If Saturday was the last day for athletes and teams to shine on the fields, courts and courses before the looming federal government shutdown, Matthew C. Perry cross country stars Jane Williams and Tyler Gaines and the school’s football team made very strong statements.
Shou Murakami-Moses caught two touchdown passes and returned one of his three interceptions 42 yards for a score, accounting for 144 all-purpose yards and four total takeaways.
Hiroki Davis and Denver Dait each ran for touchdowns and Jeremiah Georges caught a scoring pass to help Zama remain DODEA-Pacific’s lone unbeaten football team, downing Robert D. Edgren 21-7 on homecoming Friday at Zama’s Barry Huitema Memorial Field.
Several junior Marines assigned to Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan dedicated a September weekend towards Japanese youth camping out at the National Chuo Youth Friendship Center in Gotemba, Japan, to help the children in conversational English skills.
Sports and other extracurriculars will be suspended at Defense Department schools worldwide if Congress fails to reach a deal to fund the government past Sunday.
Stingy defense and horrid weather combined to hold two high-scoring Japan teams’ offenses in check, with Zama posting the game’s only touchdown in a critical Friday showdown between Division II title contenders.
A strong running game spearheaded by Eddie Kim and Josh Low and a sturdy defense helped keep Osan in the hunt for its second DODEA-Pacific Division II title in six years.
Having taken their lumps in their season-opening games, Humphreys and Kadena hit the road this weekend – the Blackhawks for the second straight week – looking to right their ships.
Yokota High School, in conjunction with the Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific and Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hosted the Student Educational Exchange and Dialogue project, Sept. 9-10, to give American and Japanese students a unique opportunity to interact with and learn alongside one another.
Members from Yokota Air Base, Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Nippo Corporation pose for a group photo during a groundbreaking ceremony for the DoDEA Pacific East district superintendent office at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 1, 2023.
