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Kubasaki's Luis Veliz gets a head and arm hold on Humphreys' Sam Lister at 115 pounds during Thursday's semifinal bout in the 41st Far East Wrestling Tournament. Veliz pinned Lister in 26 seconds.

Kubasaki's Luis Veliz gets a head and arm hold on Humphreys' Sam Lister at 115 pounds during Thursday's semifinal bout in the 41st Far East Wrestling Tournament. Veliz pinned Lister in 26 seconds. (Vanessa Badiola/Special to Stripes)

Kubasaki's Luis Veliz gets a head and arm hold on Humphreys' Sam Lister at 115 pounds during Thursday's semifinal bout in the 41st Far East Wrestling Tournament. Veliz pinned Lister in 26 seconds.

Kubasaki's Luis Veliz gets a head and arm hold on Humphreys' Sam Lister at 115 pounds during Thursday's semifinal bout in the 41st Far East Wrestling Tournament. Veliz pinned Lister in 26 seconds. (Vanessa Badiola/Special to Stripes)

St. Mary's Rio Lemkuil gets set to lift Robert D. Edgren's Raphael Gomez at 129 pounds during Thursday's semifinal bout in the 41st Far East Wrestling Tournament. Lemkuil won a 14-8 decision.

St. Mary's Rio Lemkuil gets set to lift Robert D. Edgren's Raphael Gomez at 129 pounds during Thursday's semifinal bout in the 41st Far East Wrestling Tournament. Lemkuil won a 14-8 decision. (Vanessa Badiola/Special to Stripes)

Seoul American's Steven Petracca gains the advantage on Kadena's Kaleb Wallace at 122 pounds during Thursday's early-round freestyle bout in the 41st Far East High School Wrestling Tournament. Petracca won by pin in 4 minutes, 24 seconds.

Seoul American's Steven Petracca gains the advantage on Kadena's Kaleb Wallace at 122 pounds during Thursday's early-round freestyle bout in the 41st Far East High School Wrestling Tournament. Petracca won by pin in 4 minutes, 24 seconds. (Vanessa Badiola/Special to Stripes)

