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Grace Bryant, a Zama senior spiker, won the 2018 Far East Division II Tournament Most Valuable Player award, was named 2019's Best Hitter and was named All-Tournament her first three seasons for the Trojans. The coronavirus pandemic killed any chance the Trojans had to defend their D-II title and for Bryant to accrue more honors.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes
Grace Bryant, a Zama senior spiker, won the 2018 Far East Division II Tournament Most Valuable Player award, was named 2019's Best Hitter and was named All-Tournament her first three seasons for the Trojans. The coronavirus pandemic killed any chance the Trojans had to defend their D-II title and for Bryant to accrue more honors.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Coronavirus may have canceled games, but not all athletes’ dreams

Despite the limits imposed by the pandemic, student-athletes insist they’re pressing ahead with their goals of playing the sports they love in college.

Senior Collin Metcalf and Humphreys' boys basketball team won't have a season, as DODEA-Korea canceled it on Tuesday.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes
Senior Collin Metcalf and Humphreys' boys basketball team won't have a season, as DODEA-Korea canceled it on Tuesday.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

DODEA-Korea basketball season canceled due to coronavirus

Health protection condition in South Korea hasn't changed, so season won't be played. Spring sports seasons undetermined.

Spring sports season on Okinawa, basketball in Korea delayed

Practices were supposed to start in Korea last week, but change in coronavirus threat condition has high school sports in standby status.

Kubasaki and Kadena boys runners come off the start line during the Far East cross country meet qualifier on Nov. 21. Kadena junior Joe Renquist, third from right, won that meet and posted the fastest boys Division I time of 17 minutes, 31.5 seconds.<br>Alyssa Alvarado/For Stars and Stripes
Kubasaki and Kadena boys runners come off the start line during the Far East cross country meet qualifier on Nov. 21. Kadena junior Joe Renquist, third from right, won that meet and posted the fastest boys Division I time of 17 minutes, 31.5 seconds.<br>Alyssa Alvarado/For Stars and Stripes

Gaines, Cheramie lead the way for virtual cross country titles

Under the Far East virtual format enacted for this year, each school ran on regulation 400-meter tracks, seven boys and seven girls each, five runners scoring and the others pushing for a total of 12½ laps.

2020 DODEA-Pacific Far East Division II cheerleading champion Robert D. Edgren High School of Misawa Air Base, Japan.<br>Robert D. Edgren/Stars and Stripes
2020 DODEA-Pacific Far East Division II cheerleading champion Robert D. Edgren High School of Misawa Air Base, Japan.<br>Robert D. Edgren/Stars and Stripes

Kadena, Edgren capture cheerleading competition crowns

Edgren won its 11th D-II title and led a sweep of the top three places by DODEA-Japan schools. Kadena captured its eighth D-I Far East title, leading a 1-2 finish for Okinawa.

Kubasaki's baseball team didn't play in the spring due to concerns of spreading the coronavirus. But Kai Grubbs showed some love during the tennis season in the fall and won the Okinawa district singles title.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes
Kubasaki's baseball team didn't play in the spring due to concerns of spreading the coronavirus. But Kai Grubbs showed some love during the tennis season in the fall and won the Okinawa district singles title.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Coronavirus concerns loomed over DODEA-Pacific sports in 2020

Sports in DODEA-Pacific didn’t go away entirely due to the pandemic. Still, some high-profile sports such as football were kicked off the proverbial playing fields.

For a second straight school year, DODEA-Pacific spring sports have been sidelined due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.<br>Akemi Ogata/For Stars and Stripes
For a second straight school year, DODEA-Pacific spring sports have been sidelined due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.<br>Akemi Ogata/For Stars and Stripes

DODEA-Pacific cancels spring competition between schools

Track and field, baseball, soccer and softball will be limited to in-school practice only due to DODEA’s health-protection guidelines

Kadena senior Brett Davis lunges for a backhand -- in bare feet -- against teammate R.J. Smola in a knockout-bracket match Wednesday in the Okinawa district tennis singles tournament. Smola beat Davis in a tiebreak 7-6 (8-6).<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes
Kadena senior Brett Davis lunges for a backhand -- in bare feet -- against teammate R.J. Smola in a knockout-bracket match Wednesday in the Okinawa district tennis singles tournament. Smola beat Davis in a tiebreak 7-6 (8-6).<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Lewis, Grubbs capture crowns in Okinawa district tennis finals

Willow Lewis, a Kubasaki senior, won the first six games in downing Noelle Asato in the girls final, while Kai Grubbs beat his teammate Henry Ruksc 8-1.

