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Naples' Fredrick Boateng appears to be clearing 6 feet, 4 inches in the high jump, but ended up knocking down the bar on this attempt. Still, he cleared 6-2 to put up the top mark in DODEA-Europe this season.

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Striving to improve, no matter the level

DODEA-Europe track athletes competing in Italy often don’t have anyone else to push them to get better. That doesn’t stop them from trying to do so themselves.

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Kaiserslautern senior Giada Taylor slides into home plate during the first game of a doubleheader against Wiesbaden on April 26, 2025, at Kaiserslautern High School in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Raiders run round and round the bases

Kaiserslautern wins its sixth straight softball game after scoring 46 times in two games Saturday against Wiesbaden.

Well ahead of the field, Humphreys sophomore Cassandra Jarzabek makes her way down the home stretch of her Pacific record-breaking 1,600-meter run.

Jarzabek races into record books again

Humphreys sophomore sets girls 1,600 record by finishing in just more than 5 minutes.

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ASIJ third baseman Woochan Nam reaches down to tag Kadena baserunner Waioni Mandac. He was out on the play. The Panthers won 6-5.

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Track, baseball, softball and soccer results from DODEA-Pacific teams in action April 26.

Kubasaki's Jacy Fisk tags one for a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth.

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Airmen and football players pose for a picture in front of a Blackhawk helicopter

NFL draft picks connect with military roots in visit to the 128th Air Refueling Wing: ‘I never want to forget where I came from’

Two NFL Draft picks — Ashton Jeanty for the Las Vegas Raiders and Jalen Milroe for the Seattle Seahawks — and their fathers, connected back to their military roots during a visit to the 128th Air Refueling Wing in Milwaukee, Wis.

A man and a woman, each wearing hiking gear and holding crutches to support prosthetic legs, pose on a trail in front of a Grand Canyon vista.

Veterans forced to call off attempt at Grand Canyon hiking record

The veteran duo sought to establish a time record for a one-day hike by adaptive athletes on the grueling 47.5-mile trek from the South Rim to the North Rim and back again. After hiking 24.5 miles, it became clear they were not on a pace to complete the route in one day.

Kadena senior volleyball middle blocker Liza Young is taking her talents to Division II Northwood University in Midland, Mich.

Kadena’s Young will take to college courts in Michigan

Panthers senior commits to playing volleyball for D-II university in her home state.

Ed McLaughlin, 96, on his e-tricycle, which he rides every day for about 7 miles. MUST CREDIT: Good Samaritan Society-St. Martin Village

This Air Force veteran picked up e-biking at age 94. In 2 years, he rode 2,000 miles

Air Force veteran Ed McLaughlin, 94, noticed one of his neighbors riding an electric bicycle, and he wanted one, too. Now, he rides his bike every morning with his neighbor Jim Stone, 78, who gave him the e-bike idea.

Uniformed troops stand a listen to Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray behind writing on the ground that says “Boston Marathon 2025 Start.”

Military marchers kick off the 129th Boston Marathon

A group of Massachusetts National Guard members crossed the Boston Marathon start line, launching the 129th edition of the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual marathon.