Subscribe
Maia Minton pitches.

Perry right-hander Maia Minton delivers against King. (Charlie Bacal/Special to Stripes)

High school

BASEBALL

Japan

Matthew C. Perry 1, E.J. King 0

Saturday at Sasebo

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

W — Aira Fujinuma 5 IP (0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 12 SO); L — Nolan Iverson 5 IP (2 H, EER, 2 BB, 10 SO, WP, HBP). Noteworthy — 2026 season appears to be picking up where 2025 left off; Fujinuma fired the first no-hitter of the season, following last year when a total of 16, baseball and softball, were thrown.

King 7, Perry 3

Saturday at Sasebo

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

W — Andrew Dooner 2 2/3 IP (2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 4 HBP); L — Akiro Hiromoto 2 2/3 IP (5 H, 6 ER, 6 BB, 4 SO, 2 WP, HBP). Batting — Cobras: Taisei Shimakura (2B, 3 RBI, SB); Samurai: Fujinuma (HR, 3 RBI).

Robert D. Edgren 14, Yokota 2

Saturday at Yokota Air Base

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Runs Hits Errors
Eagles 6 2 3 3 0 14 10 0
Panthers 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 1

W — Isaac French 3 IP (4 H, 2 ER, BB, 6 SO); L — Bentley Bogard 2 IP (6 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, WP, 4 HBP). Batting — Eagles: Haruki Jones 2-4, French 2-4 (2B), Charles Richardson 2-4 (2B), Toby Davidson 2-2 (2 2B, 4 RBI). Panthers: Bogard 2-3 (2B), Takumi Iwazaki-Chung 2-3.

Madison Welsh pitches.

King right-hander Madison Welsh delivers against Perry. (Charlie Bacal/Special to Stripes)

SOFTBALL

Japan

Perry 18, King 11

Saturday at Sasebo

Team 1st 2nd 3rd Runs Hits Errors
Samurai 8 4 6 18 8 1
Cobras 1 2 8 11 1 6

W — Maia Minton 3 IP (H, 9 ER, 13 BB, SO, HBP); L — Madison Welsh 2 IP (5 H, 12 ER, 3 BB, 2 HBP). Batting — Samurai: Gabby Martens 2-2 (2 RBI, 4 SB), Keri Edeyaoch 2-4 (2B, 2 RBI), Autumn Hendra (2 RBI, 3 SB), Emma Roberts (2 RBI, 2 SB), Atirah Hiromoto (2 RBI). Cobras: Aryn Wimberly (2B, 3 RBI).

Perry 14, King 7

Saturday at Sasebo

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Runs Hits Errors
Samurai 0 6 0 8 14 11 1
Cobras 0 6 0 1 7 2 3

W — Meliyah Bevett 2 1/3 IP (5 ER, 7 BB, 5 SO, 3 WP, 3 HBP), L — Nylire Costa 4 IP (10 H, 8 ER, 5 BB, 6 SO, WP, 3 HBP). Batting — Samurai: Martens 2-2 (2 RBI, 4 SB), Edeyaoch 2-4 (2B, 2 RBI), Hendra (2 RBI, 3 SB), Roberts (2 RBI, 2 SB), Hiromoto (2 RBI). Cobras: Wimberly (2B, 3 RBI).

Edgren 20, Yokota 4

Saturday at Yokota Air Base

Team 1st 2nd Runs Hits Errors
Eagles 7 13 20 4 0
Panthers 1 3 4 4 0

W — Keira Marrero 2 IP (4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, HBP); L — Samaria Askew 1 2/3 IP (3 H, 19 ER, 20 BB, SO, HBP).

ASIJ 25, Yokota 3

Saturday at Yokota Air Base

Team 1st 2nd 3rd Runs Hits Errors
Mustangs 16 3 6 25 8 0
Panthers 2 1 0 3 5 0

W — Kim 3 IP (5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 SO); L — Naomi Ashman 3 IP (8 H, 25 ER, 21 BB, 3 SO). Batting — Mustangs: Levitan 3-5 (2B, 3 RBI), Serena Koslow 2-2 (2 RBI), Harigaya 2-3 (HR, 4 RBI). Panthers: Kayla Perez 2-2, Arianna Feagin (HR).

SOCCER

Boys

Okinawa

Kadena 2, Okinawa Christian 0

Saturday at Kadena Air Base

Halftime — 1-0. Goals — Gabriel Cedeno (1), Jackson Brewer (1). Assist — Cedeno.

Japan

Perry Cup

Saturday at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Gold bracket

Quarterfinals

Fukuoka International 1, Yokota 0

Halftime — 1-0.

Marist Brothers 1, Zama 0

Halftime — 1-0.

Semifinals

Matthew C. Perry 3, Marist Brothers 0

Halftime — 2-0. Goals — Samurai: Noah Charles (11), Ren Spinosi (7), Nikoto Ortiz (3). Assists — Charles, Liam DeMarsico-Birkland.

Senri Osaka 6, Fukuoka International 0

Halftime — 5-0.

