Leighton Botes watches a spike.

Kadena's Leighton Botes had 16 kills and five aces against Kubasaki. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

By DAVE ORNAUER 
STARS AND STRIPES

Published September 10, 2026

High school

VOLLEYBALL

Girls

Okinawa

Kadena def. Kubasaki 25-17, 22-25, 19-25, 25-22, 15-11

Thursday at Camp Foster

Kills — Panthers: Leighton Botes 16, Samantha Kehe 13, Amarie Allen 7, Rylee Gilliland 6; Dragons: Kayden Hammac 14, Zoe Carranza 9, Cameron Eavers 7, Brooklyn Hinsley 6. Aces — Panthers: Misha Heard 6, Botes 5, Kehe 5. Assists — Panthers: Heard 43; Dragons: Remaghlyn Doctolero 30. Block points — Panthers: Gilliland 6; Dragons: Eavers 3. Noteworthy — Panthers avenged their Far East Division I Tournament championship match loss to the Dragons. Kubasaki won that match in four sets.

Kayden Hammac tries to score.

Kubasaki's Kayden Hammac spikes against Kadena's Leighton Botes and Kelia Paaluhi. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Misha Heard gets set to serve.

Kadena's Misha Heard recorded 43 assists and 6 aces against Kubasaki. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Rylee Gilliland skies to spike the ball.

Kadena's Rylee Gilliland recorded six kills and six block points against Kubasaki. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Amarie Allen spikes.

Kadena's Amarie Allen spikes against Kubasaki's Esmeralda Mendez and Cameron Eavers. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Samantha Kehe spikes.

Kadena's Samantha Kehe spikes against Kubasaki's Remaghlyn Doctolero and Brooklyn Hinsley. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Dave Ornauer headshot

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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