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Week ending Wednesday, 20 April, 2011
Volleyballers in Pacific challenge Dayna goes back to school Eagles fly to Shark grounds Island soccer sides arrive Zumba for volleyball Volleyballers in Pacific challenge Dayna goes back to school Eagles fly to Shark grounds Island soccer sides arrive Zumba for volleyball More corporate oe vaka action Urlich 'on fire' at Prime Foods golf Kia orana, Tuamanator Tua to attend local fight night New courts for beach volleyball New courts for beach volleyball Te Uki Ou's sailing school Captain Cricket takes a holiday Livefree makes $1800 Warriors play Panthers Sailors scoop 7 awards Manihiki and sailing proud to win 2010 sports awards Neururer wins his first Tin Man Arorangi romps in Goals galore at national champs National netball trials on tonight Whirlwind Tua tour Tua pep talks local boxers Aitutaki faces Takitumu in youth soccer Sea Eagles beat Sharks Volleyball women ready for action Beach volleyball makes comeback Arorangi school cricket coaches certified Fight in the dog seen on court National netball trials brilliant Rugby league skips Good Friday
The Cook Islands women's indoor volleyball team departs shortly for the South Pacific Challenge (SPC) in Auckland next week.
The team has been training since August and will compete at the SPC from April 25 to 30 at the Otara Recreational centre.
Local based players are Moari Halston, Nana Manuela-Emile, Tairi Herrmann, Tepaeru Herrmann, Elena Mataora, Fiona Matutu, Tepori Rongokea and Alanna Smith.
Overseas based players include Caroline Semisi, Eseta Semisi, Mamia Opu'u and Caroline Uamaki.
This is the 11th South Pacific Challenge and will feature national teams from New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga as well as top New Zealand club teams like Sparta and Counties Manukau.
The New Zealand Institute of Sport is also expected to send teams to the competition and there will be two club teams from Sydney.
The Cook Islands has competed in the SPC on at least three prior occasions with the best performance from the women's team which won bronze in 2002.
"The SPC will be a timely gauge of the standard of our women's indoor volleyball players," says coach Makea Pauka.
While CISNOC high performance criteria have prevented the code from sending the indoor volleyball teams to the South Pacific Games to be held in Noumea in September, a strong performance by the team at the SPC would be good preparation for the Oceania Volleyball Championships scheduled to be held in Auckland in the first quarter of 2012.
According to Pauka, while the Cook Islands volleyball has had mixed results in regional volleyball competitions, the potential exists for Cook Islands teams to excel in volleyball both indoor and beach, with structured development programmes and exposure to regional and international competitions. The team departs for Auckland in a week.
Tereora College has welcomed former student Dayna Napa back to the school – this time in a teaching capacity.
Napa (21) attended the secondary school in 2006 when she completed year 12.
The young Rarotongan, whose father is Arorangi resident Alex Napa, is in her fourth and last year of a teaching degree at Canterbury University.
She is back in the Cook Islands at present completing a four-week placement at Tereora College as part of her tertiary studies.
"It's quite funny – my old English and mathematics teachers are still here. I think some were quite surprised to see me."
Napa is specialising in health and physical education.
While at Tereora she is taking year 10, 11, and 12 classes in those subjects, and as an avid sportswoman herself Napa is enjoying every minute.
During her month on the island, she is playing five-a-side soccer for Avatiu and is a member of the Arorangi premier netball team.
In Christchurch she plays soccer, beach volleyball, and touch rugby at a club level.
Her year 10 students are studying volleyball and fitness testing, year 11 students table tennis and revision theory, and year 12 students volleyball.
Sports facilities which have been developed around the school since Napa was a student are benefitting those learning now, she says.
In 2006 while at college Napa played soccer and netball for Arorangi and was a member of various touch rugby teams.
She also played basketball and took part in cross-country and athletics events.
Napa and the three other Canterbury University fourth-year teaching students currently on placements within Rarotonga schools arrived in the Cook Islands last month.
They will return to New Zealand on Sunday evening.
The four students were accompanied to the Cook Islands by a university lecturer, who has been observing their lessons.
Napa is joined at Tereora by another Canterbury University student, while the other two are teaching at Nukutere and Titikaveka colleges.
Napa received a scholarship for her bachelor of education, which requires her to teach in te reo Maori at a New Zealand school for the first two years of her career. Upon her graduation at the end of this year Napa will be a qualified New Zealand Maori teacher, specialising in physical education.
In order to become a registered New Zealand teacher – enabling her to teach around the world – Napa must teach within a New Zealand school for the first two years. In August she will start her final teaching placement – a seven-week job most likely at a secondary school in New Zealand.
She moved with family to Christchurch from Rarotonga in 2002, and has lived in the earthquake-ravaged city ever since apart from her year at Tereora in 2006. Napa is also a former Avatea School student, and says she eventually wants to return to teach in the Cook Islands "because the lifestyle is pretty cruisey".
The refreshed and rested Ngatangiia Sea Eagles premier rugby league grade will fly to Aitutaki this week to play the Aitutaki Sharks at Vaipae sports field.
The Sea Eagles will want a high scoring game against the Sharks as they currently sit in second place behind the Avatiu Eels – but only on point's difference.
The Sharks will be no walkovers though, and can prove a handful on their own home soil in front of their vocal and staunch supporters.
But the Titikaveka Bulldogs and Arorangi Bears kick things off this week with the under 19 and reserve grades from the two clubs going head to head at Titikaveka today.
On Friday the under 16 grade will open up the day's games and will be followed by what should be a thrilling game between the Titikaveka Bulldogs and Arorangi Bears premier grade.
The Bulldogs will want to capitalise on the fact the Bears will be missing their captain in Friday's game.
The Bears on the other hand will be smarting from a huge defeat at the hands of the resurgent Tupapa Panthers and could well come out all guns blazing.
Saturday games will be at the Avatiu Swamp between the baby Eels and Sea Eagles as the Avatiu Eels premier grade take a break this week, and at the BCI Stadium between the Warriors and Panthers.
This is also expected to be another action packed game as the Panthers seem to have finally found their form while the Warriors are unpredictable, which can potentially spell danger for the Panthers.
- Matariki Wilson
Thursday 14 at Titikaveka Bulldogs vs Bears – 4.00pm Under 19, Ref-T.Tuakana assisted by J.Murray and P.Mitchell, 5.00pm Reserves, Ref-T.Manea assisted by J.Murray and P.Mitchell.
Friday 15 at Titikaveka Bulldogs vs Bears – 4.00pm Under 16, Ref-T.Manuel assisted by J.Whitta and T.Tuakana, 5.00pm Premiers, Ref-A.Emile assisted by J.Whitta and T.Tuakana, (sub official K.Kopu and T.Manuel).
Friday 15 in Aitutaki Sharks vs Sea Eagles – 5.00pm premier Sharks vs Sea Eagles, Ref-N.Tou assisted by P.Mitchell and T.Manea, (sub official J.Murray).
Saturday 16 at Avatiu Swamp Eels vs Sea Eagles – 12.30pm Under 13 Eels vs Panthers, Ref-B.Bishop assisted by club official, 1.30pm Under 13 Eagles vs Bears, Ref-P.Mitchell assisted by club official, 2.30pm Under 16, Ref-T.Benioni, assisted by B.Bishop and P.Mitchell, 3.30pm Under 19, Ref-T.Tuakana, assisted by T.Benioni and N.Takaiti, 4.30pm Reserves, Ref-N.Takaiti, assisted by T.Tuakana and J.Murray.
Saturday 16 at BCI Stadium Warriors vs Panthers – 1.00pm Under 16, Ref-P.Ngaroi assisted by T.Manuel and N.Tou, 2.00pm Under 19, Ref-A.Emile assisted by P.Ngaroi and M.Caffrey, 3.00pm Reserves, Ref-N.Tou assisted by T.Manuel and M.Caffrey, 4.30pm Premiers, Ref-T.Manea assisted by N.Tou and A.Emile, (sub official-K.Kopu and P.Ngaroi).
The 14 teams competing in the CIFA National Youth Football are starting to gather with the Mitiaro under 15 boys team the first to step off the plane in Rarotonga yesterday morning.
Mangaia under 15 boys arrived shortly after.
The championship kicks off on Saturday April 16 at the CIFA complex in Matavera and will conclude in a final on Saturday April 23 to see who will win the 2011 National Champs title.
"They are not here on a holiday and have prepared to compete in the Youth Football Championship," says Mitiaro soccer president Maara Taia of his team.
Mitiaro under 15 boys have been drawn in Pool A and will meet Atiu, Te Au O Tonga and Puaikura, and are scheduled to play Atiu in their first match on Saturday at 3.10pm.
The remaining teams from Mauke and Atiu arrived yesterday afternoon with the Aitutaki players and officials due to arrive this morning.
Zumba yourself into shape with Franky Browne and help support the national women's indoor volleyball team.
