Fautasi Fiva 2019: Fans of Leone's Taema II all excited, ready for the race
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Leone Taema II fautasi crewmembers have been training for weeks and from the looks of things, the rowers are anxious to get in the water and glide into First Place t

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