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![American Samoa's Under-17 (U17) National Women’s Beach Handball Team with head coach Carl Floor Sr., (far right) who is also president of the American Samoa Handball Association, and coach Joey Sagapolu (far left), on Wednesday at the Pago Pago International Airport when the group arrived home from the 2017 Under 17 Beach Handball World Championship Games in the Republic of Mauritius. The team has clinched a spot in the October 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aries, Argentina. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/beach%20Handball%20group.jpg?itok=59uBV0NG "American Samoa's Under-17 (U17) National Women’s Beach Handball Team with head coach Carl Floor Sr., (far right) who is also president of the American Samoa Handball Association, and coach Joey Sagapolu (far left), on Wednesday at the Pago Pago International Airport when the group arrived home from the 2017 Under 17 Beach Handball World Championship Games in the Republic of Mauritius. The team has clinched a spot in the October 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aries, Argentina. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]")
After clinching a spot and qualifying for the next year’s Youth Olympics, the American Samoa Handball Association’s next focus is training the territory’s Under-17 Women's Beach Handball Team, in preparation for competition at the international level.
American Samoa's U17 National Women’s Beach...
![Fiji celebrate winning their third straight Pacific Nations Cup title. [Photo: Oceania Rugby]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/eight_col_fiji_win%20copy.jpg?itok=7-9IgoiP "Fiji celebrate winning their third straight Pacific Nations Cup title. [Photo: Oceania Rugby]")
Samoa rugby coach Alama Ieremia says his team is still grieving after Saturday's heavy defeat by Fiji which denied the Manu a direct qualifying berth for the 2019 World Cup.
The 38-16 loss at Apia Park, Samoa's fourth successive test defeat, reduced them to 16th in the world rankings, their lowest...
![Aspiring basketball players participating in the ongoing ASBA summer clinic for the Central District, pictured with their coaches Diehl Langkilde and Milton Taufaasau. See story for full details. [photo: Mark Espiritu]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ASBA%20clinic.jpg?itok=9GZYCBTC "Aspiring basketball players participating in the ongoing ASBA summer clinic for the Central District, pictured with their coaches Diehl Langkilde and Milton Taufaasau. See story for full details. [photo: Mark Espiritu]")
The American Samoa Basketball Association (ASBA) youth clinics, one of the most anticipated summer programs for the territory's youngsters, kicked off late last month and will wrap up in early August.
The clinics are separated into three groups - each representing a district: Fagaloa, West and...
![Norene Iosia named to Junior Women's National Team. [photo: Hawaii News Now]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Iosia-14075930_G.jpg?itok=FyahKWKd "Norene Iosia named to Junior Women's National Team. [photo: Hawaii News Now]")
First it was Hector Petri with his javelin and then it was Kau'ilani Misipeka with the shot put and discus.
Now another Samoan athlete is making headlines. This time, in the world of volleyball.
Norene Iosia, a setter for the University of Hawaii's women's Rainbow Wahine volleyball team, was last...
![Samoa’s Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoaPM_9.jpg?itok=tw2YDZcf "Samoa’s Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi [SN file photo]")
Samoa has started preparations for hosting the 2019 Pacific Games, despite the window for expressions of interest in hosting not closing until the end of the month.
Samoa were the first country to declare the interest in hosting the Games, after Tonga pulled the plug last month, citing financial...
![[Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Fagaloa%20basketball.jpg?itok=Pv13aI2v "[Courtesy photo]")
In an effort to keep kids busy during summer break and to help adults get the daily exercise they need, the folks at Fagaloa Basketball Development kicked off their annual summer basketball clinic earlier this month.
Fagaloa Basketball Development president Michael Pereira told Samoa News...
![Junior Pati won the bout by Unanimous Decision winning the first title of his career. [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Patiweb.jpg?itok=J7ZnBpJU "Junior Pati won the bout by Unanimous Decision winning the first title of his career. [courtesy photo]")
Samoan born Junior Pati has won his first title since debuting in 2004. Pati went the 8 round distance against Lui Te’o who took the fight on two days notice, to win the vacant UBF Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title.
There was a lot of controversy leading into the fight with the main event, as the...
![A Pago Youth player of the 7-9 mixed age group celebrates after his team scores a goal on July 4, 2017 during opening day of the FFAS Summer Youth League at Pago Park Soccer Stadium. [FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Player%20celebrates_4495.jpg?itok=nyqaz1Hp "A Pago Youth player of the 7-9 mixed age group celebrates after his team scores a goal on July 4, 2017 during opening day of the FFAS Summer Youth League at Pago Park Soccer Stadium. [FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]")
July 4th is usually a holiday with fireworks galore, but on this day, it was a holiday of shouts and screams from parents, to shouts and screams of excitement from more than 600 children ages 4-15 during the kickoff of the 2017 FFAS Summer Youth League.
“It is great to see a big increase of teams...
![Fifteen-year-old rising Samoan track and field star Kau'ilani Malauulu Misipeka with coach Andrew Papas. Kau'ilani is making noise in Sin City, taking top honors in shot put and discuss throwing. See story for full details. [photo: courtesy]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Kauilani%20Misipeka.jpg?itok=1sXRbOXX "Fifteen-year-old rising Samoan track and field star Kau'ilani Malauulu Misipeka with coach Andrew Papas. Kau'ilani is making noise in Sin City, taking top honors in shot put and discuss throwing. See story for full details. [photo: courtesy]")
Kau’ilani Maryann Wannett Tufieavi'iafalaufuta Malauulu Misipeka has done the unthinkable. An avid volleyball player, the 15-year-old hung up her knee pads this past season to try something new.
Needless to say, the athletically gifted daughter of Tufi Malauulu of Nuuuli and Keiki Misipeka of...
![Mosi Tatupu in 1985, as a member of the New England Patriots. [photo: Associated Press / NFL Photos]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/6a00d8341c630a53ef0120a8d08cf2970b-600wi.jpg?itok=WMn8wAZp "Mosi Tatupu in 1985, as a member of the New England Patriots. [photo: Associated Press / NFL Photos]")
Many USC football fans remember tailback Anthony Davis' impressive performance against Notre Dame in the Trojans' 55-24 comeback victory over the Irish at the Coliseum on Nov. 30, 1974.
On Wednesday, after hearing the news that former USC teammate Mosi Tatupu had died at age 54, Davis had only...