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Keikiokalani Misipeka
joins the Broncbusters
in Garden City, Kansas
by T. Gasu, Samoa News Sports Correspondent
Pasefika International Sports Alliance (PISA) Representative and Academic Director, Rachel
Jennings (middle) posing with the some of the local student athletes here in American Samoa that
have been confirmed to join the Broncbuster family in Garden City Kansas – by way of Garden
City Community College’s new International Recruiting Coordinator and Running Backs Coach,
Keikiokalani Misipeka. (L-R) Kevin Maukoloa (NVTHS), Edward Manase (THS), and Heston
[Courtesy photo]
Lameta (SHS). Not pictured is Leti Pa’aga (THS).
NCAA tournament gives stars from
smaller programs chance to shine
by STEVE MEGARGEE, AP Sports Writer
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Every year a star performer from a smaller
program capitalizes on the rare chance the NCAA
Tournament provides for him to play on college
basketball’s biggest stage.
One of the most indelible images of last year’s
tournament came when Georgia State coach Ron
Hunter fell off a stool after his son, R.J. Hunter,
made a critical 3-pointer in an upset of Baylor.
One year earlier, North Dakota State’s Lawrence
Alexander made a name for himself by scoring
28 points while the Bison shocked Oklahoma.
As this week’s NCAA Tournament shifts
from Dayton to sites across the country, we’ve
put together a list of 10 players worth watching
from traditional one-bid conferences. Their performances in conference play suggest they could
make the most of this opportunity.
WEBER STATE F/C JOEL BOLOMBOY
First-round game: Fri. vs. Xavier at St. Louis.
Notable: This 6-foot-9 senior is one of five
finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award
given annually to the nation’s top college center.
Bolomboy, the Big Sky’s most valuable player
and defensive player of the year, averages 12.7
rebounds per game to rank third among all Division I players. He also has 17.2 points per game.
HAMPTON F QUINTON CHIEVOUS
First-round game: Thursday vs. Virginia at
Raleigh, North Carolina
Notable: Chievous, a Tennessee transfer,
leads the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in
rebounding (11.0) despite being only 6-foot-6.
He also ranks fourth in the league in scoring
(17.0). Chievous is the son of 1988 NBA firstround draft pick Derrick Chievous, who remains
Missouri’s career scoring leader.
IONA G A.J. ENGLISH
First-round game: Thur. vs. Iowa St. at Denver
Notable: English averages 22.4 points and 6.2
assists to lead the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in both categories. The 6-4 senior ranks
10th among all Division I players in scoring and
19th in assists. English is one of five finalists for
the Jerry West Award given to the nation’s top
shooting guard. English’s father, A.J. English II,
played for the Washington Bullets from 1990-92.
FRESNO STATE G MARVELLE HARRIS
First-round game: Thur. vs. Utah in Denver
Notable: Harris, the Mountain West player
of the year, leads the league in assists (4.4) and
ranks third in scoring (20.6). The 6-4 senior’s big
season includes an 18-point performance against
Oregon and a 23-point outburst against Arizona.
AUSTIN PEAY C/F CHRIS HORTON
First-round game: Thur. vs. Kansas at Des
Moines, Iowa
Notable: Horton averages 18.9 points and 12
rebounds per game to lead the Ohio Valley Conference in both categories. The 6-8 senior leads
the nation with 4.9 offensive rebounds per game
and ranks fifth in overall rebounds per game.
He averaged 22.5 points and 14 rebounds in the
Ohio Valley Tournament despite dealing with a
sprained ankle in the championship game.
HAWAII C STEFAN JOVANOVIC
First-round game: Fri. vs. California at Spokane, Washington.
Notable: Jovanovic, a 6-11 junior born in
Serbia, is the Big West player of the year. He has
averaged 15.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.
Hawaii, which has never won an NCAA Tournament game, is 9-0 this season when Jovanovic
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A son of American Samoa and native from the village of Fagatogo, Keikiokalani Misipeka is opening a whole new gateway for
the youth of our island to get more football scholarship opportunities
— through his new job. Misipeka has been named Running Back
Coach and International Recruiting Coordinator for the Garden City
Community College Broncbusters in Garden City, Kansas.
Misipeka spent years coaching at his alma mater here in
American Samoa, the Home of the Mighty Sharks, Samoana
High School, and a plus to that was his effort in helping local
student athletes earn football scholarships through non-profit
organizations – Field House 100 and Pasefika International
Sports Alliance (PISA).
The new RB Coach and International Recruiting Coordinator
for Garden City Community College – “Keiki” Misipeka is the son
of late Kelemete Misipeka from the village of Fagatogo and Iolani
Misipeka, who is a counselor at Nu’uuli Voc-Tech High School.
Of his new job, Misipeka told Samoa News, via a telephone
interview, “I’m a product of the Rock (American Samoa) and I
can relate to the student-athletes. One of my main goals when I left
American Samoa in 2013, was to continue to help student-athletes
– it was a lot easier for me to connect with college coaches out
here once I moved to the US.”
He said, “One of my other goals was to become a college football coach – I met Garden City’s Head Coach Jeff Sims at a football camp out here, and I had the opportunity to share with him a
little bit about myself playing running back in college and a season
of professional football in the Canadian Football League.”
According to Misipeka, Garden City’s Head Coach Sims
attempted to reach him a few days later, prior to crossing
paths at a football camp in the US. “I didn’t think much of our
conversation, but two weeks later, Coach Sims called and told
me he had lost his Running Backs Coach – and offered me the
position. After praying and talking with my wife, kids, and
family, I accepted the job.”
He added “I’m grateful for the opportunity to be part of the
Garden City Community College Football Program, and on that
note, I would like to thank Head Coach Sims for the opportunity.
It’s a blessing to start my college coaching career and to be in a
position to help Polynesian athletes with scholarship opportunities
to attend Garden City Community College.”
Misipeka told Samoa News that he’s already been working on
moving some of our local athletes out to Kansas, and there are
already 12 student athletes from American Samoa and Hawai’i
who are scheduled to head over to Garden City Community College, and be a part of the Broncbuster family.
He said, “The 12 student athletes who’ve been confirmed to
join us this Summer will be Edward Manase and Leti Pa’aga of
Tafuna High School (AS), Dixon Siuele and Heston Lameta from
Samoana High School (AS), Kevin Maukoloa of Nu’uuli Vocational Technical High School (AS), Marcus Mafi and Kahewai
Kaaiawaawa both from Mililani High School (HI) John Tuitupou
from Kaleaho High School (HI), Kelemete Misipeka Kelemete
of Farrington High School (HI), and EJ Faauli from McKinley
High School (HI)”.
Misipeka said, “I would like to acknowledge and thank American Samoa PISA representative and Academic Director, Rachel
Jennings for all of her hard work and efforts – our student athletes
in the territory are naturally talented and she has been instrumental
in making sure these student athletes maintain their grades, as well
as helping them through the recruiting process.”
He concluded “I would also like to thank my former high
school coaches, Heach Coach Moamoa Vaeao, “Mr. Perfect” Elia
Savali, Pepine Lauvao, Simon Mageo and Doc Tuato’o – lastly
I want to thank my family, my parents, my wife Tufi Malauulu
Misipeka and our kids for always supporting me. Fa’afetai tele
lava and always, Samoa muamua Le Atua.”
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samoa news, Thursday, March 17, 2016
Principal and head coach of the Fa’asao Marist Men’s Baseball Crusaders, J. Victor Langkilde and his team, after defeating the Samoana Sharks last Saturday
9-2 at the Tony Solaita Baseball field. Entering the 2016 ASHSAA Men’s Baseball tournament as the defending champions for the past three consecutive years,
[courtesy photo]
the Crusaders are aiming to defend their title this year. In the Men’s Baseball match, Tafuna defeated Leone 14-0.
Kyrie Irving leads a LeBron-less
Cavaliers over Mavericks 99-98
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 33
points and made a key steal in the closing seconds,
leading the Cleveland Cavaliers —without resting
LeBron James — to a 99-98 win over the Dallas
Mavericks on Wednesday night.
James was given the night off by coach Tyronn
Lue as part of his plans to keep Cleveland’s starters
fresh for the playoffs. The Cavs hardly missed
their star until the Mavericks stormed back from an
18-point deficit in the fourth quarter.
Dallas had several chances to take the lead, but
the Mavericks missed two open 3-pointers and had a
costly turnover before Irving swiped a pass intended
for Dirk Nowitzki with 2.9 seconds left. Irving was
fouled and made two free throws before Dallas’
Deron Williams hit a 3-pointer at the final horn to
conclude a frenzied finish.
Kevin Love had 23 points and 18 rebounds for the
Cavs, who are 4-12 in games without James over the
past two seasons.
WARRIORS 121, KNICKS 85
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry scored
34 points and Golden State extended its record regular-season home winning streak to 50 games with a
victory over New York.
Curry shot 8 for 13 from long range and 12 of 20
from the floor overall before sitting out the fourth
quarter with his team up big. The reigning MVP hit
3-pointers on three straight possessions late in the
first quarter and on two in a row at the end of the third
as the Warriors improved to 32-0 at Oracle Arena this
season.
Klay Thompson scored 19 points with five 3s and
Marreese Speights added 13 with three 3s off the
bench as Golden State (61-6) stayed one game ahead
of the 1995-96 Bulls’ pace in their record 72-win
season.
Carmelo Anthony had 18 points, six rebounds and
six assists for the Knicks.
BULLS 117, WIZARDS 96
WASHINGTON (AP) — Finally playing as if
their chance at a playoff berth was on the line, which
it is, Washington picked up its second consecutive
lopsided victory over a team just ahead of them in the
standings, beating Derrick Rose’s Chicago behind
John Wall’s triple-double.
Wall, an All-Star point guard, produced 29 points,
12 assists and 10 rebounds, outplaying Rose, who
returned after missing two games with a strained left
groin and finished with 16 points and four assists.
Wall received plenty of help, including 20 points
from Bradley Beal and 15 from reserve Garrett
Temple, all in the first half, when he shot 5 for 5 on
3-pointers.
Chicago’s Taj Gibson played only 8 minutes and
had three points.
THUNDER 130, CELTICS 109
BOSTON (AP) — Kevin Durant had 28 points,
nine assists and seven rebounds in just over three
quarters, helping Oklahoma City cruise over Boston.
Russell Westbrook scored 24 points and Enes
Kanter had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the
Thunder, who had lost six of their last 10 games.
Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 29 points, and
Tyler Zeller had 16.
The Celtics lost their third straight after winning
six of seven. It was their most lopsided home loss
this season.
Durant has scored 20 or more points in 60 of the 61
games he’s played this season, including 53 straight.
He came out with just under nine minutes to play.
It was Boston’s second straight loss at TD Garden
following a 14-game home winning streak.
