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National netballers step up intensity
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 29: With the local club netball season nearing the end, members of the 2009 Pacific Mini Games netball squad will head into more intense training. Team head coach Mii Maui says that over the past few months, the team has been training with her just once a week as all the team members are […]
Premier rivalry continues in Rarotonga netball comp
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 24: The Takuvaine netball club will play rivals Titikaveka this weekend when the local competition gets underway today. Both the premier sides from these two clubs have shared the silverware over the past decade. Titikaveka is unbeaten this season, and after dishing out a hiding to Takuvaine in the first round, they should go […]
World youth under 21 netball team finalised
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 22: National under 21 head coach Teresa Tairi has made her final team selection to play in the World Youth Netball Championships in August. Tairi says she made her final decision based on a number of factors including the general fitness of players, on-court performance, off-court behaviour and the player’s overall contribution to the […]
Club netball restarts today
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 17: The club netball season fires back into action today with the open 1 and open 2 grade matches to be played out today. This week, point’s table leader Titikaveka (1037 points) will face old foes Avatiu in what is surely to be an action packed encounter. That’s because Avatiu on 1020 points only […]
Bulldogs upset, Eels lead league comp
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in League
Tuesday 21: The Titikaveka Bulldogs will be on a high when they are hosted by the Aitutaki Sharks tomorrow after the Doggies scored a surprise win over the Tupapa Panthers at the weekend. The Bulldogs managed to keep the Panthers at arms length during their premier encounter to win by just two points 20-18.` The […]
Basketball continues
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in Other Sports
Monday 20: The Frangi elite basketball tournament heads into round two for the men’s teams with the Princess Anne hall the place to be to catch all the action tonight. Last week saw the Hot Chix beat Blitz 42-25 to remain unbeaten in the women’s competition while Tangees Friends won by default over the Queens. […]
League jostling begins
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in League
Thursday 16: The Aitutaki Sharks premier league squad hosted the Ngatangiia Sea Eagles on the outer island yesterday while the remaining grades between the Sea Eagles and the Takuvaine Warriors will be played out on Saturday afternoon. The Sharks and Sea Eagles share third place on the points table with six points after round seven. […]
Vaka sprint finals at Muri
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in Paddling
Saturday 18: The Sails Restaurant oe vaka sprint series finals will be held today with some great racing expected on Muri lagoon. Livefree is being touted as the team to watch today but Ngakau Toa Vaka and Te Tupu O Te Manava club are certainly not to be ignored. Today’s races will start at midday […]
Cricketers gear up for overseas tours
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in Cricket
Saturday 18: The Cook Islands Cricket Association held a national development programme over the Easter weekend with players from Aitutaki also taking part. The purpose of the programme was to keep cricketers at the top of their game in terms of skill level especially with two overseas tours in the pipeline. A cricket development programme […]
Aitutakians win basketball gold
Wednesday 15 April 2009 | Published in Other Sports
Saturday 11: Aitutaki were crowned the golden kings and queens of the basketball courts on Thursday night when they cleaned up in the Cook Islands Games basketball competition. The men’s finals between Aitutaki and Puaikura was a nerve racking game to watch for supporters as Aitutaki could lose the game to take silver or dig […]
U21 netballers meet their match
Wednesday 15 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 15: Both the Cook Islands under 21 squad and the Pacific Mini Games squad have a better understanding of what preparations they need to do before the World Youth Netball Championships in August and the mini games in September. The under 21 team faced the mini games team on Saturday and Monday where the […]
Takitumu blitzes field to take oe vaka gold
Wednesday 15 April 2009 | Published in Paddling
Tuesday 14: There were no surprises when a star-studded vaka Takitumu mixed V6 oe vaka team took out the Cook Islands Games race last Wednesday afternoon. The Takitumu team included siblings and 2008 sportsman and sportswoman of the year Reuben Dearlove and Tamsyn Dearlove, husband-and-wife paddlers Joshua and Tina Mitchell, all round athlete Serena Hunter […]
First game by under 21 netball reps
Wednesday 15 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 9: The national under 21 training squad will have the first match of their whirlwind Rarotonga tour this afternoon against a selection of top local under 21 players. This will be the first time the public and members of the Cook Islands Netball Association will see the girls in action with team head coach […]
Youth soccer champs continue
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Football
Monday 6: The National Youth Soccer Championships will continue with the second round of pool games today at the CIFA grounds. On Saturday the under 16 girls division saw Te Au O Tonga easily defeat Mangaia 10 goals to 1 while Aitutaki beat Takitumu 3 goals to nil. In the under 15 boys category the […]
Six teams in rugby league sevens
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in League
Monday 6: The Cook Islands Games rugby league sevens competition kicks off at the Avatiu Swamp today at 4.30pm. There are six teams in the competition with two teams each from Vaka Te Au O Tonga, Puaikura and Takitumu. The finals will be held on Tuesday back at the Swamp starting at 4.30pm. One of […]
Basketball draw
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Other Sports
Monday 6: The Elite basketball competition will continue next week as the Cook Islands Games tournament will be held tonight at the National Auditorium. The games tourney will be played in a round robin format and will be played out over three days. Teams will earn 7 points for a win, 4 for a draw, […]
Touch golds to Puaikura and Te Au O Tonga
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Touch Rugby
Monday 6: The Cook Islands Games touch rugby saw quality games played as touch rugby players showed all their skills to impress Pacific Mini Games team selectors. The final matches were especially gripping with Te Au O Tonga taking on Puaikura in the open men’s. Both teams were packed with former national reps and provided […]
Netball draw
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 6: The two-day Cook Islands Games netball competition starts today with Vaka Takitumu to face Aitutaki first up in the under 21 and open grade category. All games will be held at the Ngatangiia hard courts starting at 4.30pm. The competition will be played in a round robin format and the team with the […]
Special training for netball bench officials ahead of world youth champs
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 6: Netball New Zealand’s Trina Sheridan and Lisa Aull will be holding a week-long netball workshop to upskill bench officials and train new ones. The bench officials workshop is not only to make sure that there will be adequate and skilled bench officials for the upcoming World Youth Netball Championships in August but to […]
3 tests for under 21 netballers
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 6: Our best hopes for future netball glory – the Cook Islands under 21 training squad – will arrive on the island tomorrow for a three-test series against a local under 21 team and the Pacific Mini Games training squad. The team of 13 players and four managers will hit the courts on Tuesday […]