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Five Finalists have been selected from a Watch List comprised of over 50 players. Th e Polynesian Player of the Year winner will be announced on December 12, 2017. Th e Polynesian College Football Player of the Year will be honored during the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend on January 19 & 20, 2018 on Oahu, Hawai’i. [courtesy photo] Polynesian College Wilson powers No. 5 Football Player of The Gamecocks to 69-43 win over Charleston COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) 20-point margin.Wilson, the Year fi nalists announced — A’ja Wilson had her eighth two-time Southeastern Confer- double-double this year with ence player of the year, made Honolulu, HI — December The Finalists were chosen announced on December 12. 26 points and 15 rebounds, and 10 of 20 shots. She also had 5, 2017 — The Polynesian Foot- by a selection committee The formal presentation of the No. 5 South Carolina put away three steals and a block as the ball Hall of Fame announced which includes Coaches Dick Award will be held at the Poly- College of Charleston 69-43 on Gamecocks beat Charleston today fi ve Finalists for the Poly- Tomey (Chairman), Ron nesian Football Hall of Fame Tuesday night.It was the third for a ninth straight time.Alexis nesian College Football Player McBride and Dick Vermeil, Celebration Dinner (January straight victory for the Game- Jennings had 12 points for of the Year Award. The Award past NFLPA President and 19, 2018) along with being rec- cocks (9-1) since their lone loss South Carolina while freshman is presented annually to the most Inaugural Inductee Kevin ognized during the Polynesian to No. 3 Notre Dame on Nov. guard Bianca Jackson had 10 outstanding Polynesian college Mawae, former NFL Player Bowl (January 20, 2018). 26. South Carolina now takes rebounds.Darien Huff had 10 football player that epitomizes and Class of 2015 Inductee ABOUT THE POLYNE- C M an almost two-week break — points to lead Charleston. great ability and integrity. Ray Schoenke, ESPN Sports- SIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF and early on, it looked like it THE BIG PICTURE Y K University of Oregon and caster Neil Everett, NFL player FAME had begun the time off just a bit College of Charleston: The Tennessee Titans Quarterback personnel legend Gil Brandt, The Polynesian Football early.The Gamecocks opened 2 Cougars, who were 9-21 a year Marcus Mariota was selected NFL Network writer and com- Hall of Fame honors Polyne- of 12 shooting with three turn- ago, have been already been as the inaugural recipient of the mentator Steve Wyche, and sia’s greatest players, coaches overs and were only up 8-3 pummeled this season by a Award in 2014, Notre Dame Honolulu Sportscaster Robert and contributors. It also serves over the struggling Cougars Power Five opponent in Mich- and Offen- Kekaula. as a resource for Polynesian (2-6). That’s when Wilson got igan State (107-43), although sive Lineman Ronnie Stanley “With more than 500 players football history, provides aca- going with four straight bas- they showed some spark in the was selected as the recipient in of Polynesian ancestry playing demic scholarships and sup- kets to build a double-digit lead second half to close the gap 2015, and University of Colo- Division I football today, the ports educational programs for that South Carolina would not a bit before the Gamecocks rado Quarterback Sefo Liufau Polynesian College Football Polynesian youth. Its permanent relinquish.Wilson, the 6-foot-5 again took control. Charleston was selected as the recipient in Player of the Year Award home is located at the Polyne- senior, was no match for Col- plays at Wake Forest in two 2016. has become one of the most sian Cultural Center (Laie on lege of Charleston. She reached weeks before opening play in The fi ve Finalists for 2017 prestigious awards in college O’ahu’s North Shore) and was double fi gures in points and the Colonial Athletic Associa- include LB Manase Hungalu football,” said Jesse Sapolu, established in 2013 by Super rebounds in her fi rst 12 minutes. tion. Expect more struggles for — Oregon State University, DL Chairman and Co-Founder. Bowl Champions Jesse Sapolu The Cougars, who made only Charleston as nine of its 14 Hercules Mata’afa — Wash- “On behalf of our Board of and Ma’a Tanuvasa. Other three fi eld goals the opening 20 players are underclassmen. ington State University, LB Directors, we would like to board members include Troy minutes, used a 12-2 start to the South Carolina: The Game- Andrew Motuapuaka — Vir- congratulate each of this year’s Polamalu, , June third quarter to cut a 24-point cocks can count on Wilson and ginia Tech, LB Jahlani Tavai fi nalists.” Jones and Reno Mahe. For defi cit to 36-22. Wilson, once Alexis Jennings to get them — University of Hawai’i, and The winner of the Polyne- more information, visit www. more, pushed the Gamecocks through games with over- DL Vita Vea — University of sian College Football Player PolynesianFootballHOF.org. forward with two foul shots and matched opponents like Col- Washington. of the Year Award will be a pair of baskets to restore the lege of Charleston. Page B2 samoa news, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 TA’ALOGA: ‘au voli- polo i Vanuatu & liki volipolo a a’oga tusia: Leua Aiono Frost Kolisi Tu’ufa’atasi o Amerika AU MALAGA AMERIKA Samoa i Malaeimi. Ua fau- SAMOA TA’ALOGA I tuaina fo’i kapeteni ma ta’ita’i o VANUATU Kalapu Volley Ball ta’itasi ina O le faaiuga o le vaiaso ua ia mautinoa ua saunia toniga a te’a na amata tuua ai le atunu’u latou ‘au a tama ma teine. e le ‘au ta’alo a Amerika Samoa O le fa’amoemoe lea e i ai mo Taaloga Laiti (mini-games) nei, ia mautu le taumafaiga a le a le Pasefi ka i Port Vila, Van- Volley Ball i agaga o le fanau. uatu. O nisi o i latou ua tuua Ua matauina pea, e fi afi a tele le le atunu’u e aofi a ai Tanumafi li tupulaga e ta’a’alo Volley Ball. Jungblut, ma Li’amatua Tufele Peita’i, e le o usita’ia tulafono o lea e tauva i le Weightlifting. le poina o le polo i le tele o taimi O le aso Faraile nei fa’ato’a e ta’a’alo ai. malaga ese atu ai le Au Beach “O le taumafaiga lea e i Volleyball, lea e malaga ai na’o ai, aua ne’i sasi le po aua e le ‘au a tama ae ua le mafai ona maumau ai le ‘ai, ae ia taumafai malaga le ‘au a tama’ita’i e pei e fa’amautu atili i mafaufau o ona fuafuaina, ona ua le mafai le fanau ta’a’alo, ia po sa’o le ona malaga le tasi o tama’ita’i polo, ia iloa fo’i le miloga e ao na fi lifi lia mo lea fa’amoemoe. ina tutu ai i le taimi e amatalia O le to’afa lea o le a malaga i Vanuatu mo le Beach Volley Ball, Pona Sitagata Ale o le faia’oga o le Ua tapena le Amercan ai le ta’aloga, ma ia fi liga e iloa ‘au, Ben Sauvao o le Peresetene o le Asosi ASVBF ma le ‘au ta’a’alo o to’otuli, Daniel Fereti ma Baker Samoa Volley Ball Federa- lelei ta’alo i lea fa’agatama,” o Moalele, alofagia e le Atua taumafaiga i lenei tauvaga fa’avaomalo. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] tion le ‘au malaga na’o le ali’i se tala le a le ali’i peresetene o Peresetene Ben Sauvao, ma le Asosi Volipolo ASVBF, Ben le tama’ita’i faia’oga o le ‘au, Sauvao. Failautusi fo’i o le Asosi, Pona E le gata i lea, ae ua manatu Sitagata Ala ma le ‘au a tama e le susuga Allen S. Allen, se tasi to’alua Daniel Fereti ma Baker o le ‘au Volley Ball a Amerika Moalele. na fa’atolu ona latou umia le O le ‘au Basketball ua mae’a Ipu Auro a le Olimipeka, lea ua fo’i ona fi lifi lia e le susuga fi a aumaia lana ‘au o lo’o koleni Milton Taufa’asau ma le Asosi i Spokane, Washington, ina ia Basketball a Amerika Samoa, ta’a’alo ma tatou fanau talavou ma sa auai le ‘au ta’a’alo i le nei. sauniga lotu i le aso Sa ua te’a. “O le ta’aloga lenei e to’atele “E muamua lava ona tau- alo o Samoa na lua e matua mafai ia o’o se taulaga fa’afetai talenia ai lava, ae ao ina a’oa’o ma nono manu i le Atua aua o mai a’o laiti, e o’o ane lava le uia fo’i ala i le ea, fa’atasi ina matutua, ua atili ona lelei a ai ma na atunu’u e mamao, ina latou ta’a’alo, iloa fo’i fa’aaoga ia fa’asaoina le soifua aua le le mafaufau i ala e ta’alo ai e fa’amoemoe o lo’o loma, pe tua maua ai ‘ai, pe a fi liga se tau- ma ni a fo’i le taumafaiga a nei vaga i se taaloga saili siamu- alo o le atunu’u e ala i taleni tau pini,” o sana fa’amatalaga lea ta’aloga,” se tala lea a le ta’ita’i sa fa’auia i le Facebook. O lo’o malaga, Taufa’asau e tusa ai o fuafua e malaga mai Allen ma le fa’amoemoe. O le vaiaso nei lana vaega ia Iuni po’o Me o le fo’i e tu’ua ai e atunu’u e le ‘au tausaga fou, ina ia talafeagai ma baseketball mo Vanuatu. le tu’ufa’atasia o se ‘au a i tatou O le tu’i fo’i le mulipapaga iinei. Ua atoa nei le 5 masina e le tapua’iga mau a le atunu’u talu ona amata kolenia ‘au a fa’apea le pa’ia o aiga, ia manuia teine ma tama talavou a kalapu taumafaiga ma ia maua se ‘ai a Volley Ball ta’itasi e pei ona le tatou Malo i nei fa’agatama fa’ataoto ai le fa’amoemoe o le fa’avaomalo o le Pasefi ka. ASVBF, ma ua alagatatau loa LIKI VOLLEYBALL ona tu’u i se ta’amilosaga e pei ELEMENTARY & HIGH ona faia nei. SCHOOLS “Ua pa’u lava le lesitala e Ua fuafua le American faia ai lenei ta’amilosaga i le aso Samoa Volley Ball Federa- lava e tasi, ina ia fa’amanuia ai tion e fa’atautaia le Liki Volley fo’i le aso tausaga fou latou, ma Ball mo fanau a’oga i A’oga amata ai loa ona ave le fa’ataua Tulaga Muamua ma le Lua, a le Asosi i le taumafaiga lea ia po’o i latou i a’oga Elementary vave maua fanau agava’a a’o ma High Schools. O lea liki talavou i lenei fa’agatama. O le ua fa’asalalauina i le vasega fa’anaunauga ia to’atele nisi o o Kalapu Volley Ball ina ia le fanau talavou e fa’aofi mai i fa’aulu a latou ‘au, ma o le ulu- totonu o le Beach Volley Ball, fale $50 i le ‘au e tasi. atoa ai ma ‘au a tama’ita’i ma O lo’o fuafua le liki e tama matutua a’o fa’asolo mai fa’atautaia i le aso 30 Tesema, lo latou malosi ma le tomai e ma e faia i le Fale Ta’alo o le tauva ai,” o se tala lea a Sauvao.

