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Top-seeded Miu Best of E.J. King won three times Tuesday to reach the semifinals of the Far East tennis tournament girls singles.

Top-seeded Miu Best of E.J. King won three times Tuesday to reach the semifinals of the Far East tennis tournament girls singles. (Kilana Allen/Special to Stripes)

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CROSS COUNTRY

Far East Championships

Tuesday at Misawa Air Base, Japan

Overall standings

Division I

American School In Japan 5, Nile C. Kinnick 8, Humphreys 11, Guam High 11, Kadena 13, Kubasaki 18, John F. Kennedy and St. Mary’s incomplete

Team relay (name listed is pairing’s anchor)

1, Kai Liljequist, ASIJ, 35 minutes, 39.60 seconds; 2, Terrence Burnell, Humphreys, 36:12.20; 3, Kyle Durkee, ASIJ, 37:29.20; 4, Nathaniel Carlson, GHS, 37:55.10; 5, Talan Farrington, Kinnick, 38:01.20; 6,, Raiden Urena, Kinnick, 38:11.10; 7, Hiroya Sobajima, ASIJ, 38:29.90; 8, Soul Vessels, Kinnick, 38:35.20; 9, Derek Snyder, Humphreys, 38:37.50; 10, Joachim Killian, Kubasaki, 38:42.00.

Division II

Matthew C. Perry 3, Yokota 8, E.J. King 9, Zama 12, Daegu and Robert D. Edgren incomplete

Team relay (name listed is pairing’s anchor)

1, Tyler Gaines, Perry, 34 minutes, 59.50 seconds; 2, Aaron Lopez, Perry, 39:18.30; 3, Zenko Heinrichs, Yokota, 39:19.50; 4, Xavier Mitchell, Perry, 40:12.60; 5, Andrew Byrd, Zama, 41:30.50; 6, Jeremy Phillips, King, 41:31.90; 7, Kyle Sideno, Yokota, 42:10.60; 8, Matthew Rowland, Yokota, 42:17.80; 9, Thomas Ginder, Zama, 42:33.30; 10, Kento Thai, Yokota, 42:59.50.

Yokota's Ryunosuke Roesch won twice Tuesday to reach the boys singles semifinals in the Far East tennis tournament, dropping just one game in two matches.

Yokota's Ryunosuke Roesch won twice Tuesday to reach the boys singles semifinals in the Far East tennis tournament, dropping just one game in two matches. (Phoebe Goebel/Special to Stripes)

Humphreys' Sean Choi won three times Tuesday to make it to the semifinals of the boys singles in the Far East tennis tournament.

Humphreys' Sean Choi won three times Tuesday to make it to the semifinals of the boys singles in the Far East tennis tournament. (Phoebe Goebel/Special to Stripes)

Humphreys' Elliot Lee won three times Tuesday to reach the Far East tennis tournament boys singles semifinals.

Humphreys' Elliot Lee won three times Tuesday to reach the Far East tennis tournament boys singles semifinals. (Addison Leising/Special to Stripes)

Daegu's Evan Son lost his first-round boys singles match to Kadena's Gabriel Fino on Tuesday in the Far East tennis tournament.

Daegu's Evan Son lost his first-round boys singles match to Kadena's Gabriel Fino on Tuesday in the Far East tennis tournament. (Addison Leising/Special to Stripes)

Kadena's Gabriel Fino lost his second-round match to E.J. King's David Axsom in Tuesday's Far East tennis tournament boys singles.

Kadena's Gabriel Fino lost his second-round match to E.J. King's David Axsom in Tuesday's Far East tennis tournament boys singles. (Addison Leising/Special to Stripes)

Matthew C. Perry's Zachary Cruz and his partner Aiana Bulan lost in the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles Tuesday in the Far East tennis tournament.

Matthew C. Perry's Zachary Cruz and his partner Aiana Bulan lost in the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles Tuesday in the Far East tennis tournament. (Phoebe Goebel/Special to Stripes)

Kubasaki's Max Lundberg lost in the second round of the boys singles Tuesday in the Far East tennis tournament.

Kubasaki's Max Lundberg lost in the second round of the boys singles Tuesday in the Far East tennis tournament. (Phoebe Goebel/Special to Stripes)

TENNIS

Far East Championships

Tuesday at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa

Boys

Singles

First round

Ryunosuke Roesch, Yokota, bye; Max Lundberg, Kubasaki, def. Kai Fredendall, Zama, 8-6; Nathenry Mercado, Perry, bye; Aaden Ottenson, Kinnick, bye; Beckam Clites, Daegu, bye; Amin Alipourkashki, King, def. Charles Alvey, Edgren, 8-2; Maddux Fisk, Kadena, def. Ayden Canizales, Osan, 8-5; Sean Choi, Humphreys, bye; Owen Ruksc, Kubasaki, bye; Tommy Vogeley, Yokota, def. Chanho Chou, Osan, 8-2; Elliot Lee, Humphreys, bye; Max Bailey, Perry, def. Aiden Jaglal, Edgren, 8-2; Gabe Rayos, Zama, bye; Shobu Deeters, Kinnick, bye; Gabriel Fino, Kadena, def. Evan Son, Daegu, 8-6; David Axsom, King, bye.