CLIPPERS 122, ROCKETS 106
HOUSTON (AP) — DeAndre Jordan had 23
points and 14 rebounds, and Los Angeles opened up
a large halftime lead and never relented en route to a
victory over Houston.
Jordan finished 8 of 8 from the floor, with six
dunks. JJ Redick added 25 points, including 14 in the
first quarter, going 5 of 9 from the 3-point line.
Chris Paul had 15 points and 15 assists for the
Clippers (43-24), who shot 56 percent. Jamal Crawford had 14 points and seven assists; and Luc Mbah a
Moute, Austin Rivers and Wesley Johnson each had
12 points as the Clippers snapped a two-game skid.
James Harden led Houston (34-34) with 33 points.
Michael Beasley had 16 points and eight rebounds
off the bench for the Rockets, who shot 49 percent.
TIMBERWOLVES 114, GRIZZLIES 108
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Zach LaVine scored
28 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 18 points and 10
rebounds and Minnesota beat short-handed Memphis.
Memphis pulled within 108-104 with 1:12
remaining but then Towns scored four straight points
to stop the rally.
Anthony Wiggins had 16 points for the Timberwolves, while Gorgui Dieng and Ricky Rubio added
15 points each. Rubio added 11 assists.
LaVine was 11 of 19 in the game and matched a
career high with six 3-pointers on 10 attempts.
Memphis was missing injured players Marc Gasol,
Mike Conley, Zach Randolph, Chris Anderson and
Vince Carter.
The Grizzlies dressed nine players.
Lance Stephenson led Memphis with 24 points
and 11 rebounds, while JaMychal Green finished
with 18 points. Matt Barnes added 14 points, while
Ryan Hollins, Briante Weber and Jarell Martin scored
12 apiece for the Grizzlies. Memphis lost its second
straight.
HORNETS 107, MAGIC 99
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Marvin Williams
and Nicolas Batum each scored 26 points and Charlotte beat Orlando to finish its homestand with a 6-1
record.
Williams added nine rebounds and four 3-pointers,
while Batum had nine assists and seven rebounds for
the Hornets, who have won 14 of their last 17. Cody
Zeller had his fourth double-double of the season
with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Kemba Walker chipped in with 16 points and
eight rebounds.
The Hornets are one game behind Miami for the
fourth-best record in the Eastern Conference.
Victor Oladipo had 15 of his 25 points in the first
quarter. Brandon Jennings chipped in with 16 points
and Andrew Nicholson added 13 for the Magic, who
have lost five of their last seven games.
The Hornets led by as many as 26 in the second
half.
HAWKS 118, PISTONS 114
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Jeff Teague
scored 22 points, including two crucial free throws
with 17.9 seconds left, and Atlanta held off Detroit
for its sixth win in seven games.
Atlanta went on a 10-0 run late in the fourth quarter
to take a 113-104 lead, then let the Pistons back in the
game. Marcus Morris cut the lead to two with a threepoint play with 18 seconds remaining, but Teague’s
pair of free throws made it 118-114, and neither team
scored after that.
Andre Drummond had 18 points and 18 rebounds
for Detroit, but he went only 8 of 17 from the free
throw line, and the Hawks were more than willing to
foul him.
Al Horford scored 21 points for Atlanta.
PELICANS 123, KINGS 108
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Anthony Davis
had 27 points and 14 rebounds, Ryan Anderson
scored 21 of his 29 points in the second quarter and
New Orleans beat Sacramento to snap a four-game
losing streak.
The Pelicans set a season high with 74 points in
the first half while completing a four-game sweep of
the Kings this season.
Jrue Holiday added 17 points, Tony Douglas
scored 11 and newly signed Tim Frazier had a careerhigh 14 points with nine assists.
DeMarcus Cousins had 20 points and 12 rebounds
for Sacramento but struggled with his shot most of
the night.
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Girls HS soccer playoffs to get underway
by FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio
Faga’itua and Tafuna have crashed the playoffs party with late wins in the season, pushing
out Samoana from the top four and forcing
South Pacific Academy to drop down from
No. 2 to No. 4.
One of those wins for the Vikings is a 3-2
decision against previously unbeaten Fa’asaoMarist, the Cougars only loss of the season.
The playoff-bound teams are No.1 Fa’asaoMarist Cougars, No. 2 Tafuna Warriors, No.
3 Faga’itua Vikings and No. 4 South Pacific
Academy Dolphins.
The Cougars will face off against the
Dolphins while Tafuna takes on Faga’itua
on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at the Pago Park
Soccer Stadium.
In the meantime the Cougars’ Junior Varsity squad are champions of their division,
having completed the season with a perfect,
7-0 record.
The Tafuna Warriors finished second in the
JV bracket.
The Cougars and Dolphins met only once
during the season with Fa’asao-Marist edging
the latter 2-1 on January 27, 2016.
Tafuna defeated Faga’itua 5-2 when the two
teams met on February 29, 2016 in a lopsided
win for the Warriors.
The championship game is scheduled for
today — Thursday, March 17, 2016.
A Faga’itua Vikings varsity player in action against a Fa’asao-Marist Cougars’ opponent. The regular season
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]
game was held on March 3, 2016 at Pago Park Soccer Stadium.
NFL remarks on Virginia Tech advances in NIT
a football-brain with OT win over Princeton…
link come before
new court ruling
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL’s sudden acknowledgement of a link between football and brain disease comes as a U.S.
appeals court prepares to rule on the fairness of a likely $1 billion
settlement that excludes future CTE diagnoses.
The NFL filed a letter with the court this week after league
official Jeff Miller, senior vice president for health and safety,
acknowledged that brain research on deceased players “certainly”
shows a link between football and CTE.
“Simply put, Mr. Miller’s remarks have no bearing on the
pending appeal,” NFL lawyer Paul Clement argued in a letter filed
late Tuesday. “The NFL has previously acknowledged studies
identifying a potential association between CTE and certain football players.”
The settlement would affect more than 20,000 retirees, paying
$190,000 on average but up to $5 million to young men with
severe neurological conditions, such as Lou Gehrig’s disease or
Parkinson’s disease. The NFL has said it expects three out of 10
ex-players to qualify for compensation during their lifetime.
Critics who appealed the settlement believe it should also cover
future cases of CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which
cannot currently be diagnosed until after death. Some believe that
Miller’s statement lends weight to that position, and they asked
the court to consider it in their review.
“To have said anything other than that would have been ridiculous at this point,” said Dr. Robert Stein of Boston University,
who expects to find a way to diagnose CTE in the living within
five to seven years.
The appeals court could ask for briefs on the point, or remand
the case back to U.S. District Judge Anita Brody for new findings.
But most consider that a long shot.
“I don’t think it’s going to have very much impact on the settlement,” sports law professor Marc Edelman said Wednesday.
“The NFL has been very careful to avoid a statement like this
until the settlement seemed completed,” said sports law professor
Marc Edelman.
The appeals court heard arguments on the settlement in
November, and a ruling is expected soon.
Miller made his remarks at a congressional hearing at which
Dr. Ann McKee of Boston University presented evidence that
90 of 94 deceased NFL players whose brains have been studied
had CTE. “Some would say it’s in the NFL’s best interest to
acknowledge the link between concussion and CTE, because as
long as they continue to deny it, new players might be able to
argue concealment” in future lawsuits, Edelman said.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Zach LeDay
had a career-high 29 points and 11 rebounds and
Virginia Tech beat Princeton 86-81 in overtime
on Wednesday night in the NIT first round for the
Hokies’ first postseason victory since 2011.
Seth Allen made two free throws for Virginia
Tech with 32.3 seconds left in regulation to tie
it at 68-all. Princeton called a timeout with 16.7
seconds left to set up a final play. Devin Cannady missed a long 3-pointer and Alec Brennan’s
tip-in was off the mark at the buzzer.
Spencer Weisz pulled Princeton to 76-75 with
1:35 left in overtime. After the teams traded two
made free throws apiece, Jalen Hudson converted
a three-point play to give Virginia Tech an 81-77
lead with 40 seconds left. The Hokies then made
5 of 6 free throws the rest of the way to seal it.
Hudson added 28 points and eight rebounds
for Virginia Tech (20-14). Steven Cook led
Princeton (22-7) with 22 points.
WAGNER 79, ST. BONAVENTURE 75
SAINT BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (AP) —
Romone Saunders scored 21 points with four
3-pointers and eighth-seeded Wagner beat No. 1
seed St. Bonaventure. After trailing by as many
as 16 in the second half, St. Bonaventure went on
a 9-2 run to pull to 62-53 — cutting the margin to
single digits for the first time since 19-10.
The Bonnies got within two before Saunders
sank a 3-pointer from the wing for a 74-69 lead
with 1:45 left. Neither team scored again until
JoJo Cooper hit two free throws with 12.6 seconds left to extend the Seahawks’ lead to 76-69.
Mike Aaman and Michael Carey controlled
the paint and scored 13 points apiece for Wagner
(23-10), which will play at Creighton on Saturday.
Aaman grabbed nine rebounds and Carey eight.
Jaylen Adams led St. Bonaventure (22-9) with
24 points and six 3-pointers.
GEORGE WASHINGTON 82,
HOFSTRA 80
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Mitola’s
12-foot runner with 4 seconds remaining lifted
George Washington past Hofstra. The Colonials
will play at Monmouth, a No. 1 seed, on Monday.
Mitola’s 3-pointer, his first points after
missing seven shots, gave George Washington an
80-71 lead with 2:38 to go. Hofstra rallied to knot
the game at 80 — the first tie since it was 31-all in
the first half — on Juan’ya Green’s drive with 13
seconds left. Mitola then made his game-winner
before a desperation shot by Hofstra.
Tyler Cavanaugh scored 20 points and
grabbed 11 rebounds for the Colonials. Patricio
Garino added 18 points, Kevin Larsen 16 and
Yuta Watanabe 15.
Green had 26 points and 10 assists and Rokas
Gustys 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Pride
(24-10). Denton Koon added 19 points.
George Washington (24-10) tied for secondmost wins in school history.
MONMOUTH 90, BUCKNELL 80
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Justin
Robinson scored 23 points and Monmouth,
snubbed by the NCAA Tournament, opened the
NIT with a win over Bucknell.
Collin Stewart added 16 points and Deon
Jones 15 for the No. 1-seeded Hawks, who hit 11
of 27 from the arc and will host George Washington on Monday.
Monmouth (28-7), the regular-season champion of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
was left out of the NCAAs after losing to Iona in
the MAAC title game.
Monmouth led Bucknell 36-30 at halftime
before both teams got hot in the second half
when both shot over 58 percent and combined for
104 points.
The Bison (17-14), regular-season champs in
the Patriot League, caught the Hawks at 52-all on
Kimbal Mackenzie’s 3-pointer.
The Hawks responded with two Stewart
3-pointers and another by Robinson and led the
rest of the way.
