Sports
Paddlers dig deep in Vaka Eiva build-up
Friday 17 August 2012 | Published in Paddling
With the annual Vaka Eiva Festival to be staged in three months and the impressive Super Aito performance in Tahiti last weekend by the country’s top paddler Reuben Dearlove – there is renewed energy and enthusiasm within the local oe vaka family. Enthusiasm the paddling family wishes to share with the community at large. Last […]
T20 cricket 'our game'
Thursday 16 August 2012 | Published in Cricket
The Wale cricketing lads from the Pukapuka-dominated Tupapa 2 team are excited about the upcoming Twenty-20 cricket season. And so they should be, Twenty-20 cricket is well suited to their style of big hits and plenty of energy. The Pukapuka boys have been training over the past two weeks and say they are pumped ahead […]
New golden oldies cricket league born
Wednesday 15 August 2012 | Published in Cricket
What started as an opportunity for a gentle hit around has ended up with the creation of a brand new Golden Oldies cricket league. Saturday’s stunning weather saw ideal conditions for some good matches and thankfully there were no broken bones, slipped discs or broken hips. In fact, the match was such a success that […]
Junior cricket a hit
Saturday 11 August 2012 | Published in Cricket
The keenness of cricket volunteers and coaches played out across the country last week when nine islands took part in a national ANZ junior cricket day. Thirty-six keen college students, teachers and helpers on the islands of Penrhyn, Manihiki, Mangaia, Aitutaki, Mauke, Pukapuka, Rarotonga, Palmerston and Mitiaro all delivered a morning of cricket games and […]
Young netballers delighted by gifts
Saturday 11 August 2012 | Published in Netball
Squeals of delight were heard right across Rarotonga school playgrounds through the week as Netball Cook Islands and ‘friends of netball’ delivered balls and goals to schools. Netball continues to grow its friends of netball program with the addition of Beca International Consultants Ltd to the netball ‘family’. Gareth Clayton of Beca presented netballs to […]
Calling all golden oldies cricketers
Thursday 9 August 2012 | Published in Cricket
Muri is set to see an influx of old men in white this Saturday as senior cricket enthusiasts from all over Rarotonga assemble at the Muri Club field for the first Golden Oldies cricket event of the season. Golden Oldies cricket was a major fixture on the cricketing calendar many years ago and cricket president […]
Athletes stay on in London
Wednesday 8 August 2012 | Published in Other Sports
While all bar one of the Cook Islands Olympians have finished up at the global sports showcase, the group are still finding plenty to do in the English capital.
Twenty-20 starts in four weeks
Wednesday 8 August 2012 | Published in Cricket
In four weeks, Rarotonga men and women cricketers will embark on their first Twenty-20 season.
Tupapa unveil women's team
Wednesday 8 August 2012 | Published in Cricket
The Tupapa Cricket Club has plenty to be excited about this year.
League world cup jersey unveiled
Saturday 28 July 2012 | Published in League
People interested in helping support the Cook Islands Rugby League’s 2013 World Cup campaign can do so in style. The federation is selling its new international range of match-day and training gear to the public at the Punanga Nui markets today, with proceeds to go directly to the World Cup campaign next year. Made by […]
Upsets in basketball finals
Thursday 26 July 2012 | Published in Other Sports
Cook Islands Basketball Federation 2012 Main Season Basketball Championship finals were held on Tuesday night, July 24, and the competition saw some big upsets in the men’s and women’s divisions. The fight for third in the women’s division saw the third-ranked Ngatangiia E-Galz and four-ranked 88FM Boom Boom Baby’s clash. Both teams were going goal […]
Netball Cook Islands' new birth
Thursday 26 July 2012 | Published in Netball
If Luciana Matenga had her way, she would readily trade in her individual award for a better team showing at the recent Pacific Netball Series. The defensive specialist took out Netball Cook Islands’ Player of the Year award at the inaugural Netball Cook Islands (NCI) prizegiving on Tuesday but admitted it was a ‘hollow’ feeling. […]
Finals foes resume netball rivalry
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in Netball
The traditional rivalry between Titikaveka and Avatiu is set to boil over in no less than four netball grand finals that start this morning. While most interest will surely stem in the final match of the day – the premier grand final between the two rivals starts at 4.30pm – there is bound to be […]
4 make ICC emerging cricket squad
Thursday 19 July 2012 | Published in Cricket
Four Cook Islands cricket players have been named in the International Cricket Council emerging cricket squad – doubling numbers from previous years. The squad, selected by ICC High Performance Coach Tom Evans, who recently made a visit to the Cooks, includes some of the most exciting talent the region has to offer. It is no […]
Soccer season kicking off
Wednesday 18 July 2012 | Published in Football
The 2012 Rarotonga football season is scheduled to kick off next month. Cook Islands Football Association’s executive and club delegates agreed at a meeting last week that the 2012 season will feature seven clubs competing in the tournament from August through to mid-December. An exciting feature of this season is the winner of the Lotto […]
'Friends of netball' rally round
Wednesday 18 July 2012 | Published in Netball
Netball is set to boom right across the country thanks to the ‘friends of netball’ who’ve manufactured 40 standard and seven junior netball goal posts. Avatiu Harbour contractors McConnell Dowell partnered up with a number of businesses and co-ordinated the manufacturing of the netball equipment for pre-schools, schools and community sports groups across the Cook […]
Business time on netball courts
Tuesday 10 July 2012 | Published in Netball
The first grand final of the netball season will take place tomorrow at the Telecom Sports Arena in Nikao. The open one and two grades will set the scene for the business end of the season with Avatiu going up against Arorangi in the open two grand finals. Titikaveka will meet Takuvaine in the open […]
Cooks invite overseas teams for soccer holiday
Thursday 5 July 2012 | Published in Football
The Cook Islands Football Association is inviting teams from New Zealand, Australia and around the world to visit Rarotonga and bring their team for an action packed football tour. Senior and junior male and female teams are being invited to the islands where tours can be arranged to suit individual clubs or group needs. The […]
Netballers finish third in Pacific
Saturday 30 June 2012 | Published in Netball
Fiji netball has firmly established that they are the Queens of Pacific netball after taking out the 2012 Pacific Netball Series in front of their home crowd. Fiji cleaned up at the series convincingly disposing of all their opponents and thumping the Cook Islands 62-33 in the final match of the series. It was a […]
National netballers aim to topple Fiji
Tuesday 26 June 2012 | Published in Netball
The Cook Islands national netball side is focusing on acclimatising to the Fiji weather ahead of the Pacific Netball Series, which starts today at the Vodafone Arena in Suva. The team arrived yesterday brimming with high hopes to deny the Fijians from retaining the regional title at home for the third consecutive year. Coach Margaret […]
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