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St Jo's kids welcome the Aussies
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Sports
Saturday 8: Over 40 ei were made by the parents and teachers of St Joseph’s School and not only were there enough for the Australian team but the children gladly shared them out with the New Zealand team as well. The children sang ‘Waltzing Matilda’ as the Australian team members made their way out of […]
Team CIs - Pep TALK
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Sports
Saturday 8: Team Cook Islands chef de mission General George George is on a mission. Give it 100% Because my reign as Team Cook Islands chef de mission is for a four-year period, my main role is to make sure our young athletes are being developed. So today I give 100 percent support to our […]
Strong CI show against Malaysia
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 12: Cook Islands under 21 netball coach Teresa Tairi showed that she had depth in her squad with new combinations taking to the court against Malaysia last night. The Cooks started and ended strongly to take the match out 70-36, with shooters Memory Tangimetua and Chrystalla Neophitou working well together in the circle. Once […]
Wear your I.D.
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Sports
Saturday 8: On the eve of the World Youth Netball Competition happening, WYNC and PMG09 Security Coordinator Tearoa Tini Snr is emphatic that only people with officially recognised identification will be allowed into or near the Telecom Sports Arena. Security will be supported by the Cook Islands Police headed by Inspector Tere Patia. Their role […]
Jamaica shares the love
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 11: Jamaica’s under 21 netball team spent yesterday morning dancing island style with their adopted school Avarua Primary School. A team spokesperson said that they were at the school to ‘share the love’ after the school put on a welcome fit for a Queen at the airport for the team on Friday afternoon. The […]
Turts tops at WYNC
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 12: Turts the Onu – the World Youth Netball Championships mascot – is a hot seller at the new Turtles Sportswear store in the foyer of the Telecom Sports Arena. Turtles is the official merchandiser for the under 21 netball championship with a large range of WYNC branded products in store for supporters. Store […]
A lot at stake!
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Sports
Saturday 8: Kia Orana Tatou and welcome to what’s left of me after a very, very busy week indeed. The World Youth Netball Championships are two days away from the first whistle, where we will see our very own Cook Islands maidens take on the might of Wales. I hope you all have tickets for […]
Proudly Vanuatuan
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 11: The Vanuatu under 21 squad will be looking to their goal shooters to lead the way at these World Youth Netball Championships. The team has four speciality goal shoot and goal attack players who have been shooting up to 1000 goals on average at each of their training sessions. Team technical adviser Sarah […]
England dominate valiant Vanuatu
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 12: The English netballers barely broke a sweat when they showed their might against one of the newcomers to the championships, Vanuatu. Yesterday’s 110-9 result ran more like a cricket score as English shooters Kirsty Delves and Ella Clark racked up the goals. The English team even had a sizeable home support team who […]
Veteran NZ boxing expert lends a hand
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Sports
Saturday 8: Veteran New Zealand boxing official Keith Walker will add another signpost in his long career as a technical officer at the Pacific Mini Games next month. His main role will be to monitor the performances of the referees. He arrives this weekend for meetings with Boxing Cook Islands who want him to bring […]
Crunch matches
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 11: The crunch matches today will be in the toughest pool where tournament favourite Australia plays South Africa and Pacific neighbours Fiji and Samoa go head to head. After flying in yesterday morning from Los Angeles, the USA face a daunting task in taking on Jamaica in the first game of the day at […]
Tough day under goal
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 12: Nineteen-year-old Cemara Gordon is the goal keeper for team USA. Cemara is a freshman (first year) at high school (or university) and really enjoyed playing against Jamaica’s star shooter Romelda Aiken in her team’s first match up at the World Youth Netball Championships. Her pride and joy is definitely her bouncy hair which […]
What's in the Telecom Sports Arena
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Sports
Saturday 8: Seat extensions Indoor ‘outdoor’ seating at a sporting event is an experience that Cook Islanders and visitors will simply like or hate. However, the designers have tried their best to give the spectators a full visual of what will happen on court inside the Telecom Sports Arena. For the World Youth Netball Championship, […]
World Youth Day marked at WYNC
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 11: Cook Islanders will be promoting International Youth Day today at the World Youth Netball Championships at the Telecom Sports Arena. There will be a booth where the day will be promoted through lots of youth oriented information and freebies. This year the national youth council is celebrating the theme of the day ‘sustainability: […]
A century for Jamaica
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 12: Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls scored the first century of the World Youth Netball Championships yesterday, smashing the hapless USA side 109-11. Romelda Aiken was the star of the Jamaican side, towering over US defender Cemara Gordon – potting the goals at will and helping her side power away to a 25-5 lead after the […]
Games council turns down passport plea
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Sports
Thursday 6: Rules are rules, argues PGC, and the time to object was September 2008 A group of athletes will miss out on competing for the Cook Islands at the Pacific Mini Games next month because they don’t hold NZ passports. Foreign affairs secretary Mike Mitchell says he was disappointed after a last ditch appeal […]
Anti doping explained
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 11: Lee Jones (left) from Drug Free Sports New Zealand has been running a workshop on anti-doping procedures for the World Youth Netball Championships. Jones held his first workshop with team chaperones yesterday to inform them how the drug testing process will be conducted during the championships. He explained what is expected of athletes […]
First up win for Singapore
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 12: Singapore coach Mary Lee says the shaky start against Papua New Guinea at the World Youth Netball Championships yesterday could be put down to nerves. PNG, which is making its debut at the under 21 tournament, drew level 9-all at the first quarter, but then fell away by halftime (16-27) to eventually lose […]
Kia orana, Botswana!
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 10: The Botswana under 21 team is hoping to learn a lot more about netball and the Cook Islands during the week-long World Youth Netball Championships. Assistant team coach Oteng Masole says that the girls have settled after a long haul from Botswana and they are looking forward to the championships. Masole was certainly […]
Nail biting finish to first win
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 11: The Cook Islands under 21 netball team got their World Youth Netball Championships campaign off to the best possible start with a nail biting win over Wales yesterday. The Pool B match opened the championships in thrilling fashion with the Cooks showing grit and determination to keep the Welsh at bay. The Cooks […]