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Samoa Will Host the 2019 Pacific Games SECTION B VISIT SAMOA NEWS ONLINE @ SAMOANEWS.COM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 CLASSIFIEDS • CARTOONS • ALOHA BRIEFS & MORE ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ C M Y K The American Samoa weightlifting team after winning 8 medals during the 2015 Pacific Games in PNG. The American Samoa National Olympic Committee (ASNOC) is aiming to raise the bar for AS in the upcoming 2019 Pacific Games set to be hosted in Samoa. Read story for details. [photo: AF] Samoa will host the 2019 Pacific Games PREPARATIONS FOR LOCAL ATHLETES WILL START NEXT YEAR by Ausage Fausia ment in May this year, can- Samoa News Reporter celled on hosting the event, Samoa is welcoming the citing the “enormous challenge recent announcement that they of mobilization finance and the will be hosting the 2019 Pacific impact of the cost of Tonga’s Games, and this is equally great budget deficit”, according to news for American Samoa in media reports. terms of preparations, travel Samoa submitted its bid and accommodations. to host the upcoming Pacific Samoa won the hosting Games earlier this year in June. rights after it was unanimously In his June 30, 2017 letter approved by the Pacific Games to the President of the Pacific Council Executive Board. This Games Council Executive will be the third time Samoa has Board, Vidhya Lakhan, Samoa C M hosted the Pacific Games. The Prime Minister, Hon. Tuilaepa Y K first was back in 1983 and again Sa’ilele Malielegaoi asked the in 2007. Board to give Samoa the chance The independent state to host the Games. received the news last Friday He said Samoa’s facilities are after the Pacific Games Council available, and there is an MOU officially announced its deci- with China to further upgrade sion, congratulating the Pacific the country’s sports facilities Games Association of Samoa between now and 2018. on its selection. “As leader of our govern- According to a Pacific ment, I once again reiterate our Games Council press release, interest in promoting sports Guam and Tahiti also submitted through our hosting of the their bids to be the next host. next Pacific Games,” Tuilaepa But there were concerns over wrote. “As a sportsman myself, whether Guam’s local govern- I intend to participate as a com- ment would have the funds to petitor in archery, chasing my host, while Tahiti has with- gold medal which I missed in drawn its bid due to the lack of 2007 in Apia - and to compete government support. again is convenient for me if the Samoa received the green Games are held here.” light after the Tongan govern- After submitting Samoa’s (Continued on page 5) Page B2 samoa news, Thursday, September 7, 2017 Tumau le Talita ASVBF ALII I LE “TANOA TEAM” tusia: Leua Aiono Frost uiga ua se’e atu nei le talita i le O le toe ta’aloga o ta’aloga Annex latou te puipuia mo lenei in the Pago Plaza - across from ASPA office. VolleyBall American Samoa vaiaso seia o’o atu i ta’aloga Volleball Federation lea ua faitaulia o le aso To’onai nei. fa’agasolo, na fetaui ai le CTR Ta’aloga a le Vaega o “ALII COME AND HAVE YOUR HAIR ma le Tanoa Team ua toe mau A” na muamua ai le ta’aloga nei le Talita i le Tanoa. faitaulia i le va o Tama Samoa DONE BY PROFESSIONAL Fa’ailoa mai e le laulau a le Moni ma le West Point ma sa Asosi Volipolo, “E le o faigofie manumalo ai le West Point. HAIR STYLISTS: lava ona iloa patino ‘au e ono Fetaui le ‘au malosi a le Amouli masi’i ma le talita i so’o se Youth ma le Pioneer malo ai aso e faia ai ta’aloga, aua ua le Pioneer i le lua seti o lea tau fai lelei uma lava ‘au, o le ta’aloga. Sons na fetaui ma le Veronica & Mali fa’atamala lava o le taumafaiga Alii Taoso malo ai le Sons i seti Call for an appointment or stop by and see us!! a le a’u ma se’e le Talita.” e lua i le tasi a le Alii Taoso. I le taimi nei ua fa’ato’a atoa Ta’a’alo loa Puataunofo ma le “Veronica is also a trained barber” le tolu aso o faia ta’aloga o lenei West Point ma toe malo fo’i le