Second round

Roesch def. Lundberg 8-0; Aaden Otteson, Kinnick, def. Nathenry Mercado, Perry, 8-1; Clites def. Alipourkashki 9-7; Choi def. J. Fisk 8-2; Vogeley def. Owen Ruksc, Kubasaki, 9-7; Lee def. Bailey 8-1; Rayos def. Deeters 8-4; Axsom def. Fino 8-5.

Quarterfinals

Roesch def. A. Otteson 8-1, Choi def. Clites 8-5, Lee def. Vogeley 8-5, Rayos def. Axsom 8-6.

Girls

Singles

First round

Miu Best, King, bye; Samantha Jones, Daegu, def. Julia Morioka, Yokota, 8-1; Kaitlyn Pasion, Edgren, bye; Alise Walker, Kinnick, bye; Naomi Choi, Humphreys, bye; Noemi Ung, Kubasaki, def. Belldandy Lam, Osan, 8-1; Jolie Nguyen, Zama, def. Nagone Reid, Kadena, 8-2; Nina Altig, Perry, bye; Moa Best, King, bye; Suni Mauricio, Kadena, def. Anna Purvis, Osan, 8-5; Isabella Suber, Kubasaki, bye; Giselle Pinard, Yokota, def. Jessie Teegarden, Zama, 8-4; Adeline Kim, Humphreys, bye; Gianna Tak, Daegu, bye; Vin Villafania, Edgren, def. Sasha Malone, Perry, 8-6; Aiisha Lashley, Kinnick, bye.

Second round

Miu Best def. Jones 8-2, Walker def. Pasion 8-6, Choi def. Ung 8-2, Nguyen def. Altig 9-7, Moa Best def. Mauricio 8-0, Pinard def. Suber 8-5, Kim def. Tak 9-8, Lashley def. Villavania 8-6.

Quarterfinals

Miu Best def. Walker 9-8 (7-5), Choi def. Nguyen 8-5, Moa Best def. Pinard 8-3, Lashley def. Kim 8-3.

Mixed doubles

First round

Dylan Byun and Erin Ji, Humphreys, bye; Kaedon Truong and Brooke Brewer, Kadena, def. Will Ruecking and Hannah Bolin, Zama, 8-3; Ty Saecho and Alexis Ramos, Osan, bye; Zachary Cruz and Aiana Bulan, Perry, bye; Noah Otteson and Olivia Laron, Kinnick, bye; Luka Koja and Sophia Wurdinger, Kubasaki, def. Ryan Fenwick and Laura Doughery, King, 8-5; Daniel Shirley and Jessica Franks, Yokota, def. Andrew Im and Emily Martinez, Daegu, 8-0; Darris Wyatt and Alyssa Singletary, Edgren, bye; Jacy Fisk and Lan Legros, Kubasaki, bye; Jai Bailey and Vitalia Duran, Yokota, def. Max Lim and Irene Won, Daegu, 8-0; Sean Simpkins and Gaby Velasco, Zama, bye; Micah Berry and Sydney Pontious, Kadena, def. Beau Carson and Kaylee Yoo, Humphreys, 8-4; Luis Galloway and Alice Troutman, Kinnick, bye; Joseph Barrett and Erin Monto, King, bye; Bryce Dries and Hannah Lee, Edgren, def. Emmanuel Waight-Forrester and Grace Kim 8-1; Layne Mayer and Julie Apperson, Perry, bye.

Second round

Byun-Ji def. Truong-Brewer 8-2, Cruz-Bulan def. Saecho-Ramos 8-1; N. Otteson-Laron def. Koja-Wurdinger 8-2; Wyatt-Singletary def. Shirley-Franks 8-3; J. Fisk-Legros def. Bailey-Duran 8-3; Berry-Pontious def. Bailey-Duran 8-6; Galloway-Troutman def. Barrett-Monto 8-2; Mayer-Apperson def. Dries-Lee, score not available.

Quarterfinals

Byun-Ji def. Cruz-Bulan 8-2, A. Otteson-Laron def. Wyatt-Singletary 8-6, J. Fisk-Legros def. Berry-Pontious 9-7, Galloway-Troutman def. Mayer-Apperson 8-6.

