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Vito Kitiona of the Vikings leading the way for the skills and backers – during the condi- tioning part of practice, as part of their prepara- C M tions for the upcoming Y K Junior Prep Sports (JPS) Football Classic II that will be held in Hawai’i next week. Th e team is scheduled to depart the territory this weekend. (Read story in tomor- row’s Samoa News.) [photo: TG] Williams leads Clip- pers past Grizzlies, 113-105 LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s happening with such regularity now, people are just expecting Lou Williams to come off the bench and put up 20-plus points while leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a victory. Williams did it again Tuesday night, scoring 33 to send the Clippers to their fourth consecutive win, 113-105 over the . The standout reserve shot 8 of 15 from the fi eld. Continu- ally driving to the basket, he hit all 15 of his free throws. “He’s obviously a great scorer, but when you draw that many fouls and get to the free throw line that many times, you’re almost impossible to C M guard,” Memphis interim coach Y K J.B. Bickerstaff said. Williams leads NBA reserves in scoring at 21.6 points per game. He scored 40 off the bench in his last game against Charlotte. He has scored at least 30 off the bench eight times this season, tied for the second-most in NBA his- tory. Ricky Pierce (1989-90) holds the record with 17. Williams got scoring help Tuesday from Blake Griffi n, who had 21 points — including fi ve down the stretch after the Grizzlies had erased most of an 11-point defi cit in the fourth quarter to close to 103-101. Tyreke Evans led Memphis with 18 points, six assists and fi ve rebounds. Mario Chalmers

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The ‘Defensive Linemen’ for the American Samoa All-Star High School Football Team – putting in work during the conditioning part of practice at the Veterans Memorial Stadium. The team is led by Taveuveu Kolose Ili and are preparing to make their second appearance in the JPS Football Classic II that will be held in the state of Hawa’ii this month. (See story in tomorrow’s issue.) [photo: TG] No. 4 Arizona State, No. 14 Arizona head to Utah this week A look at things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference: INSIDE THE NUMBERS: GAME OF THE WEEK: Arizona and Oregon each have No. 4 Arizona State at Utah. won five straight true road The Sun Devils (12-1, 0-1) had games, tied for the sixth-longest their undefeated season come streaks in Division I. ... Despite to an end with a six-point loss being held to 78 points against at No. 14 Arizona last weekend Arizona, Arizona State is the and are looking to bounce back. Pac-12’s top scoring team at Arizona State plays at Colo- 90.7 points per game, more rado before facing the Utes on than seven points per game over Sunday, but the trip to Utah will Arizona in second. .... USC’s likely be the tougher game. The Jordan McLaughlin is the con- Utes (10-3, 2-0) are coming ference’s assist leader with 8.0 off just the fourth sweep of per game. ... Oregon’s Kenny the two Oregon schools since Wooten (76) and Arizona the Pac-12 was formed and the State’s De’Quon Lake (74) are Hunstman Center is one of the both shooting over 70 percent conference’s most difficult road on the season. venues. No. 14 Arizona, the PLAYER TO WATCH: conference’s only other ranked Deandre Ayton, Arizona. The team, also plays at Utah this Wildcats’ freshman big man week. was named the Pac-12’s player LOOKING AHEAD: This of the week for the second time week features a pair of rivalry this season after scoring 23 games in the Pac-12: Oregon at points, grabbing 19 rebounds Oregon State on Friday, Wash- and blocking three shots in the ington at Washington State on 17th-ranked Wildcats’ 84-78 Saturday. The Ducks (11-4, victory over rival No. 3 Arizona. 1-1) had a good run through the ON THE WOMEN’S SIDE: nonconference schedule despite Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu has replacing five key players from made quite an impact in two last year’s Final Four team, seasons with the Ducks. The but lost to the bigger schools it sophomore guard became the played. The Beavers (9-5, 1-1) NCAA’s all-time triple-double opened conference play with leader with eight in just 48 a win over Colorado, then lost games after posing 24 points, 14 to Utah. Washington (11-4, rebounds and 10 assists in a win 1-1) has the better team on over Washington. She’s aver- paper than Washington State aging 18.9 points, 7.1 rebounds (8-6, 0-2), but rivalry games and 8.1 assists per game this always bring out the best in the season. underdogs. samoa news, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Page B3 Mike Brey nears record for wins at Notre Dame SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) “Digger had an unbeliev- Rod Balanis, who moved from Ph. 252-2964 — Mike Brey insists he is more able run here,” the 58-year-old Delaware to Notre Dame with concerned about starting 2-0 in Brey said. “The program he Brey, said he can’t remember Location:Room 209, Tedi of Samoa - Fagatogo the Atlantic Coast Conference built made us a national name, his boss ever mentioning the all- than he is a much bigger number and I’ve benefi ted from that. To time wins record that will come Office Hrs. 9am to 2pm that he has been building for have a chance to go by him is with his next victory. the past 17-plus years at Notre pretty powerful and I am very “He hasn’t brought this up (684) 633-0179 Dame. humbled by it.” at all,” Balanis said. “It’s going Family Owned & Operated since 1998. We are American “It’s more important than Brey, who often jokes to be special. It will fi nally hit 394,” Brey said Tuesday by that he just hoped to be good him a little bit. But knowing Samoa’s only full time Pest Control Company. We provide the Purcell Pavilion enough at Notre Dame not to Mike Brey the way I know him, a very affordable and friendly service. court where overhead a banner get fi red, was Mike Krzyze- he’d be happier if we get off to has charted his run to 393, the wski’s assistant at Duke before a good start and catch our stride. Do you have ROACH, ANT, FLEAS, TICKS, TERMITE, record for men’s basketball taking the head job at Delaware He’s always thinking about our RATS, AND OTHER PEST PROBLEMS? victories at Notre Dame he prior to the 1995-96 season. In team.” currently