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Cooks set to play Samoa
Monday 11 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Centre court at the Thyagara netball stadium is going to be an all out Pacific affair as the Cook Islands face off against Samoa for 9th and 10th place. The two Pacific teams placed 5th in their respective pool of 6 and based on previous encounters between these two sides – sparks are expected to […]
Pera to debut
Saturday 9 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands weightlifter Sirla Pera will make his debut at the Delhi Commonwealth Games this evening. The 18-year-old will continue a family legacy of competing at the Commonwealth Games, taking after his father and coach Sam Pera Snr and older brother Sam Pera Jnr. Pera will be lifting in the 94kg open men’s division and […]
Jubilee loses close fight
Saturday 9 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Tahitian based Cook Islands boxer Arama Jubilee impressed the Cook Islands camp in India on Friday night when he faced his tough Nauru opponent. The promising 17-year-old was defeated 12-8 in a closely fought bout. The loss has also brought the end to the young man’s Delhi Commonwealth Games campaign but he remains in high […]
Tough going
Saturday 9 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands national netball squad suffered another loss in India against the tall timber of the England side. The team went into the match after a day’s rest but were caught napping on more than one occasion by England who went on to win 81-33. But it was by far the local girl’s best […]
Emotional time for Solomona
Saturday 9 October 2010 | Published in Regional
National netballer Holly Solomona has been riding an emotional rollercoaster in Delhi, India after suffering a ligament tear in her knee that has ended her Commonwealth Games campaign. The 26-year-old mother of one tore the ligament on the inside of her knee during the Cook Islands first Commonwealth Games netball match against the Silver Ferns […]
Good 7s response
Saturday 9 October 2010 | Published in Regional
One of the pleasing and notable aspects of last week’s CITC Rarotonga Club Sevens rugby matches was the high number of young players, under 19s (and not necessarily regular Senior A graders) playing for the various club teams. With our national Cook Islands teams recently participating at the U19 Oceania Qualifiers(held in Samoa from August […]
Titoa proud despite Games loss
Friday 8 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Boxing at the Delhi Commonwealth Games is certainly one of Mathew Titoa’s proudest moments. The local boxer made his debut at the games on Thursday night in the heavyweight division against an opponent from the Dominican Republic. He was eventually outpunched by his opponent and the loss has ended his short games campaign. Titoa looked […]
Jubilee set
Friday 8 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Seventeen-year-old Arama Jubilee is carrying the weight of the nation on his young shoulders as he is expected to do great things in the boxing ring at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. The young boxer will face his Nauru opponent in the super heavyweight class at the Talkatora Stadium. Jubilee is confident ahead of his bout […]
Finals time at volleyball
Friday 8 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Today sees the final games of the 2010 Vonnia’s Corporate Mixed 6 on 6 Volleyball League. Expect all the matches to be great games as each team battles it out to secure a win. While the 5pm, 6pm and 7pm games will see teams attempt to secure rankings from third to eighth in each of […]
Training a hit
Friday 8 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Over 40 female cricketers took advantage of a Telecom Women’s High Performance session on Tuesday run by two former New Zealand women’s cricketers Delwyn Costello and Catherine Campbell. Costello and Campbell, who have five world cup appearances between them, drew on their experience as they took players through some of the finer skills of the […]
7s in Happy Valley
Friday 8 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Week two of the CITC Rarotonga Club Sevens kicks-off again tomorrow, and this week will be hosted at the Takuvaine ‘Happy Valley’ Field. After last weekend’s matches the pools will be slightly changed with the Panthers now in Pool B – the Panthers match-up against the Dragons should be very interesting for both teams. The […]
Big birthday bash in Delhi
Friday 8 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Team Cook Islands administrator Siniva Marsters (cutting cake) celebrated her 30th birthday on Thursday surrounded by the athletes she works to ensure are taken care of every day. As team administrator, Marsters was the first to land in India to make sure the team’s accommodation in Tower 10 was ready for the athletes and officials. […]
A great day
Friday 8 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The Prince of Wales athletics day at BCI Stadium on Wednesday was a great day for athletes and spectators alike. Timekeepers and volunteer officials from primary schools and CISA kept the show running smoothly, and Avatea were wonderful hosts – student and teacher volunteers even offered trays of fresh fruit and sandwiches to the officials […]
Titikaveka takes on Avatiu
Friday 8 October 2010 | Published in Regional
In today’s soccer matches Titikaveka will face Avatiu in the Under 15 Girls and Premier Men’s division, with the first match kicking off at 4.15pm. This weekend we will see Nikao Sokattak take on Takuvaine at the Nikao Sports Field and Tupapa will host Arorangi at Tupapa Sports Field. The draw for today and Saturday […]
Quiet day for Cooks
Thursday 7 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Thursday in India is going to be a quiet day in the Cook Islands camp as the netballers take a break from their pool play while tennis player Brittany Teei and sprinter Patricia Taea have finished their Delhi Commonwealth Games campaign. The mama and papa bowlers will continue to battle it out under the Delhi […]
Avatea take their 'baby' home
Thursday 7 October 2010 | Published in Regional
BCI Stadium was packed yesterday – cars lined the Nikao back roads and crowds camped out under umbrellas set up around the track to watch Rarotonga primary schools fight it out at Prince of Wales athletics day. Host school Avatea swept the whole thing with 924 total points – 234 for the juniors, 345 for […]
Young sailors chasing success
Thursday 7 October 2010 | Published in Regional
After a month in Manihiki, with members of the Tukao and Tauhunu sailing clubs, the Manihiki Sailing Club Optimist Fleet is up and running with about 80 children going through a learn-to-sail programme. The project – run by Sailing Cook Islands development officer Junior Charlie – has been a success, with the entire community taking […]
Academy wins
Thursday 7 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The visiting Tikipunga Football Club from up north in Whangarei, New Zealand lost their first match on Monday night against the CIFA Under 16 Academy boys 3-1.Tikipunga, who are on a short tour on Rarotonga, will play their second match today against Matavera Football Club at 5pm at the Matavera School grounds.
Teei loses, sets career path
Thursday 7 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Twenty one-year-old rising tennis start Brittany Teei (pictured) knows exactly where she wants to take her tennis and the Delhi Commonwealth Games was a stepping stone in the right direction. Teei has ended her Delhi games campaign wiser and more determined to reach her ultimate goal of playing in a Grand Slam event such as […]
Taea ready to run
Wednesday 6 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Day three of the Commonwealth Games sees the Cook Islands camp battle in tennis, lawn bowls, netball and sprints. Sole tennis player Brittany Teei took just 34 minutes to annihilate her opponent from the Maldives 6-0, 6-0. She will front up at the tennis courts at 10am on Wednesday morning with little idea of her […]
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