The American Samoa Multiple School Units Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) concluded their Command Formal Inspection (CFI) on February 29, with four schools, Tafuna, Samoana, Faga’itua and Manu’a High School achieving, Honor Unit with Distinction (HUD), the highest recognition a school can achieve and with it, the authority to wear the HUD Gold...
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Wrestling Champions
New high school wrestling champions were crowned last weekend in American Samoa, Saturday 2/25 when the Leone Lions, led by Coach Zena Iese, led his Lions to victory on Saturday 2/25 by defeating six other schools including a dethroning of last year’s champions, the Tafuna Warriors. Coming into the wrestling championships, the Lions were...
Birds falling from the sky
It has been reported recently that here in the territory, Myna birds, an invasive species, have been falling from the sky to their deaths. Around 20 have been found in the Nu’uuli area, with some of them being sent off island to Hawaii to the US Geological Survey, by the local Department of Marine...
Church, Church, Church
I was walking to work last weekend (Sunday) and as I was passing by this church, one of its members that was standing outside of the front door waived to me and asked me to come over to him. Being respectful to this older gentleman, I walked over to him to find out what...
Leadership in the territory.
It’s that time again, that comes around once every four years, when the politicians and those who think that they can lead this unique island nation of ours, into the future. There are three candidates at this time, that have made it clear that they are going to run for the office of governor...
Getting American Samoa Back in the Water.
A big thank you has to go out to marathon/open water swimmer Bruckner Chase, who created the ‘Bruckner Chase Toa o’le Tai’ (Oceans Heroes) program, that was implemented into the Department of Education, with Samoana high school being the pilot school for this first year program, billed as the Ocean Swimming/Ocean Science physical education...
A Great first Wrestling Tournament
The American Samoa High School Athletic Association wrestling season, just completed its first tournament last Saturday at Leone high school, home of the Lions. The Lions started the season off with the loudest roar, as they were able to take first place, with Voc-Tech 2nd. and last year’s defending champions, the Tafuna Warriors 3rd....
First’s for MMA in American Samoa
With the conclusion of the 2nd. successful Mixed Martial Arts event, ‘Return of the Toa Cage Fights’ that took place on this tiny island nation of American Samoa on Friday 12/9/2011, there in doubt, at least in the minds of the MMA members, fans, and supporters, that there will be another MMA event that...
Wrestling in American Samoa
Wrestling season is upon us here in American Samoa and everyone is gearing up for an exciting season. The Tafuna Warriors are looking to repeat as champions once again. But Leone and Samoana might have a few words to say about that. Manumalo and South Pacific Academy will be suiting up their very first...
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