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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 […]
Cricket for tamariki
Wednesday 30 June 2010 | Published in Cricket
Energetic athletics coach Ake Hosea-Winterflood is starting up her popular ANZ Tamariki Sports programme with the help of some big hitters from the Cook Islands Cricket Association. Hosea is thrilled to announce that her junior programme resumes on Tuesday July 6 at the BCI Stadium in Tereora for kids aged between 6 and 12. But […]
New clubs join cricket season
Wednesday 30 June 2010 | Published in Cricket
The men’s cricket season will see the inclusion of two new clubs as participation numbers across the board grows this year. Something that Cook Islands Cricket general manager Alister Stevic believes cements cricket as the Cook Islands’ fastest growing game. “Last week we held our annual men’s council of clubs meeting and it was great […]
Basketball semi-finals tonight
Tuesday 29 June 2010 | Published in Other Sports
It’s crunch time for teams in the Telecom Cook Islands Basketball main season with the semi finals of the competition to be staged this evening at the Telecom Sports Arena. The extended season has seen its fair share of ups and downs but it’s the business end and there’s nothing but excitement in the air […]
Netball semis clash on
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Netball
There’s nothing more netball teams can do but bring their ‘A’ game to today’s club semi-finals but supporters and cheer squads could make all the difference in how teams play today. In the premier grade, the Avatiu Dragonflies go up against the Takuvaine Red Divas. Takuvaine will no doubt head into this game with their […]
Rugby union all go this week!
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in Rugby Union
The Takuvaine and Titikaveka under 13 rugby grades will kick start the 2010 rugby union 15s season this afternoon at the Titikaveka field. This match at 4.15 will be followed by the senior B clash between these two clubs. Then it’s full on rugby on Saturday with Avatiu-Nikao hosting Tupapa-Maraerenga at the swamp while the […]
Netballers fight for last spots
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in Netball
This week’s ‘do or die’ netball matches will be played on the one court configuration at the Telecom Sports Arena where teams will battle it out for the last spot in next week’s grand finals. But first up tonight will be the open one and two semi finals clashes to determine who goes to the […]
Boost for cricket umpires
Tuesday 22 June 2010 | Published in Cricket
Northern Districts Cricket umpire and Bay Of Plenty (NZ) esteemed umpire training officer Colin Elstob arrives on the rock next week to deliver the Motor Centre Cricket Umpire courses. Elstob, who is an experienced umpire, is responsible for the recruitment and training of umpires throughout the Bay of Plenty of New Zealand. “We are very […]
Hot battles expected at netball
Saturday 19 June 2010 | Published in Netball
Heated battles are expected to be seen on the Telecom Sports Arena courts today as teams eye up a spot in the grand finals. The heavyweights of the current club netball season the Titikaveka Pearls and Avatiu Dragonflies will go head to head in what should be a thriller of a game. Avatiu have yet […]
Knockout time at netball
Friday 18 June 2010 | Published in Netball
This Friday and Saturday’s club netball knockout round games are expected to be intense battles as teams jostle to get into the grand finals. After two rounds of netball games, the four clubs have been stacked into the top two and bottom two teams. The top two and bottom two teams in each grade will […]
Final netball games for round two
Friday 11 June 2010 | Published in Netball
This week’s club netball will be the final games of the second round. Ngatangiia will take on Avatiu this week while Titikaveka will face off again with Takuvaine. The club season took a break last week for the Pacific Series netball tournament where a number of local players were seen picking up some new skills […]
Netball bounces back from heartbreak
Thursday 10 June 2010 | Published in Netball
The Cook Islands national netball team has had to suck in the heartbreak of not qualifying for the netball World Championships at last week’s Pacific Series and knuckle down to prepare for the Commonwealth Games in India this October. Cook Islands Netball Association president Patsy Hockin says that not qualifying for the world champs was […]
Fiji crowned netball champs
Tuesday 8 June 2010 | Published in Netball
The ATH, Telecom, Vodafone Fiji netball team were crowned the queens of Pacific netball after being undefeated at the recent three-day Pacific Series netball tournament in Rarotonga. Fiji faced the tenacious Papua New Guinea team in the first game on Saturday. The game was a closely fought one as Papua New Guinea made Fiji work […]
Mitiaro cricket visit a big hit
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Cricket
The Cricket Cook Islands Association team have returned from a brief, but successful, trip to the outer island of Mitiaro to spread the cricket spirit to the school children there. The cricketers were able to visit Mitiaro thanks to the assistance from ANZ Bank and the Cook Islands National Sports and Olympic Committee. Mitiaro is […]
Pacific netball all set to go
Wednesday 2 June 2010 | Published in Netball
The Pacific Series netball tournament will officially begin with an opening ceremony tomorrow at the Telecom Sports Arena. The netball series will be battled out between the Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa and Papua New Guinea. The top two placed teams will maintain their world ranking and qualify for the 2011 Singapore World Championships. The opening […]
Cricket names U17 squad
Tuesday 1 June 2010 | Published in Cricket
After an enthusiastic two month training regime, culminating in a week long under17 high school cricket tournament, Cook Islands Cricket has had the tough job of selecting its initial under 17 boys high performance squad. Cricket Development Manager Shane Thompson said he has been encouraged to see how naturally talented and passionate all those involved […]
Pacific netball teams lining up
Monday 31 May 2010 | Published in Netball
The Fiji national netball team arrived on Rarotonga yesterday for the Pacific Series netball tournament starting on Thursday. The 12-member team has had a rocky road to Rarotonga and has overcome funding woes to make this side a danger in the three-day netball tournament. The Fiji national netball captain said her members were eager to […]
Netball stops for the baton
Monday 24 May 2010 | Published in Netball
Saturday’s netball games came to a standstill for the afternoon arrival of the Queen’s Baton at the Telecom Sports Arena. Due to the smooth travels of the baton around the island, it arrived at the arena just before the main premier grade match. It was the last stop of the Rarotonga relay. Players and supporters […]
Teachers taught cricket
Saturday 22 May 2010 | Published in Cricket
Cook Islands Cricket completed its two week teacher education initiative this week with over 20 teachers from the western side of Rarotonga going through a fun filled ‘getting started in cricket coaching’ certificate course at Arorangi Primary School. Teachers went through all the major aspects of cricket which included learning the rules, techniques of bowling, […]
Netball battles on cards today
Saturday 22 May 2010 | Published in Netball
The club netball season heads into round two this week with those teams that lost in the first round of games sure to want to show some improvements today. This week the Titikaveka Pearls will take on the Avatiu Dragonflies while the Takuvaine Red Divas will do battle with the Ngatangiia Dolphins. When Titikaveka played […]
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