Fifth

Zama American 1, Yokota 0, SO (6-5)

Third

Marist Brothers 3, Fukuoka International 0

Halftime — 0-0.

Championship

Perry 2, Senri Osaka 1

Halftime — 2-1. Goals — Samurai: Noah Charles (12), Landon DeMarsico-Birkland (1); Sabres: Taiki Fukushima.

Silver bracket

Semifinals

Kinnick 4, Edgren 0

Halftime — 2-0. Goals — Jayden Horton 2 (3), Gatlin Brown (1), Gianni Stevens (1).

Kyoto International University Academy 1, King 0, SO (5-3)

Third

King 2, Edgren 0

Halftime — 1-0. Goals — Nolan Grubb (2), Bryant McCool (1).

Championship

Kinnick 8, Kyoto 1

Halftime — 4-0. Goals — Red Devils: Stevens 5 (6), Koboyo Awesso (4), Esteban Diaz (1), Elias Venetsanakos (1).

Awards

Most Valuable Player — Charles.

Offensive MVP — Fukushima.

Defensive MVP — Spinosi.

DODEA-Pacific All-Tournament selections — Samurai: Charles, Spinosi, Liam DeMarsico-Birkland, Jalen Cooley; Trojans: Adrian Venable Jr., Syon Phillips; Panthers: Luke Harbert; Cobra: Daniel Leak; Eagles: Caden Crow.

Girls

Japan

Panther Cup

Saturday at Yokota Air Base

Yokota 9, Edgren 0

Halftime — 6-0. Goals — Angie Velez-Soto 2 (4), Giselle Pinard 2 (2), Miyuki Arevalo 2 (2), Kendall Cole (1), Ty’Lasia Anu-Newby (1), Emma Watson (1).

Zama 4, Perry 0

Halftime — 2-0. Goals — Charlotte Callicott 4 (11).

Kinnick 3, King 0

Halftime — 2-0. Goals — Alyssa Staples 2 (6), Valentina Sacca (3). Assists — Staples, Rachael Vite.

Yokota 3, Perry 0

Halftime — 2-0. Goals — Velez-Soto (5), Cole (2).

Kinnick 1, Edgren 0

Halftime — 1-0. Goal — Vite (1).

Zama 2, King 1

Halftime — 2-0. Goals — Trojans: Callicott 2 (13); Cobras: Aniah Little (16).

Okinawa

Kadena 12, Okinawa Christian 0

Saturday at Yomitan

Halftime — 8-0. Goals — Allie Sims 3 (3), Sophia Fineman 3 (3), Raelyn Connick 2 (2), Brooke Brewer 2 (2), Adilyn Coleman (1), Bella Jimenez (1). Assists — Sims 2, Fineman, Brewer.

TRACK AND FIELD

Japan

Saturday at Camp Zama

(Fully automated timing, distances in meters)

Boys

Yokota 177.5, Kinnick 164, ASIJ 80, Zama 63, St. Mary’s 53, Perry 33.5, Christian Academy Japan 14, Edgren 14

100 — David King, Zama, 11.41 seconds; 200 — Baron Reed, Yokota, 22.79; 400 — Reed, 51.47; 800 — Kyle Durkee, ASIJ, 1 minute, 57.28 seconds; 1,600 — Matthew Rowland, Yokota, 4:42.68; 3,200 — Rowland, 10:18.39; 110 hurdles — Liam Van Gorder, Yokota, 16.63; 300 hurdles — Reed, 43.99; 400 relay — Kinnick, 46.96; 1,600 relay — Kinnick, 3:35.95; Sprint-medley relay ASIJ, 1:49.72; Shot put — Robert Baulsir, Zama, 13.25 meters; Discus — Baulsir, 38.24; High jump — Ren Dick, Edgren, 1.88; Long jump — Robert Parker, Kinnick, 6.66; Triple jump — Parker, 12.29.

Girls

Kinnick 216, Yokota 80, ASIJ 65, Seisen 55, CAJ 46.5, Sacred Heart 37, Zama 19.5, Perry 19, King 5, Edgren 3

100 — Tamaya White, Kinnick, 13.13 seconds; 200 — Camielle Dixon, Yokota, 27.42; 400 — Justice Owens, Kinnick, 1 minute, 2.81 seconds; 800 — Keion Suzuki, CAJ, 2:40.29; 1,600 — Suzuki, 5:53.21; 3,200 — Sarah Ueta, ISSH, 12:35.82; 100 relay — Annabelle DuBose, Kinnick, 19.23; 300 hurdles — Owens, 50.41; 400 relay — ASIJ, 54.06; 1,600 relay — Kinnick, 4:24.97; Shot put — Kierra Jackson, Kinnick, 8.69 meters; Discus — Zafira Strauss, Seisen, 27.24; High jump — Owens, 1.50; Long jump — Yume Rinon, ASIJ, 4.82; Triple jump — Mary Hudson, Seisen, 10.31.

author picture
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.

Sign Up for Daily Headlines

Sign up to receive a daily email of today's top military news stories from Stars and Stripes and top news outlets from around the world.

Sign Up Now