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Five youngsters in for YOG qualifiers

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BY ROMULUS HUTA

FIVE of the athletes representing Solomon Islands in the Melanesian Athletics Championship which will get underway in Vanuatu this week will compete for spots in this year’s Youth Olympic Games in Argentina.

The Melanesian Athletics Championship will begin today in Port Vila and conclude on Friday.

Solomon Islands will be represented by a total of nine athletes were five of them are all under-18 representatives.

The competition for the under-18 category of the Melanesian Championship serves a qualifier for the Youth Olympic Games due to take place in Argentina in October.

The five youth reps are sprinters Esther Haga and Ronward Hinarua; middle distance runner Esther Vilivata and long distance runners Rickson Roremae and Peterson Bako Junior.

The five youngsters left with the rest of the Solomon Islands athletics team members on Monday which also includes four others namely Sharon Firisua, Diane Matekali, Jimmy Kumuhula and Ben Sale.

Kumuhula and Sale are also youth participants but their age does not fall below under-18 and therefore rules them out of the YOG qualifiers.

The duo will instead compete in the open category.

President of Athletic Solomons James Iroga said the team is dominated by youths.

“The idea is to groom them for future international competitions and so as participate in the qualifiers for the YOG.

“We are focusing on providing international experience to promising new athletes whom we are targeting for next year’s Pacific Games in Samoa.

“Looking towards Samoa we have to identify the weaknesses in our squad and target athletes who can strengthen our team in those areas,” the former national decathlon rep told SunSPORTS last week.

The team will return on Thursday May 15.

The bi-annual competition involves athletes from countries in the Melanesian region including Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, Norfolk Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

Islanders finalise team for HHH Man Up Challenge

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BY ROMULUS HUTA

ISLANDERS Brothers Rugby Club has finalised its team for the Henderson Hammer Heads (HHH) Man Up Challenge.

A total of 33 players were named after their training session yesterday evening.

The 33 players comprise 20 forwards and 13 backline players.

Team Manager Derek Pongi said they are ready to take part in the challenge.

“We are ready to play and really look forward to the first match.”

The final list will be submitted to the organisers this evening, according to Pongi.

Pongi also confirmed veteran rugby player Keith Namona as the head coach.

Meanwhile, the HHH Man Up Challenge will begin this Saturday.

Another three teams apart from Islanders are taking part.

They are hosts HHH, Diesel and TIA Warriors.

Matches will be held at DC Park, Henderson.

Kicking off the tournament this Saturday 1.30pm is Islanders taking on the hosts.

The second match will be at 4pm between TIA Warriors and Diesel wrapping up round one.

Fletcher Kwaimani Joint Venutre Group is the sponsor of the 2018 HHH Man Up Challenge.

See Islanders final squad below:

Forwards:.

  1. Bonnie Pugeva
  2. Samuel Suifasia Jr
  3. Adilla Dolaiano
  4. Greg Sautahea
  5. Dazward Kaipua
  6. Johnston Tautai
  7. Benjamin Talu

8.Ronny Dausabea

  1. Chris Tema
  2. Fraser Manau
  3. Moxy Manau

12.Axl Moapa

  1. John Tomato
  2. Jim Puia
  3. Apheus Kupenga
  4. A. Rukia
  5. Harris Giusaga

18 Derrick Nasiu

  1. Shatler Saukiu
  2. Frazer Hou

Backline

  1. Costello Tuitupu
  2. Andrew Tema
  3. Clive Saueha
  4. Ben Puia
  5. Monty Tekobi
  6. Gary Kaisangage
  7. Aubrey Puia
  8. Floyd Tuhenua
  9. Victor Saueha
  10. Mike Tuhaika
  11. Deni
  12. Kian Sauika
  13. Ashley M

Coach: Keith Namona

Manager: Derek Pongi

Malaita schools disqualified

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By Taromane Martin

THE Solomon Islands Rugby Union Federation (SIRUF) will send over the formal letters to disqualify Auki and Kilusakwalo Community High Schools on Friday 11th May.

Both Malaita Provincial High Schools were recently disqualified from this year’s Credit Corporation High School 7s competition after they were found guilty of breaching competition regulations.

SIRUF Chief Executive Officer Mr Gerald Oiaka told SunSPORTS on Tuesday that their office had already notified Malaita Rugby Union Association (MRUA) President Mr Martin Oto regarding the matter.

“Formal letter will be sent this week. Both schools fielded in non-students during the Credit Corporation High School 7s competition,” Mr Oiaka said.

“They were good players but the problem was that they were not students. Some of them had been out of the education system for quite some time.

“If the players who came with the two schools for the competition were enrolled in the other schools around Auki it would have been alright for them to take part.

