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New sailing recruits lap it up
Thursday 23 February 2012 | Published in Other Sports
One of the country’s top sailors Taua Elisa is blown away by the enthusiasm Titikaveka College and Te Uki Ou students have for the sport of sailing. Elisa is assisting sailing coach Junior Charlie and John Trego deliver the ‘learn to sail’ course to students from the two schools and he believes that their keenness […]
Basketball for kids at Potiki Sports
Saturday 11 February 2012 | Published in Other Sports
Fun basketball games are on the cards this morning in the first Potiki Sports programme of the year. The Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) Potiki Sports programme will begin at 9 o’clock this morning at the Telecom Sports Arena in Nikao for two hours. Basketball will be the main focus of the […]
11-hour marathon at basketball
Thursday 5 January 2012 | Published in Other Sports
Basketball enthusiasts spent the better part of Monday at the Telecom Sports Arena where the annual New Year basketball tournament was staged with plenty of action on display for spectators. Four womens teams and four mens teams entered the tournament which started around 10am on Monday and wrapped up around 9 oclock that night. The […]
Fancy some touch and basketball action?
Saturday 31 December 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Touch rugby and basketball are the two organised New Years sports events that will be held on Monday, January 2. No doubt family groups will be out having their own sporting fun too. Touch rugby players will be itching to get out of the house and onto the field after heavy rains caused the postponement […]
Basketballers court their destiny
Thursday 8 December 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Finals play has decided the end of the Turtles mixed basketball competition, with bragging rights up for grabs after 10 weeks of competition. Fifth and sixth places were decided between Moana Sands and Airport Jets. Moana Sands had danger man Rolando Parcon with 76 points for the season, and on the inside, the ever tenacious […]
Team CI sailors fly flag at sailing world championships
Monday 5 December 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Team Cook Islands Olympic scholarship sailors Helema Williams, Taua Elisa and Junior Charlie joined fellow sailors from 72 nations at the opening parade of the World Sailing Championships in Perth at the weekend. The following is a report from Team Cook Islands Sailors. Sailors and support crews go up the Swan River to Perth via […]
Sailing team off to Australia
Friday 25 November 2011 | Published in Other Sports
The Cook Islands 2012 London Scholarship Sailing team has been training hard at the Sailing Academy in Aitutaki after their successes at the 2011 Pacific Games in Noumea in August. The team of Helema Williams, Taua Elisa and Junior Charlie will leave Rarotonga this week to compete at the ISAF 2011 World Champs being held […]
Basketballers find their feet and their shots
Tuesday 11 October 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Week three of the Mixed Turtle Business House Basketball comp started out with Moana Sands up against CI-Travel. Both teams were eager for their first win in the competition, and the match would decide who that would be. But it wouldnt be until the second half until anyone would find out as by half time, […]
Turtles business house basketball fires off
Tuesday 27 September 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Last Tuesday night saw the start of the Turtles Mixed Business House Basketball Competition and despite blistering temperatures that day, all teams arrived cool, calm and collected at least in the beginning. The next round of games will be played tonight at the Telecom Sports Arena. Audiball and Moana Sands stepped into the arena first […]
Sailing sensations shining
Friday 2 September 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Cook Islands sailors are a class above the rest at the Pacific Games in Noumea where our womens duo of Helema Williams and Teau McKenzie are the talk of the Team Cook Islands camp. The cool headed teens were to take to the water for races 7 and 8 today with Helema recording two wins […]
Wind adds sailing challenge
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in Other Sports
The final day of the Oceania Singlehanded Youth Sailing Championships on the Aitutaki lagoon saw reduced weather conditions but a healthy challenging wind of around 14-18 knots with flatter seas. The optimist fleet took to the water with places very close. With excellent techniques and solid tactics Duane George of Team Cook Islands won the […]
Fun and funds for junior sailing
Monday 27 June 2011 | Published in Other Sports
The light breeze on Saturday did little to dampen the spirits of Rarotonga sailors who took to Muri lagoon for a fun day of sailing. As well as the competitive and fun sailing seen on Muri lagoon, sailors had sold raffle tickets to raise funds for continued junior sailing development at the Rarotonga Sailing Club. […]
Winter sailing season begins
Wednesday 1 June 2011 | Published in Other Sports
This Saturday June 4 is the opening day of the Rarotonga Sailing Club winter season and a great day of fun on the water for all is planned. The day will start off with the popular pancake breakfast for all the juniors in Green and Gold fleets and the Nemo squad. The Nemo squad is […]
Philos through to basketball finals
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Tuesdays basketball games ultimately decided the fate of two teams vying for a slot in next weeks finals against Rentraro. But were getting ahead of ourselves. Opening the final night of basketballs regular season was the Thriller from Manila and although neither Ali or Frasier could make it, the Philos and Club Philippines Raro (CPR) […]
Sailing trio on their Olympic mission
Friday 6 May 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Olympic qualification hopes will keep homesickness at bay for local sailors who are heading to Europe to train and race for the next three months. Olympic training squad sailors Taua Eliza (20), Helema Williams (19) and Junior Charlie (21) are packing their bags and getting ready to head to Europe on May 15 for crucial […]
Manihiki and sailing proud to win 2010 sports awards
Monday 18 April 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Manihiki people and the sailing community are still celebrating the success of their sailors scooping up the major awards at Friday night’s annual sports awards. Taua Eliza and Helema Williams, both from Manihiki and aiming to qualify for next year’s London Olympics, picked up the top two awards. Eliza was named the 2010 sportsman of […]
Te Uki Ou's sailing school
Saturday 16 April 2011 | Published in Other Sports
A special sailing regatta was held on Muri lagoon yesterday where newly certified sailors from Te Uki Ou School showed off their new skills. The sailing regatta was held together with the school’s last day of term picnic for all the students. The 60-plus students that took part in this term’s sailing in schools programme […]
Social sailing on Saturday
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Sailors will go with the flow this weekend with a day of social boating on Muri lagoon for all. Before all the fun though – green and gold fleet sailors will have coaching at 10am on Saturday. At 1.30pm senior and junior sailors plus families are all invited to sail wherever the wind takes your […]
Sailing lessons in lagoon classroom
Monday 28 February 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Muri lagoon and beach was turned into a classroom last week when Te Uki Ou senior students converged on the beach for their sailing lessons. On hand to tutor the new sailors were national sailing champions Helema Williams and Junior Charlie who made sure the students understood safety around water before the fun began. Land […]
Basketball starts soon
Tuesday 22 February 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Basketball players should be out shooting some hoops and polishing up moves ahead of the Rarotonga basketball season starting on March 1. The competition will include men’s and women’s divisions but with space for six teams per division playing a total of 10 games before the playoffs, teams are encouraged to register now so you […]