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O se vaaiga ia Tanumafili Jungblut, o se tasi o sui e tauva i le si’isi’i u’amea mamafa mo Amerika Samoa i Taaloga Laiti o le Pasefika i Vanuatu. [ata: foa’i] Thumbs-up from athletes for IOC decision on Russia PARIS (AP) — Athletes who tick all the boxes,” he said. would have made a mockery of lost medals because of Russia’s Many athletes said they the Olympic movement.” doping program at the Sochi wouldn’t have felt comfortable John Jackson, another Olympics gave a broad thumbs- had the IOC banned all Rus- member of the British bobsled up to the International Olympic sians from the Pyeongchang team in line for an upgrade to Committee’s decision Tuesday Games.“Very tough collec- bronze, said Russia deserved the to let Russians compete at the tive sanctions can lead to a punishment because of its stead- upcoming Pyeongchang Games huge injustice and that’s not at fast refusals to accept investiga- — but not under their own flag. all the IOC’s role to do that,” tors’ findings that the doping The consensus among ath- said French cross-country skier scheme was state-supported. letes was that the IOC struck Robin Duvillard. He and other “For me, it’s all to do with a good balance between pun- members of the French team the accountability and Russia, ishing the nation but not Rus- that got bronze in the men’s 4 x as a nation, as a sporting gov- sian athletes who may not have 10-kilometer relay in Sochi are erning body ... has not taken been part of the vast doping now in line for the silver medal accountability and ownership of scheme. that was stripped in November the fact that this was a massive “It sounds like a really from the Russian team. doping operation within their good compromise to me,” said He said overly harsh sanc- sporting community,” he said. Stuart Benson, who raced on tions risked alienating Russians “The IOC needed to make the British four-man bobsled who already “feel that everyone to stand to show Russia and team that placed fifth in Sochi, is against them. And that is any other country that might be but which now hopes for the good for no one.” thinking about doing systematic bronze medal after two Russian “You have to be careful doping that they can’t get away sleds were disqualified. When about not going too far,” he with it.”Now retired Dutch those DQs were announced in said. speed skater Margot Boer, in November, Benson celebrated Making Russian ath- line for the silver medal from with a macaroni cheese dinner. letes compete as neutrals in the women’s 500 meters in “It’s a punishment for the Pyeongchang will hurt Russian Sochi that was stripped from state, the country, and they are authorities but spare its athletes, Russia’s Olga Fatkulina, said obviously trying not to punish Duvillard added. the decision could help restore the athletes who haven’t done “It is a good punishment for credibility to the IOC after it anything wrong,” he said in a the Russian state, because it’s a was broadly criticized for letting phone interview moments after political setback,” he said. “We Russia compete under its own the IOC announced that Russian are taking away a symbol from flag at the 2016 Rio Olympics. athletes who pass a series of them and recognition of their “They are making a point,” drug tests can apply to compete country.” she said. “This a step back in the as neutral athletes. If Russians US skeleton athlete Katie good direction.” win, the Russian flag won’t fly Uhlaender, who was fourth in Speaking earlier Tuesday and the anthem won’t be played. Sochi and will go to bronze with before the IOC announcement, He said he expects the a Russian disqualified, said she she also said that a blanket ban screening process will weed out feels a culture change needs to was undesirable. any cheats. happen.“The only way to ensure “There are some athletes who “I’d be confident enough that that is to hold a strong line,” she I know for sure had nothing to the IOC, with all the vast knowl- said. “Russia will deny to the do with it, so I don’t want them edge they’ve got, wouldn’t put end, and if a line was not drawn, to not be able to race,” she said. in a place a system that didn’t I feel behind closed doors they Page B4 samoa news, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Crawford, Woods help Deacons roll past Charlotte 49ers 80-57 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) venues — Bojangles’ Coliseum — Bryant Crawford scored 17 and Spectrum Center.The teams points and Keyshawn Woods fi rst met in 1977 when Wake scored 15 against his old team Forest won 74-72 in Greensboro as Wake Forest defeated Char- in a season in which both teams lotte 80-57 and continued to lost to eventual NCAA cham- surge after a sluggish start to pion Marquette; Wake Forest the season.The Deacons (5-4), lost to Marquette in the Elite who started the season 0-3, used Eight while Charlotte, which a 20-1 run in the middle of the then featured future NBA star fi rst half to blow open a close Cedric Maxwell, lost to Mar- game and win their fi rst road quette in the NCAA Final Four game of the season. semifi nals. Woods was playing his fi rst BIG PICTURE game at Halton Arena since Wake Forest: After starting leaving the 49ers’ program 0-3, the Deacons have now won in 2015.The Deacons game- fi ve of six games as they gets breaking surge came after the closer to the start of the 49ers had closed within 20-16 ACC’s fi rst-ever 18-game Le susuga ia Li’amatua Tufele, o le isi o sui e tauva i le si’isi’i u’amea mamafa mo Amerika Samoa with 12:53 left in the opening league schedule that starts i Taaloga Laiti o le Pasefi ka i Vanuatu. [ata: foa’i] half on Jon Davis’ steal and for the Deacons on Dec. 30 at driving slam dunk.Wake Forest North Carolina. then scored on nine of its next Charlotte: The 49ers dropped 14 possessions in a 20-1 surge their second in-state rivalry that included two dunks by game at home as Davidson beat Woods to give the Deacons a Charlotte 85-70 last Tuesday 40-17 lead with 3:53 left in the in the annual Hornets Nest opening half. game. The 49ers also fell to 7-39 Charlotte never got closer all-time against ACC oppo- than 19 points the rest of the nents, their last win coming way.Wake Forest, which had against Clemson in January opened the season with home 2008. losses to Georgia Southern and UP NEXT Liberty — in addition to a tour- Wake Forest: The Deacons nament loss to Drake in Lynch- host Army on Friday at 4 p.m. burg, Virginia, pushed the lead Wake Forest and has games to as many as 33 points at 69-36 with Coastal Carolina and Ten- with 11:32 to play.Charlotte nessee before their ACC opener. was led by Davis’ 14 points.The Charlotte: The 49ers are at game was Wake Forest’s fi rst at Chattanooga Sunday, fi rst leg Charlotte’s on-campus Halton of a road for more lasting more Arena after having played the than a month before returning 49ers at two other Charlotte home on Jan. 11. Raiders TE Clive Wal-

