Yokota Panthers senior singles player Erika Ettl fires a backhand return against American School In Japan's Anni Takigawa during Saturday's Kanto Plain Association of Secondary Schools tie at Yokota High School, Japan. Ettl, the reigning Far East Tournament runner-up, rallied from a one-set deficit to beat Takigawa 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 and Yokota's girls beat ASIJ 3-2 for the first time on coach Tommy Palmer's six-season watch. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
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Cross countryJapanSaturday’s resultsAt Iwakuni, Mozen Gate course3.1-mile courseBoys1, Nile C. Kinnick, 27; 2, Matthew C. Perry, 63; 3, Yokota, 66; 4, E.J. King, 83; 5, Robert D. Edgren, 1071, Robert Beard, Kinnick, 16 minutes, 39 seconds; 2, Kento Reynolds, EJK, 17:25; 3, Michael Faulkner, Yokota, 17:33; 4, Alan Thurmond, Edgren, 17:44; 5, Ronald Bolton, Kinnick, 17:48; 6, Stephen Magnusson, Kinnick, 17:48; 7, Yasuki Milsop, MCP, 17:54; 8, Matthew Smith, MCP, 18:01; 9, Malik Hale, MCP, 18:21; 10, Kiyoshi Reynolds, EJK, 18:23Girls1, Nile C. Kinnick, 37; 2, Yokota, 41; 3, Robert D. Edgren 65; 4, E.J. King, 70; 5, Matthew C. Perry, 931, Carydaliz Fontanez, Kinnick, 20 minutes, 56 seconds (best in DODDS Pacific this season); 2, Abigail Wall, Yokota, 21:04; 3, Madeline Cotton, Edgren, 21:25; 4, Elisha Dareing, Kinnick, 21:41; 5, Mindy Adams, Yokota, 21:48; 6, Shannon McAllister, Kinnick, 22:30; 7, Taylor Rinehart, Edgren, 22:37; 8, Tori Hardebeck, Kinnick, 22:43; 9, Jessica Palubowick, EJK, 22:57; 10, Christine Madamba, Yokota, 23:00
TennisJapanSaturday’s resultsAt Yokota Air BaseBoysAmerican School In Japan 5, Yokota 0SinglesKentaro Ishihara def. Arlo Taylor 6-4, 6-0; Kenjiro Kanamura def. Warren Manegan 6-3, 7-5; Ryo Fukushima def. Shintaro Clanton 6-4, 6-4DoublesKeog Sakakibara and Arthur Pommershein def. E.J. Bagtas and Stephen Borin 6-0, 6-3; Ken Tsusaka and Kai Hatakeyama def. Chris Beemsterboer and Garrett Hanson 6-1, 6-0GirlsYokota 3, American School In Japan 2SinglesErika Ettl, Yokota, def. Anni Takigawa 4-6, 6-0, 6-1; Emily Beemsterboer, Yokota, def. Aya Dwyer 6-2, 6-2; Arisa Toyosaki, ASIJ, def. Ashley Hirata 6-0, 6-2DoublesAnju Yamanaka and Misa Brophy, Yokota, def. Julie Sato and Maaya Murakami 5-7, 6-2, 6-3; Teri Cho and Christina Higa, ASIJ, def. Daena Koreen and Alisha Rambo 6-1, 6-1Noteworthy — First victory for Yokota’s girls over ASIJ in Tommy Palmer’s six years as Panthers coach.