Kadena senior Beau Black, the Okinawa boys district champion, tees off on the 350-yard, par-4 17th hole.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes
Kadena senior Beau Black, the Okinawa boys district champion, tees off on the 350-yard, par-4 17th hole.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Former runners rule the day in Okinawa district golf finals

Tuesday was Beau Black's second victory of the season and it came at just the right time, on a sunny afternoon with 17-mph winds and 23-mph gusts out of the northeast.

Kadena senior Noelle Asato, the Panthers' No. 1 girls seed, begins the battle for Okinawa district singles tennis honors Friday on the Panthers' home courts, then again Monday and Wednesday at Kubasaki.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes
Kadena senior Noelle Asato, the Panthers' No. 1 girls seed, begins the battle for Okinawa district singles tennis honors Friday on the Panthers' home courts, then again Monday and Wednesday at Kubasaki.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Okinawa golf, cross country, tennis teams brace for district finals

Season ends next week for Kubasaki and Kadena tennis, cross country and golf teams.

Daegu High School cheerleaders of South Korea practice for the Far East cheerleading tournament at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. <br>Francine Imrie/For Stars and Stripes
Daegu High School cheerleaders of South Korea practice for the Far East cheerleading tournament at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. <br>Francine Imrie/For Stars and Stripes

Far East cheerleading is back as a virtual event

Cross country and cheerleading championships will be determined in January after teams submit times or videos of their performances.

Yokota junior Aiko Galvin will get a chance to defend her Far East cross country individual and team championships, after all, now that the Far East meet has been revived as a virtual event later this fall.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes
Yokota junior Aiko Galvin will get a chance to defend her Far East cross country individual and team championships, after all, now that the Far East meet has been revived as a virtual event later this fall.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Far East cross country revived as a virtual event in late fall

The meet, open only to DODEA-Pacific schools, will take place at various locations between Nov. 21 and Dec. 12.

Kadena freshman Sierra Taysom at far right leads the girls pack off the start line during Friday's season-opening Okinawa cross country meet.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes
Kadena freshman Sierra Taysom at far right leads the girls pack off the start line during Friday's season-opening Okinawa cross country meet.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Okinawa previews

Fall sports debut on courses, courts in Okinawa

Golf, tennis and cross country teams start competition in season delayed by coronavirus concerns.

Zoey Weidley and Humphreys girls volleyball team will get the chance to play this fall, after the base command submitted a proposal that was approved by DODEA-Pacific.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes
Zoey Weidley and Humphreys girls volleyball team will get the chance to play this fall, after the base command submitted a proposal that was approved by DODEA-Pacific.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

DODEA basketball, wrestling sidelined as volleyball gets new life in Korea

Fall sports season dates have been extended through Jan. 9, with Japan, Okinawa and Korea holding in-district tournaments the week of Jan. 4.

Kubasaki senior Aden Leggio had improved his doubles game during the offseason, teammate Kai Grubbs said, which would have made the upcoming Okinawa tennis season "way better" than with just singles.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes
Kubasaki senior Aden Leggio had improved his doubles game during the offseason, teammate Kai Grubbs said, which would have made the upcoming Okinawa tennis season "way better" than with just singles.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Fall sports restarting in DODEA-Pacific one school at a time

Okinawa is the only district in DODEA-Pacific that’s offering full competitive seasons in golf, tennis and cross country, for now.

Robert D. Edgren's Jenna Mahoney might have a chance to make it three straight DODEA-Japan girls singles tennis titles, but as far as improving on her ninth-place Far East finish of a year ago, that is likely out the window as long as health protection conditions remain as they are due to the coronavirus pandemic.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes
Robert D. Edgren's Jenna Mahoney might have a chance to make it three straight DODEA-Japan girls singles tennis titles, but as far as improving on her ninth-place Far East finish of a year ago, that is likely out the window as long as health protection conditions remain as they are due to the coronavirus pandemic.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Start, end of DODEA-Pacific fall sports season still uncertain

Practices for DODEA-Pacific fall sports that haven’t been canceled have been indefinitely delayed, athletics coordinator Tom McKinney said Monday.

