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E.J. King's girls basketball team celebrates its 29-28 victory over Zama in the Far East Girls D-II basketball final. The Cobras won their first small-schools title since 1997.

E.J. King's girls basketball team celebrates its 29-28 victory over Zama in the Far East Girls D-II basketball final. The Cobras won their first small-schools title since 1997. (Jonessa Jones/Special to Stripes)

High school

WRESTLING

45th Far East Tournament

Wednesday at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan

Dual-meet tournament

Division I

Tuesday’s matches

Kubasaki 42, Humphreys 18

107 — Johnson, HHS, dec. Braydon; 114 — Starr, Kubasaki, tech. Reyes; 121 — Ocampo tech. Wege; 127 — Cope, Kubasaki, pin. McDonald; 133 — Hutton, Kubasaki, pin. Collins; 139 — Yapshing, Kubasaki, pin. Riley; 145 — Nubin, Humphreys, tech. Potter; 152 — Voelkel, Kubasaki, tech. Fernald; 160 — Lundberg, Kubasaki, pin. Schlecht; 172 — Armour, Kubasaki, pin. Gonzales; 189 — Meno, Humphreys, tech. Taylor; 215 — Morgan, Humphreys, pin. Swan; Heavyweight — Finegan, Kubasaki, pin. Motcheka.

Kadena 34, American School In Japan 26

107 — Ferguson, Kadena, tech. Bonsi; 114 — Holmes, Kadena, pin. Koslow; 121 — Malcolm Lee, ASIJ, dec. Josiah Drummer; 127 — Wilcox, ASIJ, pin. Valdez-Pinon; 133 — Cadell Lee, ASIJ, pin. Allen; 139 — Shikuma, ASIJ, dec. Lutz; 145 — Oh, Kadena, pin. Saenko; 152 — Kinney, Kadena, pin. Rieger; 160 — Fink, ASIJ, pin. Livingston; 172 — Rodriguez, ASIJ, pin. Barton; 189 — Shears, Kadena, pin. Richards; 215 — Jeremiah Drummer, Kadena, by walkover; Heavyweight — Gantz, Kadena, by walkover.

St. Mary’s 51, Seoul Foreign 10

107 — Miyamoto, St. Mary’s, by walkover; 114 — Sen, St. Mary’s, pin. Kim; 121 — Schmitz, St. Mary’s, tech. Janssen; 127 — Shane, St. Mary’s, tech. Won; 133 — Song, SFS, by walkover; 139 — Twohig, St. Mary’s, tech. N. Lee; 145 — Kajima, St. Mary’s, by walkover; 152 — Baskaran, St. Mary’s, pin. T. Lee; 160 — Yamada, St. Mary’s, pin. W. Kim; 172 — Leyko, St. Mary’s, tech. P. Kim; 189 — Fujita, St. Mary’s, pin. Cho; 215 — Kim, St. Mary’s, by walkover; Heavyweight — Chung, SFS, by walkover.

Kadena 65, Seoul Foreign 0

107 — Ferguson by walkover; 114 — Holmes pin. D. Kim; 121 — Jo. Drummer pin. Janssen; 127 — Valdez-Pinon pin. Won; 133 — Allen pin. Song; 139 — Lutz pin. N. Lee; 145 — Oh by walkover; 152 — Kinney pin. T. Lee; 160 — Livingston pin. W. Kim; 172 — Barton pin. P. Kim; 189 — Shears pin. Cho; 215 — Je. Drummer by walkover; Heavyweiight — Macias by walkover.

Humphreys 44, Nile C. Kinnick 13

107 — Johnson tech. Joah De La Cruz; 114 — Reyes dec. Gavin Caddali; 121 — Wege by walkover; 127 — McDonald pin. Jack Snyder; 133 — Sam Tovar, Kinnick, tech. Collins; 139 — Kain Mauldin, Kinnick, tech. Riley; 145 — Nubin dec. Ethan McDanel; 152 — Fernald tech. Alex Anglade; 160 — Schlecht pin. Avery Murphy; 172 — Gonzales by walkover; 189 — Ramos-Kaula pin. Meno; 215 — Morgan pin. Justin Bodlovic; Heavyweight — Motcheka pin. Randall Pope.

ASIJ 29, St. Mary’s 22

107 — Miyamoto tech. Bonsi; 114 — Sen pin. Koslow; 121 — M. Lee tech. Schmitz; 127 — C. Lee pin. Shane; 133 — Wilcox tech. Liteboho Keta; 139 — Twohig tech. Saenko; 145 — Shikuma pin. Kajima; 152 — Rieger dec. Baskaran; 160 — Yamada pin. Fink; 172 — Rodriguez pin. Leyko; 189 — Richards dec. Fujita; 215 — Kim tech. Dylan Carreon.

