Emmett McNamara leads the race.

Kinnick's Emmett McNamara heads for a first-place finish at Misawa. (David Shepherd/Special to Stripes)

By DAVE ORNAUER 
STARS AND STRIPES

Published August 22, 2026

High school

CROSS COUNTRY

Japan

Saturday at Misawa Air Base

(3.12-mile course)

Boys

Nile C. Kinnick 21, Robert D. Edgren 38

1, Emmett McNamara, Kinnick, 16 minutes, 25.6 seconds; 2, Roman Miller, Kinnick, 17:13.8; 3, Caleb Lehner, Edgren, 17:16.5; 4, Lukee Lehner, Edgren, 17:30.8; 5, Uta Boyd, Kinnick, 17:36.4; 6, Oliver Proctor, Kinnick, 17:40.3; 7, Kendall Hamilton, Kinnick, 18:26.2; 8, Grant Wright, Edgren, 18:38.7; 9, Jameson Calcamuggio, Kinnick, 18:43.2; 10, Franco Villota, Kinnick, 19:11.1.

Girls

Kinnick, 25, Edgren 34

1, Emery Bedo, Edgren, 20 minutes, 18.5 seconds; 2, Mya Shah, Kinnick, 20:27.7; 3, Andrea Binonwangan, Kinnick, 20:30.5; 4, Alexia Kuhn, Edgren, 20:44.5; 5, Addison Bleile, Kinnick, 21:24.3; 6, Kaitlynn Broncheau, Edgren, 21:45.2; 7, Olivia Aleckson, Kinnick, 22:24.1; 8, Savannah Guan, Kinnick, 22:40.3; 9, Kami Cabradilla, Kinnick, 22:44.6; 10, Carmis Zarraga, Kinnick, 23:52.5.

Emery Bedo is out in front on her way to a win.

Edgren's Emery Bedo leads the pack during Saturday's girls race at Misawa. The freshman took first place. (David Shepherd/Special to Stripes)

TENNIS

Japan

Saturday at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Boys

Kinnick 6, Perry 0

Singles — Aaden Otteson def. Wyatt Kitko 6-3, Dan Watanabe def. Nathan Howard 6-0, Noah Otteson def. Dylan DeGuzman 6-0, Julian Oyoloa def. Marc Bugawan 6-1, Landon Li def. Max Byers 6-1, Ruairidh Dunphy def. Carson Fuller 6-2.

Girls

Kinnick 3, Perry 0

Singles — Kailey Holthaus def. Maia Minton 6-0, Marisol Hindie def. Zoe Boyer 6-0, Lisa Galloway def. Azuki Oliver 6-0.

Naiya Burford goes for the kill.

Perry's Naiya Burford goes up for one of her 10 kills against Kinnick's Gabriella Strauss and Ai Kina. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Meliyah Bevett tries to hit the ball over the net.

Meliyah Bevett hits one of her five kills against Kinnick's Ai Kina. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Naiya Burford goes up to block.

Perry's Naiya Burford blocks a spike by Kinnick's Gabriella Strauss. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

VOLLEYBALL

Girls

Japan

Kinnick def. Perry 25-23, 25-22, 25-18

Saturday at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Kills — Red Devils: Adrianna Dogojo 17; Samurai: Naiya Burford 10, Meliyah Bevett 5. Assists — Red Devils: Ai Kina 16, Phoebe Shoda 8; Samurai: Gabby Martens 13. Block points — Samurai: Burford 3.

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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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