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![Joseph Taufete’e of Nu’uuli and his lovely wife Noeleen Bette Meni-Taufete’e who he wanted to impress by playing rugby, not knowing it would make his sporting dream a career come true. [Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/taufetee.jpg?itok=v6I3z9Pp "Joseph Taufete’e of Nu’uuli and his lovely wife Noeleen Bette Meni-Taufete’e who he wanted to impress by playing rugby, not knowing it would make his sporting dream a career come true. [Courtesy photo]")
Joseph Taufete’e was born in the village of Nu’uuli and moved to California when he was 5 years old. Growing up in the United States his motivation was to play in the NFL like any other young man that came from the islands.
However, “when I was a young teenager, I met a girl from along the beach in...
![Main event for the “2Samoa Battle” this weekend will be between Tesimale Fati-Taua’i of American Samoa (left) versus Petelo Matagi of Samoa (right). [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Tesimale%20vs%20Petelo_0302.jpg?itok=Sj6Z2uPq "Main event for the “2Samoa Battle” this weekend will be between Tesimale Fati-Taua’i of American Samoa (left) versus Petelo Matagi of Samoa (right). [photo: AF]")
The Samoa Amateur Boxing Association (SABA) will be bringing a team of elite boxers this weekend, to test the skills and the fitness of the American Samoa boxing team during the battle between the two boxing organizations — the SABA and the American Samoa Boxing Federation (ASBF) — for the Annual...
![The Samoana Sharks varsity squad, after their 1-0 semifinal win over Iakina on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Pago Park Soccer Stadium. The Sharks will play in the championship game against the SPA Dolphins today.
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Samoana%20varsity%20sharks_3559.JPG?itok=7UNTV7X5 "The Samoana Sharks varsity squad, after their 1-0 semifinal win over Iakina on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Pago Park Soccer Stadium. The Sharks will play in the championship game against the SPA Dolphins today.
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]")
A repeat of last year’s ASHSAA boys varsity soccer final will take place today when No. 1 Samoana Sharks takes on No. 3 South Pacific Academy Dolphins to determine this school year’s champions.
In last year’s final, SPA fought back from a 2-1 deficit against Samoana to clinch the championship title...
![Parker struggled to finish Razvan Cojanu in a disappointing fight [Credit: Getty Images via The Telegraph]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/TELEMMGLPICT000127864371-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqpVlberWd9EgFPZtcLiMQfyf2A9a6I9YchsjMeADBa08.jpeg?itok=ZxsSpMbx "Parker struggled to finish Razvan Cojanu in a disappointing fight [Credit: Getty Images via The Telegraph]")
Joseph Parker - a possible future opponent for Anthony Joshua - retained his WBO heavyweight championship with a unanimous decision win over Razvan Cojanu on Saturday.
The New Zealander did not look particularly explosive in winning on all three cards and his performance is unlikely to rattle...
Manu Tuilagi has called for greater support for Pacific Islands stars in Europe, to end the kind of honest mistakes that almost saw him deported from the UK in 2010.
England centre Tuilagi has joined the Pacific Rugby Players Welfare (PRPW) board to help stars of Islands heritage cope with the “...
![[Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/danielrobertsweb.jpg?itok=7LXwF_SH "[Courtesy photo]")
Ashland University in Ohio is the No. 1-ranked men's track and field team in the NCAA Division II. Daniel Roberts who is the son of the late Earl Glen Roberts and Elena Faiai-Roberts of Matu’u is a junior and will be competing along with his teammates in the nationals in Bradenton, Fla. at the end...
![A.P. Lutali students perform their session’s skill part of their demonstration, during the ASDOE/FFAS Just Play Program finale on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the DYWA gymnasium in Pago Pago.
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Aunuu%20Jpp_3290.JPG?itok=y5dq24FM "A.P. Lutali students perform their session’s skill part of their demonstration, during the ASDOE/FFAS Just Play Program finale on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the DYWA gymnasium in Pago Pago.
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]")
A.P. Lutali elementary from Aunu’u took top honors in the FFAS/DOE Just Play Program’s Festival competition, beating out seven other schools in the finale at DYWA’s gymnasium in Pago Pago on Thursday, April 27, 2017.
Pandemonium erupted amongst the 50 A.P. Lutali students when last year’s winner,...
![Meet the 2016-2017 ASHSAA junior varsity basketball champions, the Manumalo Flames. [Photo: BC]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/flames%20champsweb.jpg?itok=ct4-meim "Meet the 2016-2017 ASHSAA junior varsity basketball champions, the Manumalo Flames. [Photo: BC]")
The 2016-2017 ASHSAA Junior Varsity Girls’ Basketball championship title is now at the Home of the Flames in Malaeimi, something that nobody thought would ever happen, especially for a team that only hopped on board late last year.
Manumalo Academy is known for its academic achievements in...
![A Dolphins defender clears the ball away from danger before a Faga’itua opponent can get to it during their ASHSAA Boys’ varsity soccer playoff game on April 29, 2017 at Pago Park Soccer Stadium. SPA won 3-2. [FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/SPA%20FHS_3428.JPG?itok=zNkqCPz- "A Dolphins defender clears the ball away from danger before a Faga’itua opponent can get to it during their ASHSAA Boys’ varsity soccer playoff game on April 29, 2017 at Pago Park Soccer Stadium. SPA won 3-2. [FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]")
The ASHSAA Boys soccer playoffs got underway with thrilling games that ended in close wins in both the varsity and J-V divisions on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Pago Park Soccer Stadium.
In varsity results, it was No. 1 Samoana Sharks 1, No. 8 Kanana Fou Stallions 0; No. 2 SPA Dolphins 3, No. 7 Faga...
![SUCCESS ALL AROUND: The two boxers, (far right) Falaniko Tauta and (far left) Jeffrey Tago — who represented American Samoa for two weeks in Canberra, Australia during the International Training Competition. Tauta qualified for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Argentina, Tago will compete in this year’s Pacific Mini Games, while (center) Vice President of the American Samoa Amateur Boxing Association, Okesene Malala earned his 1-star Coach certificate to coach and referee at the YOG 2018. [photo: EM]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/boxing001.jpg?itok=PD7KChlh "SUCCESS ALL AROUND: The two boxers, (far right) Falaniko Tauta and (far left) Jeffrey Tago — who represented American Samoa for two weeks in Canberra, Australia during the International Training Competition. Tauta qualified for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Argentina, Tago will compete in this year’s Pacific Mini Games, while (center) Vice President of the American Samoa Amateur Boxing Association, Okesene Malala earned his 1-star Coach certificate to coach and referee at the YOG 2018. [photo: EM]")
The American Samoa Amateur Boxing Association (ASABA) is sharing some good news for the community, when one of their two local boxers that competed in the International Training Competition in Australia last week, Falaniko Tauta, qualified for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Argentina, October 6-...