A Zumba fundraiser has been organised for today at the Telecom Sports Arena to help raise funds for the national women's squad who are attending the South Pacific Challenge tournament in Auckland next week.
Tickets are $5 per person and the Zumba session kicks off at 5.30pm to the theme of glitter and bling.
For tickets, further information or to donate and help the squad, contact Tepaeru Herrmann on 55254 or Pori Rongokea on 51146.
It was all fun, action and frivolity for the 26 oe vaka crews – 312 paddlers – and spectators that took part in last Saturday's annual corporate oe vaka races.
Funds raised from the day will go towards covering the cost of sending the Cook Islands Canoeing Association's national oe vaka squad to the Pacific Games in New Caledonia in August.
After a day of competitive and fun races – the line-up for the final round included powerful crews from Budget, Koka Lagoon Cruises, Fix Me, HSBC and Captain Tama's.
Koka Lagoon Cruises won in a time of 1.11.85, the second fastest time of the day, followed by former three time champion crew Captain Tama's in a time of 1.17.39 minutes.
HSBC finished in third place in a time of 1.20.42 and Budget ended their race in 1.22.20 minutes, with the Fix Me crew, who set the fastest time of the day in 1.07.80, finished the finals race in 1.22.62.
The next oe vaka corporate races are scheduled for Saturday October 29 with teams already wanting to reserve their spot.
Teams that missed out on all the great fun are encouraged to register interest for a spot at the October corporate races.
Jacqueline Urlich was on fire and really burned up the golf course last Saturday to be the easy winner of the inaugural Prime Foods golf tournament at the Rarotonga Golf Club.
Playing off a handicap of 22, she carded an 80 off the stick for a score of +11 in this bogey competition.
She may well have benefitted from playing in a group that included senior golfer Daniel Webb, but her general game was her best ever.
She certainly won't be playing off a 22 this Saturday in the Computer Man tournament.
It was altogether a good day on the golf course in spite of the oppressive heat and humidity.
Also having a great day on the course last Saturday were Tiki Daniel and Ngatupuna Manuela Jnr who both finished with a +8.
They were followed by Paara Pitomaki (+6), Vaine Tairi (+6), Phil (Ipa) Urlich (+6), Royle Brogan (+5), Lynn Webb (+5), Apii William (+5), and Ake Tereia (+4).
There were several others on +4 but Ake got there on a count-back.
Best round from the men was Ngatupuna Manuela Jnr with a gross of 69 and Lynn Webb was the best of the ladies with a 78.
Dual gold medallist from the 2009 Pacific Mini Games, Kirk Tuaiti, had the longest drive of the men, while Tania Karati was the longest of the ladies.
We are very grateful to the generous sponsorship from Prime Foods for this competition and look forward to more of the same.
All players are vying for a spot on the team to go to New Caledonia this year for the Pacific Games so none of the top players can really afford too many high scoring games.
This Saturday's Computer Man tournament will attract another good field and the tee time list is filling up fast because we all know the Computer Man always has a great prize on offer.
So hurry and put your name down if you want to compete.
Members are reminded that fees are now past due and if you are not fully financial you cannot be considered for a prize.
Any non-financial members should be paying green fees every time they play.
Good luck to all golfers this Saturday.
Samoan heavyweight boxer David 'Tuamanator' Tua arrived on the rock yesterday and will be the guest speaker at tonight's annual sports awards at the Aroa Nui hall in Arorangi.
Tua arrived without fanfare to be met by a delegation from the Cook Islands Sports and Olympic Committee and from the Samoan community.
When she adorned the heavyweight boxer with an ei, CISNOC secretary general Rosie Blake commented that she had imagined Tua to be a much bigger built man.
"I am – in the ring!" laughed Tua before heading to his accommodation to prepare for an evening feast with the Samoan community.
Tua has a busy schedule today and tomorrow before departing our shores on Sunday afternoon.
Early this morning he will be hosted by Nukutere College before conducting a talk show on 88FM at 9am followed by a visit to CISNOC sponsors through the day.
Trader Jacks will host the boxer for lunch before Tua gets ready for the sports awards evening.
On Saturday, Tua will visit a number of sporting events across the island including the fight night at the Banana Court before leaving on Sunday.
Samoan heavyweight boxer David 'Tuamanator' Tua will cast an expert eye over local boxers tomorrow when he attends the fight night at the Banana Court.
The Tuamanator is not expected to fight – but he will certainly be cheering on the local boxers and perhaps sharing some pointers with the fighters.
Tua will be asked to sign a number of boxing gloves which the boxing association plans to auction off to raise much needed funds for the code which is also preparing for the Pacific Games.
Seven bouts have been confirmed for the night and will feature Rarotonga club boxers and one fighter known as Frank 'the lighting' Benioni from Aitutaki.
The planned bouts for the night are Frank Benioni versus James Strickland , Ngaau Samuel versus Rauti Ellison, Bernard versus Osolei , Eli Daniel versus Michael Edward and the main event between two former national boxing representatives Eddie Daniel and Mathew Titoa.
CIABA president Tupou Faireka says that the rest of the boys will be matched on the night and they include Toutika Ioane, Travel, Maui Siulepa, Harmon Royal and John Andrew.
He adds that two boxers from Atiu were also keen to be part of the fight night but will join the next organised fight night in June.
CIABA will also be hosting a boxing tournament between the Cook Islands and Tahiti on June 2 here on Rarotonga.
Faireka says that the Tahiti club president Tauhiti Nena confirmed the arrangements last week.
Faireka is also very appreciative and thankful to minister of sport Mark Brown, government and president of CISNOC Sir Geoffery Henry for handing over all the boxing gear bought for the 2009 Pacific Mini Games to Cook Island Amateur Boxing Association.
"This is one of the difficulties for some of the sport codes like boxing – the lack of funding," says Faireka.
"Rest assured that all the boxing or sporting equipment will be distributed among all islands interested in the sport of boxing.
"This could be the beginning for Cook Islands boxing returning to its former glory days when Toro George, Peter Marsters, Piri Puruto and George Robati were the Pacific Champions in the sixties."
Faireka is thrilled that David Tua will be in the crowd on Saturday and invites the general public to head to the Banana Court on Saturday to support the local boxers and mingle with the Tuamanator.
Beach volleyball will stake out a permanent base when it officially takes possession of a 2000 square metre site for new courts on Monday.
Cook Islands Volleyball is leasing a piece of vacant land next to the tennis courts and opposite the Social Centre in Nikao.
Organiser Hugh Graham says there will be a ceremony at 4.30pm on Monday to turn the first sod on what will become two international sized courts, which are capable of serving as four domestic sized courts.
The volleyball association will bring in fine sand from Aroa for the new courts.
Graham, former vice-president of the Counties-Manukau Volleyball Assocation, says the sport of beach volleyball is booming throughout the world, and it was once a popular code in the Cook Islands. In 1998 a Cook Islands team won a bronze medal at the Oceania Championships, and two members of that team, Makea Pauka and Apera Pori, will be the guests of honour at Monday's ceremony.
Sports Minister Mark Brown and Infrastructure Minister Teariki Heather will also attend.
The volleyball association is sending a two-person men's team and a two-person women's team to take part in the Pacific Games in New Caledonia, and will compete in Samoa next month at the Oceania qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympics.
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 which is part of the Community Incentive Scheme of the New Zealand Aid programme with the Cook Islands Sailing all received certificates for becoming confident and skilled sailors.
Te Uki Ou Students received their certificates from national sailors who had a hand in teaching the kids how to sail.
In between sailing – there was plenty of fun on the beach for all the kids who now take a two-week break from school which is plenty of time to sharpen up those sailing skills.
With the school holidays underway, Cook Islands Cricket is gearing up for the 2-week break with the ever popular 88FM and Avarua Bakery school holiday cricket programme.
This will be held on both Tuesdays and Thursdays of both weeks at the Princess Anne Hall in Nikao.
Start time is 9am and the programme is for all kids aged 4 and over.
Parents can opt for a half day (12pm finish) for $6 or $10 for the full day (3pm finish) with free lunch provided.
Cook Islands Cricket is also offering pickups and drop offs around the island for only $2 per child, per day.
This is a great way for kids to stay active during the holiday period while learning fun and exciting skills from the greatest game on earth.
Junior development manager Shane Thompson is looking forward to the programme starting on Tuesday and encourages parents to take advantage of these sessions on offer.
"It's a good way to introduce kids to one of the most popular sporting codes of our time, and to also teach them new skills that they can develop further as they grow up," says Thompson.
Also on offer are the specialised junior coaching clinics that will run during this time for those kids who want to get more serious about their cricket.
At $30 for all 8 sessions, the clinics will be conducted at Raemaru Park in Arorangi on both Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10.30am to 2pm for ages 10 and up. Cook Islands Cricket would like to thank 88FM and Avarua Bakery for their invaluable support with the school holiday cricket programme.
For inquiries and to register your kids, contact Shane Thompson on 57063 or 20744 – we look forward to seeing you next week in Nikao for some Boomtown holiday action.
