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Kai Eccleston passes to Jesse Brooks.

Kinnick's Kai Eccelston threads a pass to teammate Jesse Brooks between St. Mary's Caio Shiota and Drake Huang. (Erick Chedd Ricardo/Special to Stripes)

High school

WRESTLING

Far East Dual-meet Championships

Wednesday at Camp Humphreys, South Korea

Division I

Fifth

Kubasaki 42, Seoul Foreign 15

107 — Elias McClellan, Kubasaki, pin. Ethan Garbett; 114 — Jayden Lee, SFS, by walkover; 127 — Noah Starr, Kubasaki, pin. Henri Van Hoof; 133 — Josh Cope, Kubasaki, pin. Hugo Doherty; 139 — Tim Cope, Kubasaki, pin. Josh Nam; 145 — Dominic Blas, Kubasaki, pin. Graeson Martin; 152 — Jayden Villatoro, Kubasaki, pin. William Yim; 160 — Wyatt James, Kubasaki, tech. Justin Heo; 172 — Mason Lininger, Kubasaki, dec. Ian Kim; 189 — Amin Elyaddasse, SFS, pin. Otis Wray; 215 — William King, Kubasaki, by walkover; Heavyweight — Kyuyeon Chung, SFS, pin. Jahir Macias.

Third

Nile C. Kinnick 31, Humphreys 25

107 — Shaun Abel, Kinnick, by walkover; 114 — Julius Fair, Kinnick, pin. Krishane Dela Cruz; 121 — Ethan Wege, Humphreys, tech. Joah de la Cruz; 127 — Ryan Mbugua, Humphreys, dec. Ian Flynn; 133 — Luke Menard, Kinnick, pin. James Park; 139 — Levi Schurdell, Humphreys, by walkover; 145 — Ethan McDanel, Kinnick, tech. Jayden Alberttar; 152 — Brady Mauldin, Kinnick, dec. Broderick Carmody; 160 — Gabriel Donatto, Humphreys, pin. Jack Snyder; 172 — Andrew Schlecht, Humphreys, tech. Enoc Fajardo-Vargas; 189 — Bryan Bennett, Kinnick, pin. Lewis Tinklepaugh; 215 — Brandon Uresk, Humphreys, pin. Myles Purdy; Heavyweight — Justin Bodlovic, Kinnick, tech. Skylon Sanemai.

Championship

Kadena 33, St. Mary’s 18

107 — Zacharias Perez, Kadena, dec. Ponnappa Karthachira 15-6; 114 — Jhayden Basto, Kadena, tech. Ryusei Kobayashi 10-0, :22; 121 — Ryan Murase, St. Mary’s, tech. Ethan Romney 10-0, :57; 127 Kai Wilson, Kadena, tech. Lakshya Lahoti 13-0, 2:22; 133 — Michael Smith, Kadena, dec. Carlo Cognetti 14-6; 139 — Christian Luckey, Kadena, tech. Max Long 20-10, 5:25; 145 — Ryan Luckey, Kadena, tech. Noah Elfadeli 10-0, :29; 152 — Derryck Miller, Kadena, tech. Kyungju Kim 10-0, :26; 160 — Zen Twohig, St. Mary’s, tech. Isaiah Kahl 12-1, 1:35; 172 — Kentaro Yamauchi, St. Mary’s, pin. Hunter Swartz :16; 189 — Chris Edmonson, Kadena, dec. Kei Fujita 2-2 last point; 215 — Jimin Kim, St. Mary’s, pin. Braylon Stephens 4:33; Heavyweight — Troy Hill, Kadena, tech. Jiei Kawamatsu 13-0, 1:07.

Braylon Stephens tries to escape.

Kadena's Braylon Stephens tries to wrest free of St. Mary's Jimin Kim at 215 pounds. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Zacharias Perez gains advantage.

Kadena's Zacharias Perez gains the upper hand on St. Mary's Ponnappa Karthachira at 107 pounds. (Daniel Pak/Special to Stripes)

Kentaro Yamauchi grabs his foe’s head.

St. Mary's Kentaro Yamauchi ties up Kadena's Hunter Swartz at 172 pounds. (Daniel Pak/Special to Stripes)

Division II

Seventh

Robert D. Edgren 29, Daegu 19

107 — Andre Jierles, Daegu, tech. Ethan Compton; 121 — Julian Anderson, Edgren, by walkover; 133 — Kanoa Eda, Edgren, pin. Canaan McGee; 139 — Gyeondeok Choi, Daegu, pin. Lee Culala; 145 — Cesar Trujillo, Daegu, pin. Liam McDonald; 152 — Ethan Wong, Edgren, tech. Terrance Babauta; 160 — Tyson Brodsky, Edgren, by walkover; 172 — Merrick Otto, Edgren, by walkover; 189 — Azealous TaiFuga, Daegu, pin. Charles Richardson; 215 — Carter Berry, Edgren, by walkover.

