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![Tongan Goal keeper for Veitongo FC, Motekiai Faupula chasing down the ball inside the keepers box during the second half of their match up against Lupe ole Soaga last Friday. Veitongo lost 6 - 0. [photo: TG]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ofc_7728.jpg?itok=F025IB8c "Tongan Goal keeper for Veitongo FC, Motekiai Faupula chasing down the ball inside the keepers box during the second half of their match up against Lupe ole Soaga last Friday. Veitongo lost 6 - 0. [photo: TG]")
Last Friday was the final day of the 2018 Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Champions League Qualifier held at the Football Federations of American Samoa (FFAS) Pago Pago Soccer Stadium. Soccer action saw Tupapa Maraerenga FC of Cook Islands secure an undefeated record after sending Pago Youth...
![Maro Bonsu-Maro of Tupapa Maraerenga FC trying to control his way around Veitongo FC fullback Tuia Falepapalangi during the opening half of their OFC Champions League Qualifiers this past Tuesday afternoon. Tupapa Maraerenga FC won 9 - 2. All tourney games are played at the Pago Soccer Field. [photo: TG]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ofc_7080.jpg?itok=KNiG3UCE "Maro Bonsu-Maro of Tupapa Maraerenga FC trying to control his way around Veitongo FC fullback Tuia Falepapalangi during the opening half of their OFC Champions League Qualifiers this past Tuesday afternoon. Tupapa Maraerenga FC won 9 - 2. All tourney games are played at the Pago Soccer Field. [photo: TG]")
Although they were the only team that lost during the opening of the Oceania Football Confederation's (OFC) Champions League Qualifiers, Lupe o le Soaga from Samoa was able to get back on track after a dominating victory (13- 1) against Pago Youth during the second day of competition.
Even the...
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CJ Floor Jr., American Samoa's 2012 Olympic Wrestling qualifier and 2008 USA Wrestling Cadet National Champion won his MMA fight at the Orleans Hotel this past Friday in Las Vegas. TuffNuff promoted the Future Stars of MMA Fight Night with 11 amateur fights.
Unable to find an opponent at his normal...
![Fullback for team Tupapa Maraerenga FC from the Cook Islands trying to clear out the ball from the backfield as a striker from Lupe o le Soaga tries to defend – during the first half of their OFC Champions League Qualifier match up last Saturday afternoon at the FFAS Soccer Stadium in Pago Pago. Lupe o le Soaga lost to Tupapa Maraerenga FC 1 - 0. [photo: TG]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fc_6550.jpg?itok=-Qx6tmCW "Fullback for team Tupapa Maraerenga FC from the Cook Islands trying to clear out the ball from the backfield as a striker from Lupe o le Soaga tries to defend – during the first half of their OFC Champions League Qualifier match up last Saturday afternoon at the FFAS Soccer Stadium in Pago Pago. Lupe o le Soaga lost to Tupapa Maraerenga FC 1 - 0. [photo: TG]")
The 2018 Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Champions League Qualifiers officially opened last Saturday afternoon at the FFAS Pago Park Soccer Stadium, with a double header that saw only one team losing out of the four – Lupe o le Soaga from Samoa suffered a 1 - 0 loss against Tupapa Maraerenga...
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The OFC Champions League Qualifier 2018 kicked off locally on Saturday. It is for the National League champions of four countries — American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga.
The winner and runner-up of this tournament will advance to the second stage of the OFC Champions League 2018, which...
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American Samoa will be represented on the USA Softball 2018 World Championship roster, with the selection of Keilani Ricketts to the squad.
Ricketts, a pitcher out of San Jose, CA, has strong ties to the territory, through her Gabbard family. She recently married Sean Tumanuvao, son of Kolio and...
WASHINGTON, DC — As the first ever National Polynesian Awards, the event will also honor three exceptional individuals and/or organizations making an impact in the community, including NFL Man of the Year Nominee, Detroit Lions defensive tackle Haloti Ngata.
As the number of Polynesian athletes...
![The AYFS 49ers ‘Niner Nation’ running out to the field for the first time this season to face the AYFS Bears during the season opener last Saturday morning at the Veterans Memorial Stadium. [photo: TG]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ayfs_5742.jpg?itok=7V4cDMth "The AYFS 49ers ‘Niner Nation’ running out to the field for the first time this season to face the AYFS Bears during the season opener last Saturday morning at the Veterans Memorial Stadium. [photo: TG]")
The American Youth Football of Samoa (AYFS) League officially kicked off its 9th season at the Veterans Memorial Stadium last Saturday, with a triple header that entertained fans and supporters.
Opening up this year's action were the 49ers and the Bears, the reigning champions who claimed victory...
![The Amerika Samoa Girls Volleyball All-Star Team — led by Head Coach Lydia Faleafine Nomura (far left) and Assistant Coach Lalomilo Mano (far right) — departed the territory for Hawai’i last Wednesday for their second appearance at the JPS Paradise Classic III. The team's first game is set for Thursday, Jan. 11. [photo: TG]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/VB%20all%20stars_5690.jpg?itok=WedLDer- "The Amerika Samoa Girls Volleyball All-Star Team — led by Head Coach Lydia Faleafine Nomura (far left) and Assistant Coach Lalomilo Mano (far right) — departed the territory for Hawai’i last Wednesday for their second appearance at the JPS Paradise Classic III. The team's first game is set for Thursday, Jan. 11. [photo: TG]")
The American Samoa High School Athletics Association (ASHSAA) Girls All-Star Volleyball Team – Team Amerika Samoa - departed the territory last Wednesday for its second appearance in the Junior Prep Sports (JPS) Paradise Classic III in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Coverage is sponsored by Congresswoman Aumua...
ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama has turned to freshman Tua Tagovailoa at quarterback.
Tagovailoa replaced a struggling Jalen Hurts coming out of the locker room with the Crimson Tide trailing Georgia 13-0 in the College Football Playoff national champion- ship game. Hurts had gone just 3-of-8 passing...