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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A six-member boxing team from the American Samoa Boxing Federation (ASBF) will depart today, May 28, 2025, for Apia, Samoa, to compete in an international boxing tournament organized by the Marist Samoa Boxing Club. The tournament is set for May 31st.
The team represents...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the 2025 Pacific Mini Games approaching in Koror, Palau, from June 29 to July 9, Team American Samoa is pressing forward with training and logistics. However, the most pressing obstacle faced by the sports federations that are sending teams isn’t physical; it’s...
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Kanana Fou Stallions center midfielder Malachi Singh in action against the Nu'uuli VocTech Wildcats on the opening day of the 2025 High School Boys Soccer League at the ASFF fields in Pago Pago. Singh is one of four players from the South Pacific Academy (...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The International Boxing Federation (IBF) and Ring Magazine Cruiserweight Title fight between Australian-Samoan champion Jai Opetaia and Italy’s Claudio Squeo was originally scheduled for May 13, 2025, but has now been rescheduled for June 8, 2025.
According to a press...
Pago Pago, American Samoa — The American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) proudly announces that our Junior Tennis Team has been awarded “Winning Nation” at the 2025 Pacific Oceania Junior Championships held in Lautoka, Fiji.
This historic achievement marks a significant milestone in the development...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2025 History Day Islandwide Competition for all secondary school students, both public and private, kicked started last week, Wednesday, April 9th, at the Department of Youth & Women’s Affairs (DYWA) gymnasium in Tafuna.
Sadly, it may be the last one in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) is proud to announce that it has been recognized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for its exceptional efforts in hosting the 2024 Pacific Nations Cup and its significant contributions to the development of tennis...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Boxing Association (ASBA) is experiencing a dynamic resurgence as the sport captures the enthusiasm of an unprecedented number of young athletes across the Territory. With a surge of renewed interest energizing its progress, the American Samoa Boxing...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa National Wrestling Team delivered a historic performance at the 2025 Oceania Wrestling Championships, proudly hosted on home soil for only the second time in the territory’s history.
Held at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium in Utulei, with Beach...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Tennis Association is celebrating the outstanding performance of its junior athletes at the 2025 East Pacific Qualifiers (EPQ). Team American Samoa showcased its usual sportsmanship in Apia, Samoa while bringing home multiple medals.
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![The American Samoa national women's softball team is preparing to compete in the Pacific Mini Games to be held in Palau from June 29 to July 9. They are currently fundraising, as is Team American Samoa 2025 to afford the airfares to and from the games. [courtesy photo] The American Samoa national women's softball team](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_9228.jpeg?itok=zB5biMa-)
![Action from the final week of round-robin play at the ASFF fields in Pago Pago, where the Tafuna Warriors faced off against the Leone Lions. The Warriors emerged victorious, securing their spot in the playoffs. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] Action from the final week of round-robin play](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_1961.jpg?itok=RGuNIrra)
![The Australian-Samoan Jai Opetaia is the current IBF and Ring Magazine champion. [Photo: Online] Jai Opetaia](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/opetaia.jpg?itok=CbgzR3yT)
![Traveling Coaches Alani Thomsen and Francine Amoa upon receiving the Winning Nation Award for the 2025 Pacific Oceania Junior Championships. [Courtesy photo] Traveling Coaches Alani Thomsen and Francine Amoa](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/asta_cup_coaches.jpg?itok=ZWe6Xppe)
![The Wayfinder — was one of the projects in the Group exhibition category presented during the 2025 National History Day Islandwide Competition,Sadly, this may be the last year that the History Day Islandwide Competition will be held due to National History Day (NHD) grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) being cancelled by the Trump administration. [Photo: Le Grand D. Scanlan] The Wayfinder — was one of the projects in the Group exhibition category](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/wayfinder.jpg?itok=W1nM55T0)

![ASBA President Paepaetele Mapu Jamias (standing far right) and Coach Stanley Tapua'ialupe Iakopo (standing beside him) pose with the young aspiring boxers who are actively participating in the ongoing training sessions that are a part of the rebuilding phase of the organization. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] ASBA president and Coach Iakopo with boxers](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_1323.jpg?itok=I_53Qcm9)
![The American Samoa wrestling team that participated the 2025 Oceania Wrestling Championships that took place last week at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium in Utulei, with Beach Wrestling events staged along the shores of Sadie’s by the Sea. The tournament brought together elite athletes from across the Pacific. American Samoa topped with total medals won, including Gold — 16 Gold; 19 Silver; and 12 Bronze — for 47. New Zealand came in second with 22 total medals won — 10 Gold; 6 Silver; and 6 Bronze. [Courtesy photo] The American Samoa wrestling team](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/_dsc0217.jpg?itok=5WI0VUhJ)
![American Samoa Junior Tennis team brings home multiple medals from the 2025 East Pacific Qualifier held recently in Apia. [courtesy photo] American Samoa Junior Tennis team](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tennis_group.jpg?itok=Om1Ab96j)