Nile C. Kinnick

Boys soccer AOY

Sullivan took a step back so Red Devils could take step forward

There’s no question Kai Sullivan can put the ball in the net, with his three-year total of 95 goals - including 35 this just-completed season.

Kadena's Eliana Williams and Kinnick's Megan Thomas scuffle for the ball.<br>Emma Stevens/Special to Stripes

D-I soccer finals

Kinnick rules in big-school turf rankings

Nile C. Kinnick’s boys and girls soccer team made school history some 1,000 miles apart on Friday.

Flanked by Kadena's Eric McCarter and Kinnick's Chris Watson, Humphreys' Tevijon Williams blazes toward the finish in a Pacific record 10.77 seconds during Thursday's 100-meter dash in the Far East track and field meet.<br>Akemi Ogata/Special to Stripes

Far East roundup

Humphreys runs past the competition

Led by Tevijon Williams and Jaela Higgs, Pacific high school’s unofficial “Fastest Human” and “Fastest Female,” Humphreys’ track and field team soared like no Blackhawk has before.

Kadena's Keely Albrecht tries to slide past the tag of American School In Japan's Sasha Sasanuma. Albrecht got the win and the Panthers edged the Mustangs 10-9 during Wednesday round-robin play in the Far East Division I Softball Tournament.<br>Ayumi Davis/Special to Stripes

Far East roundup

Two records fall as three-day championships open

Momomi Atkinson faced a tough choice entering the first day of Far East track and field meet Wednesday: focus on her best event, the 300 hurdles, or try to score more team points for Edgren by also taking on the 400.

Maggie Donnelly paces Nile C. Kinnck's girls team with 28 goals entering Far East Division I. Midori Robinson and Zama's girls team are vying for their first Far East title since winning Division I in 2009.<br>William Takahashi/Special to Stripes

Far East girls soccer

Unbeaten Kinnick looks to regain title

Capturing the DODEA-Japan tournament and Kanto Plain regular-season titles and going unbeaten were just the start of Nile C. Kinnick’s girls soccer team’s labors, coach Nico Hindie said.

Joey Betts, a junior, and Osan's boys soccer team hopes to parlay their Korea Plate Tournament title into a run at their first Far East Division II tournament since 2005.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Far East boys soccer

Kadena gets a boost in time for championship

Kian Smith could not have felt worse about a victory.

Skylar Hensen-Drumm is one of a handful of transfers on Nile C. Kinnick's softball team, which is chasing its second Division I title in three years.<br>Jack Higbee/Special to Stripes

Far East softball

Last year's losing finalists look for redemption

Both tournaments feature round-robin play followed by a single-elimination tournament in D-I and double-elimination in D-II.

Nile C. Kinnick junior speedster Chris Watson, center, holds the Pacific's fastest 100-meter dash time of 11.15 seconds entering the Far East meet.<br>Austin Fisher/Special to Stripes

Far East track

Humphreys athletes chase individual, team titles on track

Where Humphreys High School’s track and field team is concerned, the expression “All Eyes On Us” might well be apropos.

St. Mary's Kouki Wood negotiates the final hurdle en route to first place in the 300 hurdles during Saturday's Kanto Plain track and field finals.<br>Caleigh Garcia/Special to Stripes

Prep roundup

It looks like 100 will be a (quick) three-man race

Kinnick junior joins Humphreys freshman and Kadena senior in holding fastest marks at one point this season.

Nile C. Kinnick's Chris Watson is chasing top honors in the long jump during Saturday's Kanto Plain track and field finals at Yokota.<br>Akemi Ogata/Special to Stripes

Teams in Korea, Japan take to track for last Far East tune-up

Qualifying for individuals competing in the Far East meet has come and gone. But there are still things athletes can achieve at Saturday’s Korea and Kanto Plain district track and field finals, coaches say.

Nile C. Kinnick baserunner Rebecca Loffreda is safe at first as Yokota first baseman Isabella Mollison looks back for the ball during Saturday's DODEA-Japan softball tournament final. The Panthers won 11-9.<br>Jessica McCollum/Special to Stripes

Prep roundup

Yokota retains DODEA-Japan baseball title, reclaims softball crown

Perry and Kinnick triumph in boys and girls soccer tourneys as champs crowned in four sports.

Kadena senior Keyyana Womack leaves the pack in her wake as she wins the 400 in 1 minute, 1.29 seconds during Saturday's Okinawa track and field meet.<br>Mary Obsuna/Special to Stripes

Prep roundup

Kadena dominating boys long-distance races on Okinawa

Yokota softball team wins eighth straight, while baseball counterparts down Nile c. Kinnick on abbreviated no-hitter.

Kubasaki's William Moseley tries to drive between Chadwick's Tej Joshi and Gibran Khalil.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Chadwick edges Kubasaki to retain Perry Cup title

Kubasaki came up just short in its bid for a Perry Cup soccer tournament title in the Dragons’ first appearance in the in-season invitational.

Senior Kierden Blessing is perhaps the best individual talent on an otherwise thin-on-experience Humphreys squad.<br>Molly Austinson/Special to Stripes

Baseball preview

Ferch hopes that seven times is the charm for Kadena

If holding onto a DODEA coaching position was based solely on performance, then on paper, it would seem that Steven Ferch had little left to prove.