Chris Haas led Bucknell with 18 points. Zach
Thomas added 15, Mackenzie 13, and the Bison
made 11 of 27 3-point attempts.
GEORGIA 93, BELMONT 84
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Yante Maten scored
a career-high 33 points and Charles Mann added
23 points to help Georgia beat Belmont.
The Bulldogs (20-13) have won six of their
last seven and will visit Saint Mary’s on Sunday.
Belmont pulled as close as two on Craig Bradshaw’s two free throws late in the second half
and trailed by three on Taylor Barnette’s 3 with
3:38 remaining.
But J.J. Frazier followed with a straightway
3 at the 1:47 mark and hit eight consecutive free
throws in the final minute to put the game away.
Bradshaw finished with 19 points for the
Bruins (20-12). Austin Luke had 16 points and
Nick Smith added 14.
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In this Sept. 22, 2013, file photo, umpire Tim Welke turns to the Tampa Bay Rays’ dugout to
exchange heated words with Rays manager Joe Maddon about a call during the fifth inning of a
baseball game in St. Petersburg, Fla. Welke is calling it a career after 33 seasons.
Welke told The Associated Press on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, that he had one knee replace(AP Photo/Brian Blanco, File)
ment surgery in January and would have another in June. APNewsBreak – Longtime MLB
ump Tim Welke calls it a career
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — The first time Tim
Welke stepped onto a ballfield as a professional
umpire, he was a teenager hoping he wouldn’t
get yelled at too much.
As the years turned to decades, sure, he got an
earful. All umps do. But by the time he walked
off at PNC Park last October on wobbly knees
that would need surgery, he’d gotten quite an
eyeful, too.
Reggie and Yaz, Earl Weaver and Billy
Martin. Opening day in Australia, the World
Series at Yankee Stadium. More than 4,200
games in the big leagues, spread over 33 seasons.
“It went like a snap,” he told The Associated
Press on Wednesday.
Now at 58, Welke is calling it a career. He had
his left knee replaced in January, his right one
will undergo the same procedure in June.
“I know my body couldn’t go any farther.
It’s a young person’s job,” he said. “It’s the circle
of life.”
Played out on a diamond, that is.
Welke worked the World Series four times,
including the harrowing, rain-suspended matchup
between Tampa Bay and Philadelphia in 2008,
plus a bevy of playoffs. He did three All-Star
Games, handling home plate last year.
“That was one thing I always wanted to do,”
he said. “That kind of filled out the checklist.”
In all, he called 4,216 games in the regular
season — Joe West is the active leader in the
majors with about 600 more.
Welke worked nearly half his games as a crew
chief. For a while, younger brother Bill was on
those crews. Next year, Bill might switch his uniform number from 52 to 3, the one Tim wore.
Managers, players and fellow umpires often
praised Welke for his even-tempered demeanor
and ability to control a game without letting emotions escalate.
Welke is the last umpire to toss a manager
in the World Series, that being all-time ejection
leader Bobby Cox in 1996.
But true to his nature, Welke’s last ejection
came in 2012. In 2014, however, he threw out a
fan in Atlanta who was heckling Bryce Harper in
a profane manner.
“You have to treat everybody fairly, at every
level,” he said.
No surprise, as Welke spoke in the concourse
at Ed Smith Stadium before Pittsburgh played
Baltimore on Wednesday, a parade of familiar
faces strolled by to wish him well. There was
Pirates President Frank Coonelly, a clubhouse
worker and a local police officer.
“I’ll miss wearing the uniform and the guys,”
he said. “I’m going to miss opening day.”
Minnesota manager Paul Molitor was among
those Welke said he enjoyed on the field. The
admiration was mutual.
“I remember guys that always gave me an
opportunity to voice an opinion as long as it was
respectful and they would reciprocate, and he
was one of those guys for me. He took a lot of
pride in his job. He wasn’t confrontational, and
very professional,” Molitor said.
“I wish him well. And it’s meaningful because
you just don’t expect to hear that kind of compliment from umpires who have to step down from
the game,” he said.
Not that the future Hall of Famer and umpire
always agreed.
“I remember one time he called a pitch on me,
and I said, ‘Timmy, where’d you have that?’ He
says, ‘Borderline, borderline.’ I said, ‘Well, it’s
either a strike or a ball.’ He goes, ‘You know
what, you’re right,’” Molitor said.
In 2012, Welke had a miss that pained him.
He called Jerry Hairston Jr. out when Colorado
first baseman Todd Helton was well off the bag.
That was two years before replay covered such
plays. The next time Welke saw Hairston, he
apologized.
“You learn more from those mistakes, but I
wish I’d been able to change that,” Welke said.
Welke got his first pro job at 19 in 1977 in the
minors, made it to the majors in 1983 and kept
working.
“I wish my career is half as good as Tim Welke’s,” longtime umpire Bob Davidson said.
Welke’s final game was a Reds-Pirates
matchup last season, with Pittsburgh trying to
lock up home field for the NL wild-card playoff.
“It was a meaningful game, I had the plate, I
knew it was my last time,” he said. “I walked off
the field, I felt great.”
Welke will officially be on MLB disability
until Dec. 31. In the meantime, he’s looking forward to quality time at home in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with his wife, Patti, sons Ben and Greg, and
daughter Lauren, along with four grandchildren.
And his dog, a rescue Lab-pit bull mix.
“We call her Chief,” he said. “We knew this
day was coming when I wouldn’t be umpiring.
So we needed a Chief Welke in the house.”
He’s already planning for this summer, up on
Beaver Island in northern Michigan.
“I want to see the Fourth of July fireworks
from a boat in the lake,” he said. “I haven’t gotten
to do that, you know.”
SPORTS SHORTS
Emergency plane landing for CSU
Bakersfield basketball team
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A chartered airplane flying Cal State
Bakersfield’s basketball team to its first NCAA Tournament game
made an emergency landing Wednesday in Las Vegas.
McCarran International Airport spokesman Chris Jones said
Sun Country Airlines Flight 8606 was in the air about 30 minutes
after takeoff from Bakersfield, California when the plane landed.
An ambulance was called to aid someone on the flight who is
not a part of the athletic program.
The plane was delayed about an hour.
An official university Twitter account indicated the team made
it to its destination in Oklahoma City following the unscheduled
stop. The university didn’t immediately provide comment.
The California team is set to play Friday in Oklahoma City
against Oklahoma.
Vikings bring back RB Matt Asiata
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have
re-signed backup running back Matt Asiata.
The Vikings announced the move on Wednesday. Asiata has
been with the Vikings for all four of his NFL seasons after being
picked up as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2011. He has emerged
as a steady and dependable backup for Adrian Peterson and filled
in admirably while Peterson battled legal issues for most of 2014.
Asiata was used more sparingly last season as Peterson returned
to action. He rushed for 112 yards on 29 carries and appeared in all
16 games. But he gives the Vikings’ running game a hard-nosed,
powerful element to complement the shiftier, speedier backup
Jerick McKinnon.
MLB adding Youth Home Run
Derby to All-Star Weekend
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball’s Home Run Derby is expanding
into a youth competition. Major League Baseball said Wednesday
that a Junior Home Run Derby will be conducted for players under
14 and under 12. The final will be at San Diego’s Petco Park on
July 9, three days before the All-Star Game and two days before
the big league derby.
The competition will be conducted in partnership with youth
organizations like the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and other
baseball and softball organizations. It will be sponsored by
T-Mobile, which also sponsors the big league derby.
the L.A. Sparks hire Tonya
Edwards as assistant coach
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks have hired
Tonya Edwards as an assistant coach, reuniting her with Brian
Agler, who coached her in the ABL and WNBA.
Edwards played five seasons in the WNBA with Minnesota,
Phoenix and Charlotte, and won ABL titles with Columbus in
1997 and ‘98. Agler was her first coach when she was drafted by
the Lynx in 1999 and became an All-Star as a rookie.
Edwards coached the women’s basketball team at Alcorn State
from 2008-15 and was SWAC coach of the year in 2010-11. She
was an assistant at Detroit Mercy, with the Chicago Blaze in the
NWBL and at Mott Community College in her hometown of Flint,
Michigan. She won national championships at Tennessee in 1987
and 1989 and was MVP of the 1987 NCAA Tournament.
The hiring was announced Wednesday.
Ex-Michigan State star Cleaves
arraigned on sex charges
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan State basketball
star Mateen Cleaves was arraigned Wednesday on sexual assault
charges over the protest of a prosecutor who felt blindsided and
believed the brief hearing would be held Thursday.
Cleaves, 38, is charged with assaulting a woman at a motel last
summer following a charity golf event. Judge M. Cathy Dowd told
him to turn in his passport and released him.
“I don’t know how they do things in Genesee County, but we
try our best to be as transparent as possible when my office is
involved,” Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy said. “There
was an agreement with all of the parties that the defendant would
turn himself in and be arraigned in open court (Thursday) — not
for him to have a back door arraignment.”
The case is being handled by Worthy’s office because of a conflict raised by the Genesee County prosecutor. Messages seeking
comment from the judge weren’t immediately returned.
Reporters scrambled to get to the courtroom, and the judge
barred them from using cameras.
Cleaves, who is popular in his hometown of Flint, is charged
with criminal sexual conduct, assault with intent to commit
criminal sexual penetration and unlawful imprisonment. He was
mostly silent in court and deferred to his attorney, Frank Manley,
who called the charges “outrageous” a day earlier.
Cleaves led Michigan State to the NCAA basketball championship in 2000 and remains close to the program. Mateen is the
middle name of coach Tom Izzo’s son.
Cleaves appeared in 167 games for four NBA teams.
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Fa’aitiitia aofa’i aitalafu i le Faletupe
Atina’e e lei totogiina
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Ua aga’i atu ina fa’aitiitia le aofa’i o nonogatupe a tagatanu’u
ma pisinisi e oo mai i le taimi nei e le o mafai ona toe totogiina atu
i le Faletupe o Atina’e a Amerika Samoa, e pei ona fa’amanino e
sui o le Faletupe i se iloiloga sa fa’ataunu’uina i luma o le maota
o sui i le taeao ananafi.
O sui o le Faletupe na molimau i le iloiloga sa valaauina e le
Komiti o le Tamaoaiga a le maota o sui, i lalo o le ta’ita’iga a le
afioga i le ali’i faipule ia Larry Sanitoa e aofia ai le afioga i le ali’i
senatoa ia Nuanuaolefeagaiga S. Nua, o ia lea o le ta’ita’ifono o le
Komiti Fa’afoe, fa’apea ai ma le faletua ia Ruth Matagi-Fa’atili, o
ia lea o le Peresetene o le Faletupe o Atina’e.
O le mataupu i aitalafu e le o totogia na ogatotonu i ai felafolafoaiga a faipule ma sui o le Faletupe, ina ua fesiligia le ripoti o le
tausaga e 2013 ma le 2014, lea o lo o fa’ailoa mai ai aitalafu a le
Faletupe i le silia i le $1.6 miliona i le 2013, ae $300,000 ma ona
tupu i le 2014.
