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Honiara, SOLOMON ISLANDS — Day 3 of the 2023 Pacific Games was a good day for Team American Samoa’s men’s and women’s volleyball teams.
Especially for the men’s team which suffered three consecutive losses at the hands of Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tahiti respectively.
For the women’s team, they...
Honiara, SOLOMON ISLANDS — Team American Samoa’s men’s and women’s volleyball teams suffered defeats in the opening day of competition in the ongoing 17th Pacific Games in Solomon Islands.
Volleyball in this year’s Games served-off on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023 prior to the Opening Ceremony on Sunday,...
Honiara, SOLOMON ISLANDS - The 17th Pacific Games officially kicked off with a spectacular well-choreographed Opening Ceremony on Sunday evening, which highlighted the theme of the Games — “Challenge, Celebrate, Unite.”
The Solomon Islands people and government have certainly risen to the challenge...
Honiara, SOLOMON ISLANDS — More off-island athletes have arrived to help Team American Samoa’s quest for medals in the 17th Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands.
A Samoan father and his three children who live in Saipan arrived on Wednesday night at Panatina Campus, to beef up Team American Samoa’s...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Proud Pago Pago resident, Coach Keiki Misipeka, is the Rainbow Warriors recruiting coordinator for Am Samoa, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Australia & NZ with an incredible background, having coached at Samoana, Delaware State, Garden City Community College, Missouri Southern,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Team American Samoa’s first sports teams for the upcoming 17th Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands left the Territory on Sunday.
This is because the men’s Rugby Sevens team the Talavalu and women’s team the Segaula, will be competing in the Oceania Rugby Sevens Olympic...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite the many challenges the Football Federation of American Samoa (FFAS) has had to surmount with regard to players, preparations of the men’s and women’s national teams for the upcoming 17th Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands are in the final stages.
According...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Members of Team American Samoa for the upcoming 17th Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands were warned of the dangers of contracting malaria while there and the dangers and consequences of doping or the use of banned performance enhancing substances in sports in a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa National Olympic Committee (ASNOC) is busy finalizing the logistics required to send a delegation of 189 athletes, coaches and officials to the 17th Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands next month.
American Samoa will be represented in 12 sports which...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Rugby Union is getting ready to send a men’s and women’s national teams to two back-to-back international fixtures early next month.
The first one is the 2023 Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship which will be hosted for the first time at Ballymore...

![American Samoa blockers attempting to block a spike from the Samoa team in their spectacular encounter yesterday evening in the ongoing 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] American Samoa blockers](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/womens_vb_img_3662.jpg?itok=_U1p03Gl)
![Team American Samoa women’s volleyball team in action against Tahiti last Friday. They lost this game, but came back to win against the Solomon Islands when next they played — they are now 1- 1 in their pool games. [photo: Asi A. Fa’asau] Team American Samoa women’s volleyball team](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_3177womens_vb.jpg?itok=3hP7ofVE)
![17th Pacific Games officially kicks off with spectacular well-choreographed Opening Ceremony. American Samoa was second in the alphabet-ordered parade that was led by the last country that hosted the Pacific Games, Samoa. Each group was allowed a few minutes to perform a traditional performance. Am. Samoa performed a short Samoan dance to the song “Le Teine Ea” to thunderous applause. [photo: Asi Fa’asau] opening ceremony of Pacific Games 2023](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_3281.jpg?itok=eHVIDGPV)
![Stanley Tapuaialupe Iakopo (second from right) and his three children Filomenaleonisa, Audiescott and Mametto who will all be representing American Samoa in athletics in the ongoing 17th Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands. [photo: Asi A. Fa’asau] Stanley Tapuaialupe Iakopo with his children](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_3041.jpg?itok=rr1ExkN7)

![The American Samoa national rugby 7s men’s team Talavalu get together for a group photo while waiting for their flight on Sunday to Apia enroute to Brisbane, Australia. (l-r standing) Assistant Coach Belasio Koroiadi, Physio/Trainer Afa Tuiletufuga, Riko Koroiadi, Noah Tuamoheloa, George Ponefasio, Tony Esau, Casey Te Beest (captain), Ta’ai Leota, Ryan Anderson, Niles Tuamoheloa, Joe Tu’ua, Head Coach Fata Jioko Asotau. (l-r front) James Matavao, Michael Pa’aga. [photo: Asi A. Fa’asau] The American Samoa national rugby 7s men’s team](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_2842.jpg?itok=D40pON1M)
![The American Samoa men’s soccer team that will be competing in the upcoming 17th Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands. [photo: Asi A. Fa’asau] FFAS MENS TEAM](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_2714_ffas_men.jpg?itok=X3xOd78G)
![A group photo of some of the athletes and officials who attended last week’s workshop coordinated by the Oceania Regional Anti Doping Organization (ORADO) at Good Vibes Restaurant at Tafuna. [photo: Asi A. Fa’asau] athletes and officials at ASNOC Anti Doping talks](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/asnoc_athletes_img_2628_0.jpg?itok=p9gubKvi)
![Trevor Kaitu’u, a Solomon Islander who has resided in the Territory since 2009 has been chosen as the Team American Samoa Chef de Mission for the 17th Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands next month. He works at the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) as an Education & Outreach Coordinator for the department’s Coral Reef Advisory Group program. [courtesy photo] Trevor Kaitu’u](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img-4686_web.jpg?itok=YThkKLXD)
![Seagull Head Coach Tommy Elisara (right) and Manager Annie Coffin (third from right sitting) and ASRU officials during this year’s ASRU Summer Sevens Tournament at the Veterans’ Memorial Stadium at Tafuna- Iliili. [photo: Asi A. Fa’asau] Seagull Head Coach Tommy Elisara and Manager Annie Coffin with ASRU officials](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_1530.jpg?itok=41o8IkDP)