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Wrestling41st Far East High School Wrestling Tournament Thursday at Yokosuka Naval Base, JapanIndividual freestyle tournament 101 Jasjot Bedi, St. Mary’s, tech. Tiana Marsh, Edgren, 10-0, 1:24; John Lanzilotta, Kinnick, pin. Angelique McKenzie, King, :35; Noah Vasquez, Kubasaki, tech. Marcus Irons, Perry, 11-1, 2:55; Marsh tech. McKenzie, 12-2, 3:45; Bedi pin, Irons, 3:24; Vasquez pin. Marsh, :39.Semifinals — Lanzilotta dec. Bedi, 11-8; Caleb Heino, Yokota, pin. Vasquez, :36.108 Jefre Arceo, Kinnick, tech. Aiden Rivera, Humphreys, 12-2, 1:33; Joel Pacleb, Matthew C. Perry, tech. Samantha Hendrickson, Robert D. Edgren, 10-0, 1:11; Kaito Hayashi, Zama, tech. Maxwell Harding, Seoul American, 16-5, 4:15; Eiji Kasahara, St. Mary’s, pin. Arceo, 2:17; Grant Rogers, Kadena, pin. Pacleb, :58; Devin Wilcox, Kubasaki, pin. Hayashi, 1:09; Joe Frazier, CAJ, pin. Chris DeGrella, Yokota, 3:59; Pacleb pin. Rivera, :36; DeGrella tech. Harding, 10-0, 3:30; Arceo pin. Hendrickson, 2:17; DeGrella tech. Pacleb, 22-9, 5:37; Arceo pin. Hayashi, 3:00; DeGrella pin. Wilcox, 1:00; Frazier pin. Arceo, 1:28.Semifinals — Rogers pin. Frazier, 1:08; Kasahara tech. Wilcox, 10-0, 2:39.115 Kaiden Meyer, Yokota, pin. Geo Cano, Perry, 1:15; Terrence Berg, Kinnick, pin. Axel Shepherd, Kadena, 1:33; Ty White, Seoul, tech. Mario Acevedo, Zama, 14-2, 3:13; Sam Lister, Humphreys, pin. Ira Kadet, ASIJ, 2:15; Luis Veliz, Kubasaki, tech. Meyer, 14-2, 2:14; Jordan Van Druff, CAJ, tech. Berg, 10-0, 2:23; Harold Mancia, St. Mary’s, tech. White, 14-1, 1:40; Berg tech. Cano, 10-0, 1:48; Kadet tech. Acevedo, 10-0, 1:59; Meyer tech. Shepherd, 12-2, 2:04; White pin. Berg, 2:38; Kadet pin. Meyer, 1:29; Van Druff pin. Kadet, 1:35; Lister pin. White, 2:39.Semifinals — Veliz pin. Lister, :26; Mancia dec. Van Druff, 14-10.122 Jordan Smith, Kinnick, tech. Abigail Gomez, Edgren, 10-0, 1:34; Brad Ponsiano, Perry, pin. Ty Van Dam, CAJ, :53; Steven Petracca, Seoul, pin. Larwyn Reyles, E.J. King, :35; Jaylen Mayers, Kubasaki, tech. Matthew Araki, Zama, 12-2, 1:51; Ben Lister, Humphreys, pin. Joey DeGrella, Yokota, 1:16; Araki pin. DeGrella, :45; Mayers pin. Lister, 1:47; Kojiro VanHoose, Osan, pin. Ponsiano, 1:28; Tatsuhito Matsumoto, St. Mary’s, tech. Smith, 11-0, 4:54; Petracca pin. Kaleb Wallace, Kadena, 4:24; Wallace pin. Araki, 1:25; Ponsiano pin. Gomez, 2:09; Smith tech. Van Dam, 10-0, 1:14; Lister pin. Reyles, 1:51; Wallace pin. Ponsiano, 2:12; Lister pin. Smith, 2:26; Wallace tech. Mayers, 12-0, 3:45; Lister pin. Petracca, :50.Semifinals — VanHoose pin. Petracca, :50; Matsumoto tech. Mayers, 10-0, 1:17.129 James Carpenter, Kubasaki, pin. Dylan Rix, Humphreys, 2:28; Ramil Celones, Yokota, pin. Robert Brewer, King, 2:49; Lucas Wirth, Kinnick, pin. Celones, :56; Raphael Gomez, Edgren, pin. Riki Fameli, Zama, 1:22; Demetrio Delarosa, Kadena, tech. Egan Sadler, ASIJ, 16-6, 4:53; Rio Lemkuil, St. Mary’s, pin. Carpenter, :57; Carpenter tech. Brewer, 10-0, :40; Rex pin. Celones, 5:19; Sadler pin. Rix, 1:03; Carpenter tech. Fameli, 3:12; Gomez tech. Sadler, 13-3, 3:26; Delarosa pin. Carpenter, 4:51.Semifinals — Wirth tech. Delarosa, 12-1, 3:37; Lemkuil dec. Gomez, 14-8.135 Peter Teachout, Humphreys, pin. Aiden Higgins, Zama, 1:57; Devoney Stanley, Kinnick, tech. Teachout, 12-2, 1:17; Connor Brennan, Kubasaki, tech. Levi Rick, Edgren, 14-4, 1:50; Dai Matsumoto, St. Mary’s, tech. Kaine Barela, Kadena, 10-0, :36; Bryan Williams, Perry, pin. Kyle Easterwood, Yokota, 1:34; Barela tech. Higgins, 10-0, :42; Rick pin. Barela, :46; Easterwood pin. Teachout, 2:29; Williams pin. Rick, 1:46; Brennan tech. Easterwood, 12-2, 1:49.Semifinals — Matsumoto pin. Brennan, 3:00; Stanley pin. Williams, :48.141 Koby Karl, Kubasaki, tech. Parker Torgensen, Humphreys, 10-0, 1:53; Jacob Berry, Daegu, pin. Taylor Malcolm, Edgren, 2:16; Juan Mejia, Kadena, pin. Gabriel Aragon, Yokota, 2:32; Logan Lumabas, King, pin. Kristian Irons, Perry, :54; Mason Smith, Kinnick, pin. Mejia, 1:52; Jihoon Seo, St. Mary’s, tech. Koby Karl, Kubasaki, 10-0, 1:24; Rin Zoot, ASIJ, tech. Berry, 10-0, :33; Karl pin. Malcolm, 1:25; Aragon tech. Irons, 20-10, 4:22; Berry tech. Torgensen, 11-1, 1:41; Mejia pin. Karl, 5:15; Aragon tech. Berry, 10-0, 1:16; Seo pin. Aragon, :53; Lumabas pin. Mejia, 1:25.Semifinals — Smith tech. Seo, 16-5, 6:00; Zoot tech. Lumabas, 10-0, :45.148 Luke Moseley, Kubasaki, tech. Marcus Inthavixay, Osan, 10-0, 1:08; Bryce Ortiz, Kadena, tech. Kenji Kono, King, 12-0, 1:06; Gavin Jackson, Daegu, dec. James O’Grady, Yokota, 11-3; Nishant Chanda, St. Mary’s, pin. Ortiz, :19; Mason Graydon, Perry, tech. Jackson, 17-4, 3:44; Moseley tech. Cody Dettman, Edgren, 10-0, 1:17; Jacob Castro, Kinnick, tech. Kieran Kell, ASIJ, 10-0, :43; Dettman pin. O’Grady, 2:37; Kell tech. Kono, 10-0, :58; Inthavixay dec. Jackson, 10-7; Kell dec. Dettman, 11-8; Inthavixay tech. Ortiz, 17-6, 5:47; Moseley pin. Inthavixay, :56; Graydon tech. Kell, 12-1, 3:26.Semifinals — Chanda pin. Graydon, :32; Castro pin. Moseley, 3:00.158 Jacob McConville, Kubasaki, pin. Liam Kell, ASIJ, 12-9; Bradley McCollum, Edgren, pin. Isaac Norton, Zama, 1:53; Devin