Members of the Livefree Outrigger Club are celebrating a successful fundraising event, which has generated $1800 for their campaign to compete at this year's Vaka Eiva international paddling festival in November.
The club organised a quiz night at the Banana Court in Avarua, which comprised 11 teams each with between four and eight members.
Teams paid $100 to register and compete for prizes donated by various businesses, as well as an auction for black pearl jewellery.
Answers to some of the quiz questions could also be purchased for $10 or $20 by teams, with all funds going to the outrigger club.
From 7pm on Thursday evening teams tackled the first of ten question rounds, each comprising ten questions.
By 11pm a winning team was announced – Asiaciti Trust with 84 correct answers.
Spot prizes included boat cruises, massages, gym memberships, and food and entertainment vouchers.
Light-hearted interludes saw participants singing, dancing, and mimicking animal noises for spot prizes.
Alcohol donated by various businesses was also given to teams at the end of the evening.
Participants were encouraged to dress in yellow and black – the Livefree club's colours.
Most teams were corporate-based with colleagues pooling their collective knowledge.
Club secretary Mami Nikoro said the 20-odd Livefree members are thrilled with the success of the event, which was the club's first quiz night.
"Around $1000 would have been a bonus for us."
Nikoro said the money will be used to help the team prepare for and compete in Vaka Eiva.
The predominantly female club was established about three years ago.
All members – of which only three are male – live in Rarotonga.
On behalf of all club members Nikoro wants to thank sponsors, participants, and volunteers who made the event one of the club's most successful fundraisers to date.
With two premier league games player yesterday – the only premier game on today is between the Takuvaine Warriors and the Tupapa Panthers.
This game will be played at the BCI Stadium where the Warriors need to bring their A game as Tupapa seem to have found their form in what has been a slow season for the Panthers.
The Warriors have been battling valiantly in the club's first season of fielding a premier team in some years.
The match is sure to be a thriller with games between the two clubs starting at 1pm between the under 16 grade with the premier grade to kick off at 4.30pm.
Meanwhile at the swamp, the baby Avatiu Eels will host the Ngatangiia Sea Eagles with under 13 grades at 12.30pm and the senior reserve grade match kicking off at 4.30pm.
National sailors took out seven of the major awards at last night's Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee sports awards.
Sportsman of the Year went to Manihiki sailor Taua Eliza who won a second award on the night taking out the Purapura games sportsman of the year award as well.
Sportswoman of the year was won by Helema Williams – also a sailor originally from Manihiki – and because of her northern group origin she also won the Purapura sportswoman of the year award.
Aitutaki sailor Aquila Tatira won two awards – junior sportsman and Manea Zone sportsman of the year award.
Track athlete Patricia Taea won junior sportswoman of the year. Sailing coach and national sailor Junior Charlie won the coach of the year award taking Sailing Cook Islands awards to seven on the night.
The Cook Islands national women's soccer team won the sports team of the year award.
Top table tennis player Louisa Manico was awarded the 2011 Albert and Elizabeth Henry sports achievement award and female tennis player Lillian Maui won the 2011 Hugh Henry fair play award.
Cook Islands Cricket media officer Koria Patia was awarded 2011 sports personality of the year award for his work in promoting the sport in the community.
The first ever women's rugby team that won the plate at their first tournament in Borneo won the 2011 Mamia Tunui Savage Memorial Trophy for women in sports.
Athletics Cook Islands president Ina Marsters won the sports technical official of the year. Cook Islands Cricket Association general manager Alister Stevic was awarded the 2011 sports administrator of the year award for his work in reviving cricket in the Cook Islands.
2011 best administrated outer island sports association was awarded to the Araura Oe Vaka Association on Aitutaki while the Aitutaki Oe Vaka Club took out the 2011 Rautea Rangatira outer islands sports achievement award.
In the Manea Zone awards division – rising women's cricket star Bene Matapo won the Manea Zone sportswoman of the year award. - MW
Awards winners:
2011 Sportsman of the Year – Peter Taua Henry Eliza (Sailing Cook Islands), 2011 Sportswoman of the Year – Helema Tupou Tapakauteru Williams (Sailing Cook Islands), 2011 Junior Sportsman of the Year – Aquila Tatira (Sailing Cook Islands), 2011 Junior Sportswomen of the Year – Patricia Taea (Athletics Cook Islands), 2011 Sports Team of the Year – Cook Islands National Women's Football Team (Cook Islands Football Association), 2011 Albert & Elizabeth Henry Sports Achievement Award – Louisa Monico (Cook Islands Table Tennis), 2011 Hugh Henry Fair Play Award – Lillian Maui (Cook Islands Tennis), 2011 IOC Personality Award – Koria Patia (Cook Islands Cricket Association), 2011 Mamia Tunui Savage Memorial Trophy for Women in Sports – Cook Islands Women's Rugby 7s Team (Cook Islands Rugby Union), 2011 Sports Technical Official of the Year – Ina Marsters (Athletics Cook Islands), 2011 Sports Administrator of the Year – Alister Stevic (Cook Islands Cricket Association), 2011 Sports Coach of the Year – Grand David Junior Charlie Poiri (Sailing Cook Islands), 2011 Best Administrated Outer Island Sports Association – Araura Oe Vaka Association (Aitutaki), 2011 Rautea Rangatira Outer Islands Sports Achievement – Aitutaki Oe Vaka Club (Aitutaki), 2011 Manea Zone Sportsman of the Year – Aquila Tatira (Sailing Cook Islands), 2011 Manea Zone Sportswoman of the Year – Bene Matapo (Cook Islands Cricket Association), 2011 Purapura Zone Sportsman of the Year – Peter Taua Henry Elisa (Sailing Cook Islands), 2011 Purapura Zone Sportswoman of the Year – Helema Tupou Tapakauteru Williams (Sailing Cook Islands).
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 the year and Purapura zone sportsman of the year.
Williams was named the 2010 sportswoman and Purapura zone sportswoman of the year.
Others sailors who picked up awards were – Junior Charlie, 2010 coach of the year, and Aquila Tatira who won junior sportsman and Manea Zone sportsman of the year.
In fact, the majority of sports awards winners are youth athletes who will continue to represent their sport for years to come.
The annual sports awards were also an opportunity to honour past athletes who've not only succeeded in sports over the years but also had a hand in shaping sports in the Cook Islands.
The late David Hosking (soccer, rugby league and cricket), Dorothy Paniani (lawn bowls), Tom J Marsters (boxing, rugby, cricket, pool, lawn bowls, golf, darts, table tennis and tennis), Sir Terepai Maoate (rugby and table tennis) were all inducted into the sports hall of fame on the night.
Guest speaker and heavyweight boxer David Tua proved to be a hit on the night especially after opening his speech with a few words of Cook Islands Maori.
Tua, who wore a specially printed rugby league jersey with 'Tuaman' printed on the back, commented that he felt like Rarotonga was home, and then asked about how to get a citizenship.
He even offered to send over money from his next fight to pay for the citizenship.
The humble giant entertained the awards crowd with a photo session in what was a successful and enjoyable evening to honour local sportsmen and women.
Sport awards winners: 2010 Sportsman of the Year – Peter Taua Henry Elisa (Sailing Cook Islands), 2010 Sportswoman of the Year – Helema Tupou Tapakauteru Williams (Sailing Cook Islands), 2010 Junior Sportsman of the Year – Aquila Tatira (Sailing Cook Islands), 2010 Junior Sportswomen of the Year – Patricia Taea (Athletics Cook Islands), 2010 Sports Team of the Year – Cook Islands National Women's Football Team (Cook Islands Football Association), 2010 Albert & Elizabeth Henry Sports Achievement Award – Louisa Monico (Cook Islands Table Tennis), 2010 Hugh Henry Fair Play Award – Lillian Maui (Cook Islands Tennis), 2010 IOC Personality Award – Koria Patia (Cook Islands Cricket Association), 2010 Mamia Tunui Savage Memorial Trophy for Women in Sports – Cook Islands Women's Rugby 7s Team (Cook Islands Rugby Union), 2010 Sports Technical Official of the Year – Ina Marsters (Athletics Cook Islands), 2010 Sports Administrator of the Year – Alister Stevic (Cook Islands Cricket Association), 2010 Sports Coach of the Year – Grand David Junior Charlie Poiri (Sailing Cook Islands), 2010 Best Administrated Outer Island Sports Association – Araura Oe Vaka Association (Aitutaki), 2010 Rautea Rangatira Outer Islands Sports Achievement – Aitutaki Oe Vaka Club (Aitutaki), 2010 Manea Zone Sportsman of the Year – Aquila Tatira (Sailing Cook Islands), 2010 Manea Zone Sportswoman of the Year – Bene Matapo (Cook Islands Cricket Association), 2010 Purapura Zone Sportsman of the Year – Peter Taua Henry Elisa (Sailing Cook Islands), 2010 Purapura Zone Sportswoman of the Year – Helema Tupou Tapakauteru Williams (Sailing Cook Islands).