Fifth

Matthew C. Perry 33, E.J. King 19

107 — Gideon Sanchez, Perry, by walkover; 121 — Joshua Rodriguez, Perry, by walkover; 127 — Ian Nguyen, King, tech. Orrin Woods; 139 — Noah Valle, Perry, pin. Elijah Rene; 145 — Aaron Lopez, Perry, pin. Dylan Jones; 152 — Maximus Cutler, King, pin. Mercer Lujan; 160 — Yu Uchidate, King, pin. Max Navarro; 172 — Jayden Valverde, Perry, pin. Brandon Albolera; 189 — Andrew Roberts, Perry, pin. Jovany Reyes-Hernandez; 215 — Tucker Colley, King, by walkover; Heavyweight — Tulaforo Sili, Perry, dec. Jack Selby.

Third

Christian Academy Japan 27, Osan 21

107 — Tyler Kwon, CAJ, by walkover; 114 — Frankie Greer, CAJ, by walkover; 121 — Rowan Greer, CAJ, tech. Anthoney Canizales; 127 — RiSu Choi, CAJ, tech. Noe Vasquez; 133 — Yusuf Sabur, Osan, pin. Gabriel Arjmandpour; 139 — Alex Smith, Osan, tech. SeWon Kim; 145 — Seojin Kong, CAJ, tech. Hatsanu Pipattanabovonkul; 152 — Brydan Javinar, Osan, by walkover; 160 — Logan Seen, Osan, tech. James Weeks; 172 — Jonathan Burke, Osan, dec. Justin Allen; 215 — Tyler Reidenbach, CAJ, pin. Anthony Ford.

Championship

Yokota 33, Zama 29

107 — Jay Gutierrez, Yokota, pin. Christian Rios :49; 114 — Aiden Stedelin, Yokota, by walkover; 121 — Kenza Houston, Yokota, pin. Elias Diaz 1:16; 127 — Cooper Owens, Zama, pin. Jack McAlroy 2:27; 133 — Kingston Ries, Zama, pin. C.J. Reinbold 2:25; 139 — Evan Horne, Yokota, pin. Ennis Montgomery :32; 145 — Aiden Greer, Yokota, dec. Gabriel Simpkins 5-4; 152 — Sean Simpkins, Zama, tech. Braydon Laubaugh 10-0, 1:40; 160 — Liam Kirby, Yokota, pin. Ayden Hartman :33; 172 — Garrett Allen, Zama, pin. Mitchell Powell 1:09; 189 — Laine Lilly, Yokota, by walkover; 215 — Anthony Romero, Zama, pin. Jackson Mays :42; Heavyweight — Robert Baulsir, Zama, by walkover.

Garrett Allen pins his opponent.

Zama's Garrett Allen pins Yokota's Mitchell Powell at 172 pounds. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

BASKETBALL

Boys

Far East Division I Championships

Wednesday at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan

Consolation

American School Bangkok 59, ASIJ 52, OT

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Final
Mustangs 10 16 14 11 1 52
Eagles 13 14 5 19 59

St. Maur 46, Kubasaki 43

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Cougars 13 7 16 10 46
Dragons 12 10 17 4 43

Top scorers — Dragons: Logan Herron 12, Isaiah Thompson 10.

Semifinals

Kinnick 66, Humphreys 49

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Red Devils 11 14 22 19 66
Blackhawks 6 22 16 5 49

Top scorers — Red Devils: Isaiah Kimbrough 26, Jesse Brooks 13; Blackhawks: Joshua Canion 14, Joshua Ward 14, C. Key 10. Noteworthy — Red Devils reached the D-I final for the third straight year.

St. Mary’s 73, Kadena 62

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Panthers 13 19 14 16 62
Titans 17 18 23 15 73

Top scorers — Titans: Drake Huang 23, Noah Brooks 20, Ren Nishioka 16; Panthers: Zimri Lopez 17, Kent Bissell 14. Noteworthy — Titans’ victory set up a rematch of last year’s final against Kinnick.

Seventh

ASIJ 46, Kubasaki 35

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Mustangs 12 11 13 10 46
Dragons 6 9 12 8 35

Top scorers — Mustangs: Jadin Turner 23; Dragons: Austin Alvarado 6, Marcus Waltz 6.

Fifth

Bangkok 64, St. Maur 47

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Cougars 11 17 8 11 47
Eagles 17 15 15 17 64

Third

Kadena 69, Humphreys 64

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Blackhawks 14 18 19 13 64
Panthers 12 16 26 15 69

Top scorers — Panthers: Lopez 17, Alexzander Hye 13, Bissell 12, Carson Kenderdine 11, Jaden Patsel 11; Blackhawks: Canion 16, Tre’Shaune Johnson-Griffin 14, Nasim El-Delik 12.

Championship

Kinnick 47, St. Mary’s 44

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Titans 15 6 8 15 44
Red Devils 10 19 12 6 47

Top scorers — Red Devils: Kimbrough 15, Kai Eccelston 11; Titans: Huang 19, Nishioka 13. Noteworthy — Kimbrough blocked a shot in the closing seconds to preserve the victory. Titans outscored Red Devils 15-3 in the first 6½ minutes of the final period to tie it 44-44. Third straight D-I title for the Red Devils in last-second fashion. Fourth title overall for Kinnick. Second straight finals loss for the Titans.