Rix, Humphreys, pin. Kurt McKenzie, King, :31; Fintan Cawley, Kadena, dec. Austin Hawthorne, Yokota, 8-2; Hunter Lane, Daegu, tech. Rix, 10-0, 2:54; Ryo Sawa, St. Mary’s, tech, McCollum, 12-1, 2:40; Darius Swenson, Kinnick, tech. McConville, 14-4, 2:21; Andrew Borrero, Perry, tech. Cawley, 12-0, 1:22; Rix pin. Kell, :14; McCollum tech. Hawthorne, 10-0, 1:27; McConville pin. McKenzie, 1:31; Norton pin. Cawley, :44; McConville tech. McCollum, 10-0, 1:31; Rix pin. Norton, :15; Borrero tech. McConville, 12-2, 2:44; Rix tech. Sawa, 21-11, 4:47.Semifinals — Swenson pin. Sawa, 3:52; Lane tech. Borrero, 10-0, 1:34.168 Jonathan Dowdell, Zama, tech. Ethan Simpson, Humphreys, 10-0, 1:07; Austin Koslow, St. Mary’s, tech. Dowdell, 10-0, 1:20; Kameron Leon Guerrero, Kinnick, tech. Oakley Mueller, Kubasaki, 12-0, 2:13; Zenon Sadler, ASIJ, pin. Ethan Cecil, Perry, 4:00; Amon Manville, Seoul, dec. Alex Alexander, Kadena, 10-2; Mueller pin. Simpson, :52; Cecil tech. Dowdell, 12-1, 2:59; Alexander dec. Mueller, 13-12; Manville pin. Cecil, 5:18; Sadler pin. Alexander, 4:52.Semifinals — Koslow tech. Sadler, 10-0, 4:39; Leon Guerrero dec. Manville, 8-0.180 Brian Choe, Seoul, tech. Jessica Brantley, Zama, 10-0, 1:12; Austin Fisher, Yokota, pin. Ethan Peterson, Perry, :37; Jason Dudley, Edgren, dec. Alex Hernandez, Kadena, 7-4; Daniyal Rahman, ASIJ, pin. Devonte Teerink, King, :20; Tyler Ryer, Kinnick, tech. Dudley, 12-0, 2:52; Alex Patton, St. Mary’s, pin. Rahman, :46; Choe dec. Erich Gries, Humphreys, 10-9; Nick Burwell, Kubasaki, pin. Austin Fisher, Yokota, :45; Peterson tech. Rahman, 10-0, 1:30; Fisher pin. Teerink, :12; Dudley pin. Brantley, :34; Gries pin. Hernandez, 1:20; Dudley tech. Peterson, 10-0, 4:19; Gries tech. Fisher, 12-1, 1:26; Dudley dec. Choe, 6-5.Semifinals — Burwell tech. Choe, 14-3, 3:24; Patton tech. Ryer, 13-3, 5:26.215 Chase Quigley, Edgren, tech. Trace Cunningham, Kadena, 21-11, 5:29; Nilay Hingarh, St. Mary’s, tech. Zach Forester, Perry, 10-0, 3:17; Cameron Ewens, Yokota, pin. Haydn Peterson, Kubasaki, 4:04; Chris Mason, Kinnick, pin. Quigley, 2:19; Noah Dobberfuhl, ASIJ, pin. Brenton Carver, Seoul, 1:57; Cunningham pin. Carver, 1:40; Peterson pin. Cunningham, 1:41; Quigley tech. Forester, 12-2, 5:30; Ewens pin. Quigley, 2:08; Peterson dec. Hingarh, 11-4.Semifinals — Dobberfuhl pin. Ewens, 5:00; Mason dec. Hingarh, 4-0.Heavyweight Mekhi Neil-Garcia, Kubasaki, pin. Xavier Thorpe, Seoul, :54; Cameron Joley, Kinnick, pin. Thorpe, 1:12.Semifinals — Jalen Harrison, Yokota, dec. Joley, 3-1; Marshall China, Perry, tech. Neil-Garcia, 16-6, 4:27.