The temperature was perfect for the 29th annual Tin Man Triathlon held on Saturday with the rain in the morning and cloud cover making it quite cool for racers.
Twenty individuals and 11 teams fronted up to tackle the 1200m swim, 31km (around the island cycle) and 10km run.
The lagoon looked calm, but had deceptive currents in parts, though this did not stop front runners Kelly Pick and Vanessa Palmer battling it out throughout the swim, with Palmer leading Pick out of the swim by 1 second.
Terry Meyer had a great swim, coming out just ahead of Roland Neururer, with Shannon Saunders right behind them.
The bike leg was tough with a strong headwind from Blackrock right through to Matavera, with Geoff Stoddart clocking up the fastest round the island time for the day in 50 minutes flat.
Neururer had the 2nd fastest time in 51.15 with team member Richard Vinsen clocking up 53.27.
The drop in temperature was evident in the fantastic run times seen on the day, with Neururer taking out fastest 10km run time in 40.46 and Kelly Pick hot on his heels in 40.58.
Terry Meyer belted out the 3rd fastest run in 43.09 with Rhys Woodger having a stellar run of 43.58.
First home this year was Roland Neururer in 1.53.19 which is the fastest time ever since 1990.
Kelly Pick again emerged the winner in the women's race, shaving just over 4 minutes from her record time last year and setting a new female record of 1.53.43.
Third across the line and 2nd male was Geoff Stoddart in 1.57.21, with Vanessa Palmer taking out 2nd woman and 4th overall in 2.01.15.
Terry Meyer took out 3rd male and 5th overall in 2.02.23 and Ryhs Woodger clocked up an excellent time on his debut coming 6th overall in 2.10.28.
Third woman and 7th overall was Jennie George on a personal best of 2.11.51, with Antony Will reducing his time to come in 8th in 2.13.40.
Rangi Apera had a personal best time also, taking out 9th overall in 2.15.49. Rounding up the top 10 was Taki Anaru who finished in at 2.15.59.
Everyone had fantastic times in all disciplines and no doubt the 17th International Air New Zealand triathlon just 3 weeks away on May 7 will see some great racing!
Prize-giving followed with trophies to the first male and female with mention made of how Roland Neururer has battled it out over recent years to finally emerge the winner, and everyone was pleased to see it go to such a deserving triathlete and all-round great guy.
The top 3 males and females also received a bottle of wine and some big cheers, along with top team made up of Gareth Clayton, Mark Worthington and Hamish Weir who came in at 2.01.53 and a bottle of wine each for their tremendous efforts.
These guys clocked up great times overall with Gareth the 7th fastest swim time, Mark the 6th fastest cycle and Hamish the 5th fastest run of the day.
Our two junior swimmers Emily Barltrop and Ruby Vea also got a bottle of wine for mum and dad for their great efforts in the big swim for their respective teams.
Erin Matheson also received a bottle for her gutsy efforts over the season and for a fantastic race on her debut Tin Man.
Louise Wittwer was another recipient for her huge efforts over the season as well as shaving off 15 minutes from her best time, despite being 9 minutes slower in her swim!
Special mention also must be made to another junior, Anna Vinsen, who was in a team with dad Richard Vinsen, completing the swim leg as well as the 10km run leg!
A gutsy effort indeed!
Everyone had a fantastic day once again and put in some huge efforts which were evident in everyone's times and the smiles at the finish line!
CITAI would like to pay special thanks to all our helpers on the day, especially Len Edwards and Terai Hill for the set up and time keeping, and safety kayakers Andy Olah and Tom Vea, Steve, Terry and Roland for setting up the buoys, our road marshalls and all the wonderful water stop ladies and men who gave smiles and encouragement to everyone.
Your efforts are hugely appreciated.
Meitaki maata.
See you all at the Big One on May 7 starting at 1.30pm from Ngatangiia rugby field in Muri, and it will be another big one with the second largest number of entrants in history!
The Arorangi premier netball grade caused headaches for Takuvaine at the TSA on Saturday to go on and comfortably win the match 63-36.
A new look Arorangi team definitely turned out to win this week as Takuvaine continue to firm up their player positions on court.
Meanwhile a fantastic game was seen between Avatiu and Tupapa with Avatiu pulling out all the stops to defeat Tupapa 63-36.
Things looked shaky for Avatiu when ace wing attack Mireille Winchester got injured just three minutes into the game but was ably replaced by teenager Odile Pauka.
The first quarter was all about ball retention for both teams with Avatiu taking out the first quarter by 4 points (15-11).
In the shooting Avatiu shooting circle, teenager Mati Toru and veteran Curly George were a formidable force.
Teenager Mati Toru was beautiful to watch under the goal playing and shooting with confidence and grace.
The Tupapa shooting combination of Mere Kamana and Annabelle Tuaati was also impressive but Avatiu goal keepers Nana Manuela and Mariana Tuaputa were out to take any ball that came towards the goal.
Avatiu had increased their lead by 10 points (20-30) at the half time break.
Tupapa struggled through centre court as ace Tupapa midcourt player Mii Piri was heavily defended by Avatiu.
Avatiu pushed their lead out to 16 points after the third quarter (44-28) before striding out to a comfortable and confident 63-36 win against Tupapa, who beat the Avatiu girls in their first meeting this season.
Titikaveka premier grade players had a win by default this week and will no doubt be firing when they next hit the courts this week. - MW
Full results
Under 10 Titikaveka 5 vs Ngatangiia 15, Under 10 Avatiu 1 vs Tupapa 15, Under 10 Takuvaine 2 vs Arorangi 12, Under 12 Titikaveka 15 vs Ngatangiia 3, Under 12 Avatiu 24 vs Tupapa 6, Under 12 Takuvaine 1 vs Arorangi 33, Under 15 Titikaveka 20 vs Ngatangiia 4, Under 15 Avatiu 13 vs Tupapa 22, Under 15 Takuvaine 10 vs Arorangi 20, Junior Open Titikaveka won by default against Ngatangiia, Junior Open Avatiu 23 vs Tupapa 39, Junior Open Takuvaine 43 vs Arorangi 28, Open 2 Titikaveka won by default against Ngatangiia, Open 2 Avatiu 41 vs Tupapa 13, Open 2 Takuvaine 26 vs Arorangi 15, Open 1 Titikaveka 48 vs Ngatangiia 18, Open 1 Avatiu won by default against Tupapa, Open 1 Takuvaine 23 vs Arorangi 32, Reserve Titikaveka 52 vs Ngatangiia 52, Reserve Avatiu 72 vs Tupapa 31, Reserve Takuvaine 70 vs Arorangi 43, Premier Titikaveka won by default against Ngatangiia, Premier Avatiu 63 Tupapa 36, Premier Takuvaine 49 Arorangi 68.
The Cook Islands Football complex was packed with hundreds of players and supporters on Saturday to watch the first of the National Youth Soccer Championship games.
Although the sun was nowhere to be seen, the tournament kicked off without a hitch as every team was eager to play.
The first round of the 2011 National Youth Championships brought plenty of goalmouth drama as the net was bulged 35 times across the six games played at the CIFA complex in Matavera.
In Pool A Aitutaki kicked off the high scoring with a 5 goal to 1 win over Mangaia in the under 16 girls division.
Linade Unuka shot Aitutakis first goal from outside the penalty goal area to find the Mangaia goal keeper out of reach of the goal sending supporters cheering.
Aitutaki proved too strong for Mangaia adding another 3 goals to their score sheet.
Mangaia took advantage of a free kick that was awarded to them, however Aitutaki scored another goal before full time.
Following suit was the Aitutaki under 15 boys as they went into their match, winning convincingly over Mangaia by 12 goals to 0 with Aitutakis striker Raui Tare scoring 5 goals.
In Pool B Mitiaro, who entered the girls division for the first time, took on neighbouring island Atiu in the under 16 girls division with Atiu scoring first.
But things began to pick up for Mitiaro in the second spell when they scored the equaliser minutes before full time.
In the under 15 boys division, Atiu looked confident to post their first win and they found the back of the net first however Mitiaro managed to level the score before the half time break.
Mitiaro under 15 boys were delighted to have posted a win through their striker Thomas Potoru who banged in both of their goals.
In the last round of games on Saturday, Te Au O Tonga convincingly defeated Puaikura by 4 goals to 1 while Mauke thrashed Vaka Takitumu by 6 goals to 0. - CIFA Media
Full results: (Pool A) Under 16 girls-Aitutaki 5 vs Mangaia 1, Under 15 boys-Aitutaki 12 vs Mangaia 0, Under 15 boys-Takitumu 0 vs Mauke 6, (Pool B)Under 16 girls-Atiu 1 vs Mitiaro 1, Under 15 boys-Atiu 1 vs Mitiaro 2, Under 15 boys-Te Au O Tonga 4 vs Puaikura 1.