Se vaaiga i le matagofie o teu fugalaau sa teuteuina ai totonu o le maota o sui i le taeao o le aso
Saunoa Nua e fa’apea, ina ua tofia le Komiti Faafoe fou a le Gafua, a o fa’atinoina ai galuega a le Failautusi o le maota ia Fialupe Lutu ma le sui failautusi, le
Faletupe ua i ai nei, e silia i le $10 miliona le aitalafu sa latou tofa i le Tama Matua ia Savea Tavita Loseti, i le toe amataina ai o galuega a le Fono Faitulafono
taunu’u atu o lo o i ai mai le silia i le 10 tausaga talu ai, ma amata talu mai lana malologa e 2 vaiaso.
[ata AF]
ai loa ona galulue le Komiti Fa’afoe i le fa’atulagaina lea o ta’iala
ma auala e amata ai ona toe ao mai aitalafu nei i totonu.
“O le taimi nei, ua fa’aitiitia le aofa’i o nonogatupe e le i totogiina mai le aofa’i e tele sa i ai, ae le o mapu ai lava le Komiti
Faafoe ma le aufaigaluega a le Faletupe i le galulue malosi lea e
faatino tulaga uma ina ia mafai ai ona toe ao uma mai aitalafu nei
i totonu”, o le saunoaga lea a Nua.
Ae na talifuaitau le afioga i le ali’i faipule ia Sanitoa e fa’apea,
e taua lava le fa’amalosia o le aoina mai i totonu o aitalafu nei, “e
le iloa po o lea lava e feofeoa’i solo i le atunu’u i latou e ana nei
nonogatupe ma fa’asavili solo i a latou ta’avale tetele ma maualuluga, ae le o o mai e totogi a latou aitalafu”.
Na fautuaina e Sanitoa sui o le Faletupe ina ia fa’aauau pea ona
galulue i le aoina mai o aitalafu.
Na fesili le afioga i le ali’i faipule ia Faimealelei Anthony Fu’e
Allen ia Matagi-Fa’atili pe agava’a tagata faigaluega a le Faletupe e talosaga i nonogatupe, ae na tali le tama’ita’i peresetene, e
agava’a i latou e talosaga pe afai latou te ausia ta’iala ma aiaiga mo
nonogatupe, ae ina ua toe fesiligia o ia e Faimealelei pe agava’a
atu ai ma sui o le Komiti Fa’afoe e talosaga i nonogatupe, na tali Saunia: L.A.F./Naenae Productions
Matagi-Fa’atili “e leai”.
LEAI NI VAILAAU MA FUALAAU I LE FALEMAI
(Continued on page B11)
Ua toatele le mamalu o le atunuu ua faaalia lo latou faasea ona o le leai o ni vailaau ma fualaau i
le fale talavai i le maota gasegase i Motootua. Na faaalia e nisi o matua sa auina atu o latou alo i le
falemai faaitumalo i Leulumoega e faapea, na fautuaina i latou e fomai e saili i fale talavai tumaoti i
Apia mo fualaau ma vailaau ua faatonuina e fomai e faainu ai o latou alo, ona ua leai ni fualaau ma
vailaau i le falemai i Leulumoega. O le tulaga foi lea na molimauina e nisi o matua i le falemai autu i
Motootua. Na faaalia e ia matua, na fautuaina i latou e le aufaigaluega a le fale talavai e saili fualaau
ma vailaau e le o maua i Motootua i fale talavai tumaoti i Apia. Na saunia se tasi o sui o le Ofisa o
Tautua tau le Soifua Maloloina (Public Health) lea o lo o pulea le falemai e faapea, ua uma sapalai o
fualaau ma vailaau a le falemai ona ua le aumaia nisi sapalai mai fafo. Ua mafua lea faaletonu ona o
le le totogia o aitalafu a le falemai i kamupani i fafo e gaosia fualaau a vailaau tau le soifua maloloina.
Fai mai a ia o lea faaletonu e patino tonu i le Matagaluega o Tupe, ona o le le totogiina o ia aitalafu.
O le taimi nei la o lo o agai le atunuu i fale talavai tumaoti i Apia. E lei maua se faamatalaga aloaia
mai le pulega o le Ofisa o Tautua tau le Soifua Maloloina i lea faaletonu.
FAAULU TAGI A LE ALII LEOLEO UA FAATE’A
Ua faailoa e se alii sa avea muamua ma leoleo, le susuga Dave Tomasi, e faaulu sana tagi i le
Faamasinoga e faasaga i le Matagaluega o Leoleo faapea le Komesina o Leoleo, le susuga Fuiavailili
Egon Keil, ona o le faate’aina o ia. O le amataga o le tausaga nei na faamalolo ai o ia mai lana galuega. O le faaiuga a lea alii e faaulu lana tagi i le Faamasinoga, ona e talitonu o ia, o le faatinoina o
lona tiute faaleoleo e pei ona aoaoina ai o ia, ua mafua ai ona oo o ia i lea tulaga. O lenei mataupu
na alia’e ina ua taofia e lea alii leoleo sa tiute, ia le taavale a le alii komesina ona e sese le pakaina
o lona sa. O le tulaga ua oo ia te ia ona o lona faatinoina o lona tiute, e talitonu le alii o Tomasi, e le
amiotonu. Fai mai a ia, e ui ua faate’a o ia mai lana galuega, o lona talitonuga, o lona valaauina o le
Le peresetene o le Faletupe o Atina’e ia Ruth Matagi-Fa’atili leoleo. Ae ua avea lona mulimulitai i le tulafono ma tulaga ua tulaga faaletonu ai o ia, ma o lea la ua
ma le Ta’ita’ifono o le Komiti Fa’afoe, afioga i le Senatoa ia sauni ai e tuuina atu lea mataupu i le Faamasinoga.
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Nuanuaolefeagaiga S. Nua
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[ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
Toto togala’au aina a fanau a’oga Pavaiai Elementary
tusia: Leua Aiono Frost
Mai se fonotaga fa’apitoa mo faia’oga a le malo
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Agriculture Program Auatagavaia Tunai Alfred Peters
ma ia saunoa, “Ia tau solomua ia te outou faia’oga, ona
fa’aofi atu nisi tomai fou mo le fanau e tapena ai i si
tomai fou e fa’aaoga tatau ai latou taimi pe afai ua le
maua ni galuega e maua pe a mae’a a’oga maualuluga.”
O lena tima’iga na fa’aoso fiafia i le tama’ita’i
faia’oga o Makerita Tofa o le a’oga a Pavaiai Elementary, ma sa ia manatu loa, “E ui ina laiti la’u vasega o
le level K5, ae le tuua se mea lelei ua ou iloa mai le
semina lea. O le fai loa o se fa’ato’aga, aua o lo’o i ai si
vaipanoa i le va o falea’oga e fa’aaoga ai. O lumafale
fo’i o le matou potu a’oga.”
Ina ua soalaupule o ia i le pule a’oga Lemapu Suani
ma le Sui Pule Aoga Betty Iosefo, sa talia ma le fiafia
e i la’ua nei, ae ua toe tu’u mai le isi lu’iga, saili se
tinoitupe e fa’atino ai. Na i’u le tofa, o le a faia tusi aisi
i Kamupani mo se fesoasoani, ma sa talia lelei le fanoga
e le Kamupani a Haleck Island Motors i Pavaiai.
“O le agaga o le fa’afetai sa lagona, ae maise ua
fa’aosofia atili le naunau ia i matou uma o faia’oga ma
fanau a’oga i le level K 3-5, i Pavaiai,” o a Tofa lea.
O le faleoloa o le Ace Hardware sa faia ai le
fa’atauga, taua’ao fo’i ma le aisiga i lena faleoloa
ma toe ofo mai ai le Ace Home Center e aumaia fua
fa’atauga o laupapa, fao ma le uaea e si’omia ai le galuega a le fanau ia le sao i ai meaola fa’alafua.
“Ua tino mai nei le galuega, ae o le fa’afetai e fia
fa’aleo i nei kamupani, aua na sau fo’i ma uta palapala
malu mai le Vailuu Trucking Company i Pavaiai, ua
atoa i ai mea e fa’atulaga ai le togala’au o La’au ‘aina
mata a lenei vasega,” o le tala lea a Tofa.
“O matua lava isi fesoasoani sili, aua sa o mai matua
e fa’atino moega mo le totoina o la’au, ae maise o le
fa’amamaina o le vao, ma sa o mai fo’i i aso To’ona’i ina
ia fausia le pa ma fa’amautu lelei le togala’au ua i ai nei.”
O le tau o le fa’atauga na totogia e Halecks e $700;
o le fa’atauga na totogia e le Ace Home Center e $200;
ma uta uma o le palapala malu sa aumaia e Vailu’u &
Sons i Pavaiai, ua latalata fo’i i le $300.
O la’au toto mai le polokalama o fa’ato’aga a le
ASCC Land Grant, atoa ai ma le fa’amaluina o le eleele
ma fa’amoega mo le togala’au, ua fa’atulaga uma e
taulele’a mai lea polokalama a le Kolisi Tu’ufa’atasi.
O faia’oga o lea vasega e auai ma se sui e to’atasi
mai le World Teach, le susuga Mark O’Malley mai
Wisconsin, ma o se mea e fiafia ai lenei ali’i, ua toe oni
nai masina ona tu’ua lea o Amerika Samoa, ae ua fiafia
tele, ua ia totoina ni la’au, o le a aoga tele mo le fofoga
taumafa o le fanau a’oga, le vasega o faia’oga fa’apea
ma matua, a’o le’i tu’umuli.
“O lenei se taimi muamua ua aofia ai lo’u sui talavou
i se togala’au ‘aina, o le mae’a ai lava o a’oa’oga i le
Iunivesite o Wisconsin ma sau ai loa i lenei polokalama aoga tele mo a’u, o le World Teach, ae le’i maua
se avanoa lelei ou te totoina ai se togala’au mo ou
matua. Lea ua faia mo la’u vasega, ua ou matua fiafia
lava,” o O’Malley lea.
“O le aoga sili, ia mafai e le tagata ona toto la’au
e fa’aaoga e lona aiga, po’o lona lava tagata soifua,
aua ua tele ina fa’atuatua tagata e fa’atau mai mea
ua mae’a totoina, ae le’i iloa lava e oe po’o a mea
na fa’aaoga e totoina ai nei la’au ua e taumafaina,” o
lana tala lea.
O le ‘auga fo’i lea ua fa’aosofia ai Makerita Tofa
ma le vasega o faia’oga uma atoa ai ma le pulega i
Pavaia’i, “Ia fa’ateleina ona toto e i tatou o tatou lava
fa’ato’aga e saunia lelei mai ai tatou taumafa i aso
ta’itasi, e le fa’amoemoe ina ia se’i o’o mai va’alele
ma va’a oloa ma fua o fa’aeleeleaga mai isi atunuu ma
le Iunaite Setete.”
