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6 sides rev up prem netball
Saturday 12 March 2011 | Published in Netball
It’s still early days in the 2011 netball season with some teams taking longer to dust off the cobwebs while others have started the season with plenty of determination. The Titikaveka club grades are firing already and have a strong and experienced premier grade side tasked with defending the club’s championships status – a title […]
Eels clear points leaders in league
Friday 11 March 2011 | Published in League
After five weeks of rugby league games – the Avatiu Eels premier grade are the current leaders of the pack with 8 points from 4 wins and 1 loss. Hot on the Eels heels in the grade on 6 points are the Ngatangiia Sea Eagles and Arorangi Bears who have both won 3 games from […]
Touch tussle for top spots
Thursday 10 March 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
Top women’s tough rugby team, Bounty Hunters, all smiles after their grand finals win against the Kamikaze Heats on Monday. “/> The Kamikaze Bullets, Bounty Hunters and Vikings are the top three touch rugby teams on Rarotonga after emerging as the winners of the touch rugby finals on Monday. In the men’s division the Kamikaze […]
House 3 defend Tereora touch title
Thursday 10 March 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
Tereora College house three successfully defended their championship title at last Friday’s annual inter house touch rugby tournament. The tournament held at the BCI Stadium was a fun event for students of the national college with many dressing up in their house colours for the day. In the end house three amassed a total of […]
CI playing 'origin' cricket
Thursday 10 March 2011 | Published in Cricket
The Auckland Country of Origins 20-Twenty Cricket Tournament is well underway with around 10 teams including the Cook Islands vying to take out top honours. Formerly known as the Pacifica Cup, this competition has expanded to include teams from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who have very strong cricketing backgrounds and are passionate […]
League midweek
Wednesday 9 March 2011 | Published in League
Week six of rugby league action kicks off today at Raemaru park in Arorangi when the under 19 Bears take on the Bulldogs. The Bears and Bulldogs games will be played out today and tomorrow due to a wedding in the Puaikura district. After the under 19 game starting at 4pm, the reserve grade will […]
28 goals in first round of soccer
Wednesday 9 March 2011 | Published in Football
The second round of games will take place today in the annual Primary Schools Soccer Tournament at the CIFA complex in Matavera with the girls kicking off first at 2.45pm. Last Wednesday, the first round of the Primary School senior round robin soccer tournament action brought plenty of goalmouth drama as the net was bulged […]
Araura College makes oe vaka history
Tuesday 8 March 2011 | Published in Paddling
History was made on Aitutaki on Friday when Araura College held its inaugural school oe vaka regatta. The day started with a prayer and the day was officially opened by vice president of the Araura Oe Vaka Association Junior Tamati. Every child celebrated with their paddles in the air as all showed they were winners […]
6 netball clubs meet in week 2
Saturday 5 March 2011 | Published in Netball
Today sees week two of netball games to be played at the Telecom Sports Arena. This week Titikaveka will play Arorangi, Avatiu meet Takuvaine and Ngatangiia take on Tupapa. All clubs are asked to make sure that you have umpires and bench officials available to officiate games. Games start at 11 o’clock with the under […]
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 […]
Touch gets down to semi-finals
Monday 28 February 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
The serious end of the touch rugby season is here as open men’s and women’s teams lace up for the semi finals at the BCI Stadium in Nikao today. At 5.30pm, 2nd placed Vikings will take on 3rd placed Rama in the first open men’s semi finals match of the day followed by 1st placed […]
It's netball time!
Saturday 26 February 2011 | Published in Netball
It’s all on today at the Telecom Sports Arena as netballers hit the courts for the first round of the 2011 netball season. The courts were warmed up by the open, masters and corporate mixed grades on Wednesday night and the babes will open up games starting at 11 o’clock this morning. The Titikaveka club […]
Mangaia cricket draws crowd and laughs
Friday 25 February 2011 | Published in Cricket
Weekly cricket matches on the outer island of Mangaia are drawing in the crowds and new players for a day of fun filled cricket and untold laughter. The second round of the Mangaia Cricket Competition saw Oneroa 2 take on the in-form Tamarua side. Batting first, Tamarua amassed 38 runs as Oneroa 2 exerted some […]
New format netball begins
Thursday 24 February 2011 | Published in Netball
This year’s netball season, which began last night at the Telecom Sports Arena, will have a big emphasis on development with a number of changes made to the playing divisions. It’s going to be a full on season for all six clubs on Rarotonga taking part with players in the new masters and corporate mixed […]
Mauke cricket comp enters final round
Thursday 24 February 2011 | Published in Cricket
The weather wasn’t the only thing heating up Mauke last Friday as the island’s men’s and women’s cricket teams blazed it up on the pitches. The women’s competition saw the Admin team take on the School team in what was a great game to watch. Batting first, School’s Teata Ateriano led the way with a […]
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 […]
Crunch time at touch today
Monday 21 February 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
Today is the last day of round robin games in the touch rugby open men and women’s competition. It’s also the last opportunity for teams to really pull out all the stops for a top ranking ahead of next week’s playoffs. On Wednesday will also be the last round robin games for teams in the […]
Mangaia launches new cricket season
Saturday 19 February 2011 | Published in Cricket
A new senior cricket competition debuted last Friday on the island of Mangaia. For many, it was welcoming back a sport that had not been played competitively on the island for over 20 years. And they definitely did this in style as four teams squared off in the first round. Oneroa put together 2 teams […]
Touch team in training
Saturday 19 February 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
Local touch rugby reps preparing for the World Cup in June – from left, Olivia Heather (men’s team manager), Edith Nicholas, Apii Rau, Gordon Heather, Geoff Halston, Conrad Piri, Kris Williamson and Teariki Mateariki have been in full-on training mode ahead of the June tournament. The squad have a number of fundraising initiatives running and […]
3 awarded soccer scholarships
Thursday 17 February 2011 | Published in Football
Three promising young Cook Islands soccer players have been given the opportunity to further develop their football careers and education. Twin Tiro, Temana Pennycook and Anthony Samuela have been selected by the Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) to receive scholarships to attend Mt Albert Grammar school in Auckland, New Zealand. The three recipients were part […]
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