Awards

Most Valuable Player — Kimbrough (repeat selection)

Offensive MVP — Kimbrough

Defensive MVP — Brooks.

All-Tournament team — Kinnick: Kimbrough (repeat selection), Eccelston, Jesse Brooks, Andres Rizo; Titans: Huang (repeat selection), Nishioka (repeat selection), Brooks; Kadena: Hye, Patsel; Humphreys: Canion, El-Delik; Kubasaki: Maurice Brown; ASIJ: Turner (repeat selection); Bangkok: David Rillatana; St. Maur: Liam Nunwyler.

Far East Division II Championships

Wednesday at Osan Air Base, South Korea

Consolation

Perry 60, King 45

Korea Kent Foreign 50, Daegu 45; Daegu finishes ninth

Semifinals

Zama 82, Edgren 55

Yokota 74, CAJ 48

Seventh

King 40, Kent 10

Fifth

Osan def. Perry

Third

Edgren 48, CAJ 47

Championship

Zama 105, Yokota 33

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Trojangs 22 28 33 22 105
Panthers 4 8 6 15 33

Top scorers — Trojans: Bruce Davidson 24, Michael King 20, Casey Stewart 15, Airi Smith 15, Toro McClendon 12; Panthers: Aiden Jones 8. Noteworthy — This is believed to be the biggest margin of victory in a DODEA-Pacific Far East High School Tournament final. Trojans hit 11 three-point goals. Stewart was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

Awards

Most Valuable Player — Stewart.

Defensive MVP — Davidson.

Offensive MVP — Jude Velazquez, Daegu.

All-Tournament team — Zama: King, McClendon, Smith, Asher Jorgensen; Yokota: Jones, Landon Wright, Rodrigo Negron; Edgren: Je’Shawn Spaights-Pace, Deven Gumataotao; Perry: Kenshin Dukowitz; Osan: Artleandro Clemons; Daegu: Xavier Brown; King: R.J. Tinio; CAJ: Wataru Seto.

Guam

John F. Kennedy 98, Guam High 57

Tuesday at Upper Tumon

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Panthers 14 14 17 12 57
Islanders 20 26 24 28 98

Top scorers — Panthers: Tyler Augustine 15, Rai Johnson 14.

Girls

Far East Division II Championships

Wednesday at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Consolation

Zama 49, Edgren 42

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Trojans 19 14 3 13 49
Eagles 6 11 8 17 42

Top scorers — Trojans: Mikayla Ramon 9; Eagles: Reise Redmond 19.

Osan 37, Daegu 29

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Cougars 14 4 7 12 37
Warriors 6 5 12 6 29

Top scorers — Cougars: Ellie Helphinstine 14; Warriors: Mila Buettner 10.

Semifinals

Perry 33, King 25

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Samurai 3 11 11 8 33
Cobras 9 5 6 5 25

Top scorers — Samurai: Naiya Burford 20; Cobras: Joanna Hall 11. Noteworthy — Samurai dethroned two-time defending champion Cobras.

CAJ 40, Yokota 32

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Knights 5 6 9 20 40
Panthers 10 10 7 5 32

Top scorers — Knights: Naya Cummings 25; Panthers: Cocoro Jones 9. Noteworthy — Cummings scored 13 points as the Knights outscored the Panthers 20-5 in the final period.

Consolation 2

Yokota 48, Zama 36

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Panthers 11 15 14 8 48
Trojans 10 19 3 4 36

Top scorers — Panthers: Ty’Lasia Anu-Newby 15, Kennedy Kibort-Krebs 12, Cocoro Jones 12; Trojans: Ramon 18.

King 53, Osan 19

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Cougars 9 10 0 0 19
Cobras 10 11 12 20 53

Top scorers — Cobras: Aniah Little 22, Joanna Hall 16, Mila Nishimura-Reed 10; Cougars: Helphinstine 8.

Third

King 38, Yokota 13

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Cobras 8 11 8 11 38
Panthers 3 5 0 5 13

Top scorer — Cobras: Hall 12.

Championship

CAJ 31, Perry 22

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Samurai 2 0 11 9 22
Knights 8 4 6 13 31

Top scorers — Knights: Misaki Matsuoka 16, Cummings 12; Samurai: Burford 10.

Awards

Most Valuable Player — Matsuoka

Offensive MVP — Matsuoka

Defensive MVP — Jones

All-Tournament team — CAJ: Cummings, Matsuoka (repeat selection), Christina Park, Annabelle Rudd; Perry: Elieza Mae Cuaco (two-time selection, 2024), Starr Kinder, Carmella Sudo; Yokota: Anu-Newby (repeat selection); King: Joanna Hall, Aniah Little; Osan: Helphinstine; Zama: Bella Hunter; Edgren: Maelle Dibgolongo; Daegu: Denali Clites.

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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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