Wednesday’s matches

Fifth

St. Mary’s 41, Kinnick 19

107 — De La Cruz pin. Miyamoto; 114 — Sen by walkover; 121 — Schmitz by walkover; 127 — Shane dec. Snyder; 133 — Tovar by walkover; 139 — Twohig by walkover; 145 — Kajima pin. McDanel; 152 — Baskaran tech. Anglade; 160 — Yamada tech. Murphy; 172 — Leyko by walkover; 189 — Ramos-Kaula tech. Fujitz; 215 — Kim tech. Bodlovic; Heavyweight — Pope by walkover.

Third

ASIJ 35, Humphreys 30

107 — Johnson pin. Bonsi; 114 — Reyes pin. Koslow; 121 — M. Lee pin. Wege; 127 — C. Lee pin. McDonald; 133 — Wilcox pin. Collins; 139 — Saenko pin Riley; 145 — Nubin pin. Shikuma; 152 — Rieger pin. Fernald; 160 — Fink pin. Schlecht; 172 — Rodriguez pin. Gonzales; 189 — Meno pin. Richards; 215 — Morgan pin. Carreon; Heavyweight — Motcheka by walkover.

Championship

Kadena 41, Kubasaki 18

107 — Ferguson pin. Braydon; 114 — Starr pin. Holmes; 121 — Jo. Drummer tech. Ocampo; 127 — Cope dec. Valdez-Pinon; 133 — Allen pin. Hutton; 139 — Lutz tech. Yapshing; 145 — Oh pin. Potter; 152 — Kinney dec. Voelkel; 160 — Lundberg pin. Livingston; 172 — Armour pin. Barton; 189 — Shears pin. Taylor; 215 — Je. Drummer pin. Swan; Heavyweight — Macias pin. Finegan.

Division II

Tuesday’s matches

Daegu 10, Osan 8

107 — Nick Faubion, Daegu, by walkover; 121 — Canizales, Osan, by walkover; 139 — DeJesus, Osan, dec. Williams; 189 — Michael Kendall, Daegu, by walkover.

E.J. King 45, Zama 15

107 — Warakanbancha, King, by walkover; 114 — Steele Flores, Zama, by walkover; 121 — Balitaan, King, pin. Diaz; 127 — Gabe Simpkins, Zama, by walkover; 139 — Headley, King, pin. Sean Simpkins; 145 — Cutler, King, pin. Malone; 152 — Johdee, King, by walkover; 160 — McGrath, King, pin. Andalon; 172 — Lin, King, by walkover; 189 — Ruello, King, by walkover; 215 — Sylla, King, by walkover; Heavyweight — Neloms, Zama, by walkover.

Christian Academy Japan 44, Osan 4

107 — Tai, CAJ, by walkover; 114 — Choi, CAJ, by walkover; 121 — Canizales tech. Momoka Komatsu; 133 — Fambro, CAJ, by walkover; 139 — Ohashi, CAJ, tech. DeJesus; 145 — Loomis, CAJ, by walkover; 152 — Harada, CAJ, by walkover; 160 — Van Dam, CAJ, by walkover; 172 — Riedenbach, CAJ, by walkover; 189 — Kim, CAJ, by walkover.

CAJ 25, King 23

107 — Tai tech. Warakanbancha; 114 — Choi by walkover; 121 — Balitaan tech. Komatsu; 133 — Fambro by walkover; 139 — Headley pin. Ohashi; 145 — Cutler pin. Loomis; 152 — Johdee tech. Harada; 160 — Van Dam dec. McGrath; 172 — Riedenbach by walkover; 189 — Kim dec. Puello; 215 — Sylla by walkover.

Zama 25, Osan 7

114 — Steele Flores by walkover; 121 — Canizales tech. Diaz; 127 — G. Simpkins by walkover; 139 — DeJesus dec. S. Simpkins; 145 — Malone by walkover; 160 — Andalon by walkover; Heavyweight — Neloms by walkover.

Robert D. Edgren 30, Matthew C. Perry 25

107 — Phillips, Edgren, pin. De Asis; 114 — Mulhall, Edgren, pin. Cordero; 121 — Jones, Edgren, pin. Lopez; 127 — Wong, Edgren, pin. Mayer; 133 — Murodov, Perry, pin. Carl; 139 — Brodsky, Edgren, pin. Shimakura; 145 — Valverde, Perry, by walkover; 160 — Hawkins, Edgren, pin. Downey; 189 — Stephens, Perry, by walkover; 215 — Grantham, Perry, by walkover; Heavyweight — Paningbatan, Perry, pin. Riddle.

