Sports
Honolulu, HAWAII — It is a tradition for University of Hawaii Football coaches to harvest the rich talents of American Samoa, New Zealand and Australia.
As a father who has seen the integrity and lack of it at the highest collegiate level, it will truly be a blessing for South Pacific student...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Shriners hosted its’ 30th Annual Fundraising Golf Tournament on Saturday, August 28th.
Proceeds of the fundraiser go towards the transportation cost of sending children off island for needed medical treatment, according to event organizer and Shriner,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A news release by American Samoa National Olympic Committee (ASNOC) from Tokyo announced that American Samoa sprinter Nathan Ikon Crumpton ran a time of 11.27 in the 100 meter sprint. This was a personal best for Crumpton at an IAAF certified race and the second fastest...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Emerging gingerly from their homes in a nation under curfew, Fijians cheered, sang hymns and danced in the streets Wednesday to celebrate the victory of their rugby sevens team at the Tokyo Olympics.
Fiji is battling a severe COVID-19 outbreak, with more than 25,000...
Tokyo, JAPAN — Not many people know what it takes to be an elite athlete, especially one that is homegrown in American Samoa.
We are all immensely proud of Tilali Scanlan for beating her Personal Best time in the 100m Breaststroke in the biggest pool in the world - THE OLYMPICS!! Her seat time...
This photo taken in Tokyo, Japan and provided by the American Samoa National Olympic Committee (ASNOC) to the territory’s media, shows Team American Samoa — with athletes and officials — meeting at the start of the Tokyo Olympics for their prayer group. ASNOC President Ed Imo spoke to the group,...
Olympic Village, JAPAN — America Samoa Olympic swimmers Tilali Scalan and Micah Masei “are your Team ASA swimmers for the 2020(one) Tokyo Olympic Games” which officially opens July 23rd after it was postponed from last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Talofa lava Amerika Samoa, friends, family,...
Hamilton, NEW ZEALAND — The Manu Samoa had just officially qualified to take part in the 2023 Rugby World Cup after beating Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi rugby team 37-15 in Hamilton last Saturday night when a seemingly rogue rugby fan storms on to the pitch, a security guard sprints towards him and brings...
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — For some Native Hawaiians, surfing’s Olympic debut is both a celebration of a cultural touchstone invented by their ancestors, and an extension of the racial indignities seared into the history of the game and their homeland.
The Tokyo Summer Games, which open July 23,...
Hamilton, NEW ZEALAND — Samoa has qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup after beating Tonga 37-15 in Kirikiriroa Hamilton yesterday (Saturday Samoa time).
The Manu led by 20 points early in the second half but withstood a determined 'Ikale Tahi comeback to prevail 79-28 on aggregate over two legs...