O le ‘auga lava lea o le Polokalama atoa a le ASCC
Land Grant Agriculture, “Ia fa’aosofia agaga o tagata
Amerika Samoa e totoina o latou fa’ato’aga e toe
fa’aaoga e i latou ma latou aiga, e le gata ina fa’atau
atu, ae gaosia ai latou fo’i tausami ma malolosi atili ai,
ona ua taumafa tatau i mea’ai paleni na totoina i o tatou
lava eleele ma ona sosia,” o se tala lea a Autagavaia.
Manu’a, i lalo o se totogi maualalo ma le fa’amama
avega mo le itumalo.
Ae na taua e ni isi o le itumalo i le Samoa News e
fa’apea, afai e fa’aletonu le MV Sili ma le mafai ai ona
fa’ataunu’uina ana femalagaaiga i Manu’a, e nonofo
fa’atali pea le itumalo i se isi auala e mafai e le malo
ona tu’uina atu e fesoasoani ai i le itumalo e mafai ai
ona la’u a latou uta e aunoa ma se totogi.
“O le tiute o le malo o le saili lea o auala e fa’aleleia
ai auala o femalagaaiga i le ea ma le sami mo Manu’a,
e le talitonu le itumalo e tatau ona totogi a matou uta e
fia ave i le itumalo”, o le saunoaga lea a le tina o Miriama Viliamu-Ale i le Samoa News.
Na taua fo’i e le susuga a Fa’atili Vaoga e faapea,
“tusa lava po o le a le umi e fa’aletonu ai le MV Sili,
e fa’atali pea lava le itumalo se’i lelei ona fa’atoa la’u
lea o a matou uta i Manu’a e aunoa ma se totogi.
I tausaga ua mavae pe a fa’aletonu le MV Sili, e
fa’atali pea lava le malo tusa lava poo le a le umi e
fa’aleleia ai le va’a, e fa’apena fo’i i le taimi lenei,
matou te fa’atali pea lava se’iloga e lelei le va’a ona
fa’atoa la’u lea o a matou uta i Manu’a”.
E le o se taimi muamua lenei ua fa’aalia ai finagalo
tete’e o ni isi o le itumalo e fa’atatau i fuafuaga a le
faigamalo ina ia totogi uta mo Manu’a.
O le amataga o le tausaga nei ina ua taunu’u i luma
o le Fono Faitulafono le pili a le ali’i kovana mo lana
paketi fa’aopoopo, sa aofia ai ma le fuafuaga e totogi
loa uta mo Manu’a, ona o le fa’anaunauga o le malo,
o le $300,000 o le a maua mai pe a fa’ae’e totogi o uta
mo Manu’a i le tausaga tupe atoa lenei, o le a fesoasoani i le faatupeina o le paketi fa’aopoopo a le faigamalo e $2.5 miliona.
O le vaiaso fou lea ua fa’atulaga e faia ai le iloiloga
a le komiti o le Pulega o Uafu ma Malaeva’alele a le
maota o sui, e fesiligia ai le mataupu e fa’atatau i auala
o femalagaaiga mo Manu’a, e aofia ai ma le mataupu
i le fa’ae’e lea o totogi i uta mo le itumalo, i lalo o le
ta’ita’iga a le afioga i le ali’i faipule ia Vesi o le sui
ta’ita’i komiti.
Tumau pea lagona tagata Manu’a i le ave fua o uta i le Itumalo
tusia Ausage Fausia
Ua fa’aalia e ni isi o tagatanu’u mai le itumalo o
Manu’a le tumau pea lea o le latou talitonuga o lo o i
a, i le la’u fua lea o a latou uta i Manu’a, tusa lava po
o a suiga ma fuafuaga ua fa’ataoto e le malo.
O finagalo faaalia mai ni isi o le itumalo i le Samoa
News, sa mafai lea ona tu’uina mai i le vaiaso nei ina
ua fa’ailoa e le Ofisa o le Pulega o Uafu ma Taulaga
tulaga fa’aletonu ua a’afia ai le va’a o le MV Sili, ma
fa’ailoa ai loa e se ali’i faipisinisi i le atunu’u, e mafai
ona malaga lana va’a e momoli uta a tagata i Manu’a i
se tau taugofie ma le fa’amama avega.
Na fa’ailoa e faipule e to’alua mai Manu’a ia
Toeaina Faufano Autele ma Vesi Talalelei Fautanu
Jr o la lagona fa’anoanoa ina ua toe tula’i mai fo’i se
fa’aletonu i le MV Sili ma faigata ai femalagaaiga i
luga o le sami mo Manu’a.
Sa fa’ailoa atili e le afioga i le ali’i faipule ia
Toeaina le ofo a le ali’i faipisinisi ia Tim Jones mo
lana va’a e la’u ai uta a le mamalu o le itumalo i
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UAEALESI MOSOOI A
LE FAFIGE FAIKAKALA
tusia Fafine Nofotane
FIU TAU TULITULI LE
AU FAI LOAN LAPOPO’A
Ata fa’amaga le Fafige Faikakala ina ua faitau atu i ripoti a le
Faletupe o Atina’e a le malo lea ua tauaao atu i luma o le Fono
Faitulafono, e fai lava si to’atele o le mamalu o le atunu’u sa fai
a latou nonogatupe i le Faletupe i le tele o tausaga ua mavae, ae
ua fiu le Faletupe e toe tulituli le au ula ia e toe totogi mai a latou
aitalafu. Ae o le itu e pito sili ona ata ee ai i luga si Fafige Faikakala, o le to’atele o le au alii ia ua mumusu e toe totogi a latou
nonogatupe, o loo feofeoa’i i ta’avale e muliga ai fo’i le uumi o
container ta’i 40 futu ia e la’u mai i luga o va’a oloa. Taumafai
le Fafige Faikakala e su’esu’e atili le aano moni o lenei mataupu,
ae pe aisea fo’i ua mafua ai ona naunau le Fono Faitulafono e
su’esu’e le mataupu i aitalafu a le Faletupe, ae maua ane le au o le
paipa, e to’atele nai aiga lima vaivai o le atunu’u ua tele tausaga
o taoto a latou talosaga mo ni nonogatupe laiti i le Faletupe, ae oo
mai lava i le taimi nei e le o taliaina lava.
Ae o le itu e pito sili ona mata’utia ai lenei mataupu, o nisi
o le au alii ia ua mumusu e totogi a latou aitalafu tetele, o lo o
avea ma totino o le Komiti Fa’afoe a le Faletupe i le taimi nei.
Ua maua fo’i e le Fafige Faikakala fa’amatalaga mai le Ofisa o le
Faletupe e fa’apea, a o atu a latou tagata faigaluega i fale o le au
sifi e tulituli a latou aitalafu, ae ua lalafi ae fa’aoso mai iai a latou
ta’ifau, o isi fo’i taimi ua pepelo nai fanau fai mai o loo malaga a
latou matua i fafo, ae toe iloa mulimuli ane i le afiafi o loo fa’alue
atu i a latou ta’avale maualuluga sa maua mai i nonogatupe ua
mumusu e totogi.
O le fautuaga a le Fafige Faikakala ia te outou ia e feofeoa’i i
ta’avale pei ni fautasi le uumi ae pei ni va’a meli le maualuluga le
lapopo’a sa fa’atau mai i tupe o nonogatupe ia ua outou mumusu
e toe totogi, fa’amolemole, totogi nei loa a outou aitalafu, e
lelei lava lou fa’alue i le mea sa afu ai lou tino. Ha! Ha! Ha!,
ae mo outou ia o loo avea ma totino o le Komiti Fa’afoe a le
Faletupe ae o loo iai fo’i a outou nonogatupe, ia fai nei le mea
amiotonu, fa’amavae mai le toe avea o oe ma sui o le komiti
fa’afoe, ae alu e safu sau i’a ina ia maua mai ai sou totogi e toe
totogi ai lau aitalafu. Ia outou silafia, e oona le afu o le atunu’u.
Mafaufau te isi i ai.
FAI LE FAUTASI MA AVEGA
MAMAFA I TOTONU O NUU
Momomo le loto ma tau pe le fatu o si Fafige Faikakala ina ua
vili mai le isi ana uo toeaina matua ma tagi talatala mai i luga o
le telefoni, e fa’atatau i faiga le alofa a le latou nu’u ua toe amata
fo’i ona fai, i saoga meaai ma fa’asalaga tau tupe ao tapena ai le
fautasi a le nu’u mo tuuga fautasi o lenei tausaga. Fai mai le uo
toeaina a le Fafige Faikakala, e fai fo’i pulega a Saddam Hussein
ua maliu e le maua faiga a nisi o matai o le latou nu’u lea ua fai
nei, e aofia ai le fa’asala lea o oe i le $10 pe afai e te le auai i
koleniga a le au va’a i afiafi, afai fo’i e te ma’i pe faigaluega fo’i,
e tatau lava ona e fa’anoi i aso uma ina ia iloa ai o loo e ma’i.
“O lea fo’i ua logo mai aiga uma o le nu’u, o le a toe auaua’i
fo’i aiga e fafaga i le tausiaina o le au va’a, ae o mea ia e tatau lava
ona tapena e le nu’u, aua o loo iai teugatupe a le nu’u o lo o i ai e
fa’atino ai manaoga uma nei”.
O le tagi talatala mai lea a le uo toeaina a le Fafige Faikakala.
Fesili atu loa i ai le Fafige Faikakala pe i ai sana fautuaga e ave i
le nu’u, ae atili ai ona tagi si toeaina ma fai mai, “O la’u fautuaga
i matai o le nu’u lea ua taulamua i faiga le alofa nei, fai ia ma se
alofa fa’amolemole, solo mua lava ia te outou e lei fai mea i le
nu’u i tausaga ua mavae le fiafia e faaee nei mau avega mamafa i
luga o tauau o le nu’u, ia avea la tatou fautasi o se mea e fiafia i ai
le nu’u, ae aua le avea ma avega mamafa”.
➧ Faletupe Atina’e…
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Saunoa le afioga i le ali’i faipule ia Toeaina Faufano Autele e
fa’apea, e le tatau i se soo se tasi o lo o avea ma totino o le Komiti
Fa’afoe o le Faletupe ona talosaga mo se nonogatupe, ae afai fo’i
o lo o i ai se totino o le Komiti Fa’afoe i le taimi nei o lo o i ai sana
nonogatupe i le Faletupe, ae o lea ua toe tofia o ia e le Kovana e
avea ma totino, o lana fautuaga i lea tagata, e sili pe a fai le mea
amiotonu ina ia fa’amavae mai lona tulaga o lo o i ai.
