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American Samoa Handball Association

Dianne Leo (left) and Naomi A’asa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In emerging nations, developing handball is as tough as the people who are sticking their necks out for the sport. There are plenty of countries where handball is just starting to become more and more popular. Yet, many of them do not have the population to become...
Student-players at Lupelele Elementary School
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Handball Association held a final Physical Education session for the 2021 school year with two full days of handball at Lupelele Elementary School May 27 and 28. Over 100 students from levels 3, 6 and 7 joined in and took advantage of the fine weather...
Dianne Loe of The Wolves
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Phase One of the American Samoa Handball Association’s 2021 National Street Handball Championship Series concluded this last week, culminating in a championship tournament Saturday at Lions Park in celebration of Flag Day. Four teams entered the semifinal playoffs after...
Coach CJ Sagapolutele Floor instructing Pacific Horizons School students
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Handball is once again being exposed to our local students as The American Samoa Handball Association has partnered with Pacific Horizons School to learn the Olympic game of Handball while they utilize the sport during PE class to gain some experience in a competitive...
Youngsters with handball players after a handball fun program
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —  The American Samoa Handball Association is actively recruiting the territory’s most athletic girls and boys to train and compete for an opportunity to represent American Samoa at the 2022 Youth Olympics in Senegal, Africa. Eight boys and eight girls born between 2004...
Women's Handball team in Australia
This American Samoa Handball Association (ASHA) photo shows the territory’s National Women’s Beach Handball Team in Adelaide, Australia,  host of the 2019 Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF) and Australian Beach Handball Championships, which opened Feb. 21st (Wednesday in American Samoa),...