Oakland Raiders tight end Clive Walford (88) against the New York Giants during an NFL foot- ball game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) ford makes most of rare opportunity ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — ford had been averaging fewer Clive Walford spent most of the than nine snaps a game heading fi rst three months of the season into the contest and had just as an afterthought on the Oak- three catches for 10 yards. land Raiders offense. Walford had a key catch on With the addition of Jared a fi eld-goal drive in the fi rst Cook as the starting tight end half that gave the Raiders the and an offense that relied much lead for good.“I thought Clive more on three-receiver sets than came up big,” coach Jack Del using multiple tight ends, Wal- Rio said. “He’s been patient all ford got few opportunities to year. Obviously, it’s tough. We make plays for Oakland. brought in Jared and Jared has a That all changed last week big role. A lot of those things are when starting receivers Michael things that Clive can do as well. Crabtree and Called on him in a bigger role were sidelined and Walford was and he responded and had a nice called on for a bigger role and game.”The Raiders expected delivered in a major way in a those kinds of performances out 24-17 win for the Raiders over of Walford when they drafted the New York Giants. him in the third round in 2015. “It’s just a waiting game. He showed promise as a rookie When your number is called, with 28 catches for 329 yards you have to make a play,” Wal- and four touchdowns. ford said Tuesday. “With our But an offseason ATV acci- starting receivers down, I knew dent hampered Walford last somebody would have to step season when he had 33 catches up and make a play. That’s what for 359 yards and three TDs. I did.”Walford exceeded his His numbers plummeted this receiving totals from the fi rst 11 year following the addition of games combined, catching four Cook, who is the team’s leading passes for 57 yards in a season- receiver with 43 catches for 546 high 25 snaps on offense. Wal- yards. samoa news, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Page B5 Man charged with 2010 slaying of NBA player Lorenzen Wright MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) in the killing in a lake near — Authorities charged a man Walnut, Mississippi, about 75 Tuesday in connection with miles (120 kilometers) east of the slaying of former NBA Memphis. player Lorenzen Wright, more The 6-foot-11 (210-centi- than seven years after Wright’s meter) Wright played for the bullet-riddled body was found Memphis Grizzlies and four decomposing in a Tennessee other NBA teams as a forward suburb. and center over 13 seasons Billy Turner, 46, was before retiring in 2009. He indicted on a charge of fi rst- averaged 8 points per game and degree murder, and was being more than 6 rebounds per game held on $1 million bond, said during his career. Shelby County District Attorney Born and raised in Mem- General Amy Weirich. Court phis, he was a fan favorite records did not list a lawyer for thanks to his charity work with him or a date for a court hearing. youth and his father’s involve- Weirich and Police Director ment as a coach in summer Michael Rallings declined to leagues. Former NBA players discuss any details of the arrest and friends including Anfernee or investigation. Hardaway and Elliot Perry FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2008, fi le photo, Cleveland Cavaliers’ Lorenzen Wright poses at the NBA Wright’s body was found in attended a memorial service basketball team’s media day in Independence, Ohio. Authorities say a man has been charged in the suburban Memphis on July 28, for Wright in the days after his 2010 slaying of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright. Shelby County District Attorney General Amy 2010, 10 days after the 34-year- body was found. Weirich says Billy Turner was indicted Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 on a charge of fi rst-degree murder. old was reported missing. He The father of six was last Weirich says Turner is being held on $1 million bond. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File) was shot multiple times. The seen on July 18, 2010, as he left seven-year investigation into the home of his ex-wife, Sherra his death has been one of the Wright. According to an affi - Memphis Police Department’s davit, Sherra Wright told police most high-profi le unsolved she saw him leave her home cases. carrying money and a box of Wright’s mother, Deborah drugs. Marion, had told news outlets Before he left, Sherra Wright recently that she was not giving said she overheard her ex-hus- up hope as the search for her band on the telephone telling son’s killer dragged on. someone that he was going to She told WREG-TV in “fl ip something for $110,000,” Memphis on Tuesday that she the document said. had been told an arrest was Sherra Wright said Lorenzen made. Wright left her home in a car “Thank you, Jesus. Thank with a person she could not you, Jesus,” she said. “You identify. The affi davit said gotta pray for what you want Sherra Wright gave the state- and that’s what I did.” ments to police in the Memphis Marion said she doesn’t suburb of Collierville, where know Turner. she lives, on July 27 — nine Police said last month that days after he left her house for they had found a gun used the last time. Steelers LB Shazier remains in hospital with back injury

PITTSBURGH (AP) — ferred to a Pittsburgh hospital linebacker later in the week. Ryan Shazier will remain in a While the severity of the Cincinnati hospital until at least injury will remain unknown Wednesday to undergo fur- until the swelling subsides, ther testing on a spinal injury the relentlessly upbeat Shazier suffered in the fi rst quarter of offered a bit of hope Tuesday Monday night’s win over the evening. Bengals. “Thank you for the prayers,” Shazier left Paul Brown Sta- Shazier tweeted . “Your sup- dium on a stretcher less than port is uplifting to me and my four minutes into his team’s family. #SHALIEVE” 23-20 victory over Cincinnati While Shazier stayed in Cin- following a tackle that left the cinnati surrounded by family 25-year-old writhing on the and his medical team, the turf, his legs motionless. He Steelers are left trying to fi nd underwent extensive testing a way forward without one of overnight, with the team saying their rising stars. Shazier’s injury did not require Steelers coach , surgery “at this time.” general manager Kevin Col- The Steelers had hoped bert and team president Art Shazier would be able to return Rooney II visited Shazier to Pittsburgh on Tuesday. The before heading back to Pitts- timetable has been pushed back burgh. Tomlin called their con- at least 24 to 48 hours. He will versation “normal” and said remain at University of Cincin- Shazier was concerned about nati Medical Center under the the well-being of the rest of the care of neurosurgeons David team, including good friend and Okonwko and Joseph Cheng. fellow inside linebacker Vince Shazier is expected to be trans- Williams. Page B6 samoa news, Wednesday, December 6, 2017

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International Olympic Committee, IOC, President Th omas Bach from Germany, left , and Samuel Schmid, President of the IOC Inquiry Commission and former President of Switzerland, right, comment during a press conference aft er an Executive Board meeting, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the upcoming Pyeongchang Olympics as neutrals despite orchestrated doping at the 2014 Sochi Games, the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP) Q&A: What IOC punishment means for Russian Olympic athletes LAUSANNE, Switzerland time since the Soviet Union the IOC seeks to avoid a repeat (AP) — Russia was formally skipped the 1984 Los Angeles of the Sochi conspiracy. barred from sending a team to Olympics. It is unclear how many Rus- the 2018 Winter Olympics, but That would fi t with Presi- sians could compete in South many of its athletes should be dent Vladimir Putin’s warning Korea. The home team at Sochi competing in South Korea. last month that it would be a was 232-strong, though 25 have In a compromise punishment humiliation for Russia to com- so far been disqualifi ed for handed down Tuesday, the IOC pete in South Korea without its doping, losing 11 of the nation’s suspended the Russian Olympic national symbols. 