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King, others looking to replace graduated stars as fall sports begin

DODEA-Japan tennis and volleyball got underway as early as it ever has, Aug. 20, with matches at Yokota and Nile C. Kinnick. Cross country started Saturday with a meet at Sasebo’s Isanoura Park.

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Football: Eagles dream of soaring to rare heights again

Haruki Jones thought he and Robert D. Edgren’s football team were in solid position to end a lengthy Far East Division II title drought.

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Football: Panthers seeking to carry over last year’s momentum

Yokota began the 2024 football season like a house afire, winning its first two games before falling three times by a combined 68-36.

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Japan Gridiron Association camp on NAF Atsugi solidifies push for American Football expansion amongst youth

A new organization dedicated to promoting American football in Japan is steadily gaining momentum, leaving its mark across the Land of the Rising Sun.

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Football: Red Devils hope to be standing tall at season’s end

Tylar Stephens and Nile C. Kinnick’s boys basketball team carried the Far East Division I Tournament banner off their home court last February after capturing the final.

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Vacation Bible School 2025 at Yokota

Vacation Bible School students pose for a photo at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 6, 2025. This year’s theme, True North, transformed the base chapel into an Alaskan adventure.

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Football: Trojans low on bodies but high on potential

From 48 players two seasons ago to 26 last season to just 15 out at practice on Monday, Zama’s football numbers continue to dwindle.

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Football: New cast looking for chance to defend Dragons’ treasure

What does a defending champion do when its three key scorers and yardage-gainers graduate?

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Football: Panthers geared to come out on top this time

Outfitted in a helmet and pads for the first time since practice began Aug. 4, Braylon Stephens confessed to being a tad hot and quite nervous.

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Football: Samurai eyeing a different ending this time around

Third in a series of preseason previews detailing DODEA-Pacific football teams.

Photo Of Joshua Fly, 374th Airlift Wing school liaison program manager, leads a lesson on different types of leadership for students attending the Student Ambassador Training Program at the Military and Family Readiness Center on Yokota Air Base.

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Yokota students prepare to become ambassadors for the new year

At the Military and Family Readiness Center, 41 student ambassadors representing Yokota High School and Yokota Middle School trained to be advisors, advocates and mentors for new students in the upcoming school year at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 11-12.

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