Yokota 30, Daegu 10

107 — Faubion by walkover; 114 — Lingle, Yokota, by walkover; 121 — Reyes, Yokota, by walkover; 133 — Kirby, Yokota, by walkover; 139 — Patton pin. Williams; 145 — Christenson, Yokota, by walkover; 152 — Greer, Yokota, by walkover; 189 — Kendall by walkover.

Perry 40, Daegu 10

107 — Faubion tech. De Asis; 114 — Cordero by walkover; 121 — Lopez by walkover; 127 — Mayer by walkover; 133 — Murodov by walkover; 139 — Williams pin. Shimakura; 145 — Valverde by walkover; 160 — Downey by walkover; 189 — Kendall pin. Stephens; 215 — Grantham by walkover; Heavyweight — Paningbatan by walkover.

Edgren 35, Yokota 14

107 — Phillips by walkover; 114 — Mulhall pin. Lingle; 121 — Jones pin. Reyes; 127 — Wong by walkover; 133 — Carl pin. Kirby; 139 — Patton tech. Brodsky; 145 — Christenson by walkover; 152 — Greer by walkover; 160 — Hawkins by walkover; Heavyweight — Riddle by walkover.

Wednesday’s matches

Fifth

Perry 39, Zama 20

107 — De Asis by walkover; 114 — Cordero tech. Steele Flores; 121 — Lopez pin. Diaz; 127 — G. Simpkins pin. Mayer; 133 — Murodov by walkover; 139 — S. Simpkins pin. Shimakura; 145 — Valverde pin. Malone; 160 — Andalon pin. Downey; 189 — Stephens by walkover; 215 — Grantham by walkover; Heavyweight — Neloms pin. Paningbatan.

Third

King 29, Yokota 20

107 — Warakanbancha by walkover; 114 — Lingle by walkover; 121 — Reyes pin Balitaan; 133 — Kirby by walkover; 139 — Headley tech. Patton; 145 — Christenson pin. Cutler; 152 — Johdee pin. Greer; 160 — McGrath by walkover; 189 — Puello by walkover; 215 — Sylla by walkover.

Championship

Edgren 35, CAJ 25

107 — Phillips pin. Tai; 114 — Mulhall pin. Choi; 121 — Jones pin. Komatsu; 127 — Wong by walkover; 133 — Fambro pin. Carl; 139 — Brodsky by walkover; 145 — Loomis by walkover; 152 — Harada by walkover; 160 — Hawkins pin. Van Dam; 172 — Riedenbach by walkover; 189 — S. Kim by walkover; Heavyweight — Riddle by walkover.

BASKETBALL

Boys

2024 Far East Division I Tournament

Wednesday at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa

Fifth

Kubasaki 68, Humphreys 48

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Blackhawks 12 11 16 9 _48
Dragons 19 20 16 13 _68

Top scorers — Dragons: Alex James 20, Troy Harris 11; Blackhawks: Randall Howell 10, Andrew Thompson 10.

Third

St. Mary’s 56, ASIJ 46

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Mustangs 14 15 10 7 _46
Titans 13 10 16 17 _56

Championship

Kinnick 83, Kadena 82

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Red Devils 21 21 18 23 _83
Panthers 16 26 22 18 _82

Top scorers — Red Devils: Vance Lewis 32, Xavier Wright 12, Kennedy Hamilton 12; Panthers: Jaden Patsel 22, Angel Torrado 17, Jayden Allen 14, DeShaun Nixon 12.

Awards

Most Valuable Player — Lewis.

All-Tournament — Kinnick: Wright, Hamilton, Nicolas Whyte; Kadena: Angel Torrado (repeat selection), Jayden Allen; St. Mary’s: Max Wahba; ASIJ: Ayden Carreon; Kubasaki: Harris (repeat selection); Humphreys: Howell.

2024 Far East Division II Tournament

Wednesday at Camp Zama, Japan

Single elimination

CAJ 44, Osan 42

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Knights 6 2 11 25 _44
Cougars 12 10 11 9 _42

Top scorers — Knights: Eastin Lowther 13, Sakaguchi 10; Cougars: M.J. Siebert 12. Noteworthy — Lowther had 11 fourth-quarter points. Siebert had 10 first-half points.