33 medals. committee for the steroid “An Olympic boycott has WHAT WILL RUSSIAN doping program that corrupted never achieved anything,” IOC COMPETITORS CALLED? the 2014 Sochi Games yet President Thomas Bach insisted It is a win for the country that held open an invitation for the Tuesday at a news conference the word “Russia” is retained in shamed nation’s clean athletes. to announce the sanctions. the title “Olympic Athlete from Here is a look at Russian ath- — Russia’s Olympic com- Russia” or OAR. letes’ re-routed road to the Feb. mittee or even an individual Russians were “Authorized 9-25 Pyeongchang Games: athlete could appeal the rulings Neutral Athletes” when they WHAT DID THE IOC at the Court of Arbitration for competed at the 2017 track DECIDE ? Sport in the IOC’s home city and fi eld world championships — The Russian Olympic Lausanne. in London while the national Committee is suspended — Russia could accept its federation was suspended in and cannot send a team to punishment and start rebuilding fallout from the doping scandal the Pyeongchang Olympics. its reputation, trying for a quick investigations. Instead, some Russian athletes rehabilitation — and taking part When Kuwaiti athletes will be invited to compete after in the Pyeongchang closing cer- were accepted for the 2016 Rio being assessed by an IOC- emony on Feb. 25. de Janeiro Olympics, while appointed panel. If the Russian Olympic com- the nation was formally sus- — The ROC’s leader, Alex- mittee and athletes respect the pended by the IOC, they were ander Zhukov, is suspended rulings, the IOC said it could called “Independent Olympic from his IOC membership. “partially or fully lift the sus- Athletes.” — Russian Deputy Prime pension of the ROC from the WHICH ANTHEM WILL Minister Vitaly Mutko is commencement of the Closing PLAY FOR RUSSIAN banned from the Olympics for Ceremony.” GOLD MEDALISTS? life. As sports minister in 2014, HOW CAN RUSSIAN ATH- The Olympic Hymn , a fan- he was deeply implicated in the LETES COMPETE? fare which is played at opening Sochi doping plot by two IOC A special panel will invite or closing ceremonies. commissions and a World Anti- Russians to compete . The ath- It played for Kuwaiti shooter Doping Agency investigation. letes who have qualifi ed for Fehaid Al Deehani when he Mutko currently serves as the their event have to prove they won double trap gold in Rio. organizing committee chairman are clean athletes. AND WHICH FLAG WILL of soccer’s World Cup, being The panel will be led by Val- BE RAISED? hosted by Russia next year. erie Fourneyron, a former sports The fi ve-ring Olympic fl ag. — The CEO of the Sochi minister of France who chairs WHAT WILL THEY WEAR? Olympics, Dmitry Chernysh- a new global body overseeing At the track worlds in enko, loses his place on an doping controls. It will include London in August , Russians Olympic panel overseeing the the IOC’s medical director, Dr. wore a specially-designed Nike 2022 Beijing Winter Games. Richard Budgett. uniform in pale blue, purple and — The Russian Olympic Russian athletes must never dark blue.In March, the Russian Committee must pay $15 mil- have been banned for a doping Olympic Committee signed an lion toward the cost of two IOC violation, and also undergone eight-year deal to be dressed by investigations and future anti- more intensive target testing Moscow-based ZA Sport. doping work. since April as a prospective It might not look like a typ- WHAT ARE RUSSIA’S Olympian in Pyeongchang. ical Russian team of past Olym- OPTIONS? That testing program, across pics — but it will say “Russia” — Boycott the Pyeongchang all sports and all nations, has somewhere on the uniform. Olympics entirely for the fi rst especially focused on Russia as samoa news, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Page B7 Steelers LB Shazier remains in hospital with back injury PITTSBURGH (AP) — draft, led with his head while Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker making the tackle. Ryan Shazier will remain in a He immediately rolled Cincinnati hospital until at least over onto his back, raising his Wednesday to undergo fur- hands in the air while his legs ther testing on a spinal injury went limp. He was placed on suffered in the fi rst quarter of a backboard, then put on a Monday night’s win over the stretcher before being taken to Bengals. the trauma center at University Shazier left Paul Brown Sta- of Cincinnati Medical Center dium on a stretcher less than while players from both sides four minutes into his team’s watched in silence or knelt in 23-20 victory over Cincinnati prayer. following a tackle that left the “I’ve been in football all 25-year-old writhing on the my life. Unfortunately injuries turf, his legs motionless. He occur, serious injuries occur underwent extensive testing from time to time. They’re overnight, with the team saying capable of shaking you,” Shazier’s injury did not require Tomlin said. “We all deal with surgery “at this time.” it in different ways.” The Steelers had hoped Steelers quarterback Ben Shazier would be able to return Roethlisberger said on his to Pittsburgh on Tuesday. The weekly radio spot on 93.7 The Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker Ryan Shazier lies on the fi eld aft er an apparent injury in the timetable has been pushed back Fan that he’d heard “encour- fi rst half of an NFL football game against the , Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, in Cincin- at least 24 to 48 hours. He will aging things” but that Shazier nati. (AP Photo/Frank Victores) remain at University of Cincin- was “not out of the woods.” nati Medical Center under the Pittsburgh appeared to spend care of neurosurgeons David much of the fi rst half in a daze Okonwko and Joseph Cheng. following Shazier’s exit, falling Shazier is expected to be trans- behind by 17 points before ral- ferred to a Pittsburgh hospital lying to win its seventh straight later in the week. on ’s fi eld goal on While the severity of the the fi nal snap, culminating more injury will remain unknown than three hours of occasionally until the swelling subsides, brutal play. the relentlessly upbeat Shazier The teams combined for 239 offered a bit of hope Tuesday penalty yards and fi ve personal evening. fouls, including a taunting pen- “Thank you for the prayers,” alty on Steelers rookie wide Shazier tweeted . “Your sup- receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster port is uplifting to me and my for a blindside hit on Cincin- family. #SHALIEVE” nati linebacker Vontaze Burfi ct While Shazier stayed in Cin- that resulted in Smith-Schuster cinnati surrounded by family being hit with a one-game sus- and his medical team, the pension .Bengals defensive Steelers are left trying to fi nd back George Iloka was also sus- a way forward without one of pended one game for a helmet- their rising stars. to-helmet hit on Steelers wide Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, receiver Antonio Brown. general manager Kevin Col- “I’ll acknowledge there were bert and team president Art some unfortunate things in that Rooney II visited Shazier game that we don’t need in our before heading back to Pitts- game by both sides,” Tomlin burgh. Tomlin called their con- said. “My job as head coach versation “normal” and said of the Pittsburgh Steelers is to Shazier was concerned about work hard to minimize those the well-being of the rest of the things that we’re involved in team, including good friend and before they occur and we do. fellow inside linebacker Vince “But they did (occur) last Williams. night in an instance or two and “Ryan is a legitimate leader,” we’ll make an accounting of Tomlin said. “He’s asking that and work hard to make sure about the guys, Vince particu- they don’t happen again.” larly. I told him about the guys. While Tomlin, Bengals We talked about how the game coach Marvin Lewis and the unfolded.” league grapple with how to rein And not about Shazier’s in a rivalry in which the bad prognosis.“It was painful to blood only seems to grow with get on that plane last night, each passing year, support for but that’s life,” Tomlin said. Shazier extended far beyond the “We realize and understand NFL.Ian Cole, a defenseman on he’s in really good hands and the two-time defending Stanley is getting expert medical care. Cup champion Pittsburgh Pen- He challenged us to move on guins, called it a “shock” to see with what we need to move on Shazier go down so awkwardly. with.”Shazier’s injury came on “We’re not friends, we’re a relatively innocuous-looking not buddies, by any means,” play. Cincinnati quarterback said Cole, who has met Shazier Andy Dalton hit Josh Malone a handful of times. “But you do for a short 3-yard gain, with feel that kinship and it’s tough Shazier hitting Malone square to see a guy go down like that, in the back. Shazier, in his especially someone that’s as fourth season after being taken talented and as huge a part of a in the fi rst round of the 2014 team as he is.” Page B8 samoa news, Wednesday, December 6, 2017

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O le taeao o le aso Sa na te’a nei sa fa’atasia ai le ‘au Basketball fi lifi lia mo Ta’aloga Laiti a le Pasefi ka i Vanuatu mo se latou vi’iga ma le fa’amanu i le Atua o manuia, ma sa latou tu’uina atu fa’atasi ai le latou fa’amoemoe o loma nei. Fa’afetai ia i latou na auai. [ata: foa’i] Peralta and Royals agreed to a 1-year deal for $1,525,000 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Right-hander Wily Peralta and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a one-year con- tract worth $1,525,000, a deal that includes a club option for 2019.The 28-year-old gets a $1.5 million salary next year and the chance to earn $1.25 million annually in perfor- mance bonuses. The option is for $3 million with a $25,000 buyout. If the Royals decline the option, he would be eligible for salary arbitration.Peralta went 5-4 with a 7.85 ERA in 19 appearances for Milwaukee this year and was designated for assignment in July. He is 47-52 with a 4.88 ERA over his six- year big league career, all with the Brewers. His best season was 2014, when he went 17-11 with a 3.53 ERA as a starter.

