Okinawa Christian

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.

Atiria Simms is the main backcourt option for a Kadena team that almost beat two-time champion American School Bangkok during last year's Far East. Emily Taynton and Hana Robbins are two players returning for a four-time defending D-II champion Yokota team that lost its two main guns from last year, Britney and Jamia Bailey.<br>Mayu Ono/Special to Stripes

Daegu, Zama head small-school field

Super sophomores Bethani Newbold and Dai’Ja Turner and the Warriors went 12-0 in the regular season.

Senior Quintin Metcalf has averaged 24.3 points and 10.4 rebounds for a Humphreys team that's 25-0 and enters the Far East Division I tournament at Humphreys as a favorite.<br>Mary Sarantakes/Special to Stripes

Far East boys basketball

Humphreys, King clear favorites in boys tourneys

It’s been awhile since two boys basketball teams entered Far East tournaments with the huge bull’s-eyes being toted by Division I favorite Humphreys and Division II favorite E.J. King.

Donatella Barone, left, Abby Robinso and Kubasaki hope to rise to the top of the heap in the Far East Division I girls volleyball tournament for the fourth time in five years.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Far East volleyball preview

Dragons nearing season-long goal of regaining title

Unbeaten Kubasaki took third last year after three straight championships.

Matthew C. Perry's Angelique Armijo, right, leads the pack from the start of Monday's Far East girls race as one runner stumbles in the middle of the course.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Far East cross country

Samurai newcomers cross line first in school first

Former volleyball player Angelique Armijo and fellow junior Owen Young, a transfer from Zama, give Perry top D-II individual honors for both boys and girls for the first time.

Osan spikers Maddie Taylor and Maja Inthavixay go through blocking drills with Cougars assistant coach and base team player Josh Aguirre during practice Wednesday. Osan hosts the KAIAC Plate tournament Friday and Saturday.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Korean league tries a new postseason format

The league is trying a format in which teams with winning records regardless of division face each other in KAIAC Cup volleyball tournaments, and teams with sub-.500 records take on each other in KAIAC Plate tournaments.

Maddie Tsirlis and Kadena's tennis team heads to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni for weekend matches against E.J. King and host Matthew C. Perry.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Kadena happy to see someone else on other side of net

Visit by Panthers will be only meeting against D-I school for Perry and E.J. King.

Okinawa Christian school info

Location: Yomitan, Japan
Mascot: Crusaders
Colors: Red, black and white trim
Enrollment:
Website: http://www.ocsi.org/index.html

Principal: Latasha Calvin
Athletic director: David Kennedy

Coaches:

Wall of champions

Far East Championships for Okinawa Christian:

2017

Sam Calvin, DII boys 400

2014

Division II boys cross country, Kento Nambara

2013

Division II boys cross country

2012

Division II boys cross country

Pacific Scoreboard List

Cross country preview

High-powered teams in rebuilding mode

Nothing lasts forever, especially where chasing multiple Far East cross country team championships are concerned.

Nile C. Kinnick senior Exotica Hall matched her Far East meet record of 1.65 meters in the high jump, but missed three times at 1.68.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Far East track/roundup

More marks fall as Kinnick and potential new rival Humphreys triumph

She scratched on every attempt during last year’s Far East. Trinity Fiers vowed that she wouldn’t make the same mistakes again this year – and set a new meet record in the discus throw along the way.

Kubasaki senior Ja'Tavia Callier clears the hurdles en route to breaking the Pacific and Far East meet records in the 100 hurdles Monday in the Far East track and field meet.
<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Far East roundup

Two records fall in first day of track finals

Ja’Tavia Callier of Kubasaki and Nile C. Kinnick’s girls distance relay unit wasted no time shattering records as the Far East track and field meet got underway Monday.

Kubasaki senior Ja'Tavia Callier hopes to set a new Far East meet standard in the 100 hurdles. She already holds the Pacific record.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Track preview

Even record-setting efforts might not topple Kinnick

Talk to any member of Nile C. Kinnick’s track and field teams, athlete or coach, about what’s made them so successful the past three-plus years – including three Far East Division I team titles – and they’ll invoke one word: balance.