Dave Ornauer

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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Tropical Depression 05W, # 1

Tropical Depression 05W spawns about 735 miles southwest of Kadena Air Base. Initial Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecast track keeps Okinawa well out of harm’s way, for now.

An elderly couple, seen from the waist up, laugh while seated next to each other.

Former Stars and Stripes journalist who played kazoo on ‘Woodstock’ album dies at 77

An elderly couple, seen from the neck up, smile while looking forward and posing.

Longtime educator for Defense Department schools in South Korea, England dies at 80

Tropical Depression 02W (Sepat), # 9

Senior guard Moa Best (3) has been named E.J. King's girls Athlete of the Year for the third time in four years.

Two athletes from each DODEA-Pacific school honored for their fetes

E.J. King’s Moa Best receives the designation for the third time in her four years as a Cobra.

Patrick Bowman shot 105 over the two-day USFJ tournament to capture the Captain's Flight title and end the three-year run by Chong Delisi.

Bowman breaks Delisi’s stranglehold on U.S. Forces Japan golf

Manager of Tama Hills golf course is one of only two golfers to break 100 in modified Stableford scoring system.

Neil Kentish caught one of two touchdown passes for Kadena against ASIJ.

Okinawa schools lead a slew of athletes into college ranks

Twenty current students from DODEA-Pacific schools are set to earn at least partial athletic scholarships to play various sports at universities in the States starting in the fall.

Yokota senior right-hander Zaylee Gubler has been named Stars and Stripes Pacific softball Athlete of the Year.

Yokota’s Gubler won on the field and in the classroom

Yokota High School senior Zaylee Gubler starred on the mound and at bat — and also earned top honors in the class as the school’s valedictorian.

Kubasaki senior Luka Koja has been named Stars and Stripes baseball Athlete of the Year.

Kubasaki’s Koja wanted his team to go out on top

Dragons senior starred on the mound and at the plate as team went 24-3 en route to reclaiming Far East D-I baseball title.

Damian Perez (5) scored a Pacific-best 39 goals, helping lead E.J. King to its first Far East Division II tournament title since 2007.

King’s Perez and teammates made some history of their own

Cobras senior grew as a player as he helped the school’s boys soccer program go from one win to Far East D-II champs in three seasons.

Solares Solano scored 38 goals to help Kubasaki win its second Far East D-I title in three years and Pacific-record ninth overall.

Kubasaki’s Solano fueled Dragons’ latest title run

Senior, who will play at Glenville State next year, led on and off the field as Kubasaki won its ninth Far East title.

Pacific record-breaking sophomore Cassandra Jarzabek of Humphreys will take her ledger of records to Europe where she'll run for SHAPE High School next fall and spring.

Humphreys’ Jarzabek pushed through pain to notable gain

Blackhawks sophomore set records in 800 and 1,600 after a dominating and record-breaking season in cross country.

Kubasaki senior Carlos Cadet has been named Stars and Stripes Pacific track Athlete of the Year.

Hard work made it look easy for Kubasaki’s Cadet

Dragons senior was disappointed in how his junior season ended and redoubled his preparation to make sure that his senior year ended differently.

Humphreys sophomore Cassandra Jarzabek heads to the finish of the 800, which she won in Far East meet and Pacific-record time.

Jarzabek adds to record total in final Far East meet

Humphreys sophomore, who is expected to PCS, sets new mark in 800. She also has cross country record.

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