shares with Digger fi ve years, he amassed a 99-52 His players are of a similar • Call for a FREE PEST EVALUATION OR NO Phelps. record, won two America East mindset. The 76-year-old Phelps will Conference titles and took the “Every game in this league OBLIGATION INSPECTION be on hand to watch as Brey’s Blue Hens to two NCAA tour- is important,” senior guard Matt • We do GROUND TERMITE TREATMENT & Fighting Irish (11-3, 1-0 ACC) naments. Brey fi rst interviewed Farrell said. “If you can get a take on North Carolina State with Notre Dame following win in this league it’s good. If CONSTRUCTION PRE_TREATMENTS (10-4, 0-1) on Wednesday night. the 1998-99 season but lost you can get on a win streak, “I’m really happy for Mike out to Matt Doherty. But in the that’s even better. You’ve got • We provide services for Houses, Boats, Cars, and what he has done,” Phelps summer of 2000, the job opened to appreciate these games at Offices, Warehouses, Storage, Restaurants, Furniture said Saturday at halftime of again when Doherty left for his home and this is a really special pieces, stores and cafeteria and health clinics. Notre Dame’s victory over alma mater North Carolina. game (Wednesday). We’ve got Georgia Tech. “He’s done a Long-time assistant coach to make sure we get it for him.” great job in the Big East as well as the ACC. I wish him con- tinued success.” The task got more diffi cult with news that senior forward Bonzie Colson will miss up to eight weeks with a broken left foot suffered in practice. The 6-foot-6 Colson, who averaged 21.4 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, was scheduled for surgery Thursday. “We are all feeling for Bonzie right now,” Brey said. “We need to embrace this chal- lenge. This program has lost key guys before and we fi gured out a way to earn an NCAA bid.” Now in his 18th season at Notre Dame, Brey’s teams have made 16 postseason appear- ances, including back-to-back NCAA Elite Eight showings in 2015 (when they also won the ACC championship) and 2016. Phelps, whose 1973-74 team ended UCLA’s 88-game win- ning streak and whose 1977-78 team reached the Final Four, coached 20 seasons at Notre Dame and had 17 postseason appearances. ➧ Williams… Continued from page B1 had 15 points off the bench. Williams and Griffi n, how- ever, proved too much for the Grizzlies in the fi nal moments. Rookie guard C.J. Williams, starting for an injured Austin Rivers, added a career-high 18 points for the Clippers in his 10th career start.“When I think about it, it’s just basketball,” C.J. Williams said. “There are so many other things that can engulf your mind outside of basketball. But I’m playing the sport I’ve played for 20 years now. I just enjoy every moment of it.” TIP-INS Grizzlies: G Wayne Selden Jr. returned Sunday after missing 33 games with a right quadriceps injury. He played 18 minutes against Sacramento, scoring 10 points. Page B4 samoa news, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Kyrgios advances to Brisbane Interna- tional quarterfi nals BRISBANE, Australia (AP) beat Horacio Zeballos 6-1, 6-2 — Nick Kyrgios overcame a in the second round. knee problem to outlast fellow Elina Svitolina advanced to Australian Matthew Ebden 6-7 the women’s quarterfi nals with (3), 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Wednesday a 6-3, 6-1 second-round win and move into the quarterfi nals over Croatia’s Ana Konjuh. at the Brisbane International. The third-seeded Svitolina, Third-seeded Kyrgios called who won fi ve WTA titles last for a medical timeout after nine year and peaked at No. 3, will games and had further treatment next play fi fth-seeded Johanna two games later to have his left Konta. knee taped. Kaia Kanepi beat Lesia His movement appeared to Tsurenko 6-4, 6-3 and quali- be hampered but he still had fi er Aliaksandra Sasnovich ral- too much for Ebden and set up lied for a 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 win a quarterfi nal against former over Anett Kontaveit to set up a Brisbane International runner- quarterfi nal match against Alize up Alexandr Dolgopolv, who Cornet. Hutton helps Blues beat

Devils for 9th straight time ’ Isaiah Th omas is congratulated by teammates as he walks to the bench in ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carter St. Louis its ninth straight win the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, Hutton felt relaxed and in against New Jersey, dating back in Cleveland. Th e Cavaliers won 127-110. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) control.The St. Louis goalie to a 7-1 loss to the Devils on stopped 24 shots through over- Jan. 21, 2014. Tarasenko and time and both attempts he faced Vladimir Sobotka scored in reg- Isaiah Thomas has stellar in the shootout to help the Blues ulation for the Blues, who have to a 3-2 win over the New Jersey a 30-11 scoring edge during the Devils on Tuesday night.“Some win streak.Hutton improved to nights the (puck) looks like a 7-3-0 on the season. He made return as Cavs beat Blazers BB and some nights it looks an eye-popping pad save on like a beach ball, it’s so easy Marcus Johansson with 2:09 left CLEVELAND (AP) — and won for the fourth time in points, Jeremy Lamb added 16, to save,” Hutton said.Brayden in overtime, and then stopped Isaiah Thomas showed fl ashes fi ve games. They beat New and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Schenn and Vladimir Tarasenko Taylor Hall and Kyle Palmieri of what made him an All-Star York 119-107 on Dec. 28. Marvin Williams had 10 points scored in the tiebreaker to give in the shootout. in his long-awaited Cleveland Michael Beasley had 18 apiece to help the Hornets to debut as the Cavaliers snapped points for the Knicks, who were their third consecutive win in a three-game losing streak with playing one of just four home Sacramento. a 127-110 win over the Portland games this month. They play 12 Charlotte came in as one Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. times on the road. of the NBA’s worst 3-point Thomas scored 17 points Kristaps Porzingis shot just shooting teams but repeatedly and played 19 minutes in his 5 for 19 and was one of three got open looks from beyond fi rst game in seven months, Knicks to fi nish with 13 points. the arc, especially in the fi rst an impressive return to action SUNS 104, HAWKS 103 half when the Hornets made for the dynamic . PHOENIX (AP) — Devin 10 of their season-high-tying