team won its first game 61-23 against Papua New Guinea yesterday. Anna plays wing defence and has been playing netball for 10 years. She is very excited about being in the Cook Islands and at her first ever World Youth Netball Championships.
National netballers step up intensity
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 29: With the local club netball season nearing the end, members of the 2009 Pacific Mini Games netball squad will head into more intense training. Team head coach Mii Maui says that over the past few months, the team has been training with her just once a week as all the team members are […]
Premier rivalry continues in Rarotonga netball comp
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 24: The Takuvaine netball club will play rivals Titikaveka this weekend when the local competition gets underway today. Both the premier sides from these two clubs have shared the silverware over the past decade. Titikaveka is unbeaten this season, and after dishing out a hiding to Takuvaine in the first round, they should go […]
World youth under 21 netball team finalised
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 22: National under 21 head coach Teresa Tairi has made her final team selection to play in the World Youth Netball Championships in August. Tairi says she made her final decision based on a number of factors including the general fitness of players, on-court performance, off-court behaviour and the player’s overall contribution to the […]
Club netball restarts today
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 17: The club netball season fires back into action today with the open 1 and open 2 grade matches to be played out today. This week, point’s table leader Titikaveka (1037 points) will face old foes Avatiu in what is surely to be an action packed encounter. That’s because Avatiu on 1020 points only […]
U21 netballers meet their match
Wednesday 15 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 15: Both the Cook Islands under 21 squad and the Pacific Mini Games squad have a better understanding of what preparations they need to do before the World Youth Netball Championships in August and the mini games in September. The under 21 team faced the mini games team on Saturday and Monday where the […]
First game by under 21 netball reps
Wednesday 15 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 9: The national under 21 training squad will have the first match of their whirlwind Rarotonga tour this afternoon against a selection of top local under 21 players. This will be the first time the public and members of the Cook Islands Netball Association will see the girls in action with team head coach […]
Netball draw
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 6: The two-day Cook Islands Games netball competition starts today with Vaka Takitumu to face Aitutaki first up in the under 21 and open grade category. All games will be held at the Ngatangiia hard courts starting at 4.30pm. The competition will be played in a round robin format and the team with the […]
Special training for netball bench officials ahead of world youth champs
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 6: Netball New Zealand’s Trina Sheridan and Lisa Aull will be holding a week-long netball workshop to upskill bench officials and train new ones. The bench officials workshop is not only to make sure that there will be adequate and skilled bench officials for the upcoming World Youth Netball Championships in August but to […]
3 tests for under 21 netballers
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 6: Our best hopes for future netball glory – the Cook Islands under 21 training squad – will arrive on the island tomorrow for a three-test series against a local under 21 team and the Pacific Mini Games training squad. The team of 13 players and four managers will hit the courts on Tuesday […]
Netball and league take a break
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Netball
The local netball and rugby league competition will take a break for two weeks due to the start of the Cook Islands Games this weekend and the Easter celebrations next week. While the normal season will be on hold, netball and league fans will still be able to get out and watch some Cook Islands […]
Netballers will lap up Edgewater
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 30: Luxury, comfort and convenience are all part of the purpose in choosing Rarotonga’s Edgewater Resort as the official accommodators for the World Youth Netball Championships. The organisers are thrilled to have the Edgewater Resort & Spa confirmed as the event hotel. This means that the Edgewater Resort & Spa will accommodate all the […]
Netball World Youth Championship – Cook Is 2009
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 30: Cooks team will showcase during CI Games The draw to determine the pools for the 2009 World Youth Netball Championships was completed at the recent meeting of IFNA, the international netball federation, in Los Angeles. The top four teams – namely New Zealand, Australia, England and Jamaica – were the only seeded teams […]
Big job ahead after tonight's netball AGM
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 26: Key executive jobs will be confirmed tonight for the big year ahead in hosting the World Youth Netball Championships in August, and the Pacific Mini Games in September-October. The Cook Islands Netball Association is holding its annual general meeting tonight. The meeting will receive a report from the president Margharet Matenga, and will […]