“We’ve already notified the MRUA President and both schools regarding the disqualification and are calling on the school to return the trophy to SIRUF,” he adds.

The official decision on the matter whether to penalize both schools according to Mr Oiaka will be made later but the formal letter for the disqualification of both teams will be sent on Friday.

Meanwhile, Selco 1 Stormers were crowned the new Credit Corporation High School 7s champions after winning the rematch for the semi and grand final matches against White River Community High School at the Town Ground Rugby Stadium last Saturday.

Regional basketball boss here next week

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BY ROMULUS HUTA

A high rank official from the regional basketball governing body will arrive in Honiara next week.

The official, David Crocker who is the Regional Director for Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA) Oceania will be here to meet with members of the Solomon Islands Basketball Federation (SIBF) interim executive.

During the meeting, Crocker will help SIBF re-establish itself as a credible sporting organisation and also aid them to work on moving their development aspirations forward.

SIBF interim General Secretary Uriel Matanani told SunSPORTS yesterday that the planned visit by Crocker is crucial.

“During the visit, we will discuss important matters pertaining to moving basketball forward in Solomon Islands,” he said.

SunSPORTS understand that the national basketball governing body is currently operating under an interim committee since December last year upon a request by the FIBA Oceania.

This follows the ousting of former president Brian Pongotapu and his executive last November requesting them to step aside and let an interim committee take over or else face suspensions.

Over the past five months, FIBA Oceania has been working closely with the interim committee to revitalise SIBF.

According to Matanani, an election for the new SIBF office bearers will also be held during the one-day visit of the regional director.

School league to be competitive this year, says Temoa

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BY ROMULUS HUTA

THE 2018 Samlimsan School Hockey League will be a competitive one, according to Solomon Islands Hockey Federation (SIHF) Development Officer Allen Temoa.

Temoa made the remarks after watching how the first two matches of the 2018 season rolled out yesterday at the King George Sixth Cricket Pitch in Honiara.

Temoa explained that the two matches played during the opening day displayed competitive intensities and admitted coming out satisfied by the end of the day.

The two opening matches featured King George Sixth School and Don Bosco taking on each other across both the girls and boys divisions.

King George came out victorious recording a 2-1 win in the girls division and another 3-2 winning margin in the boys’ match.

“Don Bosco improved a lot in their matches today (8th May).

“They managed to hold KGVI in the first half of the boys’ match but the second half turned out unfortunate for them and they lost it.

“Of course I’m pretty satisfied with how the first matches turned out. Supporters and fans all came out cheering for their teams.

“I think this is positive sign going forward,” Temoa expressed.

The school hockey league continues today (9th May)

Big win for Koloale

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Elliot Ragomo

Marist unties tough Real Kakamora side

By Taromane Martin

Elliot Ragomo of Marist Futsal Club controls the ball against Real Kakamora. Marist Fc beat Real Kakamora Fc 4-2 (photo by Danny Kakadi).

KOLOALE futsal team posted a huge win in the 2018 Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) national futsal League yesterday hammering Henderson Eels 14-1 at the Multipurpose Hall yesterday.

Following their 9-2 loss to competition leaders Futsal Solympics, Tuesday last week, the Victor Waia Eels side fell apart in the first half, Albert Wetney, Lenson Bisili both finding the target to grab a comfortable lead.

Things fell apart again in the second half, Albert Wetney too slippery for the Eels defence as the Advanced Technology-sponsored side suffered yet again, another harrowing defeat.

“So far I’m pleased with the team’s progress. The boys I think have learnt a lot from our two matches we lost,” Koloale Team Captain Lenson Bisili told SunSPORTS after their win.

“I would like to thank all the boys for their hard work and team effort today. However, our transition during games is still a problem for us.

“It will need some polishing and every time we are working on improving it,” Bisili said.

Yesterday’s huge win over Henderson Eels FC sees Koloale FC with nine points after five matches played while Eels are yet to collect a single point.

Meanwhile, Marist futsal team continued their winning streak undoing a determined Real Kakamora side 4-2 yesterday.

Steven Toata and Braddley S put Real Kakamora FC back in the game after Alvin Ray put Marist in front with a ferocious strike.

Captain Elliot Ragomo doubled the lead for Marist and added their fourth before Ray hammered the final nail to seal their fourth win in the competition.

2017 Wantok Futsal Cup champions G-Camp FC also bagged their fourth win yesterday after stealing a 6-5 win from KOSSA FC in a nail biting match.

G-Camp had to fight back from two goals down for the victory which sees them in second place with 12 points after five matches.

Charlie Otainao found the back of the net twice for KOSSA in the first half to lead 2-0 at the break but saw Eddie Huniehu responding twice in the second half to level the scores.