Todays draw and referee appointment (Field 1) 2.00pm-Under 16 Girls Mitiaro vs Te Au O Tonga, Ref-Junior Arioka assisted by Lai Gukisuva and Ua Aberahama (Atiu Bye), 3.10pm-Under 15 Boys Mitiaro vs Te Au O Tonga, Ref-Toru Ori assisted by Travel Nootai and Anabeth Tetauru, 4.20pm-Under 15 Boys Atiu vs Puaikura, Ref-Robert Savage assisted by Melanie Wilson and Mosman Baker, (Field 2) 2.00pm-Under 16 Girls Mangaia vs Takitumu, Ref-Mata Iroa assisted by Travel Nootai and Robert Savage (Aitutaki Bye), 3.10pm-Under 15 Boys Mangaia vs Takitumu, Ref-Maara Kaukura assisted by Tino Napa and Junior Arioka, 4.20pm-Under 15 Boys Aitutaki vs Mauke, Ref-John Pareanga assisted by Paavo Mustonen and Michael Murare.
Trials for the national netball squad to play at the Pacific Netball series in Papua New Guinea in June will be held tonight.
All netball clubs are encouraged to send your players to the Telecom Sports Arena for the trials starting at 5.30pm.
From Mondays trials, 16 players will be selected for a second trial on Tuesday.
The final 10 players to make up the national squad will be named on Wednesday and names will be printed in Thursday edition of Cook Islands News.
The selected players will then take part in a team bonding and building week which will also includes intense netball training.
The trials will be run by high performance advisor Donna Blazey and trainer Jason Gregory.
Both have been on the island working with potential netball squad members and were able to check out the depth of the local netball talent at Saturdays club netball games.
All players are advised to wear white singlets or t-shirts with dark shorts and be prepared for a heavy workload at tonights netball trials at the Telecom Sports Arena starting at 5.30pm.
Inspiring, impressive and easy-going are some of the words locals have described world number 2 heavyweight boxer David Tua.
Tua returned to New Zealand on Sunday after a whirlwind tour of Rarotonga at the weekend where he was the guest speaker at the annual sports awards.
For many people Tua impressed with his humility and well articulated speeches especially as earlier footage of the man are labelled under bloopers with his famous o for awesome comment on television a reminder of his humble beginning.
David Bridge of Air New Zealand the company that was instrumental in bringing the Tuaman to Rarotonga through a staff members family connection with the boxer commented that of all the high profile sports people theyve brought to Rarotonga for the annual sports awards including All Blacks players, Tua caused the biggest buzz on the island.
Being of Polynesian descent made it easier for locals to relate to Tua and of course his speech in Cook Islands Maori at the sports awards was almost enough for Prime Minister Henry Puna to give the adopted Cookie PR!
We feature more photos from Tuas three-day visit to Rarotonga.
Seven entertaining boxing matches were seen at Saturday nights fight night with the arrival of Samoan heavyweight boxer David Tua really sparking the boxers into action in the Banana Court boxing ring.
While Tua didnt have a rumble in the ring on the night he did sign two boxing gloves that will be auctioned off for much needed funds for the Cook Islands Amateur Boxing Association.
Getting the crowd pumped up first were pint sized 12-year-old boxers James Strickland of the Arorangi club and Frank the lightning Benioni from Aitutaki.
After the first one-minute round between these two future stars it was clear why Benioni was known as the Aitutaki lightning as the youngster pelted out countless on-two combinations on Strickland.
But it was Stricklands decisive and clean strikes that saw him declared the winner of the opening bout.
Two exhibition matches were also featured on the night with Harmon Royale fighting twice first against equally talented boxer Maui Siulepa and the second against a sprightly and stealthy Rauti Ellison.
All three young men, who play a number of other sports including rugby league, showed great boxing prowess for their age and short boxing careers.
Michael Edwards of the Mongoose club proved too strong for an equally talented Eli Daniel from the Titikaveka club.
A barefooted Willie Doherty got himself into trouble early against John Andrew Jnr from the Arorangi club with the bout called off by the referee, giving the win to Andrew.
The heavyweight bout of the night was between Osolai Hagai of the Mongoose club and big Bernard of the Titikaveka club.
This was a great bout with Bernard managing to keep up with the lighter opponent, but it was Hagai who landed more clean shots to be declared the winner by majority.
The main bout of the evening was between former national boxers and the islands top two fighters Mathew Titoa of the Mongoose club and Eddie Daniel of Muri.
Sharp boxing skills and class was seen from both boxers in this bout in what was an evenly contested bout which in the end was won by a confident Titoa.
Titoa, Daniel and Hagai are the top three boxers on the island who are vying to be selected for the Pacific Games boxing squad to represent the country at the Pacific Games in New Caledonia in August.
The next fight night has been scheduled for May 14 where the Cook Islands boxing team will be selected to fight in the first international bout of the year between the Cooks and Tahiti on June 2 here on Rarotonga.
Boxing president Tupou Faireka acknowledged that the canvas covered concrete floor was not ideal for boxing but the association have had to make do with what they had.
He promised that issue would be addressed hopefully by the next fight night and definitely by the international fight night on June 2.
The Aitutaki under 16 girls and under 15 boys are the most interesting features of the third day of games of the National Youth football tournament action today at the CIFA complex in Matavera.
The top outer island team will face Vaka Takitumu today.
Aitutaki has one last opportunity to earn 3 points after this round to advance through to the semi finals on Thursday.
Each team will be desperate to pick up wins as they look to top their pool and book a spot in the semi final. In the last game of Pool A in the under 15 boys division, a confident Mauke side will play Mangaia.
In other pool competitions Te Au O Tonga will challenge Atiu of Pool B in the under 16 girls and under 15 boys divisions.
In the last game of Pool B, a positive Mitiaro side will face Vaka team Puaikura to determine a place in Thursdays semi final matches.
Todays tournament will kick off at 2pm with the under 16 girls category taking to the pitch followed by another two matches from the Under 15 Boys division.
Draw and referee appointment for today (Field 1) 2.00pm-Under 16 Girls Takitumu vs Aitutaki, Ref-Mata Iroa assisted by Melanie Wilson and Ua Aberahama (Bye-Mangaia), 3.10pm-Under 15 Boys Takitumu vs Aitutaki, Ref-Junior Arioka assisted by Anabeth Tetauru and Tino Napa, 4.20pm-Under 15 Boys Mangaia vs Mauke, Ref-Tutai Taurarii assisted by Paavo Mustonen and Michael Murare, (Field 2) 2.00pm-Under 16 Girls Te Au O Tonga vs Atiu, Ref-Robert Savage assisted by Travel Nootai and Tino Napa (Bye-Mitiaro), 3.10pm-Under 15 Boys Te Au O Tonga vs Atiu, Ref-Maara Kaukura assisted by Michael Murare and Lai Gukisuva, 4.20pm-Under 15 Boys Mitiaro vs Puaikura, Ref-Mike Mouauri assisted by Mosman Baker and Melanie Wilson.
The Ngatangiia Sea Eagles, Arorangi Bears and Tupapa Panthers were the winners of last weeks round of rugby league games.
On Friday, the Ngatangiia Sea Eagles travelled to Aitutaki to meet the Sharks and a closely fought match was seen.
But it was the Sea Eagles that had the edge over their hosts to win the match 20-16.
Also on Friday the Bulldogs played hosts to the Arorangi Bears and another closely contested match was seen.
But it was the Bears that had the extra left over in the tank to win the match 19-16.
The Tupapa Panthers continued with their new found form to thrash the Warriors 30-18 at the BCI Stadium on Saturday.
The national womens indoor volleyball squad has been holding a series of intense training sessions at the Telecom Sports Arena with the mens squad putting the girls through their paces.
The squad, whove been in training since August, will depart Rarotonga on Thursday to take part in the South Pacific Challenge in Auckland starting on Easter Monday.
Squad captain Tepaeru Herrmann says her team is excited about the challenge ahead and she believes that the squad has the right blend of youth and experienced players.
In fact, Herrmann says that the majority of the squad are no strangers to sports at an international level with a number of players having represented the country in other codes including netball.
Its all going to come down to which team can get it on come competition day, says Herrmann.
She says that the toughest teams at the Auckland challenge will be squads from New Caledonia, as players there compete on the European circuit, and of course the club teams in New Zealand.
Thats why weve been playing against a strong mens side, so we can get used to picking up the hard and fast balls.
Herrmann adds that her squad has already overcome many challenges to get to the international tournament with financial burdens the biggest hurdle.
But you know, that just proves the teams commitment to the sport because theyve made sacrifices to prepare for the competition, says Herrmann.
We are going to lay it all on the line.
While Herrmann says that the local squad has height on its side, the Auckland tournament is still going to be a huge challenge and one they are looking forward to.
The tournament is an important step for Cook Islands volleyball as next weeks tournament will be a good indicator of where the teams development is heading and if this development can be sustained ahead of the Oceania volleyball tournament in January and February 2012.