Madelyn Gallo, a senior volleyball player for Nile C. Kinnick, has been named DODEA-Pacific's high school girls Athlete of the Year for school year 2019-20.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes
Madelyn Gallo, a senior volleyball player for Nile C. Kinnick, has been named DODEA-Pacific's high school girls Athlete of the Year for school year 2019-20.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Kinnick's Gailson, Gallo named DODEA-Pacific's top athletes

For the first time, Department of Defense Education Activity-Pacific has named high school Athletes of the Year. And it’s one Red Devil of a senior pair.

Senior L.J. Scarver and E.J. King's track and field team won't get the chance to compete in DODEA-Japan competition this spring, as the district announced Thursday it was shuttering its spring sports schedule for the rest of the school year.<br>PHOTO COURTESY OF E.J. KING TRACK
Senior L.J. Scarver and E.J. King's track and field team won't get the chance to compete in DODEA-Japan competition this spring, as the district announced Thursday it was shuttering its spring sports schedule for the rest of the school year.<br>PHOTO COURTESY OF E.J. KING TRACK

DODEA cancels spring sports season in Japan

The announcement came the same day that DODEA-Japan and DODEA-Okinawa officials announced that classroom instruction would be halted from March 20-April 10 due to coronavirus concerns.

Kubasaki's Angelo Medieros and Kadena's Nolan Taylor scrap for the ball during Wednesday's Okinawa boys soccer match.<br>Jaelyn Forbes/Special to Stripes
Kubasaki's Angelo Medieros and Kadena's Nolan Taylor scrap for the ball during Wednesday's Okinawa boys soccer match.<br>Jaelyn Forbes/Special to Stripes

It's time to play ball again on Okinawa

With play resuming between Kubasaki and Kadena this week, Okinawa is the only place on earth where DODEA teams have started spring sports competition.

Senior Casey Cox averaged 11.2 points, 11.8 assists and 3.4 steals per game to lead the Kadena Panthers to the Okinawa district title, second place in the American School In Japan Kanto Classic and their second straight Okinawa-American Friendship Tournament title.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes
Senior Casey Cox averaged 11.2 points, 11.8 assists and 3.4 steals per game to lead the Kadena Panthers to the Okinawa district title, second place in the American School In Japan Kanto Classic and their second straight Okinawa-American Friendship Tournament title.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Boys basketball AOY

Cox didn't get all he wanted, but got all he could

Since losing the Far East Division I Tournament final to Seoul American three years ago, Casey Cox said it had been his mission to make up for that defeat and took dead aim at his senior season to do it.

Kubasaki's Kaisei Taylor and Aden Leggio scuffle for the ball.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes
Kubasaki's Kaisei Taylor and Aden Leggio scuffle for the ball.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Amid coronavirus concerns, spring tryouts begin on Okinawa

Track and field begins its tryouts on Monday, and all sports in DODEA-Japan will follow starting Monday, with Zama the last to hit the fields on Wednesday.

Kadena school info

Location: Kadena Air Base, Okinawa
Mascot: Panthers
Colors: Black and gold
Enrollment: 812
Website: http://www.kadena-hs.pac.dodea.edu/kdhsdnn/home/dotnetnuke/Default.html

Principal: Kris Kwiatek
Athletics director: Jason Stevens

Coaches:
Football: Sergio Mendoza
Tennis: Aaron Fisk
Cross country: Abraham Summers
Girls volleyball:Dennis Decker
Boys basketball: Antiwon Tucker
Girls basketball: Johnny Cooper, Elonzo Higginson II
Wrestling: David Compton
Boys soccer: Abraham Summers, Joey Wood
Girls soccer: Tony Washington
Golf: Bernd Lembcke
Baseball: Steven Ferch
Softball: Steven Larson
Track and field: Reginald Winn, Doyle Robertson

Wall of champions

Far East Championships for Kadena:

2017

Division I girls cross country
Division I boys soccer
Track: Wren Renquist, DI girls 800, 1,600; Division I girls 3,200 relay; Nikeria Albritton, DI girls shot put, discus

2016

Division I football
Division I girls basketball
Wrestling: Demetrio DeLaRosa, 101; Dominic Santanelli, 168
Division I softball

