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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With less than 3 months until the Oceania Boxing Championship in Apia next year, the American Samoa Boxing Federation (ASBF) boxing team is hitting the training trail at the Veterans Stadium in Tafuna.
“Our main goal is to win more gold for American Samoa at the Oceania...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa”s 2019 Pacific Games silver medalist, Jolando Lupe Lala Taala said his main focus is getting a chance to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in 2024 so that he can represent his people.
Taala, who is training in Las Vegas was in the territory last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Ua amatalia le Liki Volleyball Fa’avaomalo e fa’ailoga ai le Moso’oi a le Asosi Volleyball i Amerika Samoa nei, ma ua faamauina ai le to’a 12 o ‘au a tamaita’i ua mae’a fa’auluina ma ua milo ai i le ta’amilosaga fa’avaomalo a le Volleyball o le Moso’oi 2022.
Ua to’avalu...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After a grueling 2-day event testing the fitness of all the participants at all levels, the Crossfit Fatu Toa’s Annual ‘Toa Games 2022’ concluded in Apia last week with three teams representing American Samoa.
In the RX Division, Team Ultra from American Samoa came in...
Apia, SAMOA — “Fa’afetai mo le tapua’iga a matua ma aiga ae maise le atunuu pele ma le Asosi o Ta’aloga Volleyball i le tatou atunuu pele, lea ua toe taliu mai i fanua au ‘au sa tauva fa’atausala i le Malo Tuto’atasi ma ua fa’amauina lenei tausaga, o se tasi o tausaga sili ona mata’ina le...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Boxing Association (ASBA) team took home the Samoa Cup after winning the Samoa Flag Day 2022 Boxing Championship last week. The 3-day Flag Day Annual Boxing Championship was held at Tuanaimato, Apia during the Teuila Festival this month.
The seven-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Women’s National Beach Handball Team flew into Los Angeles feeling confident after their week long training camp in Erie, Pennsylvania. After meeting up with June Ames, who was unable to attend the camp, the team headed for their Air BNB rental just...
Capetown, SOUTH AFRICA — Fiji claimed their third men’s Rugby World Cup Sevens title by beating defending champions New Zealand, while Australia’s women took down New Zealand to win the title for the first time since 2009 in Cape Town.
Fiji and Australia were crowned Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022...
Paul Scanlon fights off USA Eagle Maka Unufe for a long second quarter Try, as Manu Samoa remains undefeated by beating the USA 40 to 12, on Day 1 at the Rugby World Cup 7s, Capetown Stadium, Capetown, Republic of South Africa [Photo by Barry Markowitz, courtesy Ruby Red Café]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The easing of travel restrictions to American Samoa allowed the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) and National Park Service (NPS) Learn to Swim and Snorkel program to bring Ms. Kimberly Lytle, a Red Cross instructor trainer, to the Territory. Ms. Lytle held a...