Quarterfinals

King 61, CAJ 34

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Knights 8 10 7 9 _34
Cobras 21 19 7 14 _61

Top scorers — Cobras: Jeremy Phillips 18, Shan Casimiro 12, Ben Niefer 12. Noteworthy — Phillips had 12 first-quarter points.

Zama 52, Edgren 32

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Trojans 20 13 7 12 _52
Eagles 5 11 10 6 _32

Top scorers — Trojans: Ayden Helton 20; Eagles: JeShawn Spaights-Pacd 12. Noteworthy — Helton had 14 first-quarter points.

Yokota 58, Okinawa Christian 30

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Panthers 18 13 17 10 _58
Eagles 5 6 12 7 _30

Top scorers — Panthers: Jai Bailey 17, Sergio Gittens 16; Eagles: Ryan Gsell 11, Alex Puente 10. Noteworthy — Bailey had 15 first-half points and Gittens had eight in the first quarter.

Perry 77, Daegu 63

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Samurai 23 28 13 13 _77
Warriors 11 11 22 19 _63

Top scorers — Samurai: B.J. Hill 30, Jahiion Francois 29; Warriors: Adrian Tagalog 27, Andrew Burks 15. Noteworthy — Francois had 23 first-half points. Tagalog hit five three-point goals and shot 8-for-8 from the foul line. Burks had 11 second-half points.

Semifinals

Perry 52, King 46

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Samurai 3 9 19 21 _52
Cobras 13 10 10 13 _46

Top scorers — Samurai: Francois 12, Sam Kasperski 12, Hill 11, Kameron Ramos 10; Cobras: Nolan FitzGerald 17, Nolan Grubb 11. Noteworthy — All of Kasperski’s points came in the second half.

Yokota 58, Zama 50

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Panthers 19 13 10 16 _58
Trojans 12 14 13 11 _50

Top scorers — Panthers: Bailey 18, Braedan Raybon 11; Trojans: Derek Smith 23, Helton 12. Noteworthy — Bailey had 11 fourth-quarter points.

Championship

Yokota 70, Perry 47

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Panthers 18 17 20 15 _70
Samurai 16 14 8 9 _47

Top scorers — Panthers: Giddens 23, Raybon 15, Bailey 14; Samurai: Hill 17, Francois 16. Noteworthy — There were nine lead changes before the Panthers pulled away. Raybon had eight points in the third quarter. Hill had 12 in the first half.

Consolation

Daegu 51, OCSI 47

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Warriors 11 16 15 9 _51
Eagles 12 9 12 14 _47

Top scorers — Warriors: Tagalog 18, Jude Velazquez 10; Eagles: Puente 11. Noteworthy — Tagalog had 15 first-half points.

Osan 45, Edgren 44

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Cougars 8 14 11 12 _45
Eagles 6 11 16 11 _44

Top scorers — Cougars: Jayden Hightower 19, R.J. Jones 10; Eagles: Spaights-Pace 16. Noteworthy — Hightower hit five three-point goals. Spaights-Pace had eight third-quarter points.

Osan 46, CAJ 42

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Cougars 6 10 18 12 _46
Knights 7 7 8 20 _42

Top scorers — Cougars: Jax Ibarra 16; Knights: J. Sakaguchi 15. Noteworthy — Ibarra and Sakaguchi hit four three-point goals each. Sakaguchi had 15 fourth-quarter points.

Third

King 40, Zama 37

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Trojans 6 14 9 8 _37
Cobras 3 9 10 18 _40

Top scorers — Cobras: Casimiro 16, Phillips 13; Trojans: Keahnu Araki 10.

Awards

Most Valuable Player — Bailey.

All-Tournament — Yokota: Raybon, Giddens, Royce Canta; Perry: Francois, Hill, Kasperski; King: Phillips, Fitzgerald (repeat selections); Zama: Araki, Helton; Edgren: Micah Magat (repeat selection); Daegu: Tagalog (repeat selection); CAJ: Sakaguchi (repeat selection).

Girls

2024 Far East Division I Tournament

Wednesday at Camp Humphreys, South Korea

Quarterfinals

ASIJ 28, Kadena 25

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Mustangs 5 5 10 8 _28
Panthers 8 1 12 4 _25

Top scorer — Mustangs: Gigi Isenberg 11.

Kubasaki 30, Humphreys 29

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Blackhawks 10 14 0 5 _29
Dragons 9 2 14 5 _30

Top scorers — Dragons: Nevaeh Gilbert 10; Blackhawks: Claire Anderson 16. Noteworthy — Anderson had 15 first-half points, including five three-point goals.