“E le tatau ona tatou tuuina ni aitalafu e fai ma avega mamafa
i a tatou alo ma fanau o le a fai ma ta’ita’i i le lumana’i”, o le fautuaga lea a Toeaina i molimau.
O le to’atele o afioga i faipule na maua le avanoa latou te fesiligia ai molimau, sa latou taua le ofo o latou loto i le mafai lea ona
fa’aauau mai e le Faletupe o lenei tulaga mai tausaga ua mavae o
le fa’atino o ana galuega e aunoa ma se tupe fa’asili po o se tupe
mama a le Faletupe o lo o i ai.
Ae na taua e Matagi-Fa’atili e fa’apea, e ui i lagona ma manatu
i le leai lea o se tupe maua sa fa’atino mai ai galuega a le Faletupe,
peita’i o le anavatau a le Faletupe o lo o i ai, ia mafai ona ofo atu
lana auaunaga e tautua ma fesoasoani ai i tagatanu’u fa’apea ai
pisinisi a le atunu’u.
2016 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
The Criminal Justice Planning Agency, the designated State Administrative Agency
of the American Samoa Government wishes to advise the public of available grant
funding for Fiscal Year 2016. These federal grant funding are available for new and
continued criminal justice system, improvement projects that will be submitted under
application to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The following funding streams are available for proposals and application:
1. Justice Assistance Grant Program
2. STOP Violence Against Women Grant Program
3. Victims of Crime Act Grant Program
4. Sexual Assault Services Grant Program
5. John R. Justice Grant Program
6. Prison Rape Elimination Grant Program
7. Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Grant Program
8. OJJDP Formula Grant Program
9. Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant Program
10. State Criminal Alien Assistance Grant Program
11. SMART Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program
Any and all new proposals and applications for funding shall be submitted to the
Criminal Justice Planning Agency for review of the State Administrative Agency prior to
submission to the U.S. Department of Justice. For more information, please contact
Mr. Keith Gebauer, Executive Director, at 633-5221.
Thank You
tusia Ausage Fausia
TEENA SENATE HALL JR, SUI KOMITI FAAFOE OFISA TURISI
E 7-6 le palota na teena ai e le maota maualuga a le Senate i le taeao ananafi tofiga a le afioga i le
ali’i mo le susuga ia Roy J.D Hall Jr e avea ma totino o le Komiti Fa’afoe a le Ofisa o Turisi.
O lea fa’aiuga e teena ai tofiga a le afioga i le ali’i kovana ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga fa’asaga
ia Hall Jr, na faia lea ina ua mae’a se iloilog pu’upu’u sa faia a le Komiti o le Faagaioiga o le malo
a le maota maualuga, lea sa fesiligia ai e afioga i senatoa ni isi o mataupu e faatatau i le avea ai o
Hall Jr ma sui o le Komiti Fa’afoe. Ina ua mae’a le palota a le maota maualuga e teena ai le suafa
o Hall Jr, sa tula’i le afioga i le ali’i senatoa ia Tuaolo M. Fruean ma fa’atula’i le mau ina ia toe
tu’uina mai le suafa o Hall Jr e toe iloilo e le maota i se isi taimi o i luma.
Ae na saunoa le sui peresetene o le Senate sa ta’ita’ia taualumaga a le maota, afioga i le ali’i
senatoa ia Nuanuaolefeaiga S. Nua e fa’apea, e leai se tulafono a le maota maualuga e mafai ai ona
toe iloilo se suafa ua le pasia, se’i vagana ua toe tofia mai e le ali’i kovana lena tagata ona fa’atoa
mafai lea ona iloilo lona suafa e le maota e ala i le toe fesiligia o ia i se isi iloiloga fou.
I le tali fuaitau a le afioga a Tuaolo, sa ia saunoa ai e fa’apea, o lo o manino le tulaga e fa’atatau i le
leai lea o se tulafono a le maota maualuga e toe iloilo ai se suafa o se tasi ua teena, peita’i i lona taofi,
o mea nei o tulafono, ua na o ni ta’iala e lima ta’ita’iina ai le maota, ae o le tofa ma le fa’autautaga
loloto a tupu ma e’e o le atunu’u o lo o afifio i le maota maualuga, o iina e afua mai ai fa’aiuga fai.
I le fa’aiuga o felafolafoa’iga e uiga i lea mataupu, na fa’atula’i ai loa e le afioga a Laolagi F.
Vaeao se fautuaga ina ia taoto pea le fa’aiuga a le maota i le tulaga ua i ai, ae taoto atu fo’i le fautuaga
a Tuaolo e vaavaai i ai le maota i se taimi o i luma, ae i lona lava taofi, e tatau lava ona aloaia e le
maota ana tulafono o lo o lima ta’ita’iina ai ana galuega fa’atino, ina ne’i o latou faia ni suiga fou ona
avea lea ma auala e fesiligia ai e le atunu’u le tofa ma le fa’autautaga a le maota.
FESILIGIA LE VA’A FOU NA AUMAI MO MANU’A
A o vavao ai le itumalo i le fa’aauau pea lea o tulaga fa’aletonu i auala o femalagaaiga mo
Manu’a, ua fesiligia e le afioga i le ali’i senatoa ia Tuaolo M. Fruean le tulaga ua i ai le va’a fou o
le Foisia lea sa fa’atau mai e le malo i le lua tausaga talu ai, pe aisea ua le fa’aaogaina ai mo femalagaaiga i Manu’a. O le mataupu fo’i lea o lo o fesiligia e faipule o le maota o sui ina ua toe a’e mai
le fono mai lana malologa e lua vaiaso, o le mafua’aga ua le mafai ai ona fa’aaoga le va’a fou o le
Foisia i femalagaaiga i Manu’a, ona o lea fo’i ua tula’i mai se fa’aletonu i le va’a o le MV Sili, ma
atili ai ona pagatia le itumalo i le leai lea o se va’a e la’u ai uta i Manu’a.
Ae na saunoa le sui peresetene o le Senate ia Nuanuaolefeagaiga S. Nua i le taeao ananafi e
fa’apea, e oo lava fo’i i le itumalo o lo o latou tu’u fesili fo’i i le mataupu lava lenei, ma, pau le auala
e mafai ai ona maua se tonu o lenei mataupu, o le aami lea o le Fa’atonusili o Pulega o Uafu ma
Malae va’alele na te fa’amaninoina lenei mataupu.
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O se va’aiga i le tofa Auimatagi Suluoleola Petaia [lona lima mai luma] ua ia fesoasoani e tu’uina i lalo le Taema 11, o se aga ua loa ona ia fia faia, ae o le afiafi,
[ata: foa’i]
ua i ai o ia i luga o le Taema 11 e alo le foe a’o le’i tu’ua e ia le atunu’u mo Uosigitone i le po o le aso Gafua. Tala ‘oto’oto
o le LALOLAGI
fa’aliliu AF
FA’ASALA ALI’I AOGA AMERIKA I KOREA I SAUTE
E 15 tausaga lea ua fa’asala ai e le Faamasinoga Maualuga i Korea i Matu se ali’i aoga mai
Amerika i le aso ananafi, ina ua fa’amaonia le solitulafono sa tu’uaia ai o ia, o lona taumafai lea
e ave fa’agaoi se meatotino mai totonu o le fale talimalo sa nofo ai, ma o lea meatotino e taua
tele i totonu o lea malo. E 15 tausaga lea ua fa’asala ai e le fa’amasinoga le ali’i o Otto Warmbier na
te fa’atinoina ai galuega mamafa, ona o le solitulafono sa ia fa’atinoina, o se solitulafono e sili ona
matuia. O lo o taumafai pea tusitala i totonu o Korea i Matu e fa’afesoota’i le Ofisa o le Puipuiga a
le malo tele o Amerika atoa ai ma matua o lenei ali’i mo se fesootaiga e uiga i lenei fa’asalaga. O
Warmbier na malaga ma ni ana uo e tafafao i Korea i Matu i le taimi tonu o le tausaga fou mo le umi
e 5 aso, ae tula’i mai ai loa le fa’alavelave e pei ona tu’uaia ai o ia.
MAUA TAMAITAI FAIAOGA SE TAUI E $1 MILIONA
E $1 miliona le tupe lea ua ofo atu e le malo o Palesitina i se tama’ita’i faiaoga sa avea ma tagata
sulufa’i i le nofoaga o lo o fa’amautu uma ai tagata sulufa’i, ona o le tulaga maoa’e ma le mataina o
lana galuega sa fa’atinoina i tagata sulufa’i, e ala i le a’oa’oina lea o i latou. O le tamaitai e pei ona
taua sa tofia na te faia aoaoga mo tagata sulufa’i sa fa’amautu i latou i se nofoaga tele lava i totonu o
Palesitina, ma molimauina ai e le malo le maoa’e o le atamai o lenei tamaitai i le fa’atinoina o lana
galuega, lea ua mafua ai ona to’atele i latou sa tula’i mai i tulaga atamamai.
FASIOTIA TA’ITA’I O LE ISIS
Ua faamaonia mai e le nofoaga autu o fitafita a le malo o Amerika lo latou fasiotia lea o le ali’i sa
avea ma ta’ita’i o le vaega fa’atupu fa’alavelave a le ISIS, le ali’i o Omar al-Shishani ina ua lavea le
taavale sa latou malaga ai ma isi sui e to’a 12 a le ISIS i pomu sa tafana atu e va’alele a Amerika i
le vaiaso nei. Na taua e Amerika e fa’apea, ua leva tele ona latou taumafai e saili le nofoaga o lo lo
lafi ai Omar, i le tuana’i ai lea o le tele o osofaiga sa ia faia fa’asaga i ni isi o fitafita i totonu o Iraq
faapea ai tagata lautele i totonu o atunuu eseese e aofia ai Suria ma le atu Arapi.
FAATUPULAIA FASIOTI TAGATA I PAPUA I SISIFO
Ua galulue nei ta’ita’i o le Komisi e puipuia aia tatau o tagata i le Pasefika e saili se auala e foia
ai faiga le alofa ua molimauina le fa’atupulaia i totonu o Papua i Sisifo, e aofia ai le fasiotia o tagata
lautele e aofia ai fafine ma tamaiti. O se fa’alavelave i le lua masina talu ai lea na maliliu ai le silia i
le toa 100 tagata mai vaega eseese o Papua i Sisifo ina ua fasiotia e tagata fa’a a’upegaina, ua mafua
ai ona a’e se manatu i le Komiti ina ia fa’amalosia loa a latou galuega i le taimi nei mo le puipuia o
le toe tula’i mai o lenei fa’afitauli.
SUESUE FBI NAIFI MAUA I LE FANUA O O.J. SIMPSON
Ua fa’atautaia nei e le vaega suesue a le feterale, le FBI se suesuega faapitoa faasaga i se tama’i
naifi lea na maua i le fanua tuai sa nofo ai le ali’i o O.J Simpson, pe i ai se sootaga o lea naifi ma
ni isi o mataupu sa tau sailia ai ni isi na maliliu i tausaga ua mavae. Na taua i ripoti e faapea, e le o
mafai ona maua i le tino o le naifi ni fa’ailoga e iloa ai sa fa’aaoga lea naifi i se solitulafono.