Thomas added three 3-pointers Booker sank three free throws 15 3s. Lamb and Batum made and three assists before leaving to put Phoenix ahead with three apiece to pace the outside with 8:10 left and the Cavs up 12.3 seconds to play, Mar- shooting. by 12. quese Chriss blocked Taurean Four days after stunning LeBron James scored 24 Prince’s shot at the rim with 7 Golden State to begin their points, Kevin Love had 19 and seconds to go and the Suns ral- four-game trip, the Hornets set Jae Crowder added 15 for the lied from down 10 in the fi nal season highs in scoring and for Cavs, who were coming off 2½ minutes to beat Atlanta. points scored in the fi rst half losses at Golden State, Sacra- Booker scored eight of his (72). Charlotte’s previous high mento and Utah. 34 points in the fi nal 37 sec- was 129 points in an overtime Damian Lillard scored 25 for onds as the Suns fi nished with win over Washington on Nov. the Blazers after missing fi ve a 15-4 run. T.J. Warren scored 22. games with a hamstring injury. 31 and Chriss had 17 points, 11 Zach Randolph had 24 Jusuf Nurkic added 23 and CJ rebounds and two blocks for points and 10 rebounds for Sac- McCollum had 19 for Portland. Phoenix. ramento. Skal Labissiere added The Cavs were unable to Ersan Ilyasova scored 21 17 points and a career-best 15 separate from the Blazers until points for Atlanta. Kent Baze- rebounds for the Kings, who Thomas and Dwyane Wade more and Dennis Schroder have lost fi ve of six. teamed up in the fourth quarter. added 20 apiece. CLIPPERS 113, GRIZZLIES SPURS 100, KNICKS 91 Bazemore made 7 of 8 shots, 105 NEW YORK (AP) — including 4 of 5 3-pointers, but LOS ANGELES (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge scored he fouled Booker on a 3-point Lou Williams scored 33 points 29 points, attempt with the Hawks clinging off the bench to lead Los had a season-high 25 and San to a two-point lead. Angeles over Memphis for its Antonio beat New York to give Booker made all three to put fourth consecutive win. sole posses- the Suns on top 102-101. Prince Blake Griffi n added 21 points sion of fi fth place on the NBA’s then got free for what looked for the Clippers, including fi ve coaching wins list. to be an open layup, but Chriss down the stretch after the Griz- Manu Ginobili fi nished came from the other side of the zlies had erased most of an with 12 points — three of them court to block the shot. 11-point defi cit in the fourth coming on what appeared to be HORNETS 131, KINGS 111 quarter to close to 103-101. a pass that went into the basket SACRAMENTO, Calif. Tyreke Evans led the Griz- without everyone noticing. (AP) — had zlies with 18 points, six assists Popovich has 1,176 victo- 20 points and eight rebounds, and fi ve rebounds. ries, all with the Spurs. The Kemba Walker added 12 points Rookie guard C.J. Williams fi ve-time champion broke a tie and 10 assists and Charlotte added a career-high 18 points with his friend . built a big early lead and beat for the Clippers, who shot 54.9 The Spurs beat the Knicks Sacramento. percent from the fi eld. for the second time in six days Nicolas Batum scored 21 samoa news, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Page B5 Page B6 samoa news, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Howard, Walker help Hornets pull away and beat Kings 131-111 SACRAMENTO, Calif. shooting. (AP) — Dwight Howard lost Four days after stunning control of the ball on his way Golden State to begin their in for an apparent dunk when four-game trip, the Hornets set he was fouled from behind by season highs in scoring and for Zach Randolph. As Howard points scored in the fi rst half tried to regain his footing, the (72). Charlotte’s previous high ball fl oated about 3 feet above was 129 points in an overtime the rim and then fell straight win over Washington on Nov. back down and through. 22. “I don’t know how it went “It was pretty good,” in,” Howard said with a grin. Howard said. “I still think our On a night when Charlotte defense could have been a lot set season highs in several better. We gave up too many offensive categories, Howard’s points in the paint. One-on-one play was symptomatic of just defense, especially for the bigs, how good things were going for could have been a lot better. the struggling Hornets. We’re going to take the posi- Howard had 20 points and tives but there are some things eight rebounds, Kemba Walker we still have to improve on.” added 12 points and 10 assists, Zach Randolph had 24 and Charlotte built a big early points and 10 rebounds for Sac- lead in beating the Sacramento ramento. Skal Labissiere added Kings 131-111 on Tuesday. 17 points and a career-best 15 Nicolas Batum scored 21 rebounds for the Kings, who points, Jeremy Lamb added 16, have lost fi ve of six. and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and “Teams are defi nitely con- Marvin Williams had 10 points fi dent that they can come here apiece to help the Hornets to and shoot well,” Sacramento their third consecutive victory coach Dave Joerger said. “It’s in Sacramento. just what it is until it’s not.” “To score the way we did, Charlotte led 32-25 but really just did a lot of good didn’t pull away until an 18-4 things offensively,” Hornets run midway through the second. interim coach Four different Hornets made said. “We need to carry that 3-pointers, and Howard had a over because our offense has dunk and short hook on con- not been very good up until secutive possessions. this point, up until this trip. But Walker added a three- things are starting to click a point play and Williams had little bit and it’s good.” a 3-pointer as part of another Charlotte came in as one run for Charlotte, and Batum’s of the NBA’s worst 3-point short jumper put the Hornets up shooting teams but repeatedly 72-52. got open looks from beyond Sacramento made a brief Running Back Iosefa Mauga of the Nu’uuli Wildcats secures a catch during their backers drills at the arc, especially in the fi rst surge in the third to pull to the Veterans Memorial Stadium – part of their preparations for the upcoming JPS Football Classic half when the Hornets made 76-65, but Kidd-Gilchrist II that will be held next week in the state of Hawai’i. (See story in tomorrow’s Samoa News.) 10 of their season high-tying scored eight points over the [photo: TG] 15 3s. Lamb and Batum hit next 2½ minutes to extend three apiece to pace the outside Charlotte’s lead to 88-71.

