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Track and Field: Jarzabek adds to record total in final Far East meet

Humphreys sophomore, who is expected to PCS, sets new mark in 800. She also has cross country record.

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Softball: Yokota takes third straight title behind Haas’ no-hitter

Panthers rout Perry 16-1 to win Far East Division II softball championships.

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Boys Soccer: Whipp’s two goals help Kadena regain throne

One of the leading members of Kadena’s defending Far East soccer champion team played a huge role Wednesday in helping the Panthers make it two straight titles.

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Girls Soccer: Dragons end unbeaten season with another championship

Charlene Darson is better known for keeping balls out of the Kubasaki net. On Wednesday, though, the goalkeeper got her chance to score and help the Dragons regain the Far East Division I title.

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Boys Soccer: King ends generation-long title drought in boys soccer

It took 18 years and a late goal by Ben Duncanson, but E.J. King’s boys strikers find themselves back atop the Far East Division II soccer tournament.

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Girls Soccer: Perry has youth lead the way back to top of the heap

Youth was served Wednesday – and plenty of it – as Matthew C. Perry won its first Far East Division II girls soccer tournament title in eight years.

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Softball: Kadena three-peats on the softball diamond

That was the case Wednesday with Kadena’s softball team, which wrapped up its third straight Far East Division I tournament title with a 15-1 romp over Kubasaki

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Softball: Panthers on the prowl in hunt for softball titles

Solid pitching in right-handers Erica Haas and Zaylee Gubler propelled Yokota High School to the Far East Division II championships the last two years.

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Track and Field: Guam High sweeps island track meet days before Far East

Like a Guam High track and field version of the Energizer Bunny, Hayden Buck just kept going and going and going. She won all four of her events, leading the Panthers to a sweep of the team titles in Saturday’s All-Island finals.

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Track and Field: Small group looking for records, larger group seeks team glory

Three Okinawa sprinters have waged a pitched battle to earn the title “Pacific’s fastest high school human,” chasing region supremacy in the 100-meter dash.

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Baseball: Pitching efficiency is often the key to success in Far East baseball

Pitching is a premium position where the Far East baseball tournaments are concerned.

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Girls soccer: Dragons, Samurai have skills, motivation to take back titles

Kubasaki and Matthew C. Perry are the favorites as DODEA-Pacific girls soccer teams cap their seasons with season-ending championships.

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Boys soccer: Perry, King hoping to return to top, while Kadena seeks to stay there

Samurai and Cobras hope to take advantage of Christian Academy Japan’s move to Division I, while Panthers look for repeat in the DODEA-Pacific boys soccer championships.

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School’s in: A day in the life of a Japanese high school student at Kimino High School in Chiba

Are you interested in experiencing Japanese culture? My family is, so when we found out about a unique program called Kimino High School, where you can get a taste of one day as a Japanese high school student, we were excited to participate.

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