Sports
Special blessing for Live Free vaka
Friday 30 July 2010 | Published in Paddling
The Live Free paddling club gathered in Muri on Saturday for the special ceremony for their Tai-Mana V6 vaka. The three-year-old paddling club are grateful to vaka sponsor Jetsave Travel and vowed to represent the company to the best of their ability – both on and off the water. The club has around 30 registered […]
Budding cricket stars
Thursday 29 July 2010 | Published in Cricket
Around 50 budding cricket players took part in the first day of the 88FM and Avarua Bakery school holiday cricket programme on Tuesday with more action expected at the Nikao field for today’s programme. Children were split into various age groups for fun cricket activities. The smaller children had plenty of fun learning to hit […]
Primaries clash in rugby and netball
Saturday 24 July 2010 | Published in Netball
Avarua and Avatea Primary Schools once again dominated the inter-primary school rugby and netball tournament at the BCI Stadium on Thursday. They certainly looked the more serious teams as they warmed up and warmed down in between games while other students ran around having fun. On the rugby field, Avarua won the A and C […]
Celebrating 70 years of sailing
Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in Other Sports
The Rarotonga Sailing club is believed to be the oldest sporting club in the Cook Islands and will be celebrating its 70th birthday in August. The Rarotonga Sailing Club was begun in 1940 at Muri beach. The first building was a former airport tower from the old airfield where the golf course is now. The […]
Arorangi opens cricket nets
Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in Cricket
The Arorangi Cricket Club is the proud new owner of the island’s first proper cricket training nets. The training nets were officially unveiled and blessed in a special ceremony at the Arorangi sports ground where Arorangi cricketers beamed with pride. The practice nets are a steel frame construction covered in safety nets where players can […]
Basketball celebrates end of season
Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in Other Sports
Local basketball teams swapped their boots for pizzas when they rocked up to the High Tide Bar and Grill for the season wrap up party and prize giving this week. The wrap up party on Tuesday was also a great opportunity for teams and players to showcase their other skills – namely dancing and musical […]
Sunburst sailing
Thursday 15 July 2010 | Published in Other Sports
Thirteen-year-old sailors Taylor Mehaffy and Sam Reid cleaned up the old salts at Saturday’s national sunburst regatta. The junior sailing duo took out first place in the wooden sunburst class ahead of second place getters Jeff Hill and crew. Third place went to Tony Heays and top junior optimist sailor Eseta Ailaouamaua. The fibreglass sunburst […]
Basketball prize giving on
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in Other Sports
The Cook Islands Basketball Federation will honour their teams and players tonight after a highly successful 2010 main season. All basketball teams in both the men’s and women’s division are asked to be at the High Tide Bar and Grill for this evening’s prize giving and show. The evening’s programme will begin at 6pm with […]
Cricket, athletics all set to go
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in Cricket
After a wet start to the ANZ Tamariki Sports programme last week, today’s programme promises to be heaps of fun for kids. A small but enthusiastic bunch of kids made it to the BCI Stadium last week for the first day of the popular kids sport programme. A much bigger turn out is expected for […]
Women chase soccer spots
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in Football
Training is well underway for the Rarotonga-based players who are trialing for the women’s national soccer squad that will travel to New Zealand to participate in the Oceania Nations Cup from September 28 to October 8. Seventeen Rarotonga based players are currently training three times a week with training at this stage focusing on fitness […]
Exciting finish to basketball season
Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in Other Sports
The Telecom Cook Islands Basketball season came to a thrilling end this week with the season grand finals at the Telecom Sports Arena on Tuesday night. While lightning lit the night sky outside, women’s team Licorice Allsorts and men’s team Kia Orana Hair Salon were lighting up the basketball courts. These two teams were crowned […]
Kerikeri High on soccer tour
Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in Football
A strong 1st XI soccer team from Kerikeri High School in North Auckland will arrive this weekend for a three-match tour of Rarotonga. This will also give them the opportunity to experience Cook Islands’ culture and to enjoy paradise during their visit. They have scheduled their tour during the New Zealand school holidays and arrive […]
Netball honours clubs and players
Wednesday 7 July 2010 | Published in Netball
After a fantastic day of thrilling netball grand finals actions on Saturday, the Cook Islands Netball Association honoured clubs and players at the 2010 season prize giving. The prize giving was held after the premier grade grand final between Titikaveka and Avatiu where Titikaveka showed their class to win the match 60-40. Not that the […]
Junior cricketers in training
Wednesday 7 July 2010 | Published in Cricket
Rarotonga’s next generation of cricketing stars has begun training in the Telecom high performance programme three months ahead of the ANZ Junior Cricket season. The junior cricket season includes all age groups for boys and girls from under 19 through to primary schools and will be held in term four. The reason for the early […]
Major boost for women's cricket
Wednesday 7 July 2010 | Published in Cricket
In a major boost for women’s cricket, Cook Islands Cricket’s Telecom women’s high performance coaching begins tomorrow at the Nikao field from 5.15pm. The programme initially runs for six weeks and is open to all women (young and mature) who want to attend. Cook Islands Cricket general manager Alister Stevic explains that the course is […]
Women's cricket the flavour of summer
Wednesday 7 July 2010 | Published in Cricket
Women’s cricket in the Cook Islands has seen a massive growth in numbers for the upcoming season and with the netball season just finished – what better way to stay active than playing the fun game of cricket. The number of women’s cricket teams have gone from eight at the start of the year to […]
Basketball finals action
Tuesday 6 July 2010 | Published in Other Sports
It’s all on tonight at the Telecom Sports Arena where the champions of Cook Islands basketball will crowned. Its grand finals time for basketballers with intensely fought games expected tonight. The grand basketball grand finals programme will bounce off at 5.30pm with the women’s third and fourth place playoff between the Prima Donnas and Blitz. […]
'Historic' netball finals clash
Saturday 3 July 2010 | Published in Netball
Defending netball champions the Titikaveka Pearls premier grade are no strangers to netball grand finals fever. But their opponents in today’s grand finals match the Avatiu Dragonflies are relative newcomers to the grand finals stage. The Pearls have dominated the local netball scene for the past 10 years with their usual grand finals foe Takuvaine […]
Cricket umpires course a hit
Friday 2 July 2010 | Published in Cricket
As of last week, there are now over 20 new accredited Motor Centre Cricket Umpires on the rock. Last week visiting Northern Districts Cricket umpire and Bay Of Plenty (NZ) umpire training officer Colin Elstob arrived on Rarotonga to deliver cricket umpire courses to aspiring male and female umpires and cricketers. Over 20 participants attended […]
Finals time at netball
Friday 2 July 2010 | Published in Netball
Its grand finals time in the Rarotonga club netball season and action packed games are expected today and tomorrow. The open one and two grades will play their grand finals matches tonight at the Telecom Sports Arena with Avatiu taking on Titikaveka in the open 2 game at 4.30 while Titikaveka will face Takuvaine in […]
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