Jeter says C M Marlins have Y K made no deci- sion about Stanton (AP) — New Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter says the team has made no decision regarding right fi elder Giancarlo Stanton, who is on the trading block following an MVP season. The San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals are con- sidered front-runners to acquire Stanton, with both teams offering a package of prospects. samoa news, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Page B9 LeLeLaliLali Gaoi apa susu e 56 e fafaga ai lana pepe tusia Ausage Fausia fa’alavelave, ae ua fa’asa fo’i O le Tina e 42 tausaga le ona ia toe alu ma ni ato fa’atau matua lea na tu’uaia i lona ave tetele i totonu o soo se faleoloa fa’agaoi o apa susu e 56 mai pe a alu e fa’atau, se’i vagana ai totonu o se faleoloa Asia, e le lava lana ato tupe. gata ua ia ta’utino e fa’amaonia E pei ona taua i fa’amaumauga C M tu’uaiga fa’asaga ia te ia, ae sa a le fa’amasinoga, o le mataupu Y K ia taua fo’i, sa ia fa’aaoga apa fa’asaga ia Polevia na alia’e mai susu ia e fafaga ai lana pepe. ina ua maua e le pule o le fale- Na ulua’i tu’uaia e le malo oloa i le masini pu’eata gaioiga ia Oketi Polevia i le moliaga fa’asolitulafono sa faia e le ua mamafa o le gaoi, o se solitula- molia i le tele o taimi e alu atu fono e mafai ona fa’asala ai se ai e fa’atau, i lona tuu lea o se tasi i le toese mo le umi e le silia apa susu i totonu o se ato tele e i le 7 tausaga, pe fa’asala foi i alu atu ma ia ma le fa’amoemoe O le o ane o tama’ita’i ua tapena mo taualuga a latou vasega ina ia fa’ao’o ane le latou pese e le salatupe e le silia i le $5,000. ia le mafai ona iloa e le pule o fa’amae’a ai le latou tapenaga fa’asamoa. O nisi na o tama’ita’i ua saunia mo le fa’amoemoe ma le Ae i lalo o se maliliega le faleoloa. al’i faia’oga o lo’o tu i le fa’asoaina atu o pese o lea fa’amoemoe. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] na sainia e le ua molia ma le malo, lea fo’i ua talia e le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga, ua malie ai le itu a le malo latou te toe faia se teuteuga i le ulua’i moliaga sa latou faila fa’asaga ia Polevia, ina ia suia ai mai le moliaga mamafa o le gaoi, ae tali ioe o ia i le moliaga mama o le gaoi. O le moliaga mama o le gaoi, e mafai ona fa’asala ai se tasi i le toese mo le umi e le silia i le tausaga, pe fa’asala foi i le sal- atupe e le silia i le $1,000 poo le fa’asala fo’i i fa’asalaga uma ia e lua.I le tali ioe ai o Polevia i le moliaga e pei ona ta’usala ai o ia e le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga, sa ia ta’utino ai e fa’apea, i le va o le aso 22 Aokuso e oo atu i le aso 15 Setema 2017 i Amerika Samoa, sa ia gaoia ai ni apa susu se 56 o le ituaiga o le Sim- ilac mai se faleoloa i Iliili, e tusa lona tau aofa’i ma le $1,232. Na fesili le afi oga i le ali’i fa’amasino sili ia Michael Kruse ia Polevia poo a mea sa fa’aaoga ai apa susu e 56 na ia gaoia, ae na tali le ua molia, sa fa’aaoga e fafaga ai lana pepe. Ua talosaga loia a itu e lua ina ia faasala le ua molia i se fa’asalaga faanofovaavaaia, e aofi a ai lona toe totogiina ole tau atoa o apa susu na ia gaoia. C M Na faamaonia e Polevia i luma Y K o le Fa’amasinoga, ua uma ona ia totogiina le $300 i le pule o le faleoloa na a’afi a, mo se vaega o le tau o apa susu na ia gaoia. Talu mai le aso 22 Oke- topa na taofi a mai ai Polevia e Leoleo, e le i toe tatalaina lava o ia i tua ina ua le mafai ona ia totogi le tupe e $5,000 na fa’atulaga e tatala ai o ia i tua. O le mae’a ai o lana iloiloga i le vaiaso nei, na faia ai loa e le Fa’amasino Sili le poloaiga, e tatala ai o ia i tua e aunoa ma se tupe e totogi, e fa’atali ai le aso Faraile o le vaiaso fou lea ua fa’atulagae lau ai lana fa’asalaga. O tuutuuga faapitoa e 2 ua tatala ai o ia i tua, e le gata ua fa’asa ona toe alu i le faleoloa Asia lea na tula’i mai ai le Page B10 samoa news, Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Afioga i Faipule o le maota o sui, ma le Failautusi fou lea ua filifilia, tofa Vaiaitu Mulinuu Maluia (lona 3 mai le itu taumatau), atoa ai ma le Faletua ia Fialupe Fiaui Lutu (lona 3 mai le itu agavale), lea sa avea ma Failautusi a le maota mo le silia i le 10 tausaga, a o lea ua filifilia e le itumalo o Sua #1 na te fa’aauauina le tofi Faipule o le itumalo sa nofoia e Puleleiite Li’amatua Tufele Jr, lea ua avea nei ma Pulesili o le Ofisa o Fesootaiga a Amerika Samoa. [ata AF] Filifilia Vaiaitu avea ma Failautusi mo le Maota o Sui tusia Ausage Fausia aso 8 Ianuari 2018, o le aso lea o le a tauaofia ai Ua filifilia nei e le Maota o Sui a le Fono Fait- galuega a le Fono Faitulafono mo le tausaga lona ulafono le tofa a Vaiaitu Mulinuu Maluia, e avea tolu o le nofoaiga lona 35 o lo o nofoia nei, ae o ma Failautusi a le maota, e sui tulaga i le Faletua le aso fo’i lea ua fa’atulaga e fa’atauto aloaia ai ia Fialupe Felila Fiaui Lutu sa ia tauaveina le tofi loa le Faletua ia Fialupe mo le tofi Faipule a lona mo le tele o tausaga, a o lea ua filifilia o ia e avea Itumalo, lea na avanoa ina ua filifilia le susuga a ma Faipule o le Itumalo o Sua #1. Puleleiite Li’a Tufele Jr sa ia tauaveina le nofoa, O le vaiaso nei a o le i tapunia galuega a le e avea ma Pulesili o le Ofisa o Fa’asalalauga a maota o sui mo le Fono Faitulafono lona lua Amerika Samoa (ASTCA) na valaauina e le ali’i Kovana, na filifilia ai loa E silia i le 10 tausaga sa avea ai Fialupe ma Vaiaitu i lenei tofiga, e ala i le palota fulisia e Failautusi o le maota o sui. A o le i galue o ia i lea 12-0. tofiga, sa avea o ia ma sui failautusi a le Senate. O Vaiaitu sa tautua o se faiaoga mo le Mataga- O le tausaga nei lea na aloaia ai loa le malolo luega o Aoga a le malo mo le tele o tausaga, a o le litaea o Fialupe mai le Fono Faitulafono, ae fili- i filifilia o ia e avea ma sui Faipule o lona itumalo filia ai loa o ia e avea ma sui o le itumalo, mo le o Ituau i le nofoaiga lona 34 a le Fono Faitula- fa’aauauina o le nofoa sa tauaveina e le susuga a fono ua mavae atu mo le umi e tasi le nofoaiga. Puleleiite. O le amataga o le tausaga nei na amata galue O le mae’a ai ona filifilia o Vaiaitu i le tofiga o le ai loa o ia mo le maota o sui i le tofiga o le Sui Failautusi, na tu’uina atu ai loa ma fa’amanuiaga Failautusi. a le maota, atoa ai ma le saunoaga mai le afioga i O le tofiga o Vaiaitu o le a amata aloaia i le le Fofoga Fetalai, tofa Savali Talavou Ale.

