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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —The American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) is announcing its participation through invitation to two separate events — the upcoming OTF/ITF/GSPDP Fiji J60 ITF Tour and the Intercontinental Cup in Kazakhstan.
For the Fiji event, two of ASTA’s junior players, Aifili...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Families, friends, and young athletes gathered in a celebration of sportsmanship and community at the end of the Junior Prep Sports (JPS) Flag Football League season.
There was a total of 99 players in the two competitive divisions — 9U and 12U. This mixed boys and girls...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2025 Armed Forces Volleyball Tournament concluded with thrilling action and unforgettable moments in Jacksonville, Florida, from July 21 to July 23.
Over the course of three intense days, military athletes competed fiercely, culminating in the Air Force winning both...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s junior tennis players are once again turning heads across Oceania with a commanding performance in the Level 5 Open Category of the recent USTA Hawai‘i Pacific Summer Junior Tournament.
The six-member squad, comprising three boys and three girls in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Rugby Union (ASRU) kicked off the first of two scheduled sevens rugby tournaments this past Saturday, with the strategic aim of selecting a squad of potential players, from which a final selection of a national Talavalu sevens team will be made.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) proudly announces the successful conclusion of the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup, hosted from June 30 to July 5, with final matches played on July 6 after weather-related delays. Despite the rain, the courts were filled with energy...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Jr. Prep Sports Amerika Samoa (JPSAS) Measina Girls Volleyball Club played 9 matches from June 26 to 28, winning 7, which qualified them for the Championship Bracket on June 29 at the 2025 Arizona Summer Volleyball Festival 15-16 Classic Division held in Phoenix,...
Pago Pago, American Samoa — [July 10, 2025] Despite finishing eighth in the overall standings in the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Koror, Palau, with 6 gold, 5 silver, and 4 bronze medals, Team American Samoa returns home triumphant, as it broke it’s own record in terms of medal performances,...
Koror, Palau — American Samoa’s national wrestling team made history at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, earning a remarkable 19 medals — the most ever by a single sport for American Samoa in any Pacific Games. With 6 gold, 7 silver, and 6 bronze medals, the team also recorded the most gold...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Team American Samoa faced off against several teams ranked in the top 10 in their inaugural appearance at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-15 Women's Softball World Cup, entering the tournament ranked 64th among participating teams. Throughout these...

![Hermann Thomsen and Joella Ioane have been officially invited to compete as part of the Pacific Oceania Teams organized by the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) in partnership with the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation (KTF) for the In the upcoming 2025 ATF Intercontinental Cup, hosted in Shymkent, Kazakhstan from Sept. 27 – Oct. 3. [photo: ASTA] Hermann Thomsen (right) and Joella Ioane](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tennis_invites.jpg?itok=AKYblpi8)
![The final game between the Gladiators and Pirates drew a large crowd, with the Gladiators securing the 12U championship in a well-played contest. [courtesy photo] young flag football players](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/flag_football.jpg?itok=Ir9t7XFa)
![Aj Maulupe, captain of the Navy men’s team, Pauline Von Dinklage-Mapu, captain of the Navy women’s team, who each earned their second All-Tournament award; and Baiceson Fuava’a from the Air Force, who was selected for the All-Tournament Team. [courtesy photo] players](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/aj_maulupe_pauline_von_dinklage-mapu_baiceson_fuavaa.jpg?itok=w1dWHTtE)
![American Samoa's six-member team of junior tennis players and some proud parents share a group photo after the recent USTA Hawai‘i Pacific Summer Junior Tournament. [courtesy photo] American Samoa Junior Tennis team and supporters](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/8757cjpg.jpg?itok=gZmWlexy)
![The Fagaalu Islanders, joined by their coaching staff and supporters, celebrate victory after a nail-biting showdown with the Pago Eagles. The match ended in a tense 5–5 draw, forcing extra time where the Islanders broke through with a decisive try to claim the ASRU sevens championship. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] The Fagaalu Islanders, joined by their coaching staff and supporters](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_3147_0.jpg?itok=-R8wOO06)
![The American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) successful concluded the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup, it hosted from June 30 to July 5, with final matches played on July 6 after weather-related delays. Team Tahiti won gold in Men’s Division and Team Tonga won gold in Women’s Division. [Courtesy photo] Pacific Nations cup participants](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/2025_pacific_cup_closes_group.jpg?itok=J1AjzYNO)



