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![Meet Pita Fanolua, a student at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) who will be representing American Samoa at the Asian Indoor Games in wrestling. Fanolua and five other local wrestlers will be competing in various weight categories over a span of two days, Sept. 25-26, in an event where the level of competition, according to ASNOC general secretary Ethan Lake, is comparable to the Olympics. [photo: courtesy]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Pika.jpg?itok=458clyti "Meet Pita Fanolua, a student at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) who will be representing American Samoa at the Asian Indoor Games in wrestling. Fanolua and five other local wrestlers will be competing in various weight categories over a span of two days, Sept. 25-26, in an event where the level of competition, according to ASNOC general secretary Ethan Lake, is comparable to the Olympics. [photo: courtesy]")
Seven local athletes have been selected to represent American Samoa for the first time ever, at the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games set to be held Sept. 17-27 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, where they will compete alongside their Oceania counterparts and all 45 member countries of the Olympic...
![Tafuna quarterback Tala Sufia looking at the corner of the end zone as he muscled this one in, during a Varsity game against the Vikings last Saturday. Sufia led the Warriors to their first victory of the season with a 42-34 win. [photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ashsaa%20wk%201_4210.jpg?itok=0bqGz4ry "Tafuna quarterback Tala Sufia looking at the corner of the end zone as he muscled this one in, during a Varsity game against the Vikings last Saturday. Sufia led the Warriors to their first victory of the season with a 42-34 win. [photo: TG]")
The American Samoa High School Athletics Association (ASHSAA) 2017-18 football season officially opened last Saturday with a bang: The 'Battle of the Toas' between Tafuna and Faga'itua, and the 'Clash of the Titans' between Samoana and Leone.
It was a day filled with football action, as parents and...
![In their first international competition, the Sassy Sisters of American Samoa made it all the way to the championship game in the Queens Division of the 2017 Teuila Volleyball Tournament which was held in Apia, Samoa last week. See story for full details. [photo: courtesy]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/sassy%20sisters_0.jpg?itok=gLWx3Kau "In their first international competition, the Sassy Sisters of American Samoa made it all the way to the championship game in the Queens Division of the 2017 Teuila Volleyball Tournament which was held in Apia, Samoa last week. See story for full details. [photo: courtesy]")
While they weren't able to bring home the gold from the 2017 Teuila Volleyball Tournament held last week in Apia, Samoa, members of the Sassy Sisters Volleyball Club have no reason to hang their heads.
After all, the newly established team was participating in their first ever international...
![The American Samoa weightlifting team after winning 8 medals during the 2015 Pacific Games in PNG. The American Samoa National Olympic Committee (ASNOC) is aiming to raise the bar for AS in the upcoming 2019 Pacific Games set to be hosted in Samoa. Read story for details. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/weightlifting%20team.jpg?itok=d9nHX6ZW "The American Samoa weightlifting team after winning 8 medals during the 2015 Pacific Games in PNG. The American Samoa National Olympic Committee (ASNOC) is aiming to raise the bar for AS in the upcoming 2019 Pacific Games set to be hosted in Samoa. Read story for details. [photo: AF]")
Samoa is welcoming the recent announcement that they will be hosting the 2019 Pacific Games, and this is equally great news for American Samoa in terms of preparations, travel and accommodations.
Samoa won the hosting rights after it was unanimously approved by the Pacific Games Council Executive...
![Tafuna High School’s varsity and JV football squads, posing for Samoa News before a friendly scrimmage against the Wildcats late this summer, in preparation for the upcoming ASHSAA football season. See more photos in slideshow. [photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/THS%20team_2893%20copy.jpg?itok=cpSd2hYf "Tafuna High School’s varsity and JV football squads, posing for Samoa News before a friendly scrimmage against the Wildcats late this summer, in preparation for the upcoming ASHSAA football season. See more photos in slideshow. [photo: TG]")
Tafuna High School — ‘Home of the Warriors’ is prepared and ready for this year’s American Samoa High School Athletics Association (ASHSAA) football season. The school’s program remains under the leadership of head coach Kolose Ili, and comes in fresh — with its ban from playoffs reversed, as well...
![Seen here are local boxing officials with some of the new boxers, who may just fulfill their dreams of becoming future champions for American Samoa. See story for full details. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/new%20boxers_0387.jpg?itok=JNkqD-Ol "Seen here are local boxing officials with some of the new boxers, who may just fulfill their dreams of becoming future champions for American Samoa. See story for full details. [photo: AF]")
The American Samoa Amateur Boxing Association (ASABA) is taking a huge step in promoting boxing around the territory, by launching a recruitment program to sign up young and new fighters to take on the sport.
Within the first month since the program was launched, about a dozen young new local...
![The Samoa Aquatic Centre. [photo from website]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/SMaquatic4.jpg?itok=CFIxGHVA "The Samoa Aquatic Centre. [photo from website]")
Samoa will host the 2019 Pacific Games.
The Pacific Games Council announced the decision last week, saying it was the only bid that met all the criteria.
Tonga was to host the games, but in July the government there suddenly pulled out, saying it could not afford to host them.
It had been a two-...
![The Nu’uuli Vocational Technical HS Wildcats Varsity Football Team. More photos in preview slideshow. [photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/IMG_2873.jpg?itok=ne6ab-lI "The Nu’uuli Vocational Technical HS Wildcats Varsity Football Team. More photos in preview slideshow. [photo: TG]")
The Wildcats of Nu’uuli Vocational Technical High School are ready to play football and this year, new head coach Andrew Bille Ena will be leading the pack when the 2017-18 American Samoa High School Athletic Association (ASHSAA) football season kicks off next Saturday.
Samoa News coverage of the '...
![American Samoa's boxing team who will be traveling to Samoa for the Annual Teuila Boxing Championships next week: (l-r) Elisapeta Tuavela, Falaniko Tasi, Mamona Tafa and Keresema Tafa. [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/AS%20team_0382.jpg?itok=3UmV8d9p "American Samoa's boxing team who will be traveling to Samoa for the Annual Teuila Boxing Championships next week: (l-r) Elisapeta Tuavela, Falaniko Tasi, Mamona Tafa and Keresema Tafa. [photo: AF]")
The list of those will be representing American Samoa in the upcoming Annual Teuila International Boxing Championships in Apia was finalized last week.
The American Samoa Amateur Boxing Association (ASABA) will be sending a tough team to Samoa this weekend, to test the skills and fitness of the...
![[photo: Barry Markowitz, June 2017]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Nanai%20williams%20passes_0.jpg?itok=LsE_tWSN "[photo: Barry Markowitz, June 2017]")
Between 30 and 40 applicants have expressed interest in the vacant Manu Samoa coaching role following Namulauulu Alama Ieremia’s resignation.
This was confirmed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Samoa Rugby Union, Faleomavaega Vincent Fepulea’i, yesterday.
The due date for the applicants was...