O se va’aiga i nofoaga e alaala ma maimoa mai ai nisi o le fanau aoga ma latou faia’oga. O lalo ane o le fa’apaologa o le isi O le agaia o le ava usu na fa’atino e le vasega valu a Matafao Elementary i le aoauli o le aso Tofi falea’oga o soso’o ma le nofoaga o lo’o fa’atino ai le fa’amoemoe. na te’a. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] samoa news, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Page B11

O le taimi na tautu atu ai le ava mo le sui mamalu o le Matagaluega o A’oga, le tama’ita’i o Puna Tanielu, i le ava usu na saunia e le vasega 8 Matafao Elementary i le latou aso na faataua ai le Aganu’u a Samoa. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] 2 arrested in missing girls found near makeshift compound tusia: Leua Aiono Frost a Fagaitua High School i le tausaga e 1994, ua FA’ATAUA LE AGANU’U - AOGA TULAGA tofia e avea ma fofoga fa’apitoa mo le vasega (AP) court documents. MUAMUA MATAFAO fa’ai’uaso a le Kolisi Tu’ufa’atasi a Amerika — Two men, one a self- His brother, Benjamin O lenei tausaga ua suia le fa’atautaiga o le Samoa. O le fa’auuga e faia ia Tesema 15. styled prophet, were under Shaffer, said his family has Aso Fa’asamoa i le Laumua o le Marlins. Ua Sa fa’au’u o ia mai Kolisi Tu’afa’atasi i le arrest Tuesday after a search been traumatized by the revela- fa’atautaia e le Vasega 8 ma o le auau o le aso sa tausaga e 1996, sa avea fo’i ma Togisilia o lona near a remote, makeshift com- tions. He said Samuel Shaffer fa’ailo, “Fa’ataua Aganu’u a Samoa - Lauga, Sula tausaga lea, ma malaga atu ai i fafo e fa’aauau pound turned up four girls was not a polygamist or part of Toga, Fa’afiafiaga ma le Ava Usu o Feiloa’iga”. ana a’oga. whose fathers were in an upstart an established group and ques- I le vasega 8 atoa i Matafao, sa tofusia vasega O lana matata sa mua’i maua ai lona fa’ailoga group with beliefs in polygamy tioned the characterization of ta’itasi ma le fa’atinoga o le Ava o Feiloa’iga, mai le Iunivesite o BYU Provo Utah, o le CIvil and doomsday, police and rela- the area compound. o le Taua o Lauga Samoa, ae maise o le matata Engineering. Sa avea o ia ma se tasi o alo o le tives said. Coltharp had always been a tama’ita’i Samoa i le Sulaina o ie toga. O atunu’u na maua lana sikolasipi mo ana aoaoga Police said two of the girls interested in arcane Mormon fa’afiafiaga sa amata mai le Sasa sa faatinoa lea e ia. were considered to be kidnap- teachings, but his interest in le tasi vasega, ae o Mauluulu sa fa’atino lea e isi Sa fa’aauau ana a’oa’oga mo lona fa’ailoga o ping victims after their father polygamy and “prepping” for o nei vasega. le Masters i le Environment Engineering i le Iuni- dropped off the grid with doomsday had intensified in Lauga o feiloa’iga po’o se lauga fa’afeiloa’i vesite o Nashville i Tennessee. them and their two brothers in recent years, his brother-in-law o se malaga masi’i mai. Na tofu lauga nisi o Ua fa’amauina fo’i lana auaunaga mo le 15 mid-September. Michael Lee said. The main- tama’ita’i fa’apea ma Ali’i talavou, peita’i a o’o tausaga na faigaluega ai i matata Inisinia i le The four girls aged 4 through stream Church of Jesus Christ loa i le Sulaina o le Toga, e le toe sao se ali’i i setete o Utah ma Arizona. Lea ua taliu mai ma ua 8 were found cold and dehy- of Latter-day Saints disavowed lea matata, ae ua va’aia fo’i le oso o ma’i aitu o faigaluega nei i le Pulega o le Suavai a le ASPA. drated but uninjured, two in polygamy more than a cen- tama’ita’i sa fa’atinoa lea agaifanua. E le gata i lana tautua lea, ae ua avea nei o ia ma 50-gallon water barrels and two tury ago.He and Shaffer met O nisi o i latou na lauga - Sauileoge Faiga, se tasi na ia amataina le polokalama e fa’amama others were in an abandoned online and grew close, even- James Paea, Noira No’oi ma Heremine Olive. O ai le mamafa o le tino “Slimmer Stronger YOU” mobile home, after deputies tually forming the Knights of nisi o lauga sa folafolaina ai sua. Ae sa tu’u lava le lea ua mafai ona va’aia sona aoga lelei i le combed the desert on Monday, The Crystal Blade as fraternal tamaititi e filifili le auau o lana lauga fa’asamoa. to’atele, ua toe fa’apae’e lelei ai tino. Iron County Sheriff’s Lt. Del order, Lee said.Coltharp and his Ia i latou sa iloga na taumafai e faia i le O lo’o fa’aipoipo o ia i le tama’ita’i o Lelea- Schlosser said. The boys were wife Micha had been married gagana fa’atulafale a latou sao, e le’i faigofie, sa gaatutuila Sisi Loi-On Spitzenberg ma to’a fa le found at the compound earlier about 10 years and shared four matua siva ai lava le tama’ita’i o Heremine i lana la’ua fanau. Saunoa le tama’ita’i o Dr Emilia Le’i, Monday. children, but the marriage was lauga, ua matua tula’i mai lava o le To’oto’o o le “Ona o William Spitzenberg o se tasi o talavou sa John Coltharp, 33, disap- breaking up. They considered Fale’ula lea tama’ita’i. amata atu ana a’oa’oga lelei iinei, na te lei tu’ua peared with his two daughters themselves separated but still O le tama’ita’i sa manaia lana Sula Toga i le lava fo’i a’o a’oa’oina o ia i fafo, lea ua toe taliu and two sons in mid-September lived together when he quit his silasila fo’i a le to’atele ma lona le ma e fa’atino mai, ma ua amata ona tautua i ona tagatanu’u ma after meeting Samuel Shaffer, job and moved with the children lea agaifanua, o Christina Pule. lona malo, ua tatau ia te ia ona fa’asoa atu i nisi 34, who also had two daugh- to his parents’ home in May, Lee I le ava usu sa matagofie lona fa’atinoga e sui o o ona uso ma tuafafine o le a fuafua e tu’ua fo’i i ters, police said. They called said.They shared an informal vasega eseese, ma na va’aia foi ma fa’afofogaina tatou mo lea lava fa’amoemoega i le lumana’i.” themselves the Knights of The custody arrangement until mid- le matagofie o sao o le fanau sa atofa mo vaega Saunoa Spitzenberg e fa’apea, “Ou te Crystal Blade. September, when Coltharp told eseese. O nisi o i latou sa avea ma itu na masi’i fa’afetaia le avanoa mo a’u ou te tapena ai se The disappearance touched her she should “give up being mai, ma le itu na fa’atali, ma sa agaia lelei fo’i le fa’amalosi i le fanau o le a malaga atu i fafo e off a desperate search by a mother,” then cut off all ‘ava o le usutaeao e le augafa’apae a le Laumua. fa’atino le sailiga o le atamai po’o tomai eseese, Coltharp’s ex-wife that culmi- communication, Lee said.The Na talia le ‘ava e le vasega o le Pulega a le fa’atasi ma nisi o le a saili galuega e galulue ma nated in an Amber Alert for the family believed the two men A’oga i Matafao ae maise le afio a le tama’ita’i tautua ai. Ou te tatalo ina ia mafai ona avea se two girls and the arrests of both had decamped 200 miles south sui Fa’atonu o le Matagaluega o Puna Tanielu, folasaga ua ou saunia e avea ma so latou sao e men on suspicion of kidnapping to a remote area near Cedar City pule o a’oga tulaga muamua. Na auai ma le Pere- una’ia ai i latou i filifiliga tatau ma le matagofie and other charges. Coltharp where they might meet other setene o le PTA, ma sa tapa fo’i lana ipu a’o le’i aua o latou faiva ina ia i’u manuia.” had not been formally charged people with similar beliefs or moto le ‘ava i lana tofa le Pule A’oga Dr. Tino Na fesiligia fo’i Dr. Le’i pe le faia le fa’au’uga on Tuesday, and no attorney or convince others to join them Roberts. i le Maota fou o le Kolisi ua tutula’i nei, ae o lana publicly listed phone numbers as Coltharp’s parents had, Lee O Faia’oga ua aofia fa’atasi i le komiti mo le tali, “E leai ua mautinoa lava e le fa’atotopea ona