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![Heavyweight contender Alapati “The Heat Man” A’asa has been forced to pull out from the fight of his life against Australian heavyweight boxer Alex “Lionheart” Le’apai, after suffering a right shoulder injury last week during his training. [photo by AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Aasa_0034.jpg?itok=BOAaHvo0 "Heavyweight contender Alapati “The Heat Man” A’asa has been forced to pull out from the fight of his life against Australian heavyweight boxer Alex “Lionheart” Le’apai, after suffering a right shoulder injury last week during his training. [photo by AF]")
Heavyweight contender Alapati “The Heat Man” A’asa has been forced to pull out from the fight of his life against Australian heavyweight boxer Alex “Lionheart” Le’apai, after suffering a right shoulder injury last week during his training.
The former American Samoa heavyweight champion, who has...
![Frederick Mauigoa with family members after signing with Washington State. [photo: Scout.com]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/%20Frederick%20Mauigoa%20copy.jpg?itok=nz0fWR3r "Frederick Mauigoa with family members after signing with Washington State. [photo: Scout.com]")
The Washington State football program’s love affair with American Samoa, as all longtime Cougars fans know, began four decades ago with a quarterback, Jack Thompson.
Recently, though, it’s been an almost exclusively defensive phenomenon.
That’s about to change.
Fred Mauigoa, a personable 315-pound...
![Tiffany Fa’ae’e (itu tauagavale) ma Seiuli Fiao’o Fa’amausili. [ata foai]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tiene.jpg?itok=V-SQzvO9 "Tiffany Fa’ae’e (itu tauagavale) ma Seiuli Fiao’o Fa’amausili. [ata foai]")
E to’alua ni tama’ita’i Samoa ua iloga a la’ua taumafaiga i le lakapi, ua o’o atu i Aialani le tala’ave o taumafaiga a i laua nei - Tiffany Fa’ae’e ma Seiuli Fiao’o Fa’amausili.
O Seiuli, o se tasi sa mua’i avea ma huka o le au lakapi a tamaita’i mai Aleisa, Faleula ma Fogapoa lea o le a ia ta’ita’...
![Namulauulu Alama Ieremia [Photo by Barry Markowitz]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/manu%20coach%20resigns%20copy.jpg?itok=EYU8EsMh "Namulauulu Alama Ieremia [Photo by Barry Markowitz]")
The Samoa Rugby Union has accepted the resignation of Namulauulu Alama Ieremia as Head Coach of Manu Samoa, Union C.E.O Faleomavaega Vincent Fepuleai has announced.
Ieremia’s decision to step down from the role followed the presentation of a comprehensive review into Manu Samoa’s 2017 campaign....
![The American Samoa Women’s U-16 team at the Leone Holy Cross Parish with Father Kelemete Pua’auli (far right), Fofo County Senator Faaivae Iuli Alex Godinet (2nd from left), and Sua County Senator Muagututia Tauoa (middle) on Sunday, July 30, 2017. [FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitiolio]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ASA%20U-16%20Girls_5302.jpg?itok=AQ20vGeB "The American Samoa Women’s U-16 team at the Leone Holy Cross Parish with Father Kelemete Pua’auli (far right), Fofo County Senator Faaivae Iuli Alex Godinet (2nd from left), and Sua County Senator Muagututia Tauoa (middle) on Sunday, July 30, 2017. [FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitiolio]")
American Samoa’s youth soccer National Team is off to compete at the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2017 in Apia, Samoa from August 4-18, a first time representative squad for the territory at this age group.
“This is a big moment for our association because it will be the first time we are...
Browns defensive tackle Danny Shelton has been lifting more than just barbells and dumbbells since the moment he officially became an NFL player, when he stepped on stage at the NFL draft, bear hugged Roger Goodell and hoisted him into the air. So it should come as no surprise that Shelton’s...
![A young participant of the 2017 FFAS Summer Youth League receives her bag filled with school supplies from FFAS executive committee member Saili Ott on July 15 at Pago Park Soccer Stadium. [FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Saili%20hands%20out_5015.jpg?itok=dNFxMoLE "A young participant of the 2017 FFAS Summer Youth League receives her bag filled with school supplies from FFAS executive committee member Saili Ott on July 15 at Pago Park Soccer Stadium. [FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]")
Hundreds of school supplies such as notebooks, pencils, line paper and school bags were handed out to more than 500 participants of the 2017 FFAS Summer Youth League that ended on July 15, 2017.
Besides the school supplies, pizzas were given out to the 62 teams from 11 clubs for a near total of 750...
![Pictured are some of the kids who came out on Saturday, with Coach Michael Pereira (standing far left) [photo: Mark Espiritu]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/basketball%20kids%20%28long%20cap%29.jpg?itok=wKhMVKtg "Pictured are some of the kids who came out on Saturday, with Coach Michael Pereira (standing far left) [photo: Mark Espiritu]")
It was another great turnout this past weekend for the American Samoa Basketball Association (ASBA) summer clinics.
As organized and planned on Saturdays, ballers from the Central District are usually joined by their peers from the Fagaloa District for scrimmage games at the ASCC gymnasium.
This...
![Winners of Saturday's Triathlon Olympic Division: Scott Alpuerto (first place) and Matt Bracken (2nd place). The Olympic challenge featured a mile swim, twenty-four-mile bike route, and a six-mile run. See story for full details. [photo Mark Espiritu]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/winners.jpg?itok=SHv4zr_u "Winners of Saturday's Triathlon Olympic Division: Scott Alpuerto (first place) and Matt Bracken (2nd place). The Olympic challenge featured a mile swim, twenty-four-mile bike route, and a six-mile run. See story for full details. [photo Mark Espiritu]")
The American Samoa Triathlon Association – a collaboration between South Pacific Watersports and American Samoa Prosthetics – held its ‘twice a year’ triathlon this past Saturday.
According to Joe Tavale, owner of American Samoa Prosthetics, "The event started as a way to keep people busy and fit,...
![[photo: THA]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/baseball_5720%20copy.jpg?itok=7dxaF3v_ "[photo: THA]")
The summer baseball clinics hosted by the American Samoa Softball Association (ASSA) in collaboration with the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) ended a week ago Saturday, with no injuries, despite complaints from several parents about the "horrible conditions" at the baseball field.
(In...