Netball
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Double netball action
Friday 21 May 2010 | Published in Netball
The Titikaveka and Takuvaine premier grade netball teams have a huge load this week with the teams playing two tough matches. The Titikaveka versus Takuvaine match will be played tonight after the scheduled open one and two games. This match was meant to be played last week but because three of the Titikaveka players were […]
Huge task for netball side
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in Netball
The newly selected national netball team have the huge task of maintain the country’s seventh placing in the world at next month’s Pacific Series to be played in Rarotonga. The final national netball squad was selected at the end of what was a productive training camp at the weekend. The training squad of 15, including […]
U19 show class at weekend netball
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in Netball
The weekend’s netball games saw just one premier grade clash but that didn’t mean there was any less action on court. As three of the Titikaveka premier grade star players were in New Zealand for the national squad trials, the Titikaveka versus Takuvaine premier clash was not held. The game will be played on Friday […]
College rugby and netball action on
Friday 14 May 2010 | Published in Netball
Tereora College students will swap their text books for boots and bibs today for the school’s annual rugby and netball tournament. The netball will be played at the Tereora College courts while the rugby will be played at the nearby BCI Stadium. Action in both starts at 8.30am and will be played in three divisions […]
Mixed netball returns next week
Friday 14 May 2010 | Published in Netball
The first social mixed netball tournament, held earlier this year, was such a huge success that organisers have put together a second season which will start on Wednesday. Many of the teams from the first season have registered their interest for this new season, which is expected to be bigger and better than the last. […]
Avatiu face Ngatangiia in netball clash
Friday 14 May 2010 | Published in Netball
Game three of the 2010 netball season gets underway this evening with the Takuvaine club taking on Titikaveka while Avatiu will face Ngatangiia. Tonight’s games will be in the open one and two grades with the remaining grades to play their games on Saturday. The premier grade match between Takuvaine and Titikaveka has been deferred […]
Netball trio head back to NZ
Thursday 13 May 2010 | Published in Netball
Titikaveka netball club premier grade players Luciana Matenga, Danielle Trego and Micheyla Matapo, who were selected into the national netball trial squad, are back in New Zealand this week for the final squad trials. The trio were part of the first train on squad that was selected during the first trials last month. The squad […]
Netball gives arena big tick
Wednesday 12 May 2010 | Published in Netball
After two weekends of netball at the Telecom Sports Arena, across-the-board improvements have been seen. Cook Islands Netball Association president PJ Hockin said holding the 2010 season at the Nikao arena has met the associations’ expectations. She says that the most notable improvement has been the higher standard of professionalism the clubs now bring to […]
Netball action at the arena
Wednesday 12 May 2010 | Published in Netball
After two weekends of netball at the Telecom Sports Arena players and officials have been pleased with the results. Cook Islands Netball Association said that holding this year’s netball season at the Nikao arena has met their expectations. Here are some more photos from the weekend’s action at the arena. Netball gives arena big tick, […]
Great netball action today
Saturday 8 May 2010 | Published in Netball
Future netball stars in the under 10 grade will take to the courts first today as netballers get ready for game two of the season. The under 10 babes will begin their games at 12pm. The Takuvaine club is taking on Avatiu while Titikaveka will meet Ngatangiia. Last week, a confident Avatiu premier grade stepped […]