The local based squad coached by bronze medal beach volleyball player Makea Pauka includes Moari Halston, Nana Manuela-Emile, Tairi Herrmann, Tepaeru Herrmann, Elena Mataora, Fiona Matutu, Tepori Rongokea and Alanna Smith.
Overseas based players include Caroline Semisi, Eseta Semisi, Mamia Opuu and Caroline Uamaki.
This is the 11th South Pacific Challenge and will feature national teams from New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, as well as top New Zealand club teams like Sparta and Counties Manukau.
The Cook Islands has competed in the SPC on at least three prior occasions with the best performance from the womens team who won bronze in 2002.
The squad would like to thank all their family, friends and volleyball supporters for backing them in their current campaign.
For those wanting to follow the teams progress at the Auckland tournament sign up the Cook Islands Volleyball Association Facebook page where the team hopes to post updates of their endeavours.
The team returns home on May 5.
Beach volleyball is set to take off again on Rarotonga with the confirmation that a purpose built beach volleyball court will be constructed in Nikao next to the national tennis courts.
On Monday a special ceremony was held at Nikao to turn the first sod on what will become two international sized courts on the 2000 square metre site.
Present for the ceremony was landowner representative Vaitoti Tupa who had the honour of turning the soil first.
President of the Cook Islands Volleyball Association Papa Tuaputa Tuaputa followed suit, digging out a shovel full of dirt before government representative and Minister of Planning and Infrastructure Teariki Heather got stuck in with some quick fire shovelling action.
Heather, along with Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee president Sir Geoffrey Henry and former minister of sports Ngamau Munokoa were instrumental in helping the volleyball association acquire the lease for the land which they signed last week.
In fact, a longer list of people had a hand in getting the plans for a purpose built volleyball court off the ground including former beach volleyball players, CIIC board members, volleyball association members and the whole volleyball community.
Volleyball association secretary Ngatuaine Maui read out a brief background of the Cook Islands beach volleyball history telling those gathered that the sport was not new to the island but enjoying a revival.
Beach volleyball hit the rock in 1997 with a grassroots course introduced to local players by Australian volleyball development officer Andy Burdin.
In 1998 beach volleyball was included in the Cook Islands Games volleyball programme in partnership with the Rarotongan Beach Resort and Spa held at the then beach volleyball headquarters in Aroa.
That same year the Cook Islands mens volleyball team of Makea Pauka and Apera Ori won bronze at the Oceania tournament.
The Cook Islands became a member of the Federated International de Volleyball executive board in 1999.
Now, after years of negotiations the dream of the volleyball association is finally coming true but Heather says that its up to the association to organise and get work started on the courts which can turn from the two international sized courts to four domestic courts.
The area also has potential for other codes including beach soccer and beach touch rugby.
According to Oceania volleyball bronze medallist and current indoor womens volleyball squad coach Makea Pauka, an international sized court, which is also the same size used in the Olympics, is 18 metres by 9metres which doesnt include the 5-metre clearance around the court needed for runoff and serving.
Boxing will need to be constructed around the 2000 square metre site where special sand from Aroa will be built up inside.
The shady flame tree on the section will remain and picnic tables will be set up under the tree for a social area for players and supporters.
At this stage there is no time frame for construction to begin as this will all depend on funding.
The volleyball association is extremely excited with the progress being made on their soon to be headquarters and if businesses are keen to be part of this exciting revival, your sponsorship will be much appreciated.
For more details on how you can get involved with the exciting sport contact Ngatuaine Maui at internal affairs.
Twenty-four Arorangi school students were recently presented with Cook Islands Cricket Level 1 certificates for their hard work over the two-week coaching course.
Cook Islands Crickets junior development manager Shane Thompson put the kids through their paces as they learned new coaching skills which they can now share with their peers at school.
This is the start of certifying students to help with the ANZ Junior Interschool Competition in November this year.
With all schools on Rarotonga having experienced the ANZ In Schools Cricket programme, the focus is now on getting the students to acquire the skills to be able to teach their fellow school pupils the basic aspects of playing cricket. Thompson is thrilled with the Arorangi students enthusiasm and encourages other schools to follow their lead.
With such a busy schedule ahead for cricket this year, getting the kids involved means we can have more people coaching cricket and this will flow on to get more students excited about teaching and learning basic skills which they can develop further as they grow up, says Thompson.
Thompson is keen to develop this coaching programme at all schools on Rarotonga, starting in term 2. Cook Islands Cricket is thankful to ANZ for its invaluable support with the ongoing development of junior cricket and looks forward to seeing more youngsters take up coaching and enjoying the greatest game on earth.
Basketball teams take a break from games tonight to allow for netballers to hold their national trials at the Telecom Sports Arena.
But week six of the main basketball season started with the Devlins rocking hard against Yachties Hotties.
The Devlins were too much for the Yachtie Hotties with scoring machine Swedelia Taivairanga benefiting from solid team support and unorganised defence to clock up 18 points.
The Hotties still retain the most untapped talent in any team award.
Not so for the A-Town and Ekes game in what was a classic roller coaster match with the lead changing many times?
Ekes, using time outs to reorganise tactics and finishing the first half ahead by 5.
Both teams defensive play kept the score low.
A-Town turned up the heat after the break with a series of 3 pointers to take the lead. With 10 minutes to go scores were 22-all before the Ekes surged ahead again in the last quarter thanks to great passing and 2 3-pointers sealing the win 38 to 34. The Philos and Roaster Hire game was also hard fought with both teams showing strong defensive play to keep the score masters from making easy baskets.
In a helter-skelter rough and tumble match both offenses suffered from lack of team play and relied more on individual efforts.
After trailing, the Philos clawed their way back maybe there was too much pork in the roaster?
The game ended in a 22-all tie with a certain celebrity president missing 2 free shots in the final seconds.
Rentraro started with only 5 players and the Airport jumbo Jets sensed a victory and went for the jugular.
With points slow to come and lots of missed opportunities the game remained close. In the second half the Jets struggled to contain Rentraros fast breaking styles, ultimately leading to a 36-22 win to Rentraro.
The final match of the night saw a disorganised Hot Dogs starting late and being penalised. Club Phillipines will always struggle until they recruit some height but fought valiantly to contain the Hot Dogs.
In a game with too many fouls the referees and bench officials were kept busy right until the end of the game.
The Hot Dogs passing and attack extended the lead in the second half but Club Philippines Raro never gave up with CPRs number 12, Buboy, shortest on the court, showing great dribbling skills and driving to the centre of Hot Dogs to cause problems on more than one occasion.
As they say its not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog! Referees will penalise foul play and players are asked to respect the non contact rules. Anyone willing to assist bench officials or willing to referee please contact Eddie Chambers.
The new national netball squad to represent the country at the Pacific Netball Series in Papua New Guinea in June will be named today.
A total of 21 talented netballers gathered at the Telecom Sports Arena on Monday night for the first netball trials and some hard drill. Four players based in New Zealand were also among the trialing netballers.
In the stands were national selectors Patsy Hockin, Tina Browne, Mii Maui and high performance netball coach Donna Blazey from New Zealand.
Blazey described the first night of trials as brilliant.
I thought the trials were brilliant, and I was surprised as we had watched club games on Saturday and for the trials the girls had to step up and they did that, says Blazey.
Blazey adds that she was impressed with the calibre of players based locally but says that consistent development is needed to maintain the pool of players in netball.
Thirteen-year-old Tupapa player Teiti Tupuna was among the trialists on the night along with young Maeva Carr of Titikaveka. Both stepped up their game during the trials and are certainly on the future development squad radar.
While only 16 players were called back after Mondays trials for a final trial last night Blazey says that she has feedback for every single player that turned out on Monday on where they need to improve their game and what they need to keep working on.
After last nights final trials a national squad of 10 players and 2 non travelling reserves was selected and their names will be published in tomorrows Cook Islands News sports pages.
From today until Blazey returns to New Zealand on Tuesday the national squad will be engaged in intense training sessions in preparation for the June Pacific Series.
There are also exciting developments for those players who do not make the national squad this time round but need to continue to stay netball smart and fit through a new proposed programme by the Cook Islands Netball Association.
These developments will be announced as they are firmed up as Blazey says that everything has to be about delivering a netball experience for players both in the national squad and those waiting in the wings.
Be sure to get your copy of Cook Islands News tomorrow to find out the players that make up the national netball squad.
Respect of the religious importance of Easter weekend means that this weeks round of rugby league starts today.
This week the Titikaveka Bulldogs will take on the Tupapa Panthers, the Arorangi Bears premier grade will rumble with the Aitutaki Sharks while the reserve and junior Bears grades will play the Takuvaine Warriors as the Takuvaine premier grade takes a break this week.
The top two teams the Ngatangiia Sea Eagles and Avatiu Eels will lock horns on Saturday in what is going to be a clash of the titans encounter at Nukupure Park in Ngatangiia.
First up today the Titikaveka under 19 and reserve grade will host the Panthers and at Raemaru Park in Arorangi the under 16 and 19 Bears grades will host the Warriors.
