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Football: Guam High holds last playoff spot with a week to play

Braden Flinn and Noah Harris put together stellar performances Saturday to help Guam High’s football team keep their playoff hopes alive.

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Cross Country: Jarzabek’s detour doesn’t derail her from winning title

Cassandra Jarzabek led comfortably through the first few hundred meters of Monday’s Far East cross country race, when she angled sharply around a goalpost – what she thought was the first major turn of the race.

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Football: Perry rallies to top Edgren, earns right to host

Unhappy with the situation his Samurai faced on fourth-and-20 deep in their own territory, Daniel Burns decided to go against the odds – and punter Preston Ramirez answered the call.

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Tennis: Roesch, Lee grab singles titles, finish second in doubles

Ryunosuke Roesch had to borrow a racket from Yokota coach Tommy Palmer for Friday’s Far East finals matches.

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Football: Healthy Panthers shock Trojans in D-II semi

With Casey Bumpers sidelined for much of the last month, Yokota struggled to get yards and points. But no sooner did he return that the Panthers’ offense came alive.

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Football: Kubasaki stays perfect to advance to finals

After being bottled up by Nile C. Kinnick’s defense a week earlier on the road, Carlos Cadet provided plenty of yardage and scoring fuel for a Kubasaki team that’s headed to the Far East Division I football final.

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Football: Kadena tops Humphreys to set up all-Okinawa final

If the best offense is a good defense, Kadena’s secondary served as a poster-child example Saturday.

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Volleyball: Knights follow in coach’s footsteps to become Far East champs

Twenty-five years apart, Lisa Cummings showed she’s just as capable of winning Far East Division II volleyball tournament titles as a setter and a coach.

Photo Of Cadet Malachi Zachry, center, is promoted to master sergeant during a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps recognition ceremony at Camp Zama, Japan, Oct. 17, 2024.

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Camp Zama JROTC cadets honored with awards, promotions

A ceremony here Thursday recognized about 40 Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets for their recent promotions and volunteerism while also highlighting those who have stepped into leadership roles this school year.

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8 teams’ goal: play 1 more football game

Kubasaki ran the table in the DODEA-Pacific Division I football season, going 5-0 including a season-series sweep of arch-rival and defending Far East champion Kadena.

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Tennis: Perry players make surprise runs to finals

Singles players and mixed doubles duo give Samurai an early advantage in D-II finals; girls and boys doubles play starts Thursday.Singles players and mixed doubles duo give Samurai an early advantage in D-II finals; girls and boys doubles play starts Thursday.

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VIDEO: “Math Knight” event promotes learning, sense of community among Army families in Japan

The commissary *plus* math problems? Sounds like a great way to *multiply* opportunities for learning in the community!

Photo Of Three students from Yokota High School and local Japanese high schools present their product idea by using a whiteboard.

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Yokota High School hosts 6th youth exchange program event, focuses on cultural, educational exchange

Yokota High School hosted a cultural and educational exchange event as part of the sixth Youth Exchange Program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 6.

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Tennis: All hail the kings and queens of the tennis courts

Defending a Far East tennis title takes more than waving a team banner or individual first-place medal at opponents.

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