ta’amilosaga, ma o le tolu ai fo’i West Point, i seti e lua ae tasi le Tuesday - Saturday 9am to 4pm lea o aso iloga o le ta’amilosaga Puataunofo. Ta’aloga na soso’o 633-0774 Mondays (Appointments Only) o mau lava le talita i le ‘au ai na fetaui ai Annex ma le malosi a le Tanoa mai Tafuna Sinapi ma na malo ai le Sinapi AOG. i seti e lua. O le talita lona lua mo “ALII O le Laumuatasi na soso’o ai B” o lo’o ua se’i nei e le ‘au le latou fetauiga ma le CTR ma malosi a le Annex Boys mai na malo Laumuatasi i seti e lua. Fagatogo ina ua mae’a le latou Au a le No Mercy na fetaui ma iviga ma le Tama Samoa Moni le Tanoa e fa’aiu ai ta’aloga o mai Pavaiai ma faia’ina ai i le ta’amilosaga lona fa i lea aso, latou sa umia mai le talita mai na malo ai le Tanoa i seti e 2. le aso To’ona’i na te’a nei. I le amataga o le ta’amilosaga I le ta’amilosaga atoa e 32 lona lima o le Liki na tatala au Volleyball, e tolu vaega: malae ai Pioneer ma Fagatogo U19 a Tama, le vasega o Au a ma na malo ai le Pioneer. O Tama’ita’i i so’o se matutua o le ‘au a le Sinapi na fetaui ma i ai, ma le ‘au a “Ali’i A” ma Amouli Youth Team na malo “Alii B”. I le aotelega e na’o le fo’i le Sinapi. 6 ‘au a le vasega o tamaiti lalo O le ‘au a le Puataunofo na ane o le 19 tausaga le matutua, 8 fetaui ma Tama Samoa Moni na ‘au a tama’ita’i ae o isi uma ‘au malo ai le Tama Samoa Moni i o ali’i A & B. le latou ta’aloga faitaulia. Lau- Na tatala la ta’aloga i le aso muatasi na fetaui ma le ‘au a le Gafua i ta’aloga a Tama U19, Sons ma malo ai le Laumuatasi. ma fetaui ai le ‘au a le Laumua- O le ‘au a le Uso na fetaui ma tasi mai Pago Pago ma le ‘au Alii Taoso na malo ai le Usos. a le Uso. Malo le Laumuatasi Annex na fetaui ma West Point i le lua seti i le tasi a le Uso. ma maua ai le iuga e malo le Returning to the helm, in his last year at Tafuna, is quarterback Tala Sufia who is pictured locking Na soso’o lea ma le ta’aloga Annex. Le toe ta’aloga o le on to a receiver and charging up for a bomb during a scrimmage against the Wildcats this summer. a le Alii Taoso ma le CTR, ua afiafi na fetaui ai le CTR ma le The Warriors square off against the Vikings this Saturday during the official opening of the tuai mai le Alii Taoso ave uma Tanoa o lo’o mau ai le talita, ASHSAA football season. [photo: TG] malo mo le CTR. Ona soso’o ma sa fa’asima fo’i e tama o lea ma le toe ta’aloga fa’atulaga le “Tanoa” le talita mo lenei mo le U19 i le va o le Breakers vaiaso se’ia toe lu’ia fo’i i le aso Titans rookie receiver Corey ma le Uso na malo ai le ‘au a To’ona’i nei. le Breakers ina ua malo i seti e Mata’ina lava lea ta’aloga, lua, ae tasi le Uso. e ui ina malosi mai le sofa’i Davis eager to prove himself Ta’aloga na soso’o ai na a tama o le CTR, ae leai o lo’ fa’atautaia lua lava i lea aso mautu lava le puipuiga a le tama NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) they slotted into the starting and see how the rookie handles atoa, aua sa vaelua le faleta’alo. o Bob ma lana ‘au i le talita mo — Corey Davis has been busy lineup the first time he stepped that. “Corey is a guy that’s O le vaega a le B ma le A lenei fo’i vaiaso. Ua va’aia le recovering first from an ankle on the field this offseason, even going to have to get his feet mo Ali’i ae leai ni ta’aloga a tele o le suiga i le aofai o tagata surgery, then an injured ham- if he was limited until the final wet,” Mularkey said. “And the tama’ita’i. maimoa sa auai e tapua’ia faiva string. The first wide receiver minicamp in June. He missed sooner he can, the better he’ll I le vaega a le Alii B na o latou alo ma ‘au o lo’o ta’a’alo selected in the NFL draft at No. the first day of training camp be.” Tennessee made Davis the ta’a’alo muamua ai le ‘au a ai fanau, ua iloga fo’i ona sapaia 5 overall has watched lots of before signing his rookie con- first wide receiver drafted in le CTR ma Alii Taoso ma e i latou le fa’amoemoe o le practices, paying close attention tract and practiced until pulling April after he became the only manumalo ai le CTR.
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