Warriors Win Girls J-V Soccer Championship
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SECTION B VISIT SAMOA NEWS ONLINE @ SAMOANEWS.COM MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 CLASSIFIEDS • CARTOONS • ALOHA BRIEFS & MORE ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Warriors win Girls J-V soccer C M Y K championship e Tafuna Warriors’ Girls Junior Varsity team, champions of their division a er winning against the Samoana Sharks in the championship game that went to a penalty kicks shootout (5-4) to determine the winner a er the game ended in a 1-1 draw. [FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio] By FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio lected shots on target to keep the Teena Tei slotted in her game at a standstill as Samoana team’s 10th attempt of the dominated possession. penalty shootout to help the As the game’s intensity Tafuna Warriors clinch the increased, some players from ASHSAA Junior Varsity both teams stepped up and per- Girls’ soccer championship formed great. against the Samoana Sharks on Samoana defender Loto- Wednesday, March 14, 2018. mama Siatu’u matched 20 players combined in the Vaimamao with a great defen- shootout that Tafuna won 5-4, sive effort. She was able to clear after the game concluded in dangerous attacks or recover a 1-1 draw. Both teams went back to stop other promising through their fi rst fi ve kicks attacks by Tafuna. C M tied at 2-2, and from then on Both goals came in the fi rst Y K they went to a 1-on-1 format half of the game. for the penalty kicks that ended Reese Penitusi headed in a up going through the fi ve corner kick fi ve minutes into the remaining fi eld players. game’s start, and it looked as if Defender Frieda Vaaimamao Samoana was setting the tempo was named MVP of the champi- of the game as they would con- onship game after putting forth tinue to dominate after scoring a great performance. She came that fi rst goal. through with timely tackles Siaosi had a different inside the penalty box to negate opinion on that matter, and she Samoana attacks, and played an showed it by being fearless on all around great game. attack, using dribbling skills to A few other Tafuna players her advantage during attacking performed great as well, such as runs inside Samoana terri- Agnes Siaosi, who was relent- tory. On one such attack inside less on attack, and goalkeeper the Sharks’ penalty area, she Lorri Tago. Siaosi’s many blasted a shot paralel to the goal forays deep into Samoana terri- line that a defender inadver- tory helped lead to an own goal tently redirected into the back Frieda Vaaimamao, right, of the Tafuna Warriors receives her ASHSAA Girls J-V MVP award by a Sharks’ opponent that tied of the net for the equalizing DOE’s Liatama Amisone Sr. on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Pago Park Soccer Stadium. the game in the fi rst half. Tago own-goal. [FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio] was steadfast and calmly col- Page B2 samoa news, Monday, March 19, 2018 ASNOC Sports American Samoa Government DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Awards Gala is PUBLIC NOTICE The American Samoa Department of Health Early Intervention Program this Saturday “Helping Hands” would like to inform the public that the Annual State FIRST EVER AS SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Application under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act WILL BE NAMED as amended in 2004 for Federal Fiscal Year 2018 is available for public by Blue Chen-Fruean the 12 awards categories. comment for a period of 60 days. Samoa News Correspondent There will be 11 category The inaugural American winners, including the “2017 Samoa Sports Awards Gala has Athlete of the Year”. In addi- A copy of the document is available to review at the DOH Helping Hands been pushed back to Saturday, tion to the awards presentation, Office located in the Lumana’i building in Fagatogo. March 31st at the Tradewinds- the first inductees into the first Equator Restaurant (poolside), American Samoa Sports Hall hosted by the American Samoa of Fame will also be recog- Please call the DOH Helping Hands office at 633-8553 if you have any National Olympic Committee nized, “honoring them for their questions regarding this public notice. (ASNOC), in partnership with accomplishments, commitment, GHC Reid and ASCO Motors and sacrifices,” said Imo. 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While Carter, West and Carter scored 28 points, Lamont their teammates were getting West added 18 off the bench and easy looks at the offensive end, West Virginia overwhelmed its Marshall became careless with in-state rival beating Marshall the ball and missed a number 94-71 on Sunday night in the of shots around the rim.