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LaTifa Nurdin Watley shakes an opponent.

Perry's LaTifa Nurdin Watley darts away from King's Aniah Little. (Taisei Shimakura/Special to Stripes)

High school

TRACK AND FIELD

Okinawa

Thursday and Friday at Kadena Air Base (Fully automated timing; running distances in meters, field distances in feet and inches)

Boys

Kadena 91, Kubasaki 60, Okinawa Christian 10

100 — Ryan Hater, Kubasaki, 10.86 seconds; 200 — Hater, 22.10; 400 — Hater, 49.37; 800 — Brock Oliver, Kadena, 2 minutes, 5.36 seconds; 1,600 — Jeremiah Williams, Kadena, 4:45.36; 3,200 — Williams, 10:03.21; 110 hurdles — Derryck Miller, Kadena, 17.05; 300 hurdles — Miller, 43.90; 400 relay — Kubasaki A, 45.59; 1,600 relay — Kadena A, 3:47.32; 3,200 relay — Kadena A, 9:40.31; Shot put — Isaiah Thompson, Kubasaki, 39 feet, 1 inch; Discus — Thompson, 110-11; High jump — Farid Mounkaila Goumandakoye, Kadena, 5-8; Long jump — Mounkaila Goumandakoye, 18-1.

Girls

Kadena 100, Kubasaki 49, Okinawa Christian 3

100 — Isabella Price, Kadena, 12.73 seconds; 200 — Savannah Stewart, Kubasaki, 27.40; 400 — Stewart, 1 minute, 1.75 seconds; 800 — Mia Rigg, Kadena, 2:35.24; 1,600 — Adriana Williams, Kadena, 5:40.27; 3,200 — Williams, 12:08.90; 100 hurdles — Navoni’ Perry, Kadena, 18.69; 300 hurdles — Vanessa Taylor, Kadena, 55.80; 400 relay — Kadena A, 51.78; 1,600 relay — Kadena A, 4:34.31; 3,200 relay — Kadena B, 12:27.69; Shot put — Jayda Jefferson, Kubasaki, 28 feet, 0 inches; Discus — Madeline McKinney, Kadena, 76-5; High jump — Jayla Shipp, Kadena, 5-0; Long jump — Price, 14-9.

Jeremiah Tucker, right takes second in the 100.

Pacific record holder in the 100, Okinawa Christian’s Jeremiah Tucker, right, chugs to a second-place finish in Friday’s season-opening Okinawa meet. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Isabella Price won the 100.

Kadena's Isabella Price, left, won the girls 100 during Friday's Okinawa season-opening meet. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Jeremiah Williams is out in front by himself.

Kadena's Jeremiah Williams swept the 1,600 and 3,200 during the season-opening Okinawa meet. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Adriana Williams runs to victory.

Adriana Williams swept the 1,600 and 3,200 during the Okinawa season-opening meet. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Ryan Hater sprints to a win.

Kubasaki senior speedster Ryan Hater swept the 100, 200 and 400 in the season-opening Okinawa meet. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kadena's Navoni' Perry wins the 100 hurdles.

Kadena's Navoni' Perry wins the 100 hurdles. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

BASEBALL

Japan

Zama 13, Robert D. Edgren 0

Friday at Camp Zama

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Runs Hits Errors
Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Trojans 3 2 6 2 x 13 13 0

W — Brody Kuchera 5 IP (4 H, BB, 4 SO, 2 WP); L — Isaac French IP (2 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, SO). Batting — Trojans: Aiden Hinkle 2-3, Toro McClendon 4-4 (3B, 2 SB), Kuchera 3-3 (2B, 3 RBI, 3 SB), Ian Leon-Quinones (3 RBI), Hugo Sherratt (2 RBI). Eagles: Louis Dominguez 2-2.

Zama 11, Edgren 2

Friday at Camp Zama

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Runs Hits Errors
Eagles 0 0 0 2 2 2 0
Trojans 6 1 4 x 11 12 0

W — McClendon 4 IP (2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO); L — Charles Richardson 1 1/3 IP (6 H, 2 ER, BB, HBP). Batting — Trojans: Hinkle 2-2 (2 2B), Kuchera 3-3 (2 RBI), Sonny McClendon (2 RBI), Sherratt 2-3 (2 RBI), Matthew Klingenberg (2B, 2 RBI).

