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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A daughter of American Samoa has ascended to the pinnacle of her sports career in her chosen field.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Pauline Von Dinklage-Mapu, a member of the United States Navy, was recently named an All-Tournament Player at the Armed Forces Volleyball...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After a week of intense competition among 29 teams, including four from Samoa, the grand finale of the American Samoa Annual Moso'oi International Volleyball Tournament 2024 last Saturday culminated in a fierce showdown between the Laumua o Tumua and Mikasa teams, both...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Leone High School’s 2018 Valedictorian Stephanie Sagapolutele-Floor was recently hired at Seneca High School, Seneca Pennsylvania as the Varsity/ JV and middle school Girls Head Wrestling Coach for the Bobcats. Stephanie, who works as a Dental Assistant will also be...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At the recent Southeast Asian Championship in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Nolan Ili Puletasi proudly represented American Samoa.
He demonstrated remarkable skill and determination, achieving a silver medal in freestyle wrestling and a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling....
Hong Kong, CHINA — On the eve of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong China Rugby has confirmed that the city's iconic sporting event will be at the Kai Tak Stadium in 2025. After three decades of the event being hosted at the Hong Kong Stadium, the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Will “Next Goal Wins” be followed by a sequel? It could happen now that Thomas Rongen has returned for another go-round as head coach of American Samoa men’s national soccer team.
Rongen’s previous time in charge was immortalized in the 2023 film from director Taika...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three members of the American Samoa Powerlifting Federation (ASPLF) gave impressive performances in the Samoa National Powerlifting Championships last Saturday in Apia, and victoriously arrived back on Tuesday with two golds and one bronze medal.
LESMARIE PURCELL-IOANE...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local volleyball coaches last week received a boost not only in their coaching strategies, but also in their knowledge of sports psychology and sports medical treatment in a course coordinated by the Federation Internationalé de Volleyball (FIVB), the world governing...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Swimmer Micah Masei has earned a spot to represent American Samoa in the 100-meter Breaststroke event on Day 1. Micah is the first two-time Olympian in swimming for American Samoa.
Micah earned a gold medal in the 50-meter Breaststroke and a silver in the 100-meter...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local bodybuilder Frank Asi Tuisalega has joined the elite category of the sport after an impressive performance in the recent IFBB (International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness) South Pacific Championship 2024 held in Nukualofa, Tonga.
Hailing from Sogi, Leone,...