➧ TALA MAI SAMOA…
Mai itulau B9
TOLU SUIGA I LE MAEA
FAITAUGA FAALUA O PALOTA
I le maea ai o le faitauga faalua o palota na faia i itumalo
eseese e aofia ai ma palota faapitoa, i le faiga palota lautele a
le atunuu, e tolu suiga ua tulai mai i iuga sa i ai ina ua maea
le faitauga muamua I le afiafi o le aso 4 o Mati.
O ia suiga e aofia ai le afioga Sili Epa Tuioti lea ua
toe manumalo I le tofa Pauli Matamua Ivan Williams i le
itumalo Faasalaleleaga Numera 1, o Aumua Isaia Lameko
lea ua tulai mai i le tofi o le itumalo Falealili i Sisifo lea sa
seei ai le afioga Tusa Misi Tupuola, ma le susuga Nafoitoa
Talaimanu Keti lea ua manumalo i le nofoa o le itumalo
Gagaemauga Numera 3 lea sa seei ai le afioga Faamoetauloa
Faale Tumaalii.
O le uluai paeaiga foi lenei o le Palemene i le tala faasolopito o le malo Samoa, ua faaopopoina ai nofoa ina ia mautinoa
le lima o nofoa e nofoia e sui faipule tamaitai, lea ua saofia
ai nei le afioga Faaulusau Rosa Duffy-Stowers, ina ua
aupito i maualuga le pasene o palota na ia maua faatusatusa
i le aofai atoa o palota na faia i le itumalo Gagaifomauga
Numrea 3.
TULAGA IVA LE
MANU SAMOA 7s
E ui e na o le to’asefulu tama taaalo o le Manu Samoa Taitoafitu i le vae na faagasolo i Vancouver, Kanata i le faaiuga
ole vaiaso na te’a nei, ae sa maitauina le finau malosi o le au
ma faamanuiaina ai i le ipu mafolafola o le tauvaga ina ua
manumalo i le au a Amerika e 31 i le 19.
Na faaalia e le alii faiaoga ulu, le susuga Damien McGrath,
e toalua tama e lei mafia ona taaalo i lea vae o le taamilosaga.
O le isi na le mafai ona taalo ona o manuaga, ao le isi, le
susuga Tila Mealoi, na toe foi mai i Samoa ona o le maliu o
lona tua’a.
Peitai, sa maitauina le finau malosi o le au i le taitaiga a le
alii kapeteni, le susuga Faalemiga Selesele, e ui ina malolo i
le latou taaloga muamua ia Fiti i ai e 38 i le 5.
Na manumalo isi a latou taaloga o le pulu ia Sikotilani,
Kenya ma Portugal ma ofi atu ai loa i sailiga o quarter-final o
le ipu autu, lea na malolo ai ia Niu Sila.
Ua siisii nei i luga le faatulagaga o le Manu Samoa i le
faatulagaga ooao o au i lea tauvaga mai le tulaga 11 sa i ai, i
le tulaga 9.
samoa news, Thursday, March 17, 2016 Page B13
➧ SPORTS SHORTS…
MLB won’t discipline Dodgers’
Yasiel Puig for club incident
NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers
outfielder Yasiel Puig will not be punished for his
involvement in an incident in a Miami club last fall.
Puig sustained a swollen eye and facial bruises on
Nov. 26. Miami police spokesman Delrish Moss
said at the time the injuries were sustained as Puig
was leaving the Blue Martini at bouncers’ request
following an argument with his sister.
MLB said Wednesday that it interviewed Puig
and his sister and reviewed video from inside the
club and the “investigation did not uncover any
witness who supported the assault allegation.”
Puig was not charged.
“Both Puig and his sister denied that an assault
occurred, and the available video evidence did
not support the allegation,” MLB said. “Barring
the receipt of any new information or evidence,
no discipline will be imposed on Puig in connection with the alleged incident.”
Puig’s lawyer, Jay Reisinger, said in a statement that “Yasiel greatly appreciates the support
he has received from the Dodgers, his teammates
and other players throughout baseball.”
“Now that the matter has been resolved and
is behind him, Yasiel is looking forward to the
2016 season,” Reisinger said.
Puig was among 3 players investigated under
the new domestic violence policy, agreed to by
MLB and the players’ association last August
after a series of incidents involving NFL players.
Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman agreed to
a 30-game suspension without pay following an
altercation with his girlfriend. Colorado shortstop Jose Reyes was suspended with pay pending
an April 4 trial in Hawaii on a charge of abusing
his wife at a Maui resort. MLB said it will further investigate following the trial to determine
whether Reyes deserves discipline.
the Bengals re-sign
defensive tackle Pat Sims
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals signed
defensive tackle Pat Sims to a two-year deal on
Wednesday, retaining another free agent from a
defense that ranked second in the NFL in fewest
points allowed last season.
Sims, a third-round pick in 2008, played in
Oakland from 2013-14 before returning as a
free agent. He has started 23 games for Cincinnati. Last season, he shared a sack in Cincinnati’s
playoff loss to Pittsburgh.
Keeping the defense intact has been a priority
for Cincinnati in free agency. The Bengals signed
starting safety George Iloka to a five-year, $30
million deal and brought back cornerback Adam
“Pacman” Jones on a three-year deal Tuesday.
Cornerbacks Leon Hall and starting safety Reggie
Nelson also became free agents.
➧ NIT ROUNDUP…
Continued from page B4
atlanta Falcons sign OT Tom
Compton, LB LaRoy Reynolds
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have
added depth and experience to their offensive line
by signing former Washington Redskins tackle
Tom Compton. The Falcons on Wednesday also
signed linebacker LaRoy Reynolds, who played
in 13 games, including one start, with the Chicago Bears last season.
Compton has played in 44 games, including
10 starts, with the Redskins the last three years.
Reynolds played with Jacksonville in 2013-14
before signing with the Bears. He had 12 tackles,
including two for losses, in 2015.
The Falcons opened the free agency period by
signing former Cleveland center Alex Mack.
The Falcons also have signed former Cincinnati wide receiver Mohamed Sanu, former Miami
defensive end Derrick Shelby and former Arizona linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, who began
his career with Atlanta.
Dodgers’ Salcedo receives 3rd
drug suspension within year
NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers
pitcher Adrian Salcedo has been suspended for 144
games under baseball’s minor league drug program following a positive test for a metabolite of
Boldenone, a banned performance-enhancing substance. While with the Minnesota Twins’ organization last year, Salcedo was suspended for 80 games
on April 29 following a positive test for the performance-enhancing drug Tamoxifen and the banned
stimulant Heptaminol. He returned to make seven
appearances in August at Double-A and Triple-A,
then was suspended for 100 games on Sept. 1 following a positive test for Heptimonal.
Salcedo became a six-year minor league free
agent after the season and signed with the Dodgers
in September. The suspension announced
Wednesday will start after the 25-year-old righthander finishes his current suspension.
Illini hire longtime NFL coach
for special teams, tight ends
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois football
coach Lovie Smith has hired former Houston
Texas assistant Bob Ligashesky as the new Illini
special teams and tight ends coach.
Smith said in a news release Wednesday that
Ligashesky has 31 years of both pro and college
experience and a strong reputation as a recruiter.
Ligashesky spent two seasons with the Texans
before he was let go in January. Previously, he
was an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, St.
Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars and Pittsburgh Steelers. He also was an assistant coach at
Bowling Green from 1991-98.
Only the running backs coaching position is
left to be filled on Smith’s staff.
Continued from page B3
Maten scored 20 of Georgia’s first 34 points.
GEORGIA TECH 81, HOUSTON 62
ATLANTA (AP) — Adam Smith scored 20 points and Georgia Tech
pulled away in the second half to beat Houston.
Marcus Georges-Hunt had 19 points and Charles Mitchell had 12 for
Georgia Tech (20-14), which will play at South Carolina in the second
round on Monday night.
Devonta Pollard led Houston (22-10) with 21 points. Damyean Dotson
had 14. Rob Gray Jr., who averages a team-leading 16.3 points, had only
nine. The Cougars made only 2 of 13 3-pointers.
Georgia Tech led 41-32 at halftime and kept the lead in double figures
after Georges-Hunt made two free throws to open the second half.
The Yellow Jackets, who have won seven of nine, are playing in the
postseason for the first time in five seasons with coach Brian Gregory.
BYU 97, UAB 79
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Chase Fischer scored 27 points with seven
3-pointers, Kyle Collinsworth posted his 12th career triple-double with 19
points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, and BYU beat UAB in the first round.
It was the sixth time this season Collinsworth achieved the feat, equaling
last season’s total.
Robert Brown scored 27 of his career-high 29 points in the second half
for UAB (26-7), which trailed by 21 at halftime before cutting it to four.
Fischer then scored eight straight points for the Cougars, including two
3s, for an 85-70 lead.
Freshman Nick Emery finished with 22 points for BYU (24-10), which
will play Virginia Tech on Friday night. The Cougars made 13 of 30 3-point
attempts and shot 55 percent overall.
Spurned by Chargers,
Weddle embraces his
new start with Ravens
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Eric Weddle enjoyed playing
with the San Diego Chargers for nine seasons. He loved his long,
scruffy beard, too. The three-time Pro Bowl safety is now a member
of the Baltimore Ravens, a move he embraced Wednesday after
taking a physical and signing a four-year contract.
“ I can’t wait to get started, I can’t wait to meet my teammates,
get to work, and hopefully bring a championship here,” Weddle
said at his introductory news conference.
The lengthy beard is gone, and that’s one change he’s treating
with no small measure of remorse.
“I’m regretting it by the second,” Weddle said of his decision
to put a razor to that gnarly thatch of whiskers.
Wearing a grey suit, white shirt, striped tie and a very tight
beard, the 31-year-old Weddle smiled broadly while sitting next
to Ravens coach John Harbaugh.
Weddle excelled with the Chargers, but he knew his time was
up after the team fined him $10,000 for watching his daughter
perform at halftime of a game; kept him on the sideline with an
injury he insisted was not serious; and barred him from flying
with the team for the season finale.
The message was clear. “It was hard to deal with every day,
going to work at 4:30 in the morning knowing that the organization doesn’t want you after this year,” Weddle said. “It was hard
to deal with. The only thing that got me through that season was
my teammates. But it made me stronger, it made me humble, and
I think all those tough times brought me to this moment right now,
to be a part of this amazing organization.”
He called his departure from San Diego “a blessing in disguise.”
The Ravens were delighted to put Weddle on the payroll. He’s
expected to serve as the last line of defense on a unit that has long
carried a reputation for toughness.
