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Philos through to basketball finals
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Tuesdays basketball games ultimately decided the fate of two teams vying for a slot in next weeks finals against Rentraro. But were getting ahead of ourselves. Opening the final night of basketballs regular season was the Thriller from Manila and although neither Ali or Frasier could make it, the Philos and Club Philippines Raro (CPR) […]
Sailing trio on their Olympic mission
Friday 6 May 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Olympic qualification hopes will keep homesickness at bay for local sailors who are heading to Europe to train and race for the next three months. Olympic training squad sailors Taua Eliza (20), Helema Williams (19) and Junior Charlie (21) are packing their bags and getting ready to head to Europe on May 15 for crucial […]
Manihiki and sailing proud to win 2010 sports awards
Monday 18 April 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Manihiki people and the sailing community are still celebrating the success of their sailors scooping up the major awards at Friday night’s annual sports awards. Taua Eliza and Helema Williams, both from Manihiki and aiming to qualify for next year’s London Olympics, picked up the top two awards. Eliza was named the 2010 sportsman of […]
Te Uki Ou's sailing school
Saturday 16 April 2011 | Published in Other Sports
A special sailing regatta was held on Muri lagoon yesterday where newly certified sailors from Te Uki Ou School showed off their new skills. The sailing regatta was held together with the school’s last day of term picnic for all the students. The 60-plus students that took part in this term’s sailing in schools programme […]
Social sailing on Saturday
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Sailors will go with the flow this weekend with a day of social boating on Muri lagoon for all. Before all the fun though – green and gold fleet sailors will have coaching at 10am on Saturday. At 1.30pm senior and junior sailors plus families are all invited to sail wherever the wind takes your […]
Sailing lessons in lagoon classroom
Monday 28 February 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Muri lagoon and beach was turned into a classroom last week when Te Uki Ou senior students converged on the beach for their sailing lessons. On hand to tutor the new sailors were national sailing champions Helema Williams and Junior Charlie who made sure the students understood safety around water before the fun began. Land […]
Basketball starts soon
Tuesday 22 February 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Basketball players should be out shooting some hoops and polishing up moves ahead of the Rarotonga basketball season starting on March 1. The competition will include men’s and women’s divisions but with space for six teams per division playing a total of 10 games before the playoffs, teams are encouraged to register now so you […]
Fast action basketball
Friday 31 December 2010 | Published in Other Sports
Fast and furious basketball action is on the cards for the annual basketball New Year one-day invitational tournament that will be held on Tuesday January 4 at the Telecom Sports Arena. The first game will tip off at 9am with four men’s and women’s teams vying for the champion title taking away trophies with spot […]
Record numbers at Aitutaki sailing
Thursday 2 December 2010 | Published in Other Sports
The fifth annual Boat Shed Regatta was held in Aitutaki last Friday and Saturday with a record 25 junior sailors from Aitutaki and Rarotonga competing. Sailing races were held in two classes – the Laser 4.7 class with 10 sailors and the Optimist class with 15 sailors. Aquila Tatira of Aitutaki and Toka Narayan of […]
Delicious start to junior sailing day
Monday 15 November 2010 | Published in Other Sports
Saturday, November 6 was the junior registration day for the new Nemo squad and a chance to refresh our Green and Gold fleets for Optimists sailors at the Rarotonga Sailing Club. An enthusiastic crowd of kids gathered around 8.30am to have a rather messy, but delicious, pancake breakfast complete with big pancakes, animal shape cutters, […]
Kids invited to take up sailing
Saturday 6 November 2010 | Published in Other Sports
A Thriller Halloween Pancake breakfast and regatta at Rarotonga Sailing Club today will mark the registration and beginning of the coaching season for 2010-2011. The club is offering a new ‘Nemo’ squad for kids aged from 3 to 7 years giving them the opportunity to become water-wise plus get out sailing in skippered boats, swimming […]
Basketball bounces back
Tuesday 21 September 2010 | Published in Other Sports
The Cook Islands Basketball Federation business house competition bounces into action this evening at the Telecom Sports Arena. Last week’s petrol shortage forced the competition to be postponed a week but all is now back on track. Eight teams have registered for the tournament that starts at 5.30pm. The mixed competition requires teams to have […]
Basketball training on
Tuesday 24 August 2010 | Published in Other Sports
The Cook Islands Basketball Federation training session for player’s 14-years and over continues today at the Telecom Sports Arena. Basketball president George ‘G-Dub’ Williams reports that the first two training sessions have been very intense and those wanting to be part of this training session, running from 6pm to 8 o’clock, need to come prepared […]
Basketball training programme
Tuesday 17 August 2010 | Published in Other Sports
The main basketball season might be all wrapped up but the Cook Islands Basketball Federation is keeping the ball bouncing with a four week development and training programme. The programme began last Tuesday and will continue this evening at the Telecom Sports Arena. The programme is geared to improving the fitness of players, strengthening skills […]
70 years of sailing in Raro celebrated
Monday 9 August 2010 | Published in Other Sports
Rarotonga Sailing Club past and present members have been celebrating 70 years of sailing in the Cook Islands. Last week the sailing club was buzzing with various activities in honour of the club’s 70th birthday including plenty of action on and off the water. On Friday, the club celebrated the milestone with a cake during […]
Celebrating 70 years of sailing
Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in Other Sports
The Rarotonga Sailing club is believed to be the oldest sporting club in the Cook Islands and will be celebrating its 70th birthday in August. The Rarotonga Sailing Club was begun in 1940 at Muri beach. The first building was a former airport tower from the old airfield where the golf course is now. The […]
Basketball celebrates end of season
Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in Other Sports
Local basketball teams swapped their boots for pizzas when they rocked up to the High Tide Bar and Grill for the season wrap up party and prize giving this week. The wrap up party on Tuesday was also a great opportunity for teams and players to showcase their other skills – namely dancing and musical […]
Sunburst sailing
Thursday 15 July 2010 | Published in Other Sports
Thirteen-year-old sailors Taylor Mehaffy and Sam Reid cleaned up the old salts at Saturday’s national sunburst regatta. The junior sailing duo took out first place in the wooden sunburst class ahead of second place getters Jeff Hill and crew. Third place went to Tony Heays and top junior optimist sailor Eseta Ailaouamaua. The fibreglass sunburst […]
Basketball prize giving on
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in Other Sports
The Cook Islands Basketball Federation will honour their teams and players tonight after a highly successful 2010 main season. All basketball teams in both the men’s and women’s division are asked to be at the High Tide Bar and Grill for this evening’s prize giving and show. The evening’s programme will begin at 6pm with […]
Exciting finish to basketball season
Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in Other Sports
The Telecom Cook Islands Basketball season came to a thrilling end this week with the season grand finals at the Telecom Sports Arena on Tuesday night. While lightning lit the night sky outside, women’s team Licorice Allsorts and men’s team Kia Orana Hair Salon were lighting up the basketball courts. These two teams were crowned […]