At TokyoGirlsSacred Heart 3,Yokohama International 2SinglesChristiana Dale, ISSH, def. Cynthia Hwang 6-4, 6-4; Risa Endo, ISSH, def. Arla Takala 7-6 (7-5), 6-2; Miki Saito, ISSH, def. Shani Juds 6-1, 6-1DoublesT. Jaliwk and M. Brown, YIS, def. O. Romanova and A. Hirano 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-3; M. Bethal and L. Maaloof, YIS, def. A. Smith and C. Smith 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-0
At KobeBoysCanadian Academy 4, Matthew C. Perry 2SinglesKevin Chung, CA, def. Alex Barker 8-1; Yuki Fujiwara, CA, def. Yuta Fleming 8-6; Haodi Zhang, CA, def. Alex Barker 8-6; Jon Cadavos, MCP, def. Kevin Chung 8-7 (5-4); Yuki Fujiwara, CA, def. Tyelor Apple 8-7 (7-1)DoublesSam Cadavos and Yuta Fleming, MCP, def. Cedrick Pacaud and Jason Kim 8-4
Matthew C. Perry 5, Canadian Academy 2SinglesSam Cadavos, MCP, def. Kevin Chung 8-1; Haodi Zhang, CA, def. Jon Cadavos 8-6; Cedrick Pacaud, CAJ, def. Yuta Fleming 8-0; Alex Barker, MCP, def. Kieran Bellew 8-6; Tyelor Apple, MCP, def. Jason Kim 8-4DoublesSam Cadavos and Jon Cadavos, MCP, def. Haodi Zhang and Cedrick Pacaud 8-4; Tyelor Apple and Alex Barker, MCP, def. Jason Kim and Yuki Fujiwara 8-2
South KoreaSaturday’s resultsAt SeoulBoysSeoul American 5, Yongsan International-Seoul 0SinglesRussell Midomaru def. Jun Lee 8-4; Jay Han def. Donghyun Koo 8-3; Chris Horton def. Steven Song 8-4DoublesAndrew Clark and Ronald Midomaru def. Alex Kwon and Nick Kim 8-3; Adam Yi and C.J. Mitchell def. Joseph Gong and Andrew Park 8-4
At SeongnamGirlsSeoul International 4, Taejon Christian International 1SinglesEuna Sun, SIS, def. Seo Young Myaeng 8-3; Amy Ryu, SIS, def. Sophie Park 8-2; Jisoo Kim, SIS, def. Kelly Lee 8-3DoublesCindy Lee and Su Young Shon, TCIS, def. Emily Koh and Scarlett Kim 9-7; Ally Chung and Linda Park, SIS, def. Wonju Chung and Jennifer Kim 8-0
Boys volleyballSouth KoreaSaturday’s summariesAt DaejeonTaejon Christian International def. Seoul International 25-17, 25-6, 25-13Spike kills — TCIS, Caleb Norton 10, Levi Miller 8. Set assists — TCIS, Tim Kwon 26.At SeoulYongsan International-Seoul def. Seoul American 25-10, 25-12, 25-17Defensive digs — SAHS, Aaron Park 6.
Friday’s summariesAt SuweonGyeonggi Suwon International def. Daegu American 25-13, 25-15, 23-25, 25-23Defensive digs — Daegu, Josh Oh 7, Adam Locke 7, Preston Sciria 6.
At SeoulYongsan International-Seoul def. Taejon Christian International 25-15, 23-25, 14-25, 25-18, 15-9Spike kills — TCIS, Caleb Norton 11, Hansol Ji 5, David Kim 5. Defensive digs — TCIS, Jae Ha Kim 7, Norton 7. Set assists — TCIS, Josiah Hale 24. Noteworthy — First loss for visiting Dragons this season.
Girls volleyballSouth KoreaSaturday’s summaryAt SeoulYongsan International-Seoul def. Seoul American 25-13, 25-20, 25-15Spike kills — YIS-S, Sarah Waldrop 10. SAHS, Tammy Garman 13 in 33 attempts, Hannah Swafford 5 in 13 attempts. Service aces — YIS-S, Sarah Waldrop 7. Defensive digs — YIS-S, Essie Page 16. SAHS, Teslyn Foster 6, Garman 6. Set assists — YIS-S, Joelle Kim 10. SAHS, Tiffaney Mitchell 21. Noteworthy — First win by host Guardians over visiting Falcons in school history.
Friday’s summaryAt SeoulYongsan International-Seoul def. Taejon Christian International 25-22, 25-22, 25-18Spike kills — YIS-S, Sarah Waldrop 5. Service aces — YIS-S, Waldrop 7. Set assists — YIS-S, Joelle Kim 8. Defensive digs — YIS-S, Sarah Kim 8. Block points — YIS-S, J.Kim 3. Noteworthy — First loss of season for visiting Dragons.