Semifinals

Kinnick 42, ASIJ 10

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Red Devils 13 13 13 3 _42
Mustangs 0 6 2 2 _10

Top scorer — Red Devils: Leona Turner 17. Noteworthy — Turner had 13 first-half points.

St. Paul Christian 41, Kubasaki 22

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Warriors 5 8 21 7 _41
Dragons 0 6 7 9 _22

Top scorer — Dragons: Gilbert 6.

Third

ASIJ 35, Kubasaki 18

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Mustangs 7 10 4 14 _35
Dragons 2 6 8 2 _18

Top scorers — Mustangs: Isenberg 22; Dragons: Solares Solano 6. Noteworthy — Isenberg had 11 fourth-quarter points.

Championship

St. Paul 49, Kinnick 27

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Red Devils 9 9 1 8 _27
Warriors 9 12 17 11 _49

Top scorers — Warriors: Ryanna Ngirchomlei 15, Gabreanna Hahn 12; Red Devils: Turner 10. Noteworthy — Red Devils finished 26-2 on the season, both losses coming against Guam teams in major tournament finals.

Awards

Most Valuable Player — Ngirchomlei.

All-tournament — St. Paul: Ngirchomlei, Hahn, Kimora Charfauros, Darien Godoy, Bella Brug. Kinnick: KaMiyah Dabner (repeat selection), Michele Holloway, Turner, Kotone Turner. ASIJ: Isenberg, Alice Phillips, Ava Piscopo. Kubasaki: Gilbert: Humphreys: Anderson. Kadena: Marina Sawyer (repeat selection).

2024 Far East Division II Tournament

Wednesday at Yokota Air Base, Japan

Single-elimination

Christian Academy Japan 39, Osan 32

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Knights 10 12 8 9 _39
Cougars 4 8 10 10 _32

Top scorers — Knights: Erica Yokota 17; Cougars: Tatiana Lunn 12, Hanna Rutland 10.

Perry 45, International Christian-Pyeongtaek 4

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Conquerors 0 2 0 2 _4
Samurai 13 8 12 12 _45

Top scorers — Samurai: Layla Springs 16, Keidan Bradley 11.

Semifinals

King 46, Daegu 33

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Warriors 6 11 10 6 _33
Cobras 9 15 10 12 _46

Top scorers — Cobras: Moa Best 19, Maliwan Schinker 14, Miu Best 12; Warriors: Jazmine Harvey 12, Trinity Harvey 11, Jasmirra McClendon 10.

Zama 43, Yokota 36

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Panthers 15 5 12 4 _36
Trojans 13 5 11 14 _43

Top scorers — Trojans: Olivia Parish 12, Lindsey So 11; Panthers: Beverly Gardner 12. Noteworthy — There were nine lead changes before Parish hit a field goal that broke a 34-34 tie and sparked a 7-0 run to put Zama ahead to stay. Parish had eight fourth-quarter points.

Seventh

Osan 37, ICS-Pyeongtaek 11

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Conquerors 2 4 5 0 _11
Cougars 12 10 8 7 _37

Top scorer — Cougars: Abigail Elliott 11.

Fifth

CAJ 46, Perry 27

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Samurai 11 7 0 9 _27
Knights 10 14 13 9 _46

Top scorers — Knights: Yokota 15; Samurai: Elieza Cuaco 13. Noteworthy — Yokota had 13 first-half points and Cuaco had 10 in the first quarter.

Third

Yokota 57, Daegu 49

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Panthers 17 17 10 13 _57
Warriors 13 6 10 20 _49

Top scorers — Panthers: Gardner 17; Warriors: J. Harvey 18, T. Harvey 16, McClendon 11. Noteworthy — Gardner had eight first-quarter points.

Championship

King 29, Zama 28

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Trojans 5 9 6 8 _28
Cobras 6 5 11 7 _29

Top scorers — Cobras: Moa Best 13, Miu Best 10; Trojans: McClendon 11, So 10. Noteworthy — Moa Best hit one of two foul shots in the closing seconds to put the Cobras ahead for good.

Awards

Most Valuable Player — Schinker.

All-Tournament — Cobras: Schinker, Moa Best, Miu Best, Katelyn Mapa. Trojans: Parish, So, Kierstyn Aumua. Yokota: Gardner, Coco Jones. Warriors: J. Harvey, J. McClendon. Osan: Lunn. Perry: Cuaco. CAJ: Yokota. ICS-Pyeongtaek: Rachel Woo

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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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