Sacramento Kings guard , right, drives against forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist during the fi rst quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) samoa news, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Page B7

American Samoa All-Star Defensive Coordinator Pati Pati and assistant coach Merton Hunkin working with their defense squads during practice last week at the Veterans Memorial Stadium – See story in tomorrow’s Samoa News. [photo: TG] Booker, Chriss lead late rally to boost Suns past Hawks PHOENIX (AP) — The get back,” Chriss said. “I think Phoenix Suns appeared headed I have a chance for pretty much for an ugly home loss to the every block I go for.” until the frantic Booker called it “an x-factor fi nal minutes. play that only Marquese can That’s when Devin Booker make.” and Marquese Chriss came Booker made two more through. at the line with 6.5 seconds Booker sank three free remaining to make it 104- throws to put Phoenix ahead 101. With the Hawks needing with 12.3 seconds to play, a 3-pointer to tie it, Schroder Chriss soared to block Taurean instead drove for the layup to Prince’s shot at the rim with 7 cut it to one, but by then there seconds to go and the Suns ral- was just a half-second to play lied to hand the Hawks another and the Suns handed Atlanta its road loss, 104-103 on Tuesday seventh straight road loss. night. “It’s tough, man,” Bazemore “We played bad today, but said, “any time you fi ght so hard that says a lot about a young and put yourself in a situation team,” Booker said. “To be able to win a game, and I question to play bad like that, come back myself down the stretch.” and get a win down late, that’s Bazemore called Booker “a big.” great player and he was there Booker scored eight of his when his team needed him.” 34 points in the fi nal 37 sec- As for that foul on the onds, starting with a 3-pointer three-pointer, Bazemore said, that made it 101-99, as the Suns “I thought I made some really fi nished with a 15-4 run. T.J. good plays down the stretch Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) drives on Atlanta Hawks guard during Warren scored 31 and Chriss defensively and didn’t get the the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, in Phoenix. Th e Suns defeated the had 17 points, 11 rebounds and benefi t of the doubt. You con- Hawks 104-103. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) two blocks for Phoenix. trol what you control.” Booker, in his 13th 30-point Phoenix interim coach Jay game of the season, was 14 of Triano was not pleased with 15 at the foul line, 11-for-11 in what he saw much of the night. the second half. “I thought we stayed in it Ersan Ilyasova scored 21 and we gave ourselves a chance points for Atlanta. Kent Baze- at the end, but throughout the more and Dennis Schroder game I did not like our energy added 20 apiece. level,” he said. “We were slow $120 $80 Bazemore made 7 of 8 shots, to the ball. ... The lineup at the Daily Rate 2013 Toyota Sienna Daily Rate 2016 Toyota Corolla including 4 of 5 3-pointers, but end, they got into it, and we Automatic (White Mini Van) Automatic (White Car) he fouled Booker on a 3-point were a little bit better defen- attempt with the Hawks clinging sively, and as a result we gave to a two-point lead. ourselves into it.” ‘’WE ARE NOW Booker made all three to put Atlanta led by as many as 14 ACCEPTING ORDERS FOR ANY CAR PARTS’’ the Suns on top 102-101. Prince in the fi rst half and was up 99-89 WITH AFFORDABLE PRICE took a lob from Schroder and after Prince’s inside basket with SPECIAL for weekly rate was free for what looked to be 2:53 to play. $130 an open layup, but Chriss came “That’s a tough loss,” Hawks 1 day FREE for every 7 days rental! Daily Rate 2013 FORD F150 from the other side of the court coach said. Automatic (Green Truck) to soar and block the shot. “To have a lead and not make Contact Information: Jiin Jang “I just had to run and try to enough plays on both ends of O&O Inc. cAR REnTA L (258-4563) or Tafa Leaupepe catch up and he lofted the ball a the court, I think we’ll learn PO Box 3897, Pago Pago, AS 96799 Office: 699-4484 • Fax: 699-2307 little too much and I was able to from it. ... Located in Nu’uuli (O&O Inc. Wholesale) Email: [email protected] Page B8 samoa news, Wednesday, January 3, 2018

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O nisi o le aufaigaluega a le tatou falema’i tele i Faga’alu, ua fiafia e fa’afeiloa’ia nisi o loo gasolo atu mo sina Kofe mai le Falea’iga o le tatou falema’i tele. E matua saunia lelei lava tatou aiga mai lena fo’i vaega o le tautua. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