Basketball BoysFar East combined tournamentThursday’s games Yokota 56, Zama 43 Panthers 17 9 19 11—56Trojans 5 3 17 18—43Scoring — Panthers: Renyck Robertson 30; Trojans: Rafael Labrador 18, Jeremiah Stewart 17.Kubasaki 71, E.J. King 54 Dragons 11 23 16 21 — 71Cobras 11 16 10 17 — 54Scoring — Dragons: Jonathan Baker 22, Elonzo Higginson III 17, Jonathan Hoppe 11, Ilijah Washington 11; Cobras: Dyson Robinson 22, Sidney Parks 14.Nile C. Kinnick 72, Kadena 71 Red Devils 13 26 24 9 — 72Panthers 12 21 18 20 — 71Scoring — Red Devils: Kedrick Stockman 16, Gage Henderson 12, Rashad Rapada 12, Davion Roberts 12, Bryan Hunt 12; Panthers: Montez Young Jr. 32, Eugene Robinson 14, Casey Cox 11.Zion Christian 74, Robert D. Edgren 63 Lions 20 20 17 17 — 74Eagles 13 20 15 15 — 63Scoring — Lions: Zechariah Jones 27; Eagles: Cyril Yalung 27, Corey Hollingsworth 21, Jun Royster 10.American School In Japan 61, Humphreys 58 Blackhawks 20 14 11 13 — 58Mustangs 12 22 12 15 — 61Scoring — Mustangs: Koki Wiley 17, Tyler Evert 14, Oliver Rogers 10; Blackhawks: Quintin Metcalf 29, Joshua Weaver 10, Jalen Hill 10.American School of Bangkok 59, Okinawa Christian 58 Crusaders 13 21 8 16 — 58Eagles 15 8 13 23 — 59Osan 66, St. Mary’s 57, 2 OT Cougars 14 8 15 11 4 14 — 66Titans 15 9 12 12 4 5 — 57Scoring — Cougars: Isaiah Conlan 23, Daniel Jamerson 16, Joseph Betts 13; Titans: Shin Yazawa 18, Ricky Story 15, Sathish Karthikeyan 15.Daegu 50, Matthew C. Perry 45 Samurai 14 10 16 5 — 45Warriors 8 9 15 18 — 50Scoring — Warriors: Sam Murphy 14, Cody Cantrell 10, Ethan Rodriguez 10, Bishop Fields 10; Samurai: Jonathan Armijo 11, Kapili Gleason 11.Christian Academy Japan 52, Seoul American 51 Knights 9 5 14 24 — 52Falcons 12 10 19 10 — 51Scoring — Knights: Stephen Nelson 10; Falcons: Miguel Villareal 15, Blake Christianson 12, Caleb Lee 12.Ninth place Bangkok 73, Osan 42 Cougars 11 16 10 5 — 42Eagles 21 18 23 11 — 73Scoring — Cougars: Conlan 11, Eddie Guzman 10.Seventh place Zama 56, E.J. King 47 Trojans 14 15 15 12 — 56Cobras 8 13 13 13 — 47Scoring — Trojans: Isaiah Coleman 15, Hikari Nakamura 12, Rafael Labrador 12, Jeremiah Stewart 11; Cobras: Robinson 19.Fifth place Kubasaki 58, Yokota 54 Panthers 16 16 4 14 — 54Dragons 16 15 10 17 — 58Scoring — Dragons: Higginson 16, Baker 15, Jhean Natividad 11, Ilijah Washington 11; Panthers: Robertson 24, Kishaun Kimble-Brooks 11.Third place Humphreys 57, Kadena 55 Blackhawks 16 15 12 14 — 57Panthers 11 14 20 10 — 55Scoring — Blackhawks: Metcalf 21, Hill 16, Brice Bulotovich 13; Panthers: Young 19, Eric McCarter 10.Championship ASIJ 60, Kinnick 52 Red Devils 11 11 10 20 — 52Mustangs 14 20 10 16 — 60Scoring — Mustanfgs: Koki Wiley 15, Kai Shimojo 10; Red Devils: Roberts 20, Bryan Hunt 15.

