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Akiro Hiromoto tries to avoid the tag.

Perry's Akiro Hiromoto eludes the tag of King infielder Andrew Dooner during a rundown. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

High school

BASEBALL

Japan

Nile C. Kinnick 2, Zama 1

Friday at Yokosuka Naval Base

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

W — Kaiden Conley 4 IP (H, BB, 10 K); L — Brody Kuchera 4 IP (6 H, 2 ER, BB, 5 SO), Batting — Red Devils: Kayden Tam 2-2, Keanu Serban (2B), Bunsei Stark (3 SB).

Matthew C. Perry 3, E.J. King 2

Friday at Iwakuni

Team 1st 2nd 3rd Runs Hits Errors
Cobras 1 0 1 2 1 0
Samurai 2 1 x 3 2 1

W — Malaki Maestas 3 IP (H, 2 ER, 7 BB, 7 SO, WP); L — Taisei Shimakura 3 IP (2 H, 3 ER, 7 BB, 4 SO, 3 WP, HBP). Batting — Samurai: Akiro Hiromoto (2 RBI), Aira Fujinuma (2 SB); Cobras: Jayden Arocho (2 SB). Noteworthy — Shimakura took the loss in his first start against his former team of two seasons.

Perry 2, Robert D. Edgren 1

Friday at Iwakuni

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Runs Hits Errors
Eagles 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1
Samurai 2 0 0 0 x 2 2 0

W — Fujinuma 5 IP (3 H, ER, 2 BB, 14 SO, 2 WP); L — Isaac French 2 IP (H, ER, BB, 3 SO, WP). Batting — Samurai: Fujimoto 2-2 (2 SB), Fujinuma (2 SB).

Dale McNamara pitches.

Sidewinding Kinnick left-hander Dale McNamara delivers against Zama. (Lauren Casey/Special to Stripes)

Bunsei Stark slides in safely.

Bunsei Stark, who scored both of Kinnick's runs, slides in safely at home against Zama. (Jeunei Bodnar/Special to Stripes)

Aira Fujinuma slides back to first.

Perry's Aira Fujinuma slides back to first safely ahead of a pickoff throw to King's Blake Hodges. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

SOFTBALL

Japan

Zama 16, Kinnick 4

Friday at Yokosuka Naval Base

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Runs Hits Errors
Trojans 3 5 3 5 16 12 0
Red Devils 1 1 0 2 4 6 0

W — Kira Herring 4 IP (6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO); L — Lillie Gyorkas 3 1/3 IP (12 H, 15 ER, 9 BB, 3 SO). Batting — Trojans: Miona Fujita 3-4 (3B, HR, 5 RBI), Elon Broomes (2B, 2 RBI), Sofia Olson 2-3, Jeidy Leon Quinones (7 SB), Asia Brae (6 SB), Evangeline Nelson (5 SB); Red Devils: Isabella Marchetti 2-2 (3B), Isabelle Hernandez (2 RBI), Teora Miyashiro (HR).

Perry 13, King 11

Friday at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Runs Hits Errors
Cobras 4 0 5 2 11 9 1
Samurai 0 6 1 6 13 10 3

W — Gabby Martens 4 IP (9 H, 6 ER, SO); L — Mila Nishimura-Reed 3 1/3 IP (10 H, 12 ER, 7 BB, SO, 2 WP). Batting — Samurai: Emma Roberts 2-3 (HR, 4 RBI), Laney Mullins 2-2 (3B, 2 RBI), Autumn Hendra 2-2 (HR, 2 RBI, 2 SB), Maia Minton 2-2, Alex Altig (2 SB); Cobras: Reed 2-2 (2B, 3B, 2 RBI), Kaya Ties 2-2, Eliana Lachica (3 RBI), Mila Neff 2-2. Noteworthy — Roberts’ home run was a walk-off, three-run in-park shot.