O se tasi fo’i lea o tina sa ia mauaina fa’amanuiaga mai le Pacific Independent Distributors o le taga ua aofia fa’atasi ai le pusa Diapers ma le pusa Wipes...fa’afetai [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] Fa’asala se ali’i mai Samoa i le toese faia amio mataga i se teine talavou tusia: F. Sagapolutele O le afioga i le ali’i Fa’amasino Sili lagolago O le ali’i e 24 tausaga le matua mai Samoa lea le tumau ia Elvis P. Patea fa’atasi ai ma le lago- na tali ioe i moliaga o le faiaiga ma se teineitiiti lago a le alii fa’amasino ia Satele, sa fofogaina e 15 tausaga ua fa’asalaina e le Fa’amainoga lenei mataupu. Saunoa Patea e faapea ua tuuina Maualuga e tuli masina e ono i le toese i Tafuna, atu i le fa’amasinoga se fa’amatalaga a matua o o se tasi lea o vaega o lana fa’asalaga fa’anofo le teineitiiti na aafia. va’avaaia mo le 5 tausaga. I le fa’asalaga a le fa’amasinoga, e ta’i lima Na ulua’i tu’uaia e le malo le ali’i o Ashley tausaga i le toese mo moliaga ta’itasi e lua, ma Afamasaga i moliaga mamafa e 8, ae i lalo o se lona uiga e 10 tausaga. Ae peitai, saunoa Patea maliliega na sainia e Afamasaga ma le malo i o ia moliaga e ta’i lima tausaga e tuli fa’atasi i le le masina o Novema 2017, lea fo’i na talia e le taimi e tasi - o lona uiga e 5 tausasga i le toese. Fa’amasinoga Maualuga, sa tali ioe ai le ua molia Ae ui i lea o le a fa’amalumalu le tuliina o le 5 i moliaga e lua, ae solofua moliaga sa totoe. tausaga ae fa’anofo vaavaia Afamasaga mo le 5 O moliaga mamafa e 2 lea sa tali ioe i ai tausaga, i lalo o tuutuuga e tatau ona ia usitaia. O O le ofisa fo’i lea e le taitai ona misia le sifi i le aso atoa, le Afamasaga, o moliaga o lona tagofia lea o ituti- nisi o nei tuutuuga, na te tuliina le 20 masina i le vaega tali telefoni a le falema’i LBJ Medical Center, fa’afetai mo nosa o se teineititi. Sa maua i fa’amaumauga a toese, ae peitai, o le a fa’amalumalu le 14 masina, lo outou faiva i lea tausaga ua tuana’i, tatou alo atu fo’i i lenei le fa’amasinoga ia Afamasaga na ulufale mai i ae tuli na o le ono masina, pe afai e usitaia uma tausaga fou. Amerika Samoa i lalo o le pemita 30-aso ae le’i tuuuuga o le fa’anofo vaavaia. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] toe foi lava i lona atunu’u. O le ono masina i le toese e aofia ai masina O le aso 22 o Tesema 2017 na lau ai le fa’asalaga ma aso lea sa taofia ai Afamasaga i le toese e ➧ o Afamasaga. Ae le’i lauina lana fa’asalaga sa fa’atali ai lana mataupu a’o fa’agasolo i luma o le 3 pepe… fa’atoese le ua molia i le fa’amasinoga ma sa taua fa’amasinoga. Ma a maea ona tuli le ono masina Mai itulau 9 ai lona salamo i le solitulafono e pei ona tuuaia ona ia tuua lea o Amerika Samoa, ae toe foi atu ai o ia. i lona atunu’u, ma ia auai i fafo atu o Amerika lana pulega fa’apea ma le aufai- E le’o na’o Lina ua Saunoa Afamasaga e faapea i le vaitaimi atoa Samoa i le lima tausaga o le fa’anofo vaavaia. galuega, e fa’amama avega ai i fa’afiafiaina, ae ua silisili ona o taofia ai i le toese, e ala o ia i taeao uma ma E pei ona talosagaina i lalo o le tulafono a le tausiga o pepe David Troy.” mitamita ma fa’afetai le tina tilotilo atu i pa sima o le toese ae le masani ai lona Amerika Samoa, ua fa’atonuina Afamasaga ina Na auai fo’i ma si tama’ita’i matua o Sue Williams ma lona olaga, i le taofia i le toese. ia faia suesuega o le fa’ama’i o le HIV ma ia lesi- talavou o Flo ma nisi o taulele’a uso o Val, lea ua le mafai ona Sa ia talosaga i le fa’amasinoga ina ia tala lona suafa i le Ofisa o le Loia Sili i le lisi o o le aufaigaluega malolosi a le tu’ua i lalo le ali’i o Mathew fa’amagalo o ia ma ia toe talosagaina ai foi mo i latou ua fa’asalaina ona o le faia o feusuaiga PID ina ia la’uina atu i totonu ae ua fa’asoloatoa ona si’isi’i se avanoa e toe foi ai i lona aiga e fesoasoai ia i fa’asaga i le fanau laiti. meaalofa mo Pepe fou o lo’o ia te ia.O lo’o auai le tina o latou. Ua fa’asaina foi ona ia taumafai e fa’afesoota’i tausia pea i totonu o lea Ward a Lina Williams i le Ekalesia a I le finauga a lana loia fautua ia Douglas Fiaui le teineitiiti na aafia ma a maea ona tuli le ono le falemai ma latou tina. Iesu o le Au Pa’ia o Aso e Gata sa ia taua ai faapea o le ua molia sa malaga mai i masina i le toese, ona tatala lea o ia i tua i le Ofisa Na soifua mai le ali’i o David Ai i Mapusaga Fou lava. O le Amerika Samoa ia Ianuari 2017 ina ia mafai ona Fa’anofo Vaavaia mo le faafoi o Afamasaga i i le itula e 6:00 i le taeao po o le mamafa o le ali’i o Mathew e toe feso’otai ma lona tina sa fanau mai ai, ma saili lona atunu’u. aso Gafua, Ianuari 01, 2018. 8lbs 10oz. Na to’ai taunu’u mai se lumanai manauia mo ia. Sa fa’atonuina foi e le faamasinoga le loia a le O Pepe numera lua na soifua lana malaga i lenei olaga i le Ae peitai, saunoa Fiaui, ma taua se mea sese malo ina ia tuuina atu se kopi o le faaiuga lenei a’e ia Ianuari 01, 2018 o le itula e 8:00 i le taeao o Ianuari sa faia e le ua molia ona o lona auai i se teineitiiti a le fa’amasinioga i le Immigration Office ina ia ali’i malosi ma le mamafa lea 01, 2018. E mautinoa lava e e 15 tausaga le matua. Ma o le ua molia ua salamo mafai ai ona tuu le suafa o Afamasaga i le “Look- o Mathew Fa’alae Jr. Williams auai o ia i le Ekalesia Mamona i lana solitulafono, ma e agava’a Afamasaga i se out-List” a le immigration. mai Mapusaga Fou. O ia lea lea fo’i e auai ai lona tina. fa’asalaga fa’anofovaavaia e aofia ai lona tuua o I le taimi na tali ioe ai Afamasaga i le masina sa soifua a’e i lona tina o Lina O le Pepe lona tolu ua Amerika Samoa ae toe foi atu i lona atunu’u. o Novema 2017 i moliaga e pei ona tuuaia ai o ia, Williams ma o le ulua’i pepe fa’ailoa mai o Baby Mauga. Ma Mo le itu a le malo, sa saunoa le sui loia sili sa ia ta’utino ai e fa’apea, i se taimi o le aso 24 lea a Lina.“O si a’u tama o la’u e le’i mautu mai fa’amaumauga ia Robert Morris e faapea, e laititi tausaga o le ua Mati e oo atu i le aso 24 Aokuso o le tausaga e meaalofa lava lea o le tausaga mai le tina o Baby Mauga i le molia ma e leai na fa’amaumauga sa aafia o ia i 2017, sa ia faia ai ni uiga mataga i se teineititi e fou, e ui ina ou tigaina i lona taimi o lenei lomiga a le Samoa nisi solitulafono. Na ia lagolagoina le talosaga a 15 tausaga le matua. O ia uiga mataga e aofia ai taunu’u mai, ae ua ou fiafia ua News. O lo’o ua faao’o atu i ai Fiaui mo se fa’asalaga fa’anofovaavaaia e aofia lona tagofia o ona itutinosa, pule i lona tino, atoa ou si’isi’i i si a’u tama,” o le tala le meaalofa mo pepe, o le ato ai le fa’atonuina lea o le ua nofosala ina ia tuuina ai ma le feusua’i ma ia i se auala fa’asolitulafono. lea a Lina e tusa o si ana tama o o lo’o aofia ai diapers ma pepa Amerika Samoa. Mathew Fa’alae Jr. solo mai le PID. samoa news, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Page B11

