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Tough matches at basketball
Thursday 15 April 2010 | Published in Other Sports
Fantastic ball skills and tough matches were seen in round four of the Telecom Cook Islands Basketball season on Tuesday night. Five games were played in the Telecom Sports Arena with the women’s Prima Donna team again proving to be a handful on the court. The Prima Donnas faced Blitz in the first match of […]
Top basketball action expected
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in Other Sports
The Telecom Cook Islands basketball season heads into round four this evening with Prima Donnas the team to beat in the women’s division with Up 2 You undefeated in the men’s competition. Team are reminded to wear correct uniforms or cop penalty points as some players found out last week. Prima Donnas continued their winning […]
Basketball into second round
Tuesday 30 March 2010 | Published in Other Sports
The Telecom Cook Islands basketball tournament heads into round two tonight after a cracker start to the season last week. A total of 12 teams have registered for the main season competition – six men and six women’s team – to battle it out for basketball glory. Games start at 5.20pm today with the last […]
Basketball bounces back next week
Wednesday 10 March 2010 | Published in Other Sports
The 2010 basketball season will bounce into action on March 16 with the backing of Telecom Cook Islands as a new major sponsor. Cook Islands Basketball Federation president George Williams (G-Dub) is looking forward to a very active basketball season with plenty of incentives and prizes for players thanks to the support of the code’s […]
Audit take out one-day basketball
Wednesday 6 January 2010 | Published in Other Sports
Team Audit won the New Year’s one-day mixed basketball tournament held at the Telecom Sports Arena last Monday. Audit defeated Pacific Sharks (Divers) 20-12 in the final of the eight-team competition, with the A team and 88FM having to settle for third and fourth respectively. Audit collected $200 for its efforts, Pacific Sharks $100, and […]
Kendall helps with sailing
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Other Sports
Thursday 20: New Zealand Olympic boardsailing gold medallist Barbara Kendall will be the guest speaker at this Friday’s sailing fundraiser at the Ngatangiia-Matavera clubrooms in Muri. Team Cook Islands sailors are fundraising for their Pacific Mini Games campaign and promise a great evening with a presentation by Kendall starting at 6pm. Kendall is on the […]
Basketball continues
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in Other Sports
Monday 20: The Frangi elite basketball tournament heads into round two for the men’s teams with the Princess Anne hall the place to be to catch all the action tonight. Last week saw the Hot Chix beat Blitz 42-25 to remain unbeaten in the women’s competition while Tangees Friends won by default over the Queens. […]
Aitutakians win basketball gold
Wednesday 15 April 2009 | Published in Other Sports
Saturday 11: Aitutaki were crowned the golden kings and queens of the basketball courts on Thursday night when they cleaned up in the Cook Islands Games basketball competition. The men’s finals between Aitutaki and Puaikura was a nerve racking game to watch for supporters as Aitutaki could lose the game to take silver or dig […]
Basketball draw
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Other Sports
Monday 6: The Elite basketball competition will continue next week as the Cook Islands Games tournament will be held tonight at the National Auditorium. The games tourney will be played in a round robin format and will be played out over three days. Teams will earn 7 points for a win, 4 for a draw, […]