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SAMOAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS
Pullman, WASHINGTON — Samoans and football. It’s a pairing that is much more complex than a simple write up, but is, at the very least, fodder for discussion on any number of issues, such as diversity, over and under representation in sport, the warrior image, stereotypes, and the role of money.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For years, Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) head coach Jeff Sims has had Polynesian players on his team’s roster. It was only a matter of time before he would come to the islands to see what gives these players their edge.
Along with MSSU Running Back Coach,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Football players from Leone HS, Tafuna HS, Samoana HS, Nu’uuli VocTech, and Fagaitua HS during National Signing Day - yesterday - at the Edu- cation Department conference room.
Football players from Fagaitua HS and Samoana HS as they were recognized during National...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Nearly 100 football players were selected for the 2020 Polynesian Bowl and the roster includes only one local high school player: Leone High School senior and team captain Faalili Faamoe Jr. who is scheduled to depart the territory tonight.
The 4th Polynesian Bowl will take place...
Calabasas, CALIFORNIA — For Domata Peko, the road to the Super Bowl runs through Calabasas.
The Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle, signed a month ago by the NFL’s hottest team, was an assistant coach this season at Calabasas High as he waited to see where his pro career would take him next.
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HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i football team, staff and supporters celebrated the 2019 season with the annual Alec Waterhouse Football Awards Banquet, Sunday, at the Pōmaika‘i Ballroom at Dole Cannery.
The Rainbow Warriors (9-4) wrapped up the regular season with a 52-31...
Joplin, MISSOURI — First year Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) Head Coach, Jeff Sims is providing opportunities for Polynesian student athletes - including those straight out of Hawaii and American Samoa - to attend college.
Next month, Coach Sims, along with MSSU’s Running Back Coach...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the ninth week of ASHSAA football’s regular season, the Beast from the East reclaimed honor and dignity after a heart stopping match that concluded in favor of head coach Sua’ese Pooch Ta’ase and the Faga’itua Vikings - a match that went down to the wire.
After a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Apple has added to its “Shot on iPhone” series with a new video focusing on 17-year-old athlete Eddie Siaumau from American Samoa who has accepted a scholarship to a NCAA Division I university.
Shared to YouTube on Sunday, the video is filmed on a small island nicknamed...
After spending the holidays with his Fagasa family, Fautua Maiava Jr. headed back to the mainland last week Monday. Fau is a 2017 Samoana HS graduate who was the first Samoan football player to be recruited directly from American Samoa by Colorado Mesa University, an NCAA Division II school. The...