Thursday 31 December 2009 | Published in Touch Rugby
Vikens took out this year’s Boxing Day touch tournament with a thrilling 3-2 win over Te Manavanui side at Avatiu last Saturday. The Te Manavanui team, which consisted of players from the dance troupe with the same name, put up a good fight against its finals opponents which included national representatives Conrad Piri and Gordon […]
Tuesday 17 November 2009 | Published in Cricket
Cook Islands Cricket coaches were out and about with the crew from the Creative Centre last week as they took them through some of the fun drills and skills of cricket. The programme is part of Cook Islands Cricket’s community outreach programme which aims to take the game to groups across Rarotonga. “Cricket in the […]
Monday 16 November 2009 | Published in Netball
Local netballers have a chance to try out the fast paced super series style of play with the Avatiu-Nikao netball club holding a super series fundraiser on Saturday December 12. The eight-team tournament is open to any group from netball clubs to church groups. There are just four more spaces left for this inaugural competition. […]
Monday 16 November 2009 | Published in Paddling
Local junior oe vaka paddlers were out on Muri lagoon at weekend polishing up their paddling techniques ahead of Vaka Eiva 2009 starting this Friday November 20. Te Tupu o te Manava under 14 and 16 girls spent the day working on their turns with junior coach John Taulu on hand giving advice and motivating […]
Friday 13 November 2009 | Published in Cricket
Bridging the cap between junior and senior cricket is the aim of the newly launched junior cricket programme. The Cook Islands Cricket Association launched its new junior cricket programme at St Joseph’s primary school on Wednesday. The cricket association was bowled over with the enthusiasm with which the school kids and teachers took to the […]
Friday 13 November 2009 | Published in Football
The Nikao and Tupapa sports fields are the two venues to catch this Saturday’s soccer action. 2008 champions the Nikao Sokattak will host the west side team from Arorangi while Tupapa will host Takuvaine. – MW Following are tomorrow’s soccer draws and referee appointments: Nikao Sokattak vs Arorangi at Nikao – 1.20pm U13 boys, Ref-Maara […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 20: The World Youth Netball Championships will come to a close today after the grand finals of the championships between New Zealand and Australia. The grand final match will start at 6pm with the closing ceremony to follow at 7.30pm. The public and invited guests are asked to be at the Telecom Sports Arena […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 20: Scotland, USA, Papua New Guinea and Botswana played their final netball games yesterday morning to find out their final placings of the World Youth Netball Championships. On court one, Scotland faced a tenacious USA team who refused to give up throughout the match. Luckily for Scotland they were able to establish a clear […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Other Sports
Thursday 20: New Zealand Olympic boardsailing gold medallist Barbara Kendall will be the guest speaker at this Friday’s sailing fundraiser at the Ngatangiia-Matavera clubrooms in Muri. Team Cook Islands sailors are fundraising for their Pacific Mini Games campaign and promise a great evening with a presentation by Kendall starting at 6pm. Kendall is on the […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 20: Samoa hit the court running yesterday and left Barbados in their dust as they showed the Caribbean girls their winning Pacific netball style to take out the match 51-39. Samoa not only showed a more polished attacking game but they also upped their defensive tactics to win all four quarters of the match […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 20: Wales secured 13th place at the World Youth Netball Championships yesterday, but not after a tough battle with Singapore. The two teams went goal-for-goal until just before halftime when the Welsh managed to assert their dominance and put a six-goal lead over their opponents at the break (24-18). And with Welsh goalie Emma […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 20: Trinidad and Tobago probably thought they had the game in the bag when they led Fiji 16-11 at the first quarter break of their 9th and 10th finals match yesterday. But Fiji came back fighting in true island style to take out the tough match 52-46. With Trinidad and Tobago heading into the […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Jamaica took out the bronze medal at the World Youth Netball Championships after a dramatic 48-42 win over England last night. After a slow first quarter (11-all) Jamaica brought on goal shooter Romelda Aiken – something that was part of the plan, according to coach C’Lloyd Walker. “It was part of the game plan. We […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 20: The final of the World Youth Championships will be played today between netball’s superpowers, New Zealand and Australia. The Trans-Tasman rivals have been the form teams of the tournament, with Kiwis clinically putting Jamaica away on Tuesday night, and the Aussies doing the same to England. Both teams are also bristling with ANZ […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball
There was disappointment in the Cook Islands camp yesterday as they were shown up by the energetic Malawi players who made them pay for their mistakes in the early stages of the 5th and 6th placing match. Malawi regained the upper hand in the match after a slow start to win all four quarters and […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Saturday 22: “All good things must come to an end.” These were the words of a very pleased International Federation of Netball Associations president Molly Rhone at the closing of the World Youth Netball Championships on Thursday evening. The closing ceremony followed the netball grand final match between rivals New Zealand and Australia with the […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball
The PLAYOFF for 7th and 8th positions at the World Youth Netball Championships really set the scene on the final day of the tournament. “You won’t get a final as exciting as this game,” said South African coach Duduzile Msane after her side beat Northern Ireland 43-41 in a nailbiting match yesterday. The side from […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Saturday 22: No one ever thought that 240 young netballers could cause as much fun and excitement. But they did. The 2009 World Youth Netball Championships proved to be a wonderful event that not only tested the new Telecom Sports Arena, but they gave the Cook Islands something to fire up our passion for sport […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball
The 2009 World Youth Netball Championships final between New Zealand and Australia was literally decided upon in the first quarter. New Zealand made the errors. Australia capitalised, and raced out to a 21-5 lead in the first 15 minutes. “We made too many errors, lost some confidence and found it hard to regain it,” said […]
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