Sports
Eels make rugby league grand final
Monday 14 May 2012 | Published in League
The Avatiu Eels premier rugby league team are waiting in the wings to find out who their grand finals opponent will be after edging out the Tupapa Panthers on Friday night 27-16. The first and second place playoff was a slick match with both sides playing classy league but it was the sneaky and slippery […]
League playoffs move to BCI Stadium
Thursday 10 May 2012 | Published in League
The 2012 rugby league playoffs will all be played at the BCI Stadium starting today with the junior grades. Games kick off at 4pm today with the under 13 Eels and Panthers going head to head before the under 16 game at 5pm between the Bulldogs and Warriors. The last game tonight will be in […]
New national netball squad named
Wednesday 9 May 2012 | Published in Netball
A new national netball squad has been named to represent the Cook Islands at the Pacific Netball Series in Fiji next month. A development squad of under 21 players has also been selected and they will train with the national squad upon their return from Fiji to prepare for the Scotland, Wales test later in […]
Netball back in the great outdoors
Monday 7 May 2012 | Published in Netball
Old-style netball played outdoors was welcomed with open arms on Saturday when the Avatiu netball club were hosted by Arorangi on the newly upgraded Raemaru Park netball courts. It was a departure from indoor games at the Telecom Sports Arena due to recent upgrading of the Raemaru Park courts. Pictured here is Avatiu junior open […]
Netball spreads outdoors today
Saturday 5 May 2012 | Published in Netball
Today’s netball buzz spreads from the Telecom Sports Arena to the Arorangi netball courts at Raemaru Park as the club hosts Avatiu on their newly upgraded hard courts. The games outdoors in Arorangi have generated much excitement as players and supporters are sure to break out the picnic baskets for a fun family day out […]
Sailing sweeps sports awards
Thursday 3 May 2012 | Published in Other Sports
Cook Islands national sailors have cleaned up the major sports awards again this year taking out sportsman, sportswoman and junior sportsman and woman of the year titles. Manihiki sailors Taua Elisa and Helema Williams picked up the sportsman and woman of the year titles for the second year in a row as well as the […]
Top netballers on trial
Wednesday 2 May 2012 | Published in Netball
Cook Islands netball head coach Marg Foster arrives on the island tomorrow to conduct the Rarotonga based national netball trials to be held at the Telecom Sports Arena from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Today, Foster will run similar trials for New Zealand based players before arriving on the island to put the local girls through their […]
Basketball tips off
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in Other Sports
Slam dunks and three pointers will be all the rage at the Telecom Sports Arena tonight where the first games of the Cook Islands Basketball Federation main season tip off. The tournament will run for 12 weeks and will see six women’s and six men’s teams battle it out for top honours. Each game will […]
Court cricket catching on
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in Cricket
Laughter rang across Tereora College yesterday as students got into the swing of the fun and fast six-a-side court cricket. The national college is the first to experience the fun and excitement of the new Cook Islands Cricket initiative developed to capture the hearts of young Cook Islanders and bridge the gap between junior and […]
Outlaws win five-a-side soccer comp
Monday 30 April 2012 | Published in Football
After 10 weeks and six games of five-a-side soccer, team Outlaws claimed the round cup championship title in the men’s division last Monday at the CIFA complex in Matavera. Outlaws took out the round cup after defeating a spirited Nek Minit side in the last round game winning by 10 goals to three. Nek Minit […]
Court cricket goes to school
Saturday 28 April 2012 | Published in Cricket
Bridging the gap between junior cricket and club cricket is the aim of the new and innovative ANZ 6-a-side court cricket tournament for high school kids. The fast and action packed tournament will be launched at Tereora College on Monday and will run for two weeks starting with the girls tournament in the first week […]
League masters prepare for international tournament
Friday 27 April 2012 | Published in League
League Masters will kick off at Nikao Park this afternoon at 5pm sharp, so for all those not involved in the Golf Ambrose this afternoon, see you on the paddock. For all the Mongoose Goof players taking part in the Nuks (Mitiaro) Golf Ambrose, the General advised that you don’t need to bring your baseball […]
Hit-out for national cricketers
Friday 27 April 2012 | Published in Cricket
Rarotonga based national women cricketers were put under pressure at the weekend in their first hit-out as part of their preparations for the East Asia-Pacific tournament next month in Vanuatu. The hit-out gave women cricketers a better understanding of their skills and importantly the chance to apply skills learned under coach Hori Miller in a […]
Close netball games at TSA
Monday 23 April 2012 | Published in Netball
Intense and closely fought games were the features of round two of the domestic netball season played at the Telecom Sports Arena on Saturday. The under 8 and 10 games set the tone for the day. The Avatiu and Titikaveka under 8 match ended in a 1-all draw. Other closely fought matches seen were between […]
Women cricketers make debut
Saturday 21 April 2012 | Published in Cricket
The Rarotonga arm of the newly formed women’s national cricket squad will have its first hit-out today in what will no doubt be a nervous encounter. National coach Hori Miller has called on big fire power and fringe squad players to test out the Rarotonga girls’ progress over the past two months. “It’s about pressure,” […]
Vaka sports rallying for CI Games
Friday 20 April 2012 | Published in Paddling
Basketball players through all three vaka on Rarotonga are gearing up for the Cook Islands Games tournament in July with weekly training sessions. In particular – Vaka Takitumu basketball coordinators are calling all young men and women through the village interested in playing basketball to get along to weekly training sessions starting on Monday, April […]
Sailing glory on the lagoon
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in Other Sports
Glorious sunshine and a moderate breeze made for fun times on the Muri lagoon with sailors of all ages and skills taking to the water to make the most of the good sailing conditions. Optimist sailors in the Silver Fleet, including sailors from the Rarotonga and Aitutaki Sailing Clubs, buzzed around their marked course as […]
2 slaughterings in league
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in League
With three more weeks of league games to play before semi and grand finals time – weekend matches were all about racking up the points for better placings heading into the final stages of the competition. Top of the table Tupapa Panthers were all business on Friday when they hammered the Sharks 54-14 at Victoria […]
Netball visitors win first game
Thursday 12 April 2012 | Published in Netball
The visiting Paeroa College netball team coached by former Silver Fern head coach Ruth Aitken showed their stamina and patience when they fought back to take out their first game of netball in the Cooks against Tereora College yesterday. Both sides started the match in shaky form as players tried to shed the nerves in […]
House colours blazing at Tereora touch
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in Touch Rugby
Tereora College house 3 students made it three out of three when they took out the college’s annual touch rugby tournament last Thursday for the third year. The extreme heat and humidity on the day did little to curb the students’ enthusiasm as they proudly wore their house colours and put their bodies on the […]
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