tusia: Leua Aiono Frost e avea ma latou pitola’au i lenei GALULUE ASCC & feagaiga matagofie. O le latou NATIONAL PARK - AOGA fa’anaunauga, ia fa’amauina TUSI ATA! ma iloa lelei gaosia mea taua Ua amatalia ona so’ofa’atasi a Samoa e ona augatupulaga i se polokalama e fa’atautaia faia’e i le lumana’i. ai aoaoga ma matua una’ia FA’AFEILOA’I 2018 ai le tusia o ata o measina a SAUNIGA LOTU & Samoa e ala lea i le toe tima’i FIAFIA SAMOA MUSIKA o fanau talavou i vasega laiti i FOUNDATION a’oga tulaga muamua, ia toe E ese mai le tele o sauniga fa’amasani e tusia ata o mea- lotu na fa’atautaia ina ia sina a Samoa. Ua amatalia i fa’afeiloa’ia ai le tausaga se maliliega a le ASCC ma le fou ma le manuia e ekalesia National Park a Amerika Samoa ta’itasi i le atunu’u, sa oso fo’i se polokalama mo le lua tausaga le fa’afiafiaga tele a le Samoa lea ua mua’i fa’ata’ita’ia ai, pe Musika Foundation Inc. tua ma ni a lea taumafaiga. Ua O lea fa’afiafiaga sa faia lea i fa’amalosia nei le fanau a’oga i le Tradewinds Hotel ma sa ama- le Kolisi ina ia fa’amaumauina talua i le itula e 6:00 i le afiafi foliga mai o Measina a Samoa, ae fa’ato’a tapunia aloa’ia i le ia taumafai ona taina, tusia ata, 1:00 i le vaveao. Na fa’atulaga pe gaosia fo’i nei measina uma. ai le tele o laulau sa fa’atauina O nei measina e aofia ai le gao- atoa e Kamupani i le $500 ma siga o le siapo, ta o fa’atagata pepa ulufale mo e ta’ito’atasi po’o meatau a Samoa, ma le lal- ma ni pa’aga mamae fo’i o lo’o againa o ietoga a Samoa. fiafia fa’atasi i lenei tausaga. O O nei galuega alofilima uma le tala mai sa matua matagofie ua mae’a fa’aalia i le National le tulaga o tausami ma le vasega Park o Amerika Samoa i le o fa’afiafiaga na maimoaina e i latou Ofisa e asiasi atu i ai tagata latou na auai. O se avanoa lelei lautele ma malo mai fafo ina ia fo’i lea mo pulega o kamupani maimoaina ai.O le fa’amatalaga eseese sa fa’atauina latou laulau, Ina ua mae’a ona taua’aoina meaalofa mo pepe o le tausaga fou e to’atolu, sa fa’asalafa loa taga mai, na afua ona fa’aosofia lea po’o aiga fo’i na manatu e avea o loo aofia ai i totonu diapers ma wipes mo pepe uma lava o lo’o i ai i le Maternity Ward i le taeao lagona lelei i le va o le National lea avanoa ma se fa’atasiga ananafi, Ianuari 2, 2018. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] Park ma le ASCC ina ua talo- lelei o latou auaiga e amatalia sagaina le fanau o tau’avea le ai le tausaga fou ua aulia ma le Atisi a le Kolisi e le a’oga tulaga manuia. O i latou na fa’afiafia e muamua i Midkiff Leone e avea aofia ai Ulale Pusi Ulale, BETS, ma nisi e fa’ata’ita’i i ai le fanau Failauga Peke Anoa’i, mai isi, a’oga talavou, i le potu a’oga o peita’i sa matua iloga le sao o le Vasega 3, i Leone Midkiff. Tui ma Malie Letuli, fa’apea ma O iina na amata ai ona fa’aofi Jonita Fruean ma Mal Lavata’i. atu e le fanau a’oga Atisi a le O lea fiafia na fa’ato’a ama- Kolisi le tele o tala logomalie i talia ina ua mae’a lelei fo’i le fa’afofoga a nei fanau talavou sauniga lotu sa alofaiva i ai le lava o le vasega 3 a Midkiff, ma to’atele o Ekalesia i le tulua o latou taumafai loa ona gaosia po ma ao o le aso Sa na te’a nei Oloa Samoa po’o measina a atu. O nei sauniga mamalu e Samoa. O tala ua latou fa’alogo mua’i avea ma taulaga si’itia ai, ae o lea fo’i ua latou toe tau- a le to’atele o aiga. E muamua mafai e fa’atino mai Measina lava ona gasolo i latou i sauniga nei e fa’amatalatala i nei tala lotu ina ia talosia fa’atasi Samoa logomalie. Ua le gata i fa’amanuiaga a le Atua mo le fanau a’oga, ae ua avea fo’i lenei tausaga fou ua amatalia, ma se avanoa lelei ua fa’alogo ae muta ai le toe tepa i tua i mea ai nei sui mai fafo o le National sa o mai ai. “Ua tuana’i mea Park, le vaega a Park Rangers, tuai, fa’auta ua fa’afouina mea ua fa’aaoao atu ai ma i latou i le uma!” O le tima’iga ia ola ai, ia gaosiga o nei Measina Samoa. le tu’ua le fa’afouina o lou sui e Lea ua fa’aosofia loa ma lagona, tusa o lau amio, le va’aiga ia te e ao ina mataituina ma maimoa oe, ae maise o le suia atoa o lou ai nisi o fia iloa nei Measina ma talitonuga ia te oe ma lou malosi o latou aoga. “O le avanoa lelei ma agava’a mai le Atua mo oe e lea ua maua e le fanau talavou te fa’aaoga tatau e te soifua ai!” lava o le tatou atunu’u e silafia O tima’iga mo se amataga ai nei talatu’u a Samoa, ofi atu fou, ia fou le faitauga o le ai ma le iloa ona gaosia, ma numera, ia fou fo’i lagona ma tusia ata o nei measina o aofia fa’anaunaugata’iga lelei e fia ai talatu’u nei, ma toe maua ai soifua fa’atasi ai aiga. Ia ala le avanoa e lagona ai le taua mai ai fa’amanuiaga a le Atua o measina i lo latou olaga a’o ona o le