were immediately available for said. Fa’asamoa i Matafao e aofia ai: Tauvale Puailoa, fa’amae’a lelei tapenaga o lea maota fou ona o le him. Micha Coltharp started the Fa’aea Lamositele, So’otaga Tuaau ma Tofala fa’au’uga fa’aiu o lenei tausaga. Ua fuafua lelei, Shaffer, described as a self- process of getting a divorce and Iafeta. Malo le fai o le faiva o le a’oa’o! o le toe fa’au’uga lenei i le faleta’alo, e fa’amavae styled prophet, was charged sole custody of the children, but FOFOGA FA’APITOA VASEGA FA’AU’U lelei atu ai fo’i i lea nofoaga mai le tele o tausaga Tuesday with child kidnapping as weeks passed there remained KOLISI TU’UFA’ATASI o mafuta ai pea iina aiga, matua ma le Kolisi i alo and other counts. He did not yet few clues about exactly where O le susuga William Ena Spitzenberg, lea sa ua fa’ai’u manuia taumafaiga. Ae alo ane ia le isi have an attorney listed in the the children were. avea ma se tasi o togisilia o le vasega fa’ai’uaso fa’aiuga ia Me 2018 mo lea fa’aeaga sili.” Page B12 samoa news, Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Michigan State forward Nick Ward is fouled by Rutgers guard Souf Mensah (44) in front of Rut- gers forward Candido Sa (1) during the fi rst half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Piscataway, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Bridges scores 21 as No. 3 Michigan State beats Rutgers PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Miles Bridges free throws to ignite an 8-3 run. Bridges set up scored 21 points and No. 3 Michigan State over- one of Cassius Winston’s two late 3-pointers and came its worst offensive performance of the Jackson hit a free-throw to push the advantage to season with a 62-52 victory over surprising Rut- 53-45 with 3:03 to play. gers on Tuesday night. The Spartans had taken the lead for good Jaren Jackson Jr. scored all 11 of his points when Matt McQuaid hit a jumper for a 36-35 in the second half and had eight of the Spartans’ edge. Jackson followed with a layup and rebound season-high 13 blocks in helping Michigan State dunk and Langford added a jumper for a 42-35 (8-1, 2-0 Big Ten) post its seventh straight win. lead. Joshua Langford added 15 points. Playing a Michigan State team that had won Rutgers (6-3, 0-2) made Michigan State work its last six games by no fewer than 18 points, Rut- for this one, holding the Spartans to season lows gers stunned even its own home crowd by scoring in points and shooting percentage (38.6). The pre- the fi rst eight points. A 19-4 spurt capped by eight vious low was 63 points and 40 percent shooting straight points by Bridges allowed the Spartans to against North Carolina. take a 21-14 lead with just over 7 minutes left in What Michigan State did well was play the half, but Rutgers responded with a 12-5 and defense. It came into the game with the nation’s went to the locker room tied at 26. best fi eld goal defense (34.2) and it held the The 26 points were the fewest by the Spartans Scarlet Knights to 25.8 percent shooting from the in an opening half this season, and half of them fi eld (17 of 66). came from Bridges. Deshawn Freeman had 13 points and Geo UP NEXT Baker and Eugene Omoruyi added 11 apiece for Michigan State returns home to play Southern Rutgers, which lost its third straight. Utah on Saturday. Trailing 45-43 with roughly 8 minutes to play, After losing to unbeaten Florida State, No. 14 Mike Williams missed a 3-point attempt that Minnesota and the Spartans the past week, Rut- could have given the Scarlet Knights the lead. gers takes a step down and plays host to NJIT on Jackson then scored inside and added two Thursday. Wilson powers No. 5 Gamecocks to 69-43 win over Charleston COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) fi gures in points and rebounds pummeled this season by a — A’ja Wilson had her eighth in her fi rst 12 minutes. Power Five opponent in Mich- double-double this year with The Cougars, who made only igan State (107-43), although 26 points and 15 rebounds, and three fi eld goals the opening 20 they showed some spark in the No. 5 South Carolina put away minutes, used a 12-2 start to the second half to close the gap College of Charleston 69-43 on third quarter to cut a 24-point a bit before the Gamecocks Tuesday night. defi cit to 36-22. Wilson, once again took control. Charleston It was the third straight vic- more, pushed the Gamecocks plays at Wake Forest in two tory for the Gamecocks (9-1) forward with two foul shots and weeks before opening play in since their lone loss to No. 3 a pair of baskets to restore the the Colonial Athletic Associa- Notre Dame on Nov. 26. South 20-point margin.Wilson, the tion. Expect more struggles for Carolina now takes an almost two-time Southeastern Confer- Charleston as nine of its 14 two-week break — and early ence player of the year, made players are underclassmen. on, it looked like it had begun 10 of 20 shots. She also had South Carolina: The Game- the time off just a bit early. three steals and a block as the cocks can count on Wilson The Gamecocks opened 2 Gamecocks beat Charleston for and Alexis Jennings to get of 12 shooting with three turn- a ninth straight time. them through games with over- overs and were only up 8-3 Alexis Jennings had 12 matched opponents like Col- over the struggling Cougars points for South Carolina while lege of Charleston. They’ll (2-6). That’s when Wilson got freshman guard Bianca Jackson need their experienced, injured going with four straight bas- had 10 rebounds. guards in Bianca Cuevas- kets to build a double-digit lead Darien Huff had 10 points to Moore and Lindsey Spann to that South Carolina would not lead Charleston. get healthy and their younger, relinquish. THE BIG PICTURE inexperienced players to take Wilson, the 6-foot-5 senior, College of Charleston: The several steps forward when was no match for College of Cougars, who were 9-21 a year Southeastern Conference play Charleston. She reached double ago, have been already been arrives later this month. samoa news, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Page B13 Page B14 samoa news, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Universal Crossword Wednesday, Edited by Timothy Parker December 6, 2017 December 6, ACROSS 46 Italian 13 Color again 43 “The ___ 2017 1 A legal friends 21 Triumphed Cometh” wrong 49 Bookstore 22 Complete 44 Became 5 Remove the unit a project’s a lessee top 51 Make a loose ends 45 Weisshorn, 10 Russia, more 25 Restless for one once attractive longing 46 With a tart 14 51, for one offer 26 “Get lost!” taste Happy Birthday: Keep track of your spending this year. A mistake in calculations could leave you 15 ___ prosequi 57 Huge test 27 Capital of 47 Boldness falling short. Stay focused on the best way to handle situations stemming from the past. Do your best (court 58 Belgium Togo 48 Graven to clean your slate of the buildup that accumulated due to too many burdens and poor choices. Much declaration) treaty city 28 Bambi’s thing 16 Rose of 59 Highly tail, e.g. 49 Scornful can be accomplished if you confi gure a plan and stick to it. Your numbers are 6, 14, 25, 28, 33, 42, 49. baseball excited 29 Lifeboat look ARIES (March 21-April 19): An important relationship will suffer if you get into an emotional spat. 17 Plumber’s 60 Latvian need 50 Door part Turn a blind eye to the fl aws you see in someone and refl ect more on your own. Personal awareness concern capital 31 Baseball 52 Look at and growth will bring you better results. ✸✸ 18 Dark purple 61 