Yokota 9, Matthew C. Perry 4

Friday at Yokota Air Base

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Runs Hits Errors
Samurai 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 2
Panthers 4 3 2 0 x 9 12 5

W — Thomas Martin 3 1/3 IP (2 H, 2 ER, BB, 6 SO, 5 HBP); L — Malaki Maestas 4 IP (12 H, 9 ER, 9 SO, 7 WP, HBP). Batting — Panthers: Jaivyn Ocana 3-3 (3B, 2 RBI, 2 SB), Bentley Bogard 2-2 (3 SB), Takumi Iwazaki-Chung 2-3 (3B), Derrick Gima 2-3 (2B), Jackson Mays (2 RBI), Jay Gutierrez 2-2 (2 SB). Samurai: Maestas 2-3 (2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 SB).

Nile C. Kinnick 6, E.J. King 1

Friday at Sasebo

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

W — Dale McNamara 5 IP (0 H, ER, 6 BB, 11 SO); L — Noah Iverson 5 IP (7 H, 3 ER, BB, 3 SO). Batting — Red Devils: Kaiden Conley (2B, 2 RBI), Keanu Serban 2-3 (2 SB). Noteworthy — McNamara pitched the second no-hitter of the season in DODEA-Japan and the Pacific, facing 20 batters and throwing 94 pitches, 48 for strikes.

Nylire Costa winds up for a pitch.

Nylire Costa gets set to deliver for E.J. King against Kinnick. (Taisei Shimakura/Special to Stripes)

SOFTBALL

Okinawa

Kadena 8, Kubasaki 7

Friday at Kadena Air Base

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

W — Aubree Leidig 4 IP (7 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO); L — Zoe Carranza 2 1/3 IP (4 H, 8 ER, 9 BB). Batting — Panthers: Jazlene Vergara 2-2 (2B, 4 SB), Madison Lovelace (2B, 3 RBI). Dragons: Rylee Simpson 3-3 (3B), Hailey Brassard (HR, 2 RBI). Noteworthy — Vergara hit a walk-off fielder’s choice groundout to second base, scoring Kayla Gilmore with the winning run.

Japan

King 10, Kinnick 9

Friday at Sasebo

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Runs Hits Errors
Red Devils 4 0 1 1 2 1 9 8 6
Cobras 6 1 1 0 0 2 10 6 2

W — Mila Nishimura-Reed 2 IP (2 H, BB, 3 SO, 2 WP); L — Lillie Gyorkas 5 2/3 IP (6 H, 2 ER, 9 BB, 8 SO, 3 WP, HBP). Batting — Red Devils: Emily Kitts 3-4 (3 RBI), Isa Marchetti 2-3. Noteworthy — Rina Dowty drove in Mila Neff with the game-winning run on a walk-off single to right field.

Perry 19, Yokota 7

Friday at Yokota Air Base

Team 1st 2nd 3rd Runs Hits Errors
Samurai 11 4 4 19 9 2
Panthers 1 0 6 7 15 4

Samurai (11)44 — 19 9 2

Panthers  106 —  7 15 4

W — Gabby Martens 3 IP (15 H, 7 ER, SO); L — Naomi Ashman 3 IP (9 H, 19 ER, 12 BB, 4 SO, 7 HBP). Batting — Samurai: Martens 2-2 (2B, 3 SB), Laney Mullins (3 RBI), Autumn Hendra (2 RBI), Maia Minton 2-4 (2B, 3 RBI), Jezelle Beltran 2-2 (2 RBI). Panthers: Ashman 2-3, Gracie Kenney 2-2 (2B), Samaria Askew 2-2 (2B), Breanna Perez 2-2 (2 2B), Arianna Feagin 2-2.

Zama 12, Edgren 3

Friday at Camp Zama

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Runs Hits Errors
Eagles 0 1 2 0 3 6 0
Trojans 4 4 4 x 12 6 0

W — Kira Herring 4 IP (6 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 8 SO, HBP); L — Joslyn Hernandez 3 IP (6 H, 12 ER, 7 BB, 5 SO, HBP). Batting — Trojans: Asia Brae 3-3 (2B, 2 RBI, 6 SB), Sofia Olson (HR, 3 RBI). Eagles: Keira Marrero 2-2, Cami LeFebre 2-2 (2B, 2 RBI).