savavali i le amiotonu tuputupu a’e i le tatou atunu’u. a le Atua, ma ia soifua matata’u Mo nisi o uso mai fafo ua maua lava! Na faia fo’i se fa’ailo a le lenei avanoa, ua fa’afetaia e i Sadies by the Sea i Utulei ma latou le ala ua latou maua taitaia sa fa’amaualuga fo’i pesega ai le gaosiga o measina taua a le matagofie mo le tausaga fou, atunu’u, ma o latou foliga mai. ae tutu fa’atasi tagata uma na Ua latou naunau e fa’aalia, aua aofia ma fa’ataulia toe minute o o galuega lava na aofia ai ma i le tausaga tuai, ae to’ai mai le latou i le gaosiga,” o se tala lea a tausaga fou ma ona aluga. le tama’ita’i Faia’oga Atisi a le Na tatala fo’i le Ice Breakers ASCC, Regina Meredith. latou i le Airport Road mai le O se va’aiga i le tama’ita’i o Leilani Leovao ma si fanau ua fa’ailoga le ulua’i aso o le tausaga fou i O le tulaga tau le iloa, gaosi 10:00 i le afiafi se’ia pasia fo’i le asiasi ane e fai sina ta’ele i le Beach i Utulei ma fa’aaoga foi fale o lo’o i ai e tapena ai mea tausami ma toe fa’aalia, o se vaega sili le itula o le aso fou, ua ausia ai ma le fa’amalositino i le Volleyball, manuia le tausaga fou. lea ua maua e le National Park Ianuari 01, 2018. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] Page B12 samoa news, Wednesday, January 3, 2018

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 20, 1998 fi le photo, United States’ Michelle Kwan, left , kisses fellow American Tara Lipinski during the awards ceremony at the ladies free skating long program at the White Ring Arena in Nagano, Japan. As men‚Äôs fi gure skating pushes the envelope with an expanding repertoire of quadruple jumps, the women‚Äôs side has stagnated over the past two decades. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File) As men go quad crazy, women’s fi gure skating bumps ceiling When the sprightly youngster with the blonde The men, meanwhile, get stronger when hair and brilliant smile stepped onto the ice at the puberty hits. Their ability to fl y higher and spin White Ring in Nagano, she knew it would take a faster only grows in their early 20s, allowing fl awless program to win Olympic gold. many to go quad crazy when they step on the ice. Tara Lipinski delivered. “The people succeeding are the guys,” said She laid down seven triple jumps in a jaw- Audrey Weisiger, the longtime coach of two- dropping performance, each accompanied by an time Olympian Michael Weiss. “If you want to audible gasp from the crowd. And her trademark track the ascension of skills attained, it is all men. triple loop-triple loop combination, along with a (The women) are not doing anything different closing combination featuring two more triples, than what Kristi Yamaguchi was doing.” was enough to push her pass fellow American Or Lipinski, for that matter. Michelle Kwan and to the top step of the podium “Women are good to a certain level and at the 1998 Winter Games. then their bodies change. They reach puberty,” It was a free skate that would hold up remark- Weisiger said. “They are not as strong and prob- ably well today — unlike the gold medal-win- ably more emotional. Their skills deteriorate ning men’s performance. much faster.” While the women’s event has stagnated over As a result, many of them are forced to trade the past two decades, the heights at which they amplitude for altitude. fl y having seemingly reached a ceiling, the men Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Many have continued to push skyward. Ilia Kulik won critics believe the sport has gone overboard with gold at the Nagano Games largely on the strength its jumps, ratcheting up athleticism at the expense of his quadruple toe loop, but some experts think of artistry. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Dick it will take a program packed with fi ve or six Button even claimed he doesn’t watch skating quads to win gold at the upcoming Pyeongchang much anymore because “there’s no theater to it,” Olympics. and he predicted the men’s Olympic champion “The women have defi nitely not been on the next month will be the skater that lands the most same track as the men with the quad revolution,” quads. said Lipinski, now an NBC Sports analyst. “But I But as in most sports, innovation is the best do see a turn since the last Olympics with all the way to avoid irrelevance. Russian ladies and their easy triple-triples, back- Mirai Nagasu understands that concept. The loaded programs and tricks to beat the judging.” 24-year-old California native is trying to make Lipinski understands the nuances of the sport, her second Olympic team at this week’s U.S. though. She sees the inherent diffi culty in step championships in San Jose, and her ticket could sequences and spins, the kind of stuff that looks be pulling off a triple axel — a points-lucrative easy — almost blasé — to the casual viewers. jump involving 3 1/2 rotations from a forward The soaring jumps are what stand out to them. leap, or the closest thing any women are doing And four spins are much more dramatic than these days to a quadruple jump. three. “I love I’m being recognized for having the So far, Japan’s Miki Ando is the only woman ability to accomplish such a diffi cult jump,” she to land a quadruple jump in a competition, hit- said. “It took me three years to learn my double ting a quad salchow at the Junior Grand Prix fi nal axel and a really long time for the