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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...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lynette Liu #30 of Vaitogi once again came up big for the American Samoa Women’s Beach Handball Team competing this time at Huntington Beach, California in the SoCal Championships, the longest running beach handball tournament in the USA.
Lynette was awarded “Top Women’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Neil’s ACE team 1 — Ukulele (far left) and partner Roy are the winners of the StarKist Samoa’s 60th Anniversary Golf Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 with a score of 61.
They are pictured accepting the coveted top prize of 60 cases of wahoo.
No one won the 1st Hole...
Auburn, ALABAMA — Faith, family and football — that’s the popular southern mantra used by sports writer Greg Ostendorf in a “Meet the Coaches” profile of American Samoan Ben Aigamaua on the Auburn Tigers website as Aigamaua explains that in the Samoan culture — it’s no different.
“Our culture is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During the Championship match up between the Dodgers and the Pago Eagles this past Wednesday the Dodgers collected their first championship title during the 1st Babe Ruth League of American Samoa Cal Ripken Summer 2023 for the Minor Division.
According to Cynthia Nomura...


![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)
![Lynette Liu was awarded “Top Women’s Center Back” at the SoCal Championships, the longest running beach handball tournament in the USA. (Read story inside today’s Sports section for details of American Samoa Women’s Beach Handball Team’s participation in the championships.) [courtesy photo] Lynette Liu with award](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/center.jpg?itok=hzhO3jWs)

![American Samoan Ben Aigamaua, Auburn University’s first-year tight end coach. [photo: auburntigers.com] Ben Aigamaua](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ben_aigamaua.jpg?itok=oXUJYFOf)
![Here’s a look at your Babe Ruth League of American Samoa Cal Ripken Summer 2023 Champions – the Dodgers: (1) Setu, (2) Toa, (5) Marilyne (8) Kingwallace, (10) Lulu, (9) Jedi, (6) Steve, (7) Logan (0) Patrick, (11) Joel, (4) Edward, (12) Mason. [courtesy photo] The Dodgers](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/the_dodgers.jpg?itok=czTyrCzO)