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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-...
![Chaun Maiava and Matt Difecchio have both earned the All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Second Team Defense honors for the 2016 North Park Football Season. This was Maiava’s second recognition in a row from the All-College Conference. [Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/3700_n.jpg?itok=sBgTkGz_ "Chaun Maiava and Matt Difecchio have both earned the All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Second Team Defense honors for the 2016 North Park Football Season. This was Maiava’s second recognition in a row from the All-College Conference. [Courtesy photo]")
“Football Island” – American Samoa is living up to its reputation of breeding football players for the National Football League (NFL) as well as at the collegiate level – with yet, another ‘Son of Samoa’ recognized with top honors in the sport of football in the NCAA Divisional competition for the...
![[Photo: PHOTOSPORT / Andrew Cornaga via RNZI]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/eight_col_150123RumbleinParadise_30_crop.jpeg?itok=PqrUyq2Q "[Photo: PHOTOSPORT / Andrew Cornaga via RNZI]")
Duco promoter David Higgins is fuming that British boxer Hughie Fury has pulled out of his mandatory challenge against New Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker.
The 25-year-old Parker was set to defend his WBO world heavyweight title for the first time against Fury at Auckland's Spark Arena (formerly...
![In this photo are the two young boxers at the airport with their families this past Monday as they prepared to leave for their training camp. [Photo: EM]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/AIBA%20training.jpg?itok=YIJaQypT "In this photo are the two young boxers at the airport with their families this past Monday as they prepared to leave for their training camp. [Photo: EM]")
The World Amateur (Olympic-style) International Boxing Association has chosen two American Samoa boxers, who recently won medals in a Pacific Games boxing tournament held in Samoa, to represent American Samoa at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in 2018, and will fund their further...
![George Tanoa Jr. of American Samoa (right) raising his hand after winning his first professional fight — that was against veteran Tony Iapesa of Samoa in the heavyweight division during the American Samoa Flag Day 2017 Championship Boxing event for the All Samoan Light Heavyweight Title between the two Samoas last Saturday night at the old Bowling Alley in Tafuna [photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/George%20Tanoa%20Jr_0552.jpg?itok=yltJWxv9 "George Tanoa Jr. of American Samoa (right) raising his hand after winning his first professional fight — that was against veteran Tony Iapesa of Samoa in the heavyweight division during the American Samoa Flag Day 2017 Championship Boxing event for the All Samoan Light Heavyweight Title between the two Samoas last Saturday night at the old Bowling Alley in Tafuna [photo: AF]")
The American Samoa Flag Day 2017 Championship Boxing for the Governor’s Cup and All Samoan Light Heavyweight Title, between the two Samoas, on Saturday night, Apr. 15 ended in favor of the American Samoa boxing team. They again won the Governor’s Cup against a tough and more experienced team from...