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'Hoops for kids' back
Tuesday 23 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
Cook Islands Basketball Federation will get the jump on the 2015 basketball season by offering the fourth holiday programme in 2014 as part of their continuing junior basketball development program Hoops 4 Kids (H4K).
Mixed results on Auckland tennis courts
Monday 22 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
Local junior tennis players on tour in Auckland had more to battle against than their opponents on court.
Tough tennis battles on day one
Saturday 20 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
After a strong start on the tennis courts in Auckland, junior tennis players were told the competition would only get harder as the tournament progressed.
Local athletes eye up PNG podium
Saturday 20 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
Team Cook Islands to attend the Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea next year is set to be made up of 130 athletes and officials.
Indoor tennis for local tour group
Thursday 18 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
Wet Auckland conditions meant local junior tennis players in the city for the Christmas tournament got their first experience of playing tennis indoors.
Tennis stars ready for Auckland tourney
Tuesday 16 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
Eight aspiring tennis stars will put their skills to the test against their Kiwi peers when they take to the courts for the Auckland Christmas tennis tournament running from December 19 to 23.
Starting them young
Monday 15 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
Rising local golf player Rotana Howard and Katie Karatai (back left) shared their golfing skills with new junior golfers on Friday during the CITC and Coca Cola sponsored junior golf competition.
Junior tennis stars ready for NZ tournament
Saturday 13 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
ANZ Bank’s tennis in schools programme has helped improve the tennis skills of students from different schools on the island.
Crossfit with Manu!
Friday 12 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
Big running and hitting Kiwi league winger Manu Vatuvai has been inspiring local athletes while on holiday on Raro.
Tennis stars improving
Thursday 11 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
It’s doubles time for three rising Rarotonga tennis stars at the Frucor Waikato Bays Christmas Junior Tournament.
Get swinging at junior golf
Wednesday 10 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
Sharpen up your swing for the junior golf tournament this Friday.
Junior tennis stars shine on Hamilton courts
Wednesday 10 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
Three rising tennis stars from Rarotonga are gaining invaluable court time at the Frucor Waikato Bays Christmas Junior Tournament. Zsaleya Sword-Tua (11), Manamea Kotea (12) and Tiamai Koteka (13) began with positive results on the first day of the five-day tournament on Sunday. All three players competed in the under 14 girls singles event, with Tiamai Koteka securing a first up win against Briana Obrien 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. This was a confidence booster for Koteka, but she went down in her second game 6-0, 6-0, against the number one seeded player in the tournament, Kendra Paea. This put her into the consolation draw where she beat 11- year old Fine Cronin from Samoa 6-0; 6-0. Koteka’s backhand secured her some vital points and the youngster was feeling upbeat ahead of her next competition. Eleven year old Zsaleya Sword-Tua started her first match strongly, taking out the first set off her opponent Amy Miller 6-3 but was unable to sustain the momentum in the hot Hamilton heat and after two hours 10 minutes lost 6-2, 6-7, 2-6. She then lost her consolation draw match to Fine Cronin 6-7, 3-6 . Twelve year old Manamea Koteka met with Tyra Laulauting from Samoa going down 6-4, 3-6, 2-6. This was another endurance event where Koteka displayed good composure and determination with extremely long rallies. In the consolation draw Koteka went down to Carrie Robson 0-6, 0-6. Koteka joined Sword-Tua in the plate draw on day two of the tournament. The three aspiring tennis stars are coping with the hot and sunny days in Hamilton and are in high spirits in the middle of their tournament. They extend their thanks to families and friends and to the Cook Islands Sport and National Olympic Committee’s national activity programme initiative that helped make their tour possible. The girls are accompanied by their parents.
Doha success for local swimming duo
Tuesday 9 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
Improved swim times at last week’s FINA World Swimming Championships in Doha, Qatar have Cook Islands swimmers setting high goals for next year’s Papua New Guinea Pacific Games and the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Improving time for Tem
Tuesday 9 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
Cook Islands swimmer Temaruata Strickland is making waves at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Greens even busier after end of season
Saturday 6 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
The official golf season at Rarotonga Golf Club has finished. That doesn’t mean the golf on the island has finished.
Cooks represented at swimming programme
Thursday 4 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
Cook Island’s youth Te Au Metua Tutai George is representing the country at the 1st FINA/DOHA 2014 Youth Program in Doha, State of Qatar this month.
Junior anglers ready for fishing
Thursday 4 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
The highly anticipated junior fishing competition sponsored by CITC and Coca Cola returns to Avana harbour this Saturday to kick start the Christmas holidays for Rarotonga school boys and girls.
Boiler swim funds help volunteer fire service
Tuesday 2 December 2014 | Published in Other Sports
Paddlers and supporters suited up on Thursday for the annual charity boiler swim despite murky waters thanks to heavy rains earlier in the week.
Junior tennis fundraiser today
Saturday 29 November 2014 | Published in Other Sports
The junior tennis team preparing for another competitive tour to New Zealand will be holding a ‘spin the wheel’ fundraiser today at the Punanga Nui Market.
Apii Te Uki OU: 2014 Kau Champions
Monday 24 November 2014 | Published in Other Sports
Apii Te Uki Ou was crowned 2014 Rarotonga Apii Kau school champs after students from the Turangi school dominated the swim champs last week in Muri.