triple axel, and in 2002. Sasha Cohen of the U.S. landed one in I’m proud to be recognized for something nobody practice a year earlier for Skate America, but else in the U.S. can do right now.” abandoned the risky jump once her long program Lipinski thinks it’s just a matter of time until began, and the idea of uncorking one in a major more skaters can pull off the triple axel, and that competition has remained dormant for much of a day will come when a young woman can con- the last decade. sistently land a quadruple jump in competition. The biggest reason for the stagnation: simple The ceiling, as the saying goes, truly is made biology. of glass. Female skaters often reach their pinnacle by “I think it’s advancing, even if you look at the the time they are 20 years old. Their power-to- junior level; I saw a Japanese skater land a triple weight ratio peaks before puberty, and the rapid axel-triple toe,” Lipinski said. “I think over the changes to their bodies during their teenage years next few years the women are going to catch up often throw off the intricate timing that they’ve and it’s going to change dramatically the wom- worked years to achieve. en’s event.” samoa news, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Page B13 Page B14 samoa news, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Universal Crossword Wednesday, Edited by Timothy Parker January 3, 2018 January 3, ACROSS 53 Rested 12 Center of 48 Coffee 1 Rope plant one’s legs scrimmages? server for 2018 5 Crazy in 54 Metric unit 13 Cowboy many Chihuahua of mass Rogers 49 Barbecue 9 Li’l comic 56 Cheese of 21 Narrow fish grill sites strip guy the Dutch 22 Touch of frost 51 In bygone 14 Eye part 60 Places for 26 “Jaws” town times 15 Evil serpent’s my mom’s 27 Packed 52 Teens and Happy Birthday: Personal changes can be made. 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You may need to make adjustments to the parity of some of your relationships if you feel 1/3 WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM By Timothy E. Parker you are being taken for granted.✸✸✸ PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Emotional spending will leave you low on cash. Think twice before you sign up for something you don’t need. Discussing your plans with someone you trust will help discourage you from making a mistake. Don’t burn bridges. ✸✸✸

Dear Abby by Abigail Van Buren CRUSH ON MOTHER-IN-LAW’S NEW HUSBAND STIRS FAMILY TENSION

DEAR ABBY: My son and his wife have been together 10 years. They met and fell in love young. They are only 25 and have two beautiful children. I remarried three years ago, and my son’s wife was instantly attracted to my 54-year-old husband. It’s always uncomfortable for the two of us when they come to visit. She stares at him throughout the entire visit, tries to either sit right next to him or directly across from him, and expects a hug every time they arrive and leave. (We fi nally put a stop to it because she would wait to hug him last and then hold him extra long.) My husband confi ded that he’s fl attered a 25-year-old gives him that much attention. Three years of this can be very wearing. Anything I can do and NOT lose my son? -- AWKWARD IN THE EAST DEAR AWKWARD: Tell your son that it appears his wife has a crush on your husband, and that while he is fl attered that someone so young would fi nd him attractive, her behavior makes both of you uncomfortable. Then let him explain to her that it is time to cool her engines. DEAR ABBY: I have been best friends with a woman for 30 years, but lately our relationship has become strained. If I do something that irritates her, she gives me the cold shoulder and won’t return my phone calls. When she eventually calls back, she’s distant and cold. I was out of the country for an extended period, and when I returned, she was upset with me for not phoning her. Now she’s upset with me because my husband and I missed an important milestone because of a family emergency. I am tired of her passive-aggressive behavior, and I have come to realize that our lives have taken us in different directions. Mine is family-oriented. Hers is not because she has no children. Am I wrong to feel this way? -- FRUSTRATED IN NEW MEXICO DEAR FRUSTRATED: No, your perception is accurate. Your “bestie” appears to be unusually high maintenance. Rather than allow her to make you feel guilty, realize that not all friendships last forever, and this one may have run its course. Talk to her and express your feelings about this, but be prepared for the fact that it will probably end your relationship. DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are in our 60s. We have been married for some time and are very open-minded. She keeps insisting that she does not remember her fi rst sexual experience. I would be curious to understand why in the world, unless someone was inebriated, the person would not recall this huge milestone. -- BEWILDERED IN THE WEST DEAR BEWILDERED: Not every question needs an answer. If your wife’s fi rst experience was unpleasant or traumatic, she may have repressed the memory. Or she may simply prefer not to dis- cuss it with you. My intuition tells me that you will have nothing to gain by continuing to push her. If you do, it not only won’t bring you closer; it may do the opposite.

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