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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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 and league take a break
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Netball
The local netball and rugby league competition will take a break for two weeks due to the start of the Cook Islands Games this weekend and the Easter celebrations next week. While the normal season will be on hold, netball and league fans will still be able to get out and watch some Cook Islands […]
Netballers will lap up Edgewater
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 30: Luxury, comfort and convenience are all part of the purpose in choosing Rarotonga’s Edgewater Resort as the official accommodators for the World Youth Netball Championships. The organisers are thrilled to have the Edgewater Resort & Spa confirmed as the event hotel. This means that the Edgewater Resort & Spa will accommodate all the […]
Netball World Youth Championship – Cook Is 2009
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 30: Cooks team will showcase during CI Games The draw to determine the pools for the 2009 World Youth Netball Championships was completed at the recent meeting of IFNA, the international netball federation, in Los Angeles. The top four teams – namely New Zealand, Australia, England and Jamaica – were the only seeded teams […]
Big job ahead after tonight's netball AGM
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 26: Key executive jobs will be confirmed tonight for the big year ahead in hosting the World Youth Netball Championships in August, and the Pacific Mini Games in September-October. The Cook Islands Netball Association is holding its annual general meeting tonight. The meeting will receive a report from the president Margharet Matenga, and will […]