On Thursday, the Bulldogs and Panthers premier grade match will kick off at 5pm at Titikaveka and the premier Sharks and Bears teams will go head to head at 5 oclock at Raemaru Park.
The clash of the titans match between the Sea Eagles and Eels will be played on Saturday at 4.30pm at Nukupure Park.
This weeks draw:
Wednesday 20 at Titikaveka Bulldogs vs Panthers 4pm under 19, Ref-T Manea assisted by R Mato and T Manuel, 5pm reserves, Ref-N Tou assisted by R Mato and T Manuel.
Wednesday 20 at Raemaru Park Bears vs Warriors 4pm under 16, Ref-T Tuakana assisted by P Ngaroi and N Takaiti, 5pm under 19, Ref-N Takaiti assisted by P Ngaroi and T Tuakana.
Thursday 21 at Titikaveka Bulldogs vs Panthers 4pm under 16, Ref-B bishop assisted by J Whitta and J Murray, 5pm premiers, Ref-S Willis assisted by J Whitta and N Tou.
Thursday 21 at Raemaru Park Bears vs Warriors/Sharks 4pm reserves Bears vs Warriors, Ref-T Tuakana assisted by P Mitchell and K Kopu, 5pm premier Sharks vs Bears, Ref-A Emile assisted by T Manea and T Tuakana (sub officials-N Takaiti and K Kopu).
Saturday 23 at Nukupure Park Sea Eagles vs Eels 1pm under 16, Ref-M Caffery assisted by B Bishop and T Manuel, 2pm under 19, Ref-S Willis assisted y P Mitchell and S Teiotu, 3pm reserves, Ref-A Emile assisted by T Manuel and B Bishop, 4.30pm premiers, Ref-T Manea assisted by T Tuakana and S Willis (sub officials-A Emile and S Teiotu).
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All pumped up to give illness the boot
Janet Hawley People with chronic health problems are discovering that there is a miracle drug that can help them. It's called exercise.
Stephen Fry warns his illness may lead him to commit suicide
British actor and comedian Stephen Fry says his depression may one day lead him to suicide and that bipolar disorder should not be dismissed as a "celebrity designer accessory".
Mental illness rife in students
Dan Harrison RATES of serious mental illness are more than five times higher among university students than in the general population, according to research from the University of Queensland.
Lack of sleep linked to mental illness
Amy Corderoy Young people who get very little sleep are much more likely to become mentally ill, Australian research shows.
Adult anorexia: the forgotten tragedy of lives lost to illness
Stacey Moseley WOMEN in their 30s, 40s and even older are the new breed of anorexia nervosa sufferers, with a study showing that the disease is not only a condition of the young.
Mental illness ravaging nation's youth
Jill Stark Alarming new figures reveal that one in four young people battling a mental illness, with many problems triggered by drug and alcohol abuse.
Blame your genes for lengthy illness
Genes could explain why some people recover from the flu overnight and others struggle with it for weeks.
Eating meat: when less is better for you
Paula Goodyer The Meat Free Week campaign starts next Monday to raise awareness of the impact of our high meat consumption on animal welfare, as well as on human health and the environment.
Meat Free Week
Would you sign up for a week without meat?
Paula Goodyer The Meat Free Week campaign wants us to go meatless for a good cause - but are we up for the challenge?
Can star power make us healthier?
Paula Goodyer The power of celebrities to influence our health can be a mixed blessing
Ovarian cancer risk for overweight women
Overweight women are more likely to get ovarian cancer than their thinner counterparts, researchers say.
Big bodies can also bend it
Thea O'Connor 'When I tell people I'm a yoga instructor, they usually look at me in a funny way, like I'm joking,'' says Sarah Harry, of Ashwood, Melbourne.
Too clean for our own good?
Paula Goodyer A cleaner way of living has improved our health in some ways - but is it also messing with our immune systems?
Healthy blood pressure plan
Taking the pressure off
Paula Goodyer Why detoxing the shopping trolley can improve your blood pressure.
High-protein diet a factor in shorter life
Nicky Phillips High-protein, Atkins-style diets may keep you leaner but they are unlikely to help you live longer.
Not such a healthy choice
Diet drinks may not be so sweet for your health
Sandy Smith You may think choosing a diet soft drink over a can of sugary fizz is a healthy choice. After all, they contain virtually no kilojoules right? Think again.
In the name of science
What's the man behind the 5:2 diet going to eat next?
Harry Wallop Having made a name experimenting on himself, TV presenter Michael Mosley is pushing himself to the limit for science – or, as far as his wife can stand.
Take the pressure off
Paula Goodyer When it comes to life ambitions, it's often marriage, having kids, financial security and career success that come top of the list.
Road test
Paleo vs raw vs detox: Three extreme diets put to the test
New year, new you - but how hard is it to embark on a radical health regimen? Three people put their bodies on the line.


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PHP Mobile Mail is aimed at mobile professionals who want to use their favorite MUAs (noteably pine or mutt) on their laptop, either in UNIX or Windows (under GNU Gygwin). This lets you work offline. It includes a mail_spooler program, which accepts the output of you MUA and spools (on, or offline). When connected, another process parses through the spool and sends your messages. It is also designed to "fake" using your REAL email address with free services like gmx.net, or mail.yahoo.com, when using their POP and SMTP servers, assuming you have a domain and account that you can control to this degree.
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OpenXAdES enables people to work with legally-binding digital signatures (primarily giving and verifying them). Legislation often defines a set of requirements that legal digital signature technologies and infrastructures must be compliant with, and OpenXAdES aims at meeting many, if not all, such requirements from different legislations.
Sshbak is very simple but powerful and secure remote backup utility. It performs a fast and comprehensible daily (usually) backup of multiple machines via remote SSH connections. The result is a simple set of tar+gzip files. It supports the backup of piped program output (allowing remote backup of mysqldump or pg_dumpall results), parallel backup of different machines, and more.
WordPress is a state-of-the-art, semantic, personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, Web standards, and usability. It was born out of a desire for an elegant, well-architected personal publishing system. While primarily geared towards functioning as a Weblog, WordPress is also a flexible CMS capable of managing many types of Web sites. In addition to the basic blog functions, it also has an integrated link manager, categories, tags, custom taxonomies, file attachments, XFN support, support for stand-alone pages, Atom and RSS feeds for both content and comments, blogging API support (Atom Publishing Protocol, Blogger, MetaWeblog, and Movable Type APIs), spam blocking features, advanced cruft-free URL generation, a flexible theme system, and an advanced plugin API.
Freeciv is a multiuser reimplementation for Unix/X of the famous Microprose game of Civilization. By default, the game is an improved Civ II, but this can be customized; modpacks for near-100% compatibility with Civ I and Civ II are included. Multiuser gameplay is real-time: in each turn, all human players move concurrently. The game is designed to remain fairly playable even on poor network connections. Freeciv can also be played on standalone machines, and its AI players are a good challenge for beginners. The source code comes with the server, two X clients, and non-X clients for MS Windows and Amiga. Freeciv is released under the GNU General Public License. It is maintained by an international team of coders and enthusiasts, and is easily one of the most fun and addictive network games out there.


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GungHo reports Puzzle and Dragons is earning $3.75 million a day
GungHo Entertainment is a game publisher based in Japan, and the company has just released some really wild financial numbers. According to the latest numbers, GungHo made US$118 million this past April alone, most of it from one game: Puzzle and Dragons, currently available on iOS. Puzzle and...
Apple announces the App Store's Best of 2012
Apple has posted its top picks for the entire year of 2012 in the App Store, and you can browse through all of the choices right now. On the iPhone, Action Movie FX has picked up the App of the Year award, and Ubisoft's Rayman Jungle Run has earned game of the year, with music app Figure and...
Capcom's free-to-play Smurfs' Village out-grossing Angry Birds
If you, like me, responded to the release of Smurfs' Village by saying, "Really? A freemium game from Capcom? Based on the Smurfs franchise?" then you probably want to rethink how the App Store works, because apparently it's a hit -- Smurfs' Village has topped even Angry Birds recently for the top...
Chaos Rings hits top grossing, going to the iPad
Square Enix's new original iPhone title, Chaos Rings, is a qualified hit; it's currently sitting right on top of the United States' top grossing apps list and at number 18 on the top paid apps list. The reviews are terrific as well, which means that Square Enix has pulled off a hit iPhone game at...
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Doyle Somerby
1994-07-04 |
Eligible for draft:
2012 |
Left |
2012 |
6-5 |
5th round (125th overall), 2012 |
220 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
2009-10: Doyle Somerby skated for St. Mary's High School in Lynn, Massachusetts. He finished with 2 goals and 3 assists in 24 games. Seeded fourth entering the Massachusetts Division I North tournament, St. Mary's finished 15-8-1 after falling to Arlington Catholic in the tournament championship game.
2010-11: Somerby transferred to Kimball Union Academy for his sophomore season. In 33 games he scored 2 goals with 4 assists. Kimball Union finished 25-7-4, losing to Kent in overtime in the New England Prep School League tournament.
