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Kento Monto stops a penalty kick.

King keeper Kent Monto blocks a penalty kick by Perry's Ren Spinosi. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

High school

BASEBALL

Okinawa

Kubasaki 14, Kadena 8

Friday at Kadena Air Base

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Runs Hits Errors
Dragons 3 1 1 2 1 6 0 14 11 2
Panthers 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 8 7 2

W — Lukas Gaines 5 IP (5 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 7 SO); L — Hajime Reed 4 2/3 IP (9 H, 6 ER, 4 BB, 7 SO, 2 HBP). Batting — Dragons: Asher Romnek 3-5 (2B, 2 SB), Luka Koja 2-2 (2B, HR, 2 RBI), Gaines 4-6 (2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 SB); Panthers: Adam Santana 2-3.

Japan

E.J. King 6, Matthew C. Perry 3

Friday at Sasebo

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Runs Hits Errors
Samurai 3 0 0 0 3 3 0
Cobras 0 4 1 1 6 4 1

W — Jayden Arocho 3 IP (2 H, 2 BB, 7 SO, WP); L — Taisei Shimakura 4 IP (4 H, 6 ER, 6 BB, 8 SO, HBP). Batting — Cobras: Arocho 2-3 (2B, 3 RBI); Samurai: Aira Fujinuma (4 SB).

Nile C. Kinnick 9, Robert D. Edgren 1

Friday at Misawa Air Base

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Runs Hits Errors
Red Devils 0 1 0 0 0 8 9 6 0
Eagles 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 2

W — Noah Berhow 6 IP (5 H, ER, BB, 5 SO); L — Levi Kuns 5 1/3 IP (3 H, 2 ER, 6 BB, 5 SO, 5 HBP). Batting — Red Devils: Estaban Abreu (2 RBI), Noah Otteson (2 RBI), Kayden Tam 2-4; Eagles: Charles Richardson 2-3.

Taisei Shimakura throws toward home.

Perry right-hander Taisei Shimakura delivers against King. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Neo Purificacion pitches.

King right-hander Neo Purificacion delivers against Perry. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

SOFTBALL

Japan

Perry 7, King 5

Friday at Sasebo

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Runs Hits Errors
Samurai 2 0 2 3 0 7 10 1
Cobras 0 2 0 2 1 5 6 3

W — Gabby Martens 2 IP (2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO); Sv — Miah Apperson 3 IP (4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO, 3 HBP); L — Mila Nishimura-Reed 3 IP (9 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO, WP). Batting — Samurai: Elizabeth Shoop 3-3 (3B), Martens (HR, 2 RBI), Jillian Javier 2-2; Cobras: Moa Best 2-3 (2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 SB), Reed 2-3 (3B).

Kinnick 14, Edgren 2

Friday at Sasebo Naval Base

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Runs Hits Errors
Red Devils 2 6 5 1 14 5 1
Eagles 0 0 2 0 2 0 6

W — Lilly Lucas 4 IP (0 H, ER, 3 BB, 8 SO, WP); L — Keira Marrero 2 IP (4 H, 2 ER, 8 BB, 2 SO, 2 HBP). Batting — Red Devils: Reina Gardner 3-4 (2 SB), Teora Miyashiro (3B). Noteworthy — Lucas tossed a no-hitter, with 50 strikes in 84 pitches, the 13th no-hitter in the Pacific this season.

Gabby Martens pitches.

Perry right-hander Gabby Martens kicks and delivers against King. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Mila Nishimura-Reed runs the bases.

King baserunner Mila Nishimura-Reed charges toward third base against Perry. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Miah Apperson swings.

Perry's Miah Apperson takes her swings against King. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

SOCCER

Boys

Japan

Perry 2, King 1

Friday at Sasebo

Halftime — 0-0. Goals — Samurai: Ren Spinosi (9), Jalen Cooley (5); Cobras: Damian Perez (26). Noteworthy — In a game that featured four penalty kicks, Spinosi’s second-half tally led the Samurai.

Ren Spinosi gets set to score.

Perry’s Ren Spinosi prepares to kick the match-winning penalty kick against King. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kelton Clark can’t quite reach the ball.

A penalty kick by King's Damian Perez sails just out of reach of Perry keeper Kelton Clark. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Damian Perez tries to maintain control of the ball.

King's Damian Perez tries to settle the ball in front of Perry's Sam Williams. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Jalen Cooley and Ben Duncanson chase the ball.

Perry's Jalen Cooley, chasing the ball with King's Ben Duncanson, had the only non-penalty kick goal in the boys match. (Alliyah Regala/Special to Stripes)

Girls

Japan

Perry 8, King 0

Friday at Sasebo

Halftime — 3-0. Goals — Priscilla Ramirez 3 (42), Leilani Zuniga 2 (24), Veatriz Orozco 2 (2), McKenzie Steele (2).

McKenzie Steele kicks the ball.

Perry's McKenzie Steele boots the ball past King's Eileen McKown. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Perry Leilani Zuniga gets ready to score.

Perry's Leilani Zuniga had two goals against King, giving her 24 on the season. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Priscilla Ramirez has 42 goals this year.

Perry freshman Priscilla Ramirez scored a hat trick against King, giving her a Pacific-best 42 goals on the season. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Rosie McGrath tries to maintain possession.

King's Rosie McGrath tries to steady the ball against Perry's Ainsle Schielke. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Leilani Zuniga dribbles.

Perry's Leilani Zuniga dribbles in front of King's Alex Bottorff. (Alliyah Regala/Special to Stripes)

Prescilla Ramirez and Eileen McKown battle.

Perry's Priscilla Ramirez and King's Eileen McKown battle for the ball. (Alliyah Regala/Special to Stripes)

Sasha Malone tries to maintain control.

Perry's Sasha Malone dribbles in front of King's Shanell Reyes. (Alliyah Regala/Special to Stripes)

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Dave Ornauer has been employed by or assigned to Stars and Stripes Pacific almost continuously since March 5, 1981. He covers interservice and high school sports at DODEA-Pacific schools and manages the Pacific Storm Tracker.

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