Lord of legend lustfully fruits the manor Willie 53 Blender TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Make positive changes at home or to the way you live. Taking charge 19 Slog 62 Knock ___ 32 Certain noise of your investments and life goals will help you make wiser choices with regard to how you earn, 20 Despite loop snake 54 Hunch- handle and spend your money. Don’t be fooled by get-rich-quick schemes. ✸✸✸✸ anything 63 “___ there, 33 Opera set backed GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Self-improvement is featured along with relationships. If you make a that could done that” in Egypt assistant unique offer, you will pique someone’s interest, but before doing so, make sure you can produce what happen 64 Was 34 ___ of Capri 55 Apple 23 Masked incorrect 35 Fisherman’s center you promise. A faulty plan will make you appear unreliable. ✸✸✸✸ critters, 65 “I Love gadget 56 “Heavens!” CANCER (June 21-July 22): Put your time and energy into handling your fi nancial affairs, briefly Lucy” 37 Sharp- boosting your income and working toward advancement. Update your resume and check the online 24 Give a big character smelling job market, or try applying your skills and qualifi cations more diversely. ✸✸✸ speech DOWN 38 ___ Lanka 25 Maui, 1 Type of 39 Undesir- LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It’s best to be secretive until you know exactly where you stand. Whether for one powder ables dealing with friends, colleagues or the powers that be, listen carefully and formulate exactly what you 28 Gravy 2 Sandwich want and need to move forward. Personal gains look promising. ✸✸✸ absorbers cookie PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Refuse to let anyone answer for you or take over your responsibilities. 30 Norse 3 Paper hammer- purchase Make your own decisions, be innovative in the way you handle others, and stay secretive about your tosser 4 “Be well!” future plans. Preparation will be the key to success.✸✸✸ 31 Hong Kong 5 Barefoot LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Stay focused on doing a better job of making changes to the way you neighbor 6 Pitcher Ryan handle your responsibilities. Short trips will lead to new ideas and possibilities. A business or personal 33 ___ Jordans 7 Artery (shoes) blockages partnership will help improve your current situation. ✸✸ 36 Be 8 Guinness SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A business trip or event will offer you new information that could unexpected of films help you reinvent how you use your skills and qualifi cations. The people you encounter will spark your 40 Do a garden 9 Capital of imagination. Don’t take risks that can lead to injury. ✸✸✸✸✸ chore Mexico 41 Burial vault 10 Amphet- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take action and do your best to resolve issues or concerns you 42 Not active amines, e.g. have. Helping others physically will bring about change and turn you into a lifesaver. The rewards will 43 Part of 11 Alabama be greater than anticipated. Personal improvements are encouraged. ✸✸✸ the eye march city CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Pressure will build and conversations will turn into arguments if 44 Nadal of 12 Summer 12/5 tennis ermine © 2017 Andrews McMeel Syndication you aren’t careful in choosing the right words to express your feelings. Listen carefully and be pre- www.upuzzles.com pared to back away from a no-win situation. Secrets are best kept for now. ✸✸✸ AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Emotional spending will lead to added stress. Refuse to let your anger prevail. Use your intelligence, and allow your ability to make a difference rise to the surface. If 12/6 COME HERE OFTEN? By Timothy E. Parker you love what you do, you will do a good job. Romance is highlighted. ✸✸✸ PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A situation is likely to become explosive if you have overspent or signed a document that binds you to a commitment you can’t fulfi ll. Tread carefully when dealing with situations that can be costly fi nancially, emotionally and physically. ✸✸✸✸✸ Dear Abby by Abigail Van Buren TEEN GIRL FEELS PRESSURE FROM SOCIETY TO HAVE SEX

DEAR ABBY: I’m a teenage girl who has always heard and seen on TV and in movies that there’s pressure from guys to have sex. That may be true, but I feel there is also pressure from society. I never thought I would feel like that when I got to high school, but now I do. It hurts, and I am writing this for all the girls who feel the same way I do about it. I have been struggling with it for a few days, and it is messing with me a lot. I know I don’t want to have sex yet, but I still feel like I have to. “Tom” really wants to, but he isn’t a virgin. It scares me, and while he isn’t pressuring me, I feel like there is a boulder on my shoulders. If you know how I can stop feeling like this, please let me know. -- PRESSURE FROM SOCIETY DEAR PRESSURE: A surefi re way to feel less pressured into doing something you’re not ready for would be to stop assuming Tom’s sex drive is YOUR responsibility. Remember that although many teenage girls have been pressured into having sex, a sizable number have not. If you choose to wait until you are older, that’s your privilege, because regardless of what you’re seeing on TV and in the movies, “everyone else” ISN’T doing it. DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have two amazing children, and while they do require a lot of attention, I feel like I’m getting the short end of the stick. My wife works third shift, while I work 8 to 5. She’s off two days out of two weeks, but even then, she’s on call it seems like all the time. When I try to make time for us, things come up more often than not and it gets pushed aside. We used to have time for each other, and we are talking about having another child. How do I fi nd the time for one more child when we don’t have enough time for each other? I’m beginning to think she doesn’t want to be around me anymore, or she’s no longer in love with me or that she’s cheating on me. I don’t want to believe it, but I don’t know what else to think. What should I do? -- NEEDS TIME TOGETHER DEAR NEEDS TIME: Have you told your wife all the things you are telling me? If you haven’t, place it at the top of your agenda. Feeling the way you do, you should be talking about improving your mar- riage before enlarging your family and the responsibilities that go along with it. Not only should you and your wife be scheduling alone time together, you should also consult a licensed family therapist to reopen the lines of communication between the two of you. DEAR ABBY: Could you please tell me what’s proper in a situation like this? My husband and I are always invited to his family’s holiday celebrations. When we accept, the invitation is also extended to my mother and sister. If my husband and I are unable to attend, should my mother and sister still go or consider their invitation canceled? -- JAN IN SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. DEAR JAN: If the invitations that were extended were accepted by your mother and sister, and they are expected, they should attend.

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Th e members of the Lions Club of Pago Pago and Leone High School’s Green Club who came out to volunteer during the Lions Annual Golf Tournament that was held last Saturday at the Ili’ili Golf Course. [photo: TG]

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