2015

Track: Damien Seals, boys high jump; Jazmyn Sharper, girls shot put; Jasmine Rhodes, girls high jump; Apryl-Len Cabase, girls 100 hurdles
Wrestling: Gabe Duplon, 122; Jason Bland, 141

2014

Division I football
Division I boys soccer
Division I softball
Track: Preston Harris, boys high jump; Damien Pierre, boys 110 hurdles
Wrestling: James Alexander, 168

2013

Division I boys soccer
Cross country: Andrew Kilkenny, Divsion I boys; Ana Hernandez, Division I girls
Tennis: Kristin Howard and Alex Howard, girls doubles
Track: Derrick Taylor, boys 110 hurdles; boys 300 hurdles; Rhodes, girls high jump; Pashence Turner, girls 100 hurrdles; girls 300 hurdles
Wrestling: Alex Rojas, 141

2012

Cross country: Kilkenny, Divsion I boys; Hernandez, Division I girls
Tennis: K.Howard and Erika Youngdahl, girls doubles
Track: Gabe Ahner, boys shot put; Chinyere Turner, girls 100 hurdles; girls 400 relay; girls 1,600 relay
Wrestling: Justin Duenas, 101

2011

Boys track Girls track Track: Ahner, boys shot put; Lotty Smith, boys high jump, boys long jump; Tomas Sanchez, boys 800; Jacob Bishop, boys 1,600; boys 1,600 relay; C.Turner, girls 400
Wrestling: Thomas Cioppa, 108; Jacob Bishop, 148; Cory Peckins, 158, Aaron Ahner, heavyweight

2010

Softball
Division I football
Division I boys basketball
Division I girls cross country
Division I wrestling (dual)
Boys track Track: Smith, boys long jump; James Thompason, boys 400; Sanchez, boys 800; boys 3,200 relay; girls 400 relay; girls 1,600 relay
Wrestling: Harry Bloom, 158

2009

Division I football
Division I wrestling (dual)
Tennis: Kyle Sprow, boys singles; Elissa Mason, girls singles; Sprow and Elliot Mason, boys doubles; Eli.Mason and Christin Gentz, girls doubles
Wrestling: Shanon Lautenschlager, 141; H.Bloom, 148

2008

Wrestling
Division I girls cross country
Division I girls basketball
Tennis: Sprow, boys singles; Eli.Mason, girls singles; Sprow and Ell.Mason, boys doubles
Wrestling: Chris Hoshaw, 129; H.Bloom, 141; Jacob Bloom, 148;

2007

Division I girls basketball
Girls cross country
Boys cross country
Tennis: Sprow, boys singles
Wrestling: Hoshaw, 122; Brandon McCullough, 141; J.Bloom, 148

2006

Wrestling
Girls cross country
Division I boys soccer
Division I girls soccer
Wrestling: J.Bloom, 129; Austin Copeland, 148

2005

Division I girls soccer
Division I boys basketball
Cross country: Victoria Lyle, girls
Boys cross country
Wrestling: McCullough, 129; Devon Copeland, 168

2004

Division I girls soccer
Division I boys soccer
Cross country: Jon Turner, boys; Niki Kauzlarich, girls
Tennis: Amy Lopes, girls singles; Ian Copeland and Katherine Otterson, mixed doubles
Wrestling: D.Copeland, 168; Cole Maxey, 215

2003

Division I girls basketball
Division I boys soccer

2002

Cross country: Kim Lyle, girls
Wrestling: Brenden Stanford, 101; Mundre Fleming, 148

2001

Wrestling: Fleming, 135

2000

Girls soccer

1999

Boys soccer
Division I boys basketball

1998

Girls soccer

1996

Wrestling: Jon Roundtree, 101; Adam Peaden, heavyweight

1995

Division I boys basketball

1994

Division I girls basketball

1992

Division I boys basketball
Wrestling: Ed Pineda, 141; Matt Osborne, 158

1991

Division I boys basketball

1989

Tennis: Dae Kim, boys singles; Hyo Kim and D.Kim, boys doubles

1988

Division I girls basketball

1987

Division I boys basketball
Division I girls basketball
Wrestling: James Arnestad, 135; John Metalf, 168

1986

Division I boys basketball

1985

Wrestling: Pat Walsh, 148; Nate Hodges, heavyweight

1984

Division I boys basketball
Cross country: Kiela Snyder, girls; boys

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