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Humphreys' Matthew Nubin pins Kubasaki's Brady Potter at 145 pounds. Potter's second-place finish gave the Dragons just enough points to edge Kadena for the Division I team title.

Humphreys' Matthew Nubin pins Kubasaki's Brady Potter at 145 pounds. Potter's second-place finish gave the Dragons just enough points to edge Kadena for the Division I team title. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

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BASKETBALL

Boys

2024 Far East Division I Tournament

Tuesday at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa

Quarterfinals

American School In Japan 61, Humphreys 48

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Blackhawks 7 15 13 13 _48
Mustangs 11 22 17 11 _61

Top scorers — Mustangs: Shou Murakami-Moses 17, Ayden Carreon 13, Sid Abelson 10; Blackhawks: Randall Howell 26. Rebounds — Mustangs: Carreon 7, Abelson 7, Murakami-Moses 6.

Nile C. Kinnick 71, Kubasaki 40

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Red Devils 30 25 4 12 _71
Dragons 10 17 8 5 _40

Top scorers — Red Devils: Vance Lewis 18, Kennedy Hamilton 14; Dragons: Ryan Hater 11, Alex James 10. Rebounds — Red Devils: Lewis 5.

Semifinals

Kadena 60, ASIJ 44

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Panthers 13 21 16 10 _60
Mustangs 13 8 7 16 _44

Top scorers — Panthers: Angel Torrado 18, DeShaun Nixon 13, Jayden Allen 12; Mustangs: Carreon 14, Abelson 12, Shaan Shah 10. Rebounds — Panthers: Allen 7, Nixon 5, Torrado 5.

Kinnick 64, St. Mary’s 62

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Red Devils 20 10 21 13 _64
Titans 11 19 19 13 _62

Top scorers — Red Devils: Lewis 26, Nicholas Whyte 15, Hamilton 13; Titans: Max Wahba 23, Towa Miyoshi 17, Julian Willis 12. Rebounds — Red Devils: Hamilton 6. Noteworthy — Red Devils dethroned the defending champion Titans and have a shot at their first D-I title in six years.

Wednesday’s games

Fifth

Humphreys vs. Kubasaki, 1 p.m.

Third

ASIJ vs. St. Mary’s, 3 p.m.

Championship

Kadena vs. Kinnick, 5 p.m.

ASIJ's Sid Abelson goes up to shoot against Kadena. The Panthers won the Boys D-I semifinal 60-44.

ASIJ's Sid Abelson goes up to shoot against Kadena. The Panthers won the Boys D-I semifinal 60-44. (Adrienne Barawid/Special to Stripes)

Humphreys' Brandon Howell and ASIJ's Shou Murakami-Moses go up for the ball. The Mustangs won the quarterfinal game 61-48.

Humphreys' Brandon Howell and ASIJ's Shou Murakami-Moses go up for the ball. The Mustangs won the quarterfinal game 61-48. (Addison Leising/Special to Stripes)

Kubasaki's Troy Harris dribbles against Kinnick's Xavier Wright. The Red Devils won the quarterfinal game 71-40.

Kubasaki's Troy