Awards Division I Most Valuable Player — Davion Roberts, Nile C. KinnickAll-Tournament — Kinnick: Aaron Peterson, Kedrick Stockman, Gage Henderson; American School In Japan: Koki Wiley, Tyler Evert; Kadena: Eric McCarter, Montez Young Jr.; Kubasaki: Elonzo Higginson III; St. Mary’s: Sathish Karthikeyan; American School of Bangkok: Ted Strombeck; Seoul American: Caleb Lee: Zion Christian: Zechariah Jones.Division II Most Valuable Player — Quintin Metcalf, Humphreys.All-Tournament — Humphreys: Brice Bulotovich, Jalen Hill; Yokota: Kishaun Kimble-Brooks, Renyck Robertson; King: Dyson Robinson; Zama: Jeremiah Stewart; CAJ: Joshua May; Okinawa Christian: Mark Leuder; Osan: Leo Legaspi; Daegu: Ethan Rodriguez; Perry: Kalipi Gleason; Edgren: Cyril Yalung.

GirlsFar East combined tournamentThursday’s gamesKubasaki 28, Zion Christian 18 Dragons 7 5 8 8—28Lions 3 8 2 5—18Scoring — Dragons: V. Williams 12.Zama 31, Seoul American 24 Trojans 7 9 6 9 — 31Falcons 6 4 7 7 — 24Scoring — Trojans: Armelia Baldwin 9; Falcons: Krista Bradley 9.Osan 33, Daegu 12 Cougars 8 10 9 6 — 33Warriors 0 2 4 6 — 12Scoring — Cougars: Lizzy White 7; Warriors: Bethani Newbold 8.Sacred Heart 23, Humphreys 19 Blackhawks 4 6 7 2 — 19Symbas 4 8 7 4 — 23Scoring — Blackhawks: Sydney Wilson 10.Edgren 33, ASIJ 25 Mustangs 2 8 5 10 — 25Eagles 13 11 4 5 — 33Scoring — Eagles: Karen Anastos 12; Mustangs: Aqua Wood 14.King 30, CAJ 21 Knights 5 6 4 6 — 21Cobras 6 9 9 6 — 30Scoring — Cobras: Claire May 9; Knights: Julia Fleming 8.American School of Bangkok 42, Nile C. Kinnick 11 Red Devils 6 1 4 0 — 11Eagles 8 20 12 2 — 42Scoring — Eagles: Keisharna Lucas 14, Shanique Lucas 12.Kadena 23, Yokota 22 Yokota 8 5 2 7 — 22Kadena 3 5 9 6 — 23Scoring — Kadena: Rhamsey Wyche 17; Yokota: Britney Bailey 10.13th placeSacred Heart 20, Osan 14 Cougars 3 2 4 5 — 14Symbas 8 6 4 2 — 20Scoring — Symbas: Annabelle Hill 7.Seventh placeZama 31, Kubasaki 9 Trojans5 8 11 7 — 31Dragons5 4 0 0 — 9Scoring —Trojans: Kirari Nakamura 9.Fifth place Edgren 31, King 18 Eagles 11 6 8 6 — 31Cobras 2 2 6 8 — 18Scoring — Eagles: Aaliyah Scott 8, Jada Flowers 8; Cobras: Gabi Shultz 10.Third place Yokota 40, Kinnick 23 Red Devils 2 10 5 6 — 23Panthers 9 11 12 8 — 40Scoring — Panthers: Britney Bailey 34; Red Devils: Jade McGinnis 8.Championship ASB 47, Kadena 42 Panthers 7 13 6 16 — 42Eagles 5 10 15 17 — 47Scoring — Eagles: S. Lucas 25; Panthers: Wyche 22. Noteworthy — Lucas had 14 points in the fourth quarter and Wyche 12. The Eagles beat the Panthers for the third straight time with a title on the line.

Awards Division I Most Valuable Player — Shanique Lucas, American School of Bangkok (two-time selection).Most Outstanding Player — Rhamsey Wyche, Kadena.All-Tournament — ASB: Keisharna Lucas (two-time selection), Rojana Soonthon, San Huang, S. Lucas; Kadena: Wyche, Atirria Simms, Isabel Tayag (three-time selection); Nile C. Kinnick: Dallas Carter (two-time selection), Jade McGinnis, Annalicia Santos; American School In Japan: Erin Chang; Kubasaki: Ceara King; Seoul American: Krista Bradley.Division II Most Valuable Player — Britney Bailey, Yokota (two-time selection)Most Outstanding Player — Karen Anastos, Robert D. Edgren.All-Tournament — Yokota: B. Bailey (two-time selection), Jamia Bailey (four-time selection), Jordyn Logue, Bria Johnson; E.J. King: Gabi Shultz; Humphreys: Sidney Wilson; Sacred Heart: Alisa Belitz; Osan: Maja Inthavixay; Zama: Leanne Carlson; Zion Christian: Kimberlee Bankhead; Edgren: Scott, Flowers, Christina Taylor.

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