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Stars and Stripes will attempt to provide timely updates throughout the course of the Far East baseball, softball and soccer tournaments.

Far East softball - Day 4

Far East D-I softball

Kadena tops Kubasaki to reclaim title

It was as difficult a route as any Kadena team has taken, but pitcher Lauren Youngs and the Panthers are back on top of the Far East High School Division I Girls Softball Tournament world.

13:08 May 24, 2012

Record after record falls at Far East track

Four pairs of eyes sparkled as the time flashed on the electronic clock: 49.17 seconds. Kadena’s girls 400-meter relay team had not only rebroken the Far East High School Track and Field Meet record it set Wednesday, it edged the old Pacific record of 49.8, which had stood since 2005.

17 minutes ago

Far East D-I baseball

Seoul American's unlikely run ends with crown

Just when everything seemed lost for Seoul American’s baseball team, its senior leaders stepped to the fore and gave a team thought to be rebuilding an improbable Far East Division I Tournament title.

12 minutes ago

Far East D-II baseball

Edgren blanks Osan to take tourney title

Semifinal defeats had been the bane of Robert D. Edgren’s baseball’s existence the past two years. After winning Wednesday’s semifinal, the Eagles rode that momentum to the first Far East Division II Tournament title in team history.

10 minutes ago

Far East D-II softball

McElhinney, Zama rally for championship

Brooklinn McElhinney had not pitched in six weeks for Zama American’s girls softball team before this week’s Far East Division II Tournament. She returned to the mound when it counted, though, and led the Trojans to their first D-II title in a girls sport.

7 minutes ago

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Record after record falls at Far East track

Four pairs of eyes sparkled as the time flashed on the electronic clock: 49.17 seconds. Kadena’s girls 400-meter relay team had not only rebroken the Far East High School Track and Field Meet record it set Wednesday, it edged the old Pacific record of 49.8, which had stood since 2005.

17 minutes ago
Far East roundup

Loisel leads record-breakers on the Pac track

Even a right shin injured when colliding with a hurdle earlier in the day couldn’t keep versatile Stefani Loisel from assailing the Far East High School Track and Field Meet record book Wednesday.
07:09 May 24, 2012
Far East preview

Rivalries, full fields spice up track finals

Each was used to being well in front of the field in each of their races. So when Kubasaki’s Allie Reichenberg and Seoul American’s Amanda Henderson came around the final turn together, they each glanced at each other as if to say, “What is SHE doing there?”
13:55 May 21, 2012
Far East soccer preview

Teams from Korea tough to beat at year's end

Where Korea’s recent domination of Far East high school soccer tournaments goes, the proof is entirely in the numbers.
11:36 May 19, 2012
Far East baseball preview

There will be a new champion on the diamond

Ask a handful of coaches how they feel about a Far East High School Baseball Tournament without defending champion American School In Japan and the answers tend to be all over the map - just like the teams.
11:35 May 19, 2012
Stingy Kinnick wins Kanto soccer title
Seoul Foreign, Yongsan win soccer crowns
Defending champ ASIJ among favorites
Inside play key for many contenders
Repeating on the mat isn't easy
Hopkins catches fire, powers ASIJ past Yokota for Classic title

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