“We have added proven playmaker to our defense who will
fit in well with the way the Ravens play,” general manager Ozzie
Newsome said. “The Ravens got better today.”
Baltimore cut safety Will Hill on Wednesday, although it’s
quite apparent that Weddle wasn’t going to be fighting for a job.
“Eric is going to make our team better in so many different
ways, as a player and as a person,” Harbaugh said.
Other teams offered Weddle more money, but Baltimore suited
him best. “It’s about being appreciated, it’s about being wanted.
Last year was hard,” he said. “This is where I want to be and they
want me. I know it’s the right decision, I know it’s going to be a
special journey for us. I can’t wait to be a part of it. I really can’t.”
By the time training camp rolls around, Weddle will probably
have a lot more hair on his face. He said the decision to cut off his
beard was “spur of the moment.”
“I was working out one morning and I got done and (the beard)
was everywhere, sweat, water, who knows, probably bugs in
there,” Weddle said. “I’m like, ‘What am I doing? I look ridiculous right now.’”
So he got rid of it. “It was almost three years that I had it. It
was awesome,” Weddle said. “I might have to bring it back now.
I’m getting too many people asking about it. But I get more kisses
from my wife, so that’s a plus.”
➧ stars OF smallER programs…
Continued from page B1
scores at least 20 points.
GREEN BAY G CARRINGTON LOVE
First-round game: Friday vs. Texas A&M at Oklahoma City
Notable: Love averages 17.7 points and 3.5 assists to lead his team in both categories.
The 6-foot-1 senior also has 2.6 steals per game to rank third among all Division I players.
Love is a major reason why Green Bay leads the nation with 344 total steals, though West
Virginia edges the Phoenix in steals per game.
YALE F JUSTIN SEARS
First-round game: Thursday vs. Baylor at Providence, Rhode Island
Notable: Sears, a 6-8 senior, is the first two-time Ivy League player of the year in Yale
history. He has earned first-team all-league honors three straight seasons. He averages 15.8
points and 7.5 rebounds per game and has shown he can deliver against major-conference
foes. Sears had 19 points, six rebounds and three blocks against Duke this season.
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN G/F THOMAS WALKUP
First-round game: Friday vs. West Virginia at New York
Notable: Walkup has been named Southland Conference player of the year each of the
last two seasons, and he’s been named most valuable player of the conference tournament
three straight years. The 6-4 senior leads his team in scoring (17.5), rebounding (6.8) and
assists (4.5). He has more than 2 1/2 times as many assists as turnovers.
Walkup has averaged 15.3 points and 10 rebounds in three career NCAA Tournament
games, including a 2014 upset of VCU.
STONY BROOK F JAMEEL WARNEY
First-round game: Thursday vs. Kentucky at Des Moines, Iowa
Notable: Warney, a 6-8 senior, scored 43 points in the America East championship game.
He’s been the America East player of the year each of the last three seasons and leads the conference in scoring (19.8), rebounds (10.7), field-goal percentage (.637) and blocks (3.0). He
is one of five finalists for the Karl Malone Award given to the top Division I power forward.
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Universal Crossword
Edited by Timothy E. Parker March 17, 2016
ACROSS
1 Emulate a
quarterback
5 Leak
through
slowly
9 Prepares
for a boxing
match
14 With the
bow, to
a violinist
15 All done
16 Hushed
17 1986 “fish
out of water”
film
20 Hot and
sultry
21 Condiment
in gourmet
cooking
22 Perspiration
23 Nicholas I
was one
24 Become
embedded
27 Tire protector
32 Recede like
a tide
35 One way to
cook eggs
37 Common
beverage
38 Cause for
ahem?
42 Edible
Pacific tuber
43 Part of a
drum kit
44 Ribonucleic
acid,
familiarly
45 Old sailor
48 Rustic
poems (var.)
50 Christian
Coalition, e.g.
52 ___ Island
(immigration
landmark)
3/17
56 Partial
paralysis
60 Not at all
harsh
62 Good thing
to have in
the jungle
64 Farm
mudholes
65 Big-mouthed
pitcher
66 Noted canal
67 Is inclined
68 “Friends”
friend
69 Changes
hair color
DOWN
1 Formal
accords
2 It points the
way
3 Rifle
attachment
4 Like a party
animal
5 37-Across,
e.g.
6 Opposite
of good
7 Anago,
really
8 Fourth
estate
9 Shape
learned in
preschool
10 Corny bits
of wordplay
11 Verdi classic
12 Walk dizzily
13 Proofreader’s
direction
18 Multi-armed
creatures
19 Unable to
hear
23 “Poly”
attachment,
in school
names
25 Have on
26 B-movie
machine
guns
28 Major ATM
manufacturer
29 It can open
for you
30 Impressive
style
31 Pro ___ (in
proportion)
32 Semiaquatic
salamanders
33 Hillside,
to the
Scottish
34 When
doubled,
one of the
Society
Islands
36 Be in
charge of
39 “In ___ We
Trust”
40 Make an
attempt
41 Cosmetics
queen Curtis
46 Be
preoccupied
with
47 Flippant
49 Assaulted
with goo
51 Purple
willow, e.g.
53 Distrustful
54 Private film
producer,
informally
55 Eyelid lumps
56 Whispered
attentiongetter
57 Poker
pay-in
58 Form of
precipitation
59 Barely
managed
60 Bottom of
the barrel
61 Does the
wrong thing
63 A couple
PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER
3/16
© 2016 Universal Uclick
www.upuzzles.com
REPTILE HOUSE By Alice Goodwin
Thursday,
March 17,
2016
Happy Birthday: Thank matters through thoroughly. Time is on your side, so don’t let anyone push you
into something you aren’t ready to explore. Rely on your skills and talents to help you reach your goal. This
is a year of opportunity, so do your best to let go of fear and embrace new beginnings. Don’t let a challenge
deter you from getting ahead. Your numbers are 6, 14, 21, 27, 32, 36, 49.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Choose to get along with others and to look for healthy alternatives. Look
inward and find meaningful ways to make personal improvements. An interesting turn of events will
improve a partnership. ✸✸
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Home, family and friends should be your focus. Discussing plans that you
want to put into play will bring you closer to the ones you love and give everyone something to look forward to. Don’t procrastinate -- make it happen. ✸✸✸✸
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t take on responsibilities that don’t belong to you, but don’t ignore
those that do. A realistic and fair approach to what you face will be the only way to get past what stands
in your way. Don’t overreact. ✸✸✸
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Keep an open mind and you will be amazed by the information you are
given and how you can put it to good use in your everyday life. Romance will lead to a promising adventure
with someone you love to spend time with. ✸✸✸
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Show off a little. It’s in your best interest to let others know what you are capable
of doing. Don’t be shy when it comes to taking charge and being responsible. The difference you make will
be appreciated and acknowledged. ✸✸✸
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take the initiative and do what you can to help those less fortunate. Your
actions will lead to an encounter with someone who can help you bring your own dreams to fruition. A
partnership will fill a void you have been experiencing. ✸✸✸✸
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Check out every option before making a decision. Take your time and
observe what’s going on around you. Don’t let anyone make you feel as if you are being left behind. Do
things on your own terms and at your own pace. ✸✸
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Get involved in something you’ve never done before. New or unusual
experiences will get your creative imagination flowing and encourage you to follow through with an idea
that could turn in to a moneymaker. Love is highlighted. ✸✸✸✸✸
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Expect to face opposition from someone who is trying to control
your life. It’s likely that you’ll have to make unexpected alterations to the way you live. Protect your assets,
possessions, your reputation and your health. ✸✸✸
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You don’t have to join in if someone makes a last-minute change that
disrupts your plans. Look for a way to carry on and you won’t miss out on something you want to do. You’ll
obtain valuable insight from an unusual encounter. ✸✸✸
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Revisit an idea and tweak it to fit the current trends. Your ingenuity and
desire to do something unique will help you forge ahead. High energy coupled with discipline will be your
ticket to success. Personal improvements will be satisfying. ✸✸✸
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Put the skills and talents you are passionate about in to play, and you will
come out a winner. Your ability to wow others with your unique approach to life will result in a partnership
and profitable joint venture. ✸✸✸✸✸
Birthday Baby: You are compassionate, intuitive and expressive. You are proactive and precise.
Dear Abby
by Abigail Van Buren
WIFE HAS DOUBTS ABOUT MAN DONATING SPERM TO HIS BROTHER
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have a 19-month-old son and plan on trying for another baby soon. My
husband’s brother, who is sterile, called and asked my husband to donate sperm to him. I am very upset
because my husband refuses to ask his brother to make any kind of compromises to protect our family
and theirs, such as counseling to resolve any issues ahead of time.
Before we were serious about each other, my husband donated to his brother’s first wife. His brother
wanted to keep it a secret from everyone -- including the children -- but his wife told all of her friends.
What should I do? My husband is afraid he’s going to lose his brother if he doesn’t give him everything
he wants, but the person he is really going to lose is me. -- CONFUSED IN THE SOUTH
DEAR CONFUSED: I hope you won’t let your husband’s generous impulses have a negative impact
on your marriage. I agree that counseling could help to head off future problems that might crop up -- IF
your husband and his brother would agree to it. But while you’re at it, this should also be discussed with
a lawyer just in case your brother-in-law’s second marriage goes south, too.
As to keeping all of this a secret -- because wife No. 1 has made public the fact that the children aren’t
biologically his, the chances of the information being kept secret are slim to none.
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DEAR ABBY: Since the lottery for the big jackpot was in the news, my co-workers and I have discussed
the etiquette regarding sharing the winnings with whomever may have given you the ticket. For instance, if
somebody has an uncle who gives lottery tickets as a gift on birthdays or holidays as opposed to a standard gift, and the recipient hits the winning numbers, is there a fixed percentage that’s customary to give?
None of us is actually in this situation; it just became part of our discussion. Thanks for your input. -OFFICE HOT TOPIC
DEAR HOT TOPIC: Once a gift is given, it belongs to the recipient. The recipient would be under no obligation to share the winnings with the person who gifted him or her with the ticket, nor should it be expected.
However, if the gift giver does expect a percentage, then this should be worked out before the drawing.
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DEAR ABBY: I’m 15 and I’m a lesbian. I’ve told my friends, but they don’t accept me. They say they do,
but when I talk about other girls, they say, “Don’t talk about girls around us. We’re not gay!” I don’t know
what to do. Please help. -- LGBT IN GEORGIA
DEAR LGBT: Your friends probably do accept you, but would prefer not to hear all the details you feel
the need to share. It’s time you find a youth group for gay teenagers. Go online, visit lgbtcenters.org and
search for the nearest gay and lesbian community center in your area. If you do, you will see that the support you are looking for isn’t hard to find. I wish you luck.
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TO MY READERS: Today’s the day for wearing something green! A very happy St. Patrick’s Day to you
all. -- LOVE, ABBY
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