Alo O Samoa Outrigger team medal in Alo Paopao Vailima Festival
![The Alo o Samoa team: Front row left-right: April Esera (ASPA), Erika Radewagen (Alo Club), Ta'aloga Tupa'i-Drabble (Alo Club) Back row left-right: Malama Petaia (Alo Club), Cherith Lober (GHC Reid & Co.), Matamua Katrina Mariner (ASPA), Arbor Day Mata'afa (ASPA) [courtesy photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/alo%20team%20photo.jpg?itok=_alJqAsj "The Alo o Samoa team: Front row left-right: April Esera (ASPA), Erika Radewagen (Alo Club), Ta'aloga Tupa'i-Drabble (Alo Club) Back row left-right: Malama Petaia (Alo Club), Cherith Lober (GHC Reid & Co.), Matamua Katrina Mariner (ASPA), Arbor Day Mata'afa (ASPA) [courtesy photo]")
Alo O Samoa Outrigger sent an open women's team to Apia over the weekend to represent American Samoa against Apia and New Zealand teams in the 4th Annual Alo Paopao Vailima Festival in Apia.
The festival is a weeklong outrigger-paddling event with short distance and long distance races for both...