Edgren 19, Perry 14

Team 1st 2nd Runs Hits Errors
Eagles 7 12 19 5 0
Samurai 4 10 14 4 1

Friday at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

W — Keira Marrero 2 IP (4 H, 14 ER, 6 BB, 4 SO, 9 WP, 5 HBP); L — Martens IP (5 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, SO, 2 WP). Batting — Eagles: Joslyn Hernandez (2B, 2 RBI), Teniya Nelson (2B, 2 RBI), Cammy LeFebre (2 RBI), Kaiya Pasion (2 SB), Marrero (2 SB), Summer Martinez (2 SB); Samurai: Edeyaoch 2-2, Mullins (HR, 2 RBI), Minton (2B, 3 RBI), Atira Hiromoto (3 SB), Martens (2 SB).

Kira Herring pitches.

Zama's Kira Herring delivers againsts Kinnick. (Erick Chedd Ricardo/Special to Stripes)

Miona Fujita and Jessa Bolin nearly collide.

Zama's Miona Fujita nearly collides with teammate Jessa Bolin, but makes the catch against Kinnick. (Erick Chedd Ricardo/Special to Stripes)

SOCCER

Boys

Japan

Kinnick 2, Yokota 1

Friday at Yokosuka Naval Base

Halftime — 1-1. Goals — Red Devils: Franco Villota, Jayden Horton; Panthers: Chris Stinson. Assists — Red Devils: Villota, Elias Venetsanakos.

Zama 4, Edgren 1

Friday at Camp Zama

Halftime — 3-0. Goals — Trojans: Asher Morris 2, Samuel Keuss, Yuki Pan; Eagles: Isaac Berensen. Assist — Eagles: Luke Lehner.

Perry 8, King 0

Friday at Sasebo

Halftime — 5-0. Goals — Ren Spinosi 3, Noah Charles 3, Jalen Cooley 2, Cooper Allen. Assists — Ethan Ongkeko 2, Charles, Spinosi, Liam DeMarsico-Birkland, Nikito Ortiz.

Valentina Sacca tries to pass the ball.

Kinnick's Valentina Sacca tries to send the ball upfield against Yokota's Giselle Pinard. (Jenna Vaughan/Special to Stripes)

Rachel Vite passes the ball.

Kinnick's Rachael Vite sends the ball past Yokota's Angie Velez-Soto. (Jenna Vaughan/Special to Stripes)

Ella Cala boots the ball.

Kinnick's Ella Cala sends the ball upfield against Yokota's Kendall Cole. (Jenna Vaughan/Special to Stripes)

Gizel Estrada and Autumn Rowley run after the ball.

Yokota's Gizel Estrada and Kinnick's Autumn Rowley chase the ball. (Lauren Casey/Special to Stripes)

Cami Cort kicks the ball away.

Yokota's Cami Cort boots the ball against Kinnick. (Cynthia Abel/Special to Stripes)

Hailey Smith and Biance Duerkop try for the ball.

Yokota's Hailey Smith and Kinnick's Bianca Duerkop battle for the ball. (Ciara Marie Galvez/Special to Stripes)

Ty’Lasia Anu-Newby tries to control the ball.

Yokota's Ty'Lasia Anu-Newby settles the ball in front of Kinnick's Alyssa Staples. (Ciara Marie Galvez/Special to Stripes)

Girls

Japan

Kinnick 3, Yokota 1

Friday at Yokosuka Naval Base

Halftime — 3-1. Goals — Red Devils: Alyssa Staples 2, Valentina Sacca; Panthers: Olivia Miller. Assists — Red Devils: Sacca, Autumn Rowley; Panthers: Angie Velez-Soto.

Zama 8, Edgren 1

Friday at Camp Zama

Halftime — 3-1. Goals — Trojans: Bella Hunter 3, Jessie Hunter 2, Charlotte Callicott 2, Esme Cha; Eagles: Reise Redmond.

King 11, Perry 1

Friday at Sasebo

Halftime — 7-1. Goals — Cobras: Aniah Little 5, Shanell Reyes Hernandez 4, Ai Kina, Rosie McGrath; Samurai: Ava Burford. Assists — Cobras: Little 2, Reyes Hernandez, Kina; Samurai: Alonna Wagner. Noteworthy — Samurai had just eight players. The match began 11-on-8 but finished with eight Cobras on the field as well.

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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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