![Members of the Northern California all-star team warm up prior to the start of the JPS Paradise Football Classic. [Photo by Billy Hull/Star-Advertiser]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/20170112_162225.jpeg?itok=bZHS8Bpz "Members of the Northern California all-star team warm up prior to the start of the JPS Paradise Football Classic. [Photo by Billy Hull/Star-Advertiser]")
The first game of the second annual Junior Prep Sports Paradise Football Classic began yesterday afternoon at Aloha Stadium with a team from Northern California taking on a team from American Samoa
![[photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/AYFS_7458.jpg?itok=BUbZ-XnH "[photo: TG]")
Seven years ago, the American Youth Football of Samoa (AYFS) program opened the opportunity on island to suit up our younger generation who were already trying out for high school football – even t
![Australia (left) defeated American Samoa 15-0 during the opening match of the U12 Oceania Baseball Championship in Guam yesterday. According to members of the AS Baseball team in Guam, it was a tough game for our young team but the kids did their best. American Samoa played Guam in the second match of the tournament, yesterday. [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/AS%20vs%20Australia_5422.jpg?itok=K-YEpimT "Australia (left) defeated American Samoa 15-0 during the opening match of the U12 Oceania Baseball Championship in Guam yesterday. According to members of the AS Baseball team in Guam, it was a tough game for our young team but the kids did their best. American Samoa played Guam in the second match of the tournament, yesterday. [courtesy photo]")
![AS Baseball team with their Head Coach Leaupepe Vili Fa’apouli, Assistant Coach Marcus Langkilde and the President of the World Baseball and Softball, Mr. Riccardo Fraccari before their match against their opponent from Australia. There are 12 players, led by Head Coach Leaupepetele Vili Fa'apouli and Assistant Coach Marcus Langkilde. [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/AS%20Baseball%20team%20in%20Guam_5244.jpg?itok=yq8RX5DT "AS Baseball team with their Head Coach Leaupepe Vili Fa’apouli, Assistant Coach Marcus Langkilde and the President of the World Baseball and Softball, Mr. Riccardo Fraccari before their match against their opponent from Australia. There are 12 players, led by Head Coach Leaupepetele Vili Fa'apouli and Assistant Coach Marcus Langkilde. [courtesy photo]")
Guam continued its success in the 12U Oceania Baseball Championship, defeating American Samoa 16-1 Friday afternoon at Guerrero Field.
The pretrial conference for Itele Leupena has been scheduled for February 24, 2016, and this is in connection with a burglary case in Vaitogi last month.
Local government and federal offices will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, making it a three-day weekend.
![Papali'i Niko Lee Hang [Samoa Observer]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Papalii%20Niko%20Lee%20Hang.jpeg?itok=-ykOrPSX "Papali'i Niko Lee Hang [Samoa Observer]")
Samoa's transport minister is defending the government's decision to prohibit the import of older model cars.
![An actual Rapiscan image. [photo: Rapiscan website]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/rapiscanimage.jpeg?itok=uqAo0gCU "An actual Rapiscan image. [photo: Rapiscan website]")
The Rapiscan for cargo and vehicle inspection is not yet operational; this is according to the Chief of Customs, Moetulu’i Fuiava.
The latest addition to the growing list of drug busts at the Fagatogo Post Office involves a female postal worker and Samoa News understands that federal investigators have been made aware of the c
TOA o SAMOA, who graduated from Basic training at Fort Jackson Military Base, South Carolina. Fairlyn was missing from yesterday’s front page photo.
Le afioga i le ali’i Faipule mai le itumalo o Manu’a #2 ia Toeaina Faufano Autele. [ata AF]
O le tuana’i ai o aso e 2 talu na mae’a ma le taimi na fa’alauiloa ma pasia ai e le maota o sui, Komiti eseese e fa’atino ai ana galuega mo le nofoaiga lenei e 35 a le Fono Faitulafono ua nofoia, o