Sports
Mixed netball takes to the courts
Friday 27 May 2011 | Published in Netball
The Telecom Sports Arena is the place to be this Friday night as the 16 teams contesting the new mixed netball season take to the courts. Games start at 6pm sharp and all netball fans are encouraged to watch games that are guaranteed to be intense and highly entertaining. The most important rule of mixed […]
Netball finals start
Wednesday 25 May 2011 | Published in Netball
The 2011 club netball grand finals start tonight at the Telecom Sports Arena with the open one and two grades taking to the courts. According to open one and two grade players and supporters, Wednesday night netball never fails to produce plenty of entertainment and on court action. Now that its grand finals time, spectators […]
Bodies on the line in netball semis
Monday 23 May 2011 | Published in Netball
Netball grand final games start this Wednesday at the Telecom Sports Arena with the open 1 and 2 grade matches. At the weekend intense semi final games were played at the TSA where players put their bodies on the line for club pride. In the premier grade defending champions Titikaveka eventually cruised home to a […]
Get in quick for netball
Friday 20 May 2011 | Published in Netball
The popular and fun-filled mixed social netball tournament will shoot into action on Friday, May 27 with few spaces left for interested teams. The duration of the tournament will depend on the number of teams that register. Organiser Tex Tangimetua says that depending on the number, the tournament could run between 8 and 12 weeks […]
Do or die for league teams
Friday 20 May 2011 | Published in League
All rugby league semi final games will be played at the BCI Stadium this Saturday starting at 3pm. All games are do or die for teams, with winners to progress to next weekends grand finals and the losers to hang up their boots until next season. The under 13 grade will get the ball rolling […]
Top teams target Vaka Eiva
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in Paddling
The annual Vaka Eiva Festival has become a must attend event on the global oe vaka scene and is being targeted by top national paddling teams. Among the 700 international paddlers that will be on Rarotonga for the week-long paddling festival will be two Australian national teams. Australia Outrigger Canoe Racing Association announced this month […]
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) […]
Expecting action at 5-a-side soccer
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in Football
The 5- a-side soccer action continues today at the CIFA complex in Matavera. Games kick off at 5.20pm in the mens division with four action-packed games lined up for spectators. Top of the table Black Puta will one up todays games when they face team Who Cares currently 7th on the table so expect a […]
Rugby union gets international boost
Wednesday 18 May 2011 | Published in Rugby Union
The Cook Islands Rugby Union have been earmarked for assistance to improve its administration and high performance programme after a review by IRB rugby services Oceania manager Bruce Cook. Cook spent a week on Rarotonga reviewing the local rugby body, looking at the codes governance, finances, administration and commercial viability as part of a wider […]
Training hard for rugby union
Tuesday 17 May 2011 | Published in Rugby Union
In anticipation of the 2011 rugby union season starting on June 4, Rarotonga primary school students are getting back into the swing of rugby. These kids from Avarua School pictured with budding rugby coach Tai Joseph Jnr have been training hard. Rugby union development officers have been out in schools helping kids train for the […]
Local cricket to grow
Tuesday 17 May 2011 | Published in Cricket
Cook Islands Crickets media and development officer Koria Patia has arrived home from Christchurch where he attended the inaugural ICC East Asia Pacific Cricket administrators programme seminar. The week long course held at the Canterbury Country Cricket Associations main power oval conference centre focused on presenting and assessing training and also covered training modules on […]
More cricket coaches certified
Tuesday 17 May 2011 | Published in Cricket
A concentrated effort over the last four months has resulted in around 65 school students and teachers receiving Cook Islands Level 1 cricket coachs certificates. Cook Islands Cricket junior development manager Shane Thompson, pictured on the far right, recently presented certification to Apii Te Uki Ou cricket coaches Mary Young, Teiaa Potoru, Liz Griggs, Jo […]
Netballers run for travel funds
Monday 16 May 2011 | Published in Netball
National netballers combined extra training with fundraising on Saturday when the squad ran around the island to raise funds for their trip to the Pacific Series in Papua New Guinea next month. The squad was joined by supporters on the run around the island and was met by enthusiastic netball mama supporters in Titikaveka, Puaikura […]
Netball semis start this week
Monday 16 May 2011 | Published in Netball
The semi finals of the club netball season start on Wednesday with the open 1 and 2 grade games. Knockout games last week in all grades were between teams placed 3rd and 5th while teams placed 4th and 6th faced off. Winners of the 3rd and 5th knockout games will meet teams ranked 2nd at […]
Fight for first league finals spot
Saturday 14 May 2011 | Published in League
The islands top two rugby league teams will go head to head today at BCI Stadium in the playoff round of the competition. The Avatiu Eels, who finished at the top of the table, will face the biggest improvers of the season the Ngatangiia Sea Eagles. Both sides will field grunty and hard hitting forwards […]
League teams ready for knockouts
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in League
The rugby league club competition enters knockout territory today with the top four playoffs at BCI Stadium. Opening up the knockout round today will be the 3rd and 4th placed teams in the under 13, under 16, under 19 and premier grades. The reserve grade 3rd and 4th place playoff between the Eels and Panthers […]
Fired up netball team runs for funds
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in Netball
National netball players will be running around the island this Saturday to raise funds for their trip to Papua New Guinea next month for the Pacific Netball Series. The squad, who have all been training hard, will start their run at 7am on Saturday from the Punanga Nui Markets. The squad will run through Avarua […]
Eels tackle Panthers in final league round
Saturday 7 May 2011 | Published in League
This weekend is the final round of games in the current rugby league season, which heads into the top-four playoff next Friday and Saturday. Today, top of the premier grade points table the Avatiu Eels will head to Tupapa to meet the Panthers in what should be a bruising encounter. The Panthers are currently sitting […]
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 […]
Kick off for final round of league
Thursday 5 May 2011 | Published in League
The under 19 Titikaveka Bulldogs and Arorangi Bears will kick off the final round of the rugby league competition this afternoon in Titikaveka. The reserve grade will play after the under 19 match before the Bulldogs and Aitutaki Sharks clash on Friday. Before the premier grade match the under 16 Bears and Bulldogs squads will […]
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