Freshman Jocelyn Powell brings a solid glove and a potent bat to Kubasaki's softball team.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Softball preview

Defending champs have new look, but same mission

Of all the challenges Kubasaki’s girls softball team has faced in its 17 years of existence, this year’s is perhaps the most daunting, Jalyn Foster said.

Yokota distance runners Anneliese Schneider, Emi Dashler, Aiko Galvin and Siu Davis go through their practice paces. In the background is boys distance runner Mickey Galvin.<br>Greg Holladay/Special to Stripes

Track preview

King's debut means that everyone's on track in Pacific

For the first time since it became a Far East tournament sport in 2010, all DODEA-Pacific schools now have track and field teams.

Humphreys' Tevijon Williams heads for the finish of the boys 200 during Saturday's Humphreys Invitational track and field meet. Williams won the 100 and 200 and ran the second leg of Humphreys' first-place 400-meter relay team.<br>Krystal Duenas/Special to Stripes

Prep roundup

King boys beat Perry in soccer for first time in a decade

Cobras avenge 5-1 defeat on Friday to edge Samurai 2-1 on Saturday and earn season-opening split.

Sophomore Abigail Irwin is one of two players vying for Kubasaki's girls soccer team's goalkeeping job. <br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Girls soccer preview

Stars return for several teams with high hopes

A slew of Pacific girls soccer stars are back for encore performances and appear primed to lead their teams to prominence.

Senior Kai Lange of Matthew C. Perry, right, set a Pacific single-season record with 85 goals last season.<br>Vanessa Badiola/Special to Stripes

Boys soccer preview

Perry, Kadena start off seasons experimenting

Why mess with success? To achieve even more success, or at least that’s the theory of two of DODEA-Pacific’s top soccer programs.

Humphreys' Quintin Metcalf looks for room against Kinnick's Davion Roberts.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

D-I boys final

Metcalf spurs rally as Humphreys finishes perfect season

The Blackhawks finished the season 33-0, the first unbeaten season in school history.

Kubasaki's Luke Moseley takes control of St. Mary's Cole Lawlor at 148 pounds.<br>Sontti Sesay/Special to Stripes

Edgren, St. Mary's take dual-meet titles

It gave Edgren a sweep of both the dual-meet and individual-freestyle team titles for the first time since 2016.

Yokota's Caleb Heino grimaces as Christian Academy Japan's Jordan Van Druff takes command in the 108-pound final.<br>Emma Stevens/Special to Stripes

Korean-based wrestlers, Kubasaki shine on the mats

Two Osan wrestlers and one from Humphreys take individual titles, while Dragons end St. Mary's-Kinnick run on championships.

Nile C. Kinnick school info

Location: Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan
Mascot: Red Devils
Colors: Red and white
Enrollment: 603
Web site: http://www.kinnick-hs.pac.dodea.edu/

Principal: Craig Maxey
Athletic director: Joseph White

Coaches:
Football: Dan Joley
Tennis: Nicolas Hindie
Cross country: Luke Voth
Girls volleyball: Tony SanNicolas, Travis Stevens
Boys basketball: Robert Stovall
Girls basketball: Sherry Dailey
Wrestling: Gary Wilson
Boys soccer: Tony Washington
Girls soccer: Nicolas Hindie
Girls softball: David Carrano and Dusty Keolanui Wilson
Baseball: CBrandon Donat
Golf: Bernd Lembcke
Track and field: Luke Voth and Anthony San Nicolas

Wall of champions

Far East Championships for Nile C. Kinnick:

2017

Division I cross country
Wrestling: Chon Daereing, 115; Devoney Stanley, 129; Dwayne Lyon, 180; Marc Domery, heavyweight
Division I softball
Division I girls soccer
Track: DI girls, overall; Alex Austin, DI boys shot put, discus; boys DI 400 relay; Dazlyn Brown, DI girls 100; Exotica Hall, DI girls 200, high jump; Sonti Sesay, DI girls 300 hurdles; DI girls 400 relay

2016

Wrestling: Lucas Wirth, 108; Dwayne Lyon, 180
Division I boys track
Division I girls trrack

2015

Division I wrestling (dual)
Division I girls track
Track: Jabari Johnson, boys 100, boys 200; Aya Stewart, girls 400
Wrestling: Lucas Wirth, 101; Dre Paylor, 168

2014

Division I wrestling (dual)
Track: Johnson, boys 200, boys 400; Audri Salter, girls shot put; Stewart, girls 400; girls 400 relay; Carydaliz Fontanez, girls 800
Wrestling: Nate Abrenilla, 122

2013

Division I girls softball
Division I girls basketball
Division I girls track
Track: Daniel Costello, boys shot put; boys 3,200 relay; Val James, girls 100, girls 400; Fontanez, girls 800; girls 1,600 relay
Wrestling: Eddie Sheridan, 101

2012

Division I boys track
Track: Justin Smith, boys 400; boys 1,600 relay
Wrestling: Quincy McCants, 115; Zach Lacaria, 148

2011

Wrestling: Marcus Boehler, 122
Quincy McCants, 115; Zach Lacaria, 148

2010

Division I wrestling (individual)
Division I girls track
Track: David de los Santos, boys shot put; Chaun Lynn, boys long jump; Cory Serfoss, boys 110 hurdles, boys 300 hurdles; boys 1,600 relay; Shannon Johnson, girls shot put; Mashiya McKinney, girls high jump; James, girls 400
Wrestling: Boehler, 108; Triston Barnet, 115; Elijah Gamble, 135; Dereck Youngblood, 148