Huniehu grabbed the lead for G-Camp two minutes later but saw Junior Kasute’e tying the scores for KOSSA.

A goal each from Charles Kalola and Otainoa for KOSSA followed suit to keep their search for a second win alive but saw Wilson Taloga and Huniehu adding three more goals to steal the win.

Schools in south Malaita benefit from LEAP

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School teachers during LEAP workshop at Afio.

BY SAMIE WAIKORI

Auki

School teachers during LEAP workshop at Afio.

FOUR primary schools in the southern region of Malaita province recently benefited from Leaders Education Authorities Project (LEAP).

The schools include Tawairoi, Maka, Takaito and Rokera, which had been categorised under the LEAP southern cluster within Malaita province.

School Leadership Mentor (SLM) under LEAP, Mr Austin Aebata (who is responsible for Southern and Central clusters) said his team had recently conducted a LEAP introductory visit to schools, followed by a ‘sense making’ workshop.

He said the workshop gathered teachers and school leaders of the four schools at the southern sub-station of Afio where workshop took the topic of ‘sense making’ for teachers and school improvement growth goal setting for school leaders and head-teachers.

Aebata said during the sense-making workshop, the first day of the two-day workshop, teachers learnt of data gathered by MEHRD on the current level of students’ performances in the country.

He said they also learnt the pattern of teachers’ practices shown in the data to have been connected to students’ performances in terms of learning literacy.

Aebata said it is very important for teachers to understand from the data that the current national trend of students’ performance especially on literacy is going down.

“So the training is purposely to help teachers to draw-up plans that will help improve their student’s learning in terms of literacy,” he said.

Aebata continued that on the second day the workshop was for school leadership teams which comprised of school chairman, head-teacher, deputy and senior.

He said during the workshop the team was trained on school improvement planning, which goes along with the development of growth goal setting for schools.

“The purpose of that is to ensure school leadership team to develop planning to grow a goal setting targeting at practice of improving students’ literacy,” Aebata said.

He said MEHRD and LEAP are partners in the programme as they look at improving the level of student’s literacy in the country.

Aebata said the LEAP is headed by USP, University of Auckland and FFM in link with MEHRD and funded by New Zealands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).

Borehole nears completion

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BY SAMIE WAIKORI

Auki

WORK on the water project for Aligegeo provincial secondary school is nearing completion.

The school is bound to say farewell to water problems, which it had been suffering since its establishment in 1948.

Malaita Provincial Chief Health Inspector who is also responsible for the project, Ms Gloria Siwainao said work on the piping phase of the project is progressing as expected, and that it is anticipated to complete by mid-May.

She said the bore-hole has been drilled including the installment of the tank as work is now on the reticulation pipe within the school compound.

“The main piping already completed as joining of piping to staff houses and to other school facilities is awaiting the installment of the water pump in the bore-hole.

“To do the work we expect an engineer from Caritas Australia this week to do the installment of the water pump.

“So by installing the pump it’s going towards the final phases of the project where the school will then receive water,” Siwainao said.

She said extension of piping to Fanualama Catholic community and staff houses, which are on the other side of the road, is the remaining task under the project.

Siwainao said she had recently sought assistance from the Solomon Water.

“I’m not yet receiving feedback from Solomon Water, but with the technicality to do piping across the road, we look upon them since they have resource to properly carry-out the work,” she said.

Red Cross International Day celebrated in Auki

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BY SAMIE WAIKORI

Auki

STAFF and volunteers of the Red Cross office in Auki joined the rest of the world to celebrate Red Cross International Day yesterday.

Mr Rex Leafasia from the Branch Office of Red Cross Auki said yesterday that every May 8 the Red Cross international day is marked throughout the world.

“So to honour the day, I talk with my Red Cross volunteers and arranged to come together to mark the day.

“We spend times with families and friends and enjoy the day with food,” he said.

The World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is an annual celebration of the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

World Red Cross Red Crescent Day is celebrated on May 8 each year.

This date is the anniversary of the birth of Henry Dunant, the founder of the movement, who was born May 8, 1828.

Reconciliation at Angava Village

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BY BARNABAS MANEBONA

Angava Community at Northwest Choiseul have reconciled with the Peace Task Force team of Hon Connelly Sadakabatu being said to be one of the communities in a series reconciling.

The reconciliation is part of paving a way for solidarity between Angava Community and the MP for Northwest Choiseul Constituency.

Chief Jason Padavolomo of Angava Community said “the reconciliation ceremony is a sign of hope for us to amend our negative views and come back to put our hands together to support our MP”.

According to Mr Nerio Ulemiki the media coordinator for Christ the King Parish at Voruvoru reporting, Angava Community is one of the communities in a series who reconciled with their MP.

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