Zama 13, Edgren 12

Friday at Camp Zama

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Runs Hits Errors
Eagles 12 0 0 0 12 5 0
Trojans 4 3 5 1 13 8 0

W — Herring 3 2/3 IP (3 H, BB, 5 SO, HBP); L — Marrero 3 2/3 IP (8 H, 13 ER, 8 BB, 3 SO, HBP). Batting — Trojans: Brae 2-3 (5 SB), Evangeline Nelson 3-3 (6 SB), Miona Fujita 2-2 (2B, 3B, 4 SB). Eagles: Marrero 3-3 (3B, 3 RBI), Hernandez (3B, 2 RBI, 3 SB).

Aniah Little dribbles the ball down the field.

King's Aniah Little dribbles between Nagoya International defenders. (Taisei Shimakura/Special to Stripes)

Rosie McGrath kicks the ball.

King's Rosie McGrath boots the ball downfield ahead of a Nagoya defender. (Taisei Shimakura/Special to Stripes)

SOCCER

Boys

South Korea

Humphreys 3, Yongsan International-Seoul 1

Friday at Seoul

Halftime — 0-0. Goals — Blackhawks: Marek Allen (3), Rowel Penaflor (1), Reid Kenney (1).

Seoul International 8, Osan 1

Friday at Seongnam

Halftime — 3-1. Goal — Cougars: Ayato Nakamura.

Japan

Yokota 2, Edgren 0

Friday at Yokota Air Base

Halftime — 2-0. Goals — Kysiem Banks (4), Cole Reinbold (1).

Christian Academy Japan 4, Yokota 3

Thursday at Yokota Air Base

Halftime — 2-2. Goals — Panthers: Banks (3), Aiden Stedelin (1), Luke Harbert (1).

Western Japan Athletic Association Division I Tournament

Friday at Yokohama

Semifinal

Kadena 3, British School Tokyo 1

Halftime — 2-1. Goals — Panthers: Elijah Whipp (7), Ngouan Armstrong (2), Gabriel Cedeno (2). Assists — Panthers: Whipp, Elias Cedeno.

Championship

Kadena 1, Yokohama International 0, SO (4-3)

Western Japan Athletic Association Division II Tournament

Friday at Fukuoka

Perry 5, King 1

Halftime — 4-1. Goals — Samurai: Landon DeMarsico-Birkland 2 (3), Noah Charles (13), Jalen Cooley (6), Joshua Rodriguez (1); Cobras: Nolan Grubb (3). Assists — Samurai: Ethan Ongkeko 3, Cooper Allen, Charles.

Perry 4, Kyoto International University Academy 1

Halftime — Samurai 1-0. Goals — Samurai: Charles (14), Ren Spinosi (8), Cooley (7), Nikoto Ortiz (4). Assists — Samurai: DeMarsico-Birkland, Ongkeko.

Okinawa Christian 2, E.J. King 1

Halftime — 2-0. Goal — Cobras: Ryan Tinio (2). Assist — Cobras: Grubb.

Girls

South Korea

Yongsan International-Seoul 1, Humphreys 0

Friday at Seoul

Halftime — 0-0.

Japan

Yokota 4, Edgren 0

Friday at Yokota Air Base

Halftime — 3-0. Goals — Angie Velez-Soto 2 (7), Emma Watson (3), Laivey Tsai (2). Assists — Velez-Soto, Ty’Lasia Anu-Newby, Watson.

Western Japan Athletic Association Division II Tournament

Friday at Sasebo

King 1, Marist Brothers 0

Halftime — 0-0. Goal — Aniah Little (17). Assist — Rosie McGrath.

King 2, Nagoya International 1

Halftime — Cobras 1-0. Goals — Cobras: Little 2 (19). Assists — Cobras: Shanell Reyes Hernandez, Kirrah Watson.

King 5,. Perry 0

Halftime — 3-0. Goals — Little 2 (21), Ai Kina 2 (4), Watson (2). Assists — Watson 2.

Nagoya International 7, Perry 0

Marist Brothers 1, Perry 0

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Kent has filled numerous roles at Stars and Stripes including: copy editor, news editor, desk editor, reporter/photographer, web editor and overseas sports editor. Based at Aviano Air Base, Italy, he’s been TDY to countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo and Bosnia. Born in California, he’s a 1988 graduate of Humboldt State University and has been a journalist for more than 40 years.

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