2011-12: Somerby had a strong junior season at Kimball Union as the Wildcats captured the New England Prep School League championship. He scored 1 goal with 13 assists in 31 games; playing alongside highly-regarded freshman Jonathon MacLeod. Somerby was selected by Muskegon in the sixth round (77th overall) of the 2012 USHL Entry Draft. He committed to playing college hockey at Boston University in 2013-14. Somerby was ranked 99th amongst North American skaters in Central Scouting's final rankings prior to the 2012 NHL Draft.
2012-13: Somerby joined the USHL's Muskegon Lumberjacks following his senior season of prep school hockey. He scored 2 goals and was an even plus/minus with 6 penalty minutes in 10 USHL games. The Lumberjacks finished fourth in the Eastern Conference but Somerby did not play in the playoff series against eventual Clark Cup champion Dubuque. He was a team captain as a senior at Kimball Union, which entered the Stuart/Corkery Tournament as the top seed but lost 4-1 to Gunnery in the quarterfinals. Somerby finished the prep season with 4 goals and 18 assists in 30 games.
Talent Analysis
Somerby is a defenseman converting from the forward position. At 6-5, he is a big player who is still growing into his body while at the same time trying to get comfortable at once again playing defense. He is definitely a project pick, but one with some interesting upside if he can complete the adjustment and improve his overall skill level.
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Do the Pittsburgh Pirates have magic left to do it again?
The 2013 feel good story of the year in MLB was the Pittsburgh Pirates making the playoffs for the first time in 20 years. Pirates fans suffered through 20 years of losing before finally breaking through, something that people were sensing was due to occur since 2011. Can the Pirates do it again and go on another playoff run in the difficult NL Central?
The answer to that question...
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Pittsburgh Pirates: Is the bullpen fading?
Jason Grilli (Photo courtesy of Gene J. Puskar)
The Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen has been clutch all season for the team, but as October approaches the recent struggles of the "Shark Tank" is apparent.
In late May, the relievers combined for 9 2/3 shutout innings in a pair of 1-0 extra-inning wins over powerful Detroit in a three-day span. A month later, they combined for 12 two...
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September 21, 2013
Mark Melancon will be Named to All-Star Game
Mark Melancon has been one of the NL's best relief pitchers in 2013. (Photo by: David Hague)
Pirates reliever Mark Melancon will be named to the 2013 MLB All-Star Game as an injury replacement. Major League Baseball's announcement will come later Sunday after Melancon was chosen by National League manager Bruce Bochy.
Melancon owns an NL-reliever-best 0.81 ERA in his first Pittsburgh...
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July 14, 2013
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Why I like Mark Melancon
The biggest reason I'm OK with the Joel Hanrahan trade is the inclusion of reliever Mark Melancon. The other three guys are pretty big question marks, although I think Jerry Sands has a good chance of at least being decent in a platoon-ish role. Still, Melancon is just as (if not more) valuable than Hanrahan in my eyes, largely because he's under team control through 2016 and...
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December 28, 2012
Mark Melancon Says Becoming More 'Fiery' Is What Has Fueled Shutdown September
When the Red Sox acquired Mark Melancon last December in a trade with the Astros, they expected him to be a vital piece of the bullpen. But Melancon has been far from the lights-out closer who shined in Houston. Through his first 33 games for the Red Sox, which were interrupted with a nearly two-month-long detour to Pawtucket, Melancon had a 7.71 ERA. This September, however, he...
Beat Farming: Melancon mows down AAA batters
Who has the time to keep up with all of the Sox minor league teams? We'll do all the work to keep you updated with the beat on the farm.
Mark Melancon is doing all he can to get that phone call to re-join the Boston Red Sox. Including last night, Melancon has pitched in 6 2/3 innings over 6 appearances, allowing 4 hits, 0...
Via Ted's Army
May 03, 2012
Beat Farming: Melancon and Thomas prove to be 4-A pitchers
Who has the time to keep up with all of the Sox minor league teams? We'll do all the work to keep you updated with the beat on the farm.
Justin Thomas and Mark Melancon couldn't cut it in Boston, but are mowing down batters in AAA. They are just another pair of "4-A" players that need a little more skill to succeed...
Via Ted's Army
May 01, 2012
Sox send Mark Melancon to Pawtucket
As many speculated this morning, the Red Sox decided to option Mark Melancon to Pawtucket to work on his game in a less pressure-filled environment. The expected-to-be-solid setup man has an ERA just south of 50.00, so it's probably a good idea to take a look at what's going on.
In his place comes Junichi Tazawa. Tazawa has been a promising pitcher for years now, but has...
Via Ted's Army
April 18, 2012
Mark Melancon Swims With Great White Sharks in Southern New Zealand (Video)
Mark Melancon is preparing for his return to the AL East by swimming around in what ocean dwellers may view as a giant chum bucket. The Red Sox pitcher, who was acquired this offseason from Houston, recently spent time swimming with great white sharks in Southern New Zealand. Melancon began his career with the Yankees in 2009, so the 26-year-old knows a few things about pressure...
BoSox acquire Melancon from Astros
The Red Sox, reinforcing their bullpen, acquired right-hander Mark Melancon from the Astros on Wednesday in exchange for infielder Jed Lowrie and right-hander Kyle Wieland, according to a major-league source.
The addition of Melancon likely will be only one of multiple additions the Red Sox make to their bullpen. The team is talking to the Athletics about a trade for closer Andrew...
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December 14, 2011
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An incredible tumble for Tiger Woods
Story | Jun 18, 2012 | 6:12 AMSAN FRANCISCO — Tiger Woods birdied the eighth hole Sunday but motioned dismissively with his right hand, as if to say: You can keep it. Woods already had given up six shots to par in his final round. It marked an incredible tumble for Woods,... -
Rays, Cardinals are up, Red Sox, Braves down in wild wild-card
Story | Sep 29, 2011 | 4:33 PMAfter one of the most thrilling regular-season conclusions in baseball history, the web is abuzz with scenes of champagne-filled euphoria in some clubhouses and demoralized agony in others. The St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays won the National and..... -
Orlando Magic and NBA News: Wednesday, May 4
Story | May 4, 2011 | 4:34 PMIn today's links we take a look at the MVP voting, the Celtics' regression and the Thunder's victory over the Grizzlies last night. 1. Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard finishes 2nd in NBA MVP vote, Josh Robbins, Orlando Sentinel The Buzz: Howard... -
Atlanta Thrashers appear bound for Winnipeg
Story | May 17, 2011 | 4:33 AMWinnipeg's chances of regaining an NHL franchise appeared bleak last week when the City of Glendale, Ariz., came up with $25 million to keep the Coyotes for another season. But the Atlanta Thrashers, long beset by ownership problems and management... -
Orlando Magic and NBA News: Friday, April 29
Story | Apr 29, 2011 | 4:34 PMThe Orlando Magic's season ended last night with an 84-81 loss to the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6, and now comes a summer that'll be full of CBA talk and rampant speculation about the future of Dwight Howard. In today's links we look at the Magic's loss and... -
Orlando Magic and NBA News: Wednesday, March 23
Story | Mar 23, 2011 | 4:34 PMThe Orlando Magic tonight take on the reeling New York Knicks, a team that's lost six of their last seven and is desperate to find an identity. In today's links, several New York writers have some pointed commentary about their team. We also have some... -
Orlando Magic and NBA News: Sunday, April 24
Story | Apr 24, 2011 | 4:34 PMThe Orlando Magic will be without Jason Richardson and the Hawks without Zaza Pachulia during tonight's Game 4; which team has the advantage? We delve into that question in addition to all of the other key topics heading into the pivotal game in today's... -
Orlando Magic and NBA News: Monday, April 25
Story | Apr 25, 2011 | 4:34 PMThe Orlando Magic return to practice today at 2 p.m. to try and fix the issues that once again plagued them in Game 4: Poor shooting, too many turnovers, ineffectiveness from several wing players and an ability to slow down Atlanta's outside shooters.... -
Caught in the Web: Reactions to Lakers' 104-80 victory over Atlanta Hawks
Story | Feb 23, 2011 | 4:34 PMGame stories --The Times' Mike Bresnahan examines how different the Lakers looked in their 104-80 victory Tuesday over the Atlanta Hawks than before the All-Star break. --The Daily News' Vincent Bonsignore details the Lakers' suddenly changed performance.... -
Orlando Magic and NBA News: Tuesday, Dec. 21
Story | Dec 21, 2010 | 4:34 PMThe Orlando Magic's new crew made its debut on Monday night, but we still don't know much more about how the new team will work than we did before Monday. Without a chance to practice, Gilbert Arenas, Jason Richardson and Hedo Turkoglu looked out of sorts... -
Top Magic and NBA news: Monday, August 30
Story | Aug 30, 2010 | 4:33 PMKevin Durant scored 22 points Sunday to lead Team USA to a 99-77 victory over Slovenia in the FIBA World Championship....