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Huge smiles on the faces of the AYFS Rams
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Youth Football of Samoa (AYFS) officially kicked off its 10th annual football season last Saturday morning at Veterans Memorial Stadium with a special anniversary ceremony held before kick-off – commemorating a decade of youth football action that started...
American Samoa Baseball Association president, Marcus Langkilde presented Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga with team jersey.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga presented a $15,000 check to assist American Samoa’s team, under the leadership of the American Samoa Baseball Association during yesterday’s meet & greet. The team is set to compete in the 18U Oceania Baseball Championship scheduled for Jan...
Honolulu, HI — The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame announced that Pittsburgh Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the Polynesian Pro Football Player of the Year Award, presented by Hawaiian Airlines.  The Polynesian Pro Football Player of the Year Award...
JPS Amerika Samoa team
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Jr. Prep Sports of American Samoa organization departed the territory this past weekend to attend the 4th annual JPS Paradise Football Classic scheduled to open yesterday in Hawai’i with teams from California, Las Vegas, American Samoa, and Hawai’i. This year’s...
Buena High’s Manaia Fruean, who wrestles in the 285-pound weight class.
Sierra Visa, AZ — For Manaia Fruean, participating in Buena High School athletics was a way to make friends in his new school. The senior moved to Sierra Vista roughly three-and-a-half years ago as the military brought him to the area. He has lived in Arizona, Washington and South Korea. “I...
Sio Nofoagatoto'a and his mom, Senetima
Clearwater, FLORIDA  — For the first time in the short history of Clearwater Academy football, the school had three players sign with Division I-A programs. And all three took circuitous routes to college. DL/OL Sio Nofoagatoto'a was born in American Samoa, lived in Australia and enrolled at...
Washington State's Logan Tago
San Antonio, TEXAS — Logan Tago and teammates at Samoana High School in American Samoa gathered in a classroom or basketball gym to suit up for games. The school didn’t have a weight room or locker room, Tago said, part of the reason Division I offers were scarce. Tago is one of a handful from the...
New Mexico State University softball commit Matalasi Uiagalelei Fa’apito, with her cousin Selina Uiagalelei Ta’amilo, former UCLA star pitcher; and Manumalo Academy softball coach Tiana Trepanier
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A little over 40 girls representing several local private and public high schools got a chance to learn new softball techniques this past Monday, when cousins Matalasi Uiagalelei Faapito and Selina Uiagalelei Taamilo hosted a one-day, free softball clinic at the Tony...
Rambo Tapui of Pago Youth celebrates with Puni Samuelu
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pago Youth’s veteran players came to the fore to help their team beat Utulei Youth 3-2 in a comeback win that sealed their third championship title three years in-a-row on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 at Pago Park Soccer Stadium. But it was a connection with two up and coming...
Ama Faleao (left) of Ilaoa & To’omata in action against Saono Enesi of Pago Youth
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Rosie Faleao helped Ilaoa & To’omata win the women’s 2018 FFAS National League crown by scoring the championship game’s only goal in the 9th minute of the game on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2018 at Pago Park Soccer Stadium. From then on, it was a defensive battle with Pago...

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