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Arorangi pull out of netball
Tuesday 27 April 2010 | Published in Netball
The Rarotonga club netball season is due to begin this Friday and Saturday but Arorangi is sticking to its decision of not accepting this season’s trial format of playing in the Telecom Sports Arena. Cook Islands News spoke with Cook Islands Netball Association president PJ Hockin on the status of clubs in relation to the […]
Big league battles on
Saturday 24 April 2010 | Published in League
Two massive rugby league battles are scheduled today to keep league fans entertained. The Arorangi Bears will head out to Ngatangiia to meet the Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles in what should be a big-hitting contest. The Sea Eagles will need to win this match to maintain a solid top two position heading into next week’s play […]
Trans-Tasman cricket duel set
Saturday 24 April 2010 | Published in Cricket
A trans-Tasman Anzac cricket match will be staged today to raise funds for the Cook Islands Cricket under 17 development programme. The battle between the Kiwis and Aussies will be held today at the Matavera Cricket Grounds starting at 12.30pm. Leading the Aussies will be captain John Hobbs who is quietly confident his team, with […]
Holiday cricket back on
Thursday 22 April 2010 | Published in Cricket
Rain or shine, the school holiday cricket programme will go ahead today at Nikao. Rain forced the cancellation of Tuesday and Wednesday’s programme but it will not have any effect on today’s plans. That’s because if it rains, fingers crossed it doesn’t, the programme will be held at the Princess Anne Hall at Tereora College. […]
Cricket kids have a blast
Wednesday 21 April 2010 | Published in Cricket
There wasn’t a bored kid in sight at the Matavera field when Cook Islands Cricket launched its fun-filled school holiday programme on Monday. About 30 boys and girls were given expert advice and tips to improve their batting and bowling skills learned through the cricket in schools programme. Kids were split into two groups and […]
National netball squad named
Tuesday 20 April 2010 | Published in Netball
After a rigorous day of fitness tests and ball skill drills – 15 players have made the cut for the Cook Islands national netball team. But the trials are not over for the successful 15. A final selection for a squad of 12 will be conducted two weeks out from the Pacific Series to be […]
League at the swamp
Saturday 17 April 2010 | Published in League
The Avatiu swamp will be the only place to catch rugby league action today when the Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles fly in to meet the Avatiu Eels. In yesterday’s CI News it was reported that this would be the first time the two teams will clash. But after receiving the points table and looking back through […]
Crews line-up for Vaka Eiva
Friday 16 April 2010 | Published in Paddling
Over 100 oe vaka crews have registered to race in the hugely popular annual Vaka Eiva Festival with many more on a waiting list. Local crews preparing for the festival are reminded to pay their non-refundable deposit of $500 before May 15 to secure their spot. Failure to do so will see teams on the […]
Tough matches at basketball
Thursday 15 April 2010 | Published in Other Sports
Fantastic ball skills and tough matches were seen in round four of the Telecom Cook Islands Basketball season on Tuesday night. Five games were played in the Telecom Sports Arena with the women’s Prima Donna team again proving to be a handful on the court. The Prima Donnas faced Blitz in the first match of […]
Pacific netball gets $3m
Thursday 15 April 2010 | Published in Netball
Cook Islands netball is set to benefit from a $3 million boost given to the sport in the Pacific. The money come through the Pacific Sports Partnership to strengthen the development of the sport within the region. The Australian government, Australian Sports Commission, Oceania Netball Federation, Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand have formed a […]
Mamanu on cricket course
Thursday 15 April 2010 | Published in Cricket
Local cricketer Apii Mamanu has been selected from over 30 coaches in the East Asia Pacific region to attend the regional International Cricket Council (ICC) coaching seminar in Jakarta, Indonesia at the end of this month. Mamanu, who is a recipient of the Cook Islands Cricket outstanding services to cricket award, captain of his Arorangi […]
Holiday cricket for kids
Thursday 15 April 2010 | Published in Cricket
Programme offers young cricketers a great time Cook Islands Cricket, Avarua Bakery and 88FM have come up with something exciting for the kids these school holidays. They have devised a holiday programme full of fun and interactive cricket for children of all ages to get them active and learning some great skills. The programme will […]
League points table to be finalised
Thursday 15 April 2010 | Published in League
Rugby league executives will meet today to finalise the points table and standings of local clubs this season. In the meantime, catch-up games will be played this Friday and Saturday. Takuvaine valley field will be the place to catch some great age grade league action with the Takuvaine Warriors to host the Arorangi Bears for […]
Men very keen for more netball
Wednesday 14 April 2010 | Published in Netball
After the highly successful social mixed netball which ended last week, requests have flooded in to organisers for a netball clinic for male players. Men’s netball is a fast growing sport which has generated a big following. Since the Cook Islands hosted the international men’s netball tournament last year, a number of skilled male athletes […]
Top basketball action expected
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in Other Sports
The Telecom Cook Islands basketball season heads into round four this evening with Prima Donnas the team to beat in the women’s division with Up 2 You undefeated in the men’s competition. Team are reminded to wear correct uniforms or cop penalty points as some players found out last week. Prima Donnas continued their winning […]
Primary soccer set to go
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in Football
The Cook Islands Football Association will be holding the annual Rarotonga Primary School One Day Soccer Tournament for Grades 4, 5 and 6 at the CIFA complex in Matavera today. Rarotonga primary schools have put together boys, girls and mixed teams to compete and show their ball skills and to test themselves against each other. […]
Close racing as oe vaka ends
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in Paddling
Some close racing was seen as the oe vaka sprint series came to a close on Saturday with the grand finals hosted at Muri by the Te Tupu O Te Manava club. The 1500m turns race, especially, provided some great action on the water. Conditions on the day was perfect for racing but Marc Cowan […]
Schools paddle for vaka iti dominance
Saturday 10 April 2010 | Published in Paddling
Over 200 students battled it out in Muri lagoon on Thursday for vaka iti oe vaka supremacy. After an afternoon of sprint races, dancing and fun, Nukutere College successfully defended their champion’s title to take out this year’s races. Nukutere earned a total of 40 points thanks to their 52 paddlers in 16 teams across […]
Arorangi , Avarua are school soccer champs
Friday 9 April 2010 | Published in Football
Arorangi and Avarua School won the Primary School’s soccer finals on Wednesday at the CIFA complex in Matavera. The excitement and relief was evident on the players and teachers as they waited to hold the cup. In the senior boy’s division, Arorangi showed what they had gained from the sessions with CIFA’s technical Staff in […]
Hot teams on fire at netball
Thursday 8 April 2010 | Published in Netball
Netballers gathered at the Telecom Sports Arena on Monday for the Easter mixed netball tournament. Team Freezing Hot took on the Vonnias Hot Shotz in the first game of the tournament and as the day progressed – the teams emerged as the winners of the tournament. In that first clash – the first quarter was […]
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