Yokota's Anais Pinard spikes against Osan's Tatiana Lunn during Tuesday's pool-play match in the Far East Division II volleyball tournament. The Panthers won in three sets.

Yokota's Anais Pinard spikes against Osan's Tatiana Lunn during Tuesday's pool-play match in the Far East Division II volleyball tournament. The Panthers won in three sets. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stripes)

E.J. King's Mila Nishimura-Reed spikes against International School of the Sacred Heart's Sakurako Park during Tuesday's Far East Division II volleyball tournament pool play. The Cobras won in two sets.

E.J. King's Mila Nishimura-Reed spikes against International School of the Sacred Heart's Sakurako Park during Tuesday's Far East Division II volleyball tournament pool play. The Cobras won in two sets. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stripes)

Osan's Ashley Kim strikes the ball against Yokota during Tuesday's Far East Division II tournament pool play. The Panthers won in three sets.

Osan's Ashley Kim strikes the ball against Yokota during Tuesday's Far East Division II tournament pool play. The Panthers won in three sets. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stripes)

Edgren's Nia Tyler skies to hit the ball against Zama in Tuesday's Far East Division II volleyball tournament elimination round. The Trojans won in three sets.

Edgren's Nia Tyler skies to hit the ball against Zama in Tuesday's Far East Division II volleyball tournament elimination round. The Trojans won in three sets. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stripes)

Yokota's Malia Hutchins spikes against Osan's Clarice Lee and Hanna Rutland during Tuesday's Division II pool play match. The Panthers won in three sets.

Yokota's Malia Hutchins spikes against Osan's Clarice Lee and Hanna Rutland during Tuesday's Division II pool play match. The Panthers won in three sets. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stripes)

VOLLEYBALL

Far East Girls Division I Tournament

Tuesday at Camp Humphreys, South Korea

Humphreys def. Seisen 25-13, 18-25, 25-23

Kubasaki def. Guam High 26-24, 25-15

ASIJ def. Kadena 25-20, 25-22

Kinnick def. Guam High 25-13, 25-15

Humphreys def. ASIJ 24-26, 25-17, 25-18

Kadena def. Seisen 25-7, 25-11

Kubasaki def. Kadena 25-14, 18-25, 25-22

Kinnick def. Seisen 22-25, 25-21, 25-19

AOLG def. Guam High 25-19, 25-11

AOLG def. Humphreys 19-25, 25-16, 25-20

ASIJ def. Guam High 25-20, 25-7

Kinnick def. Kubasaki 25-21, 25-14

AOLG def. Kadena 25-17, 22-25, 26-24

Wednesday’s matches

Quarterfinals

ASIJ vs. Guam High, 9 a.m.

Kinnick vs. Kubasaki, 9 a.m.

AOLG vs. Seisen, 9 a.m.

Humphreys vs. Kadena, 11 a.m.

Consolation

Loser 1 vs. Loser 2, 11 a.m.

Loser 3 vs. Loser 4, 1 p.m.

Semifinals

Winner 1 vs. Winner 2, 11 a.m.

Winner 3 vs. Winner 4, 1 p.m.

Seventh

Consolation losers, 3 p.m.

Fifth

Consolation winners, 3 p.m.

Third

Semifinal losers, 3 p.m.

Championship

Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.

Far East Girls Division II Championships

Tuesday at Yokota Air Base, Japan

Pool A

Perry def. Christian Academy Japan 25-18, 25-11

Zama def. Daegu 25-8, 25-10

CAJ def. Okinawa Christian 28-26, 25-10

Pool B

King def. Sacred Heart 25-4, 25-13

Yokota def. Osan 21-25, 25-13, 15-9

Edgren def. Sacred Heart 31-29, 25-10

Quarterfinals

Edgren def. Daegu 25-21, 25-19, 25-19

OCSI def. ISSH 25-20, 25-14, 17-25, 25-11

Yokota def. CAJ 25-22, 25-20, 25-16

Osan def. Perry 25-16, 25-11, 25-17

Zama def. Edgren 25-12, 25-13, 25-20

King def. OCSI 25-9, 25-3, 25-14

Wednesday’s matches

Consolation

Daegu vs. CAJ, 9 a.m.

ISSH vs. Perry, 9 a.m.

Semifinals

Yokota vs. Zama, 11 a.m.

Osan vs. King, 1 p.m.

Ninth place

Daegu-CAJ loser vs. Sacred Heart-Perry loser 8, 1 p.m.

Seventh place

Daegu-CAJ winner vs. Sacred Heart-Perry winner 8, 3 p.m.

Fifth place

Edgren vs. OCSI, 11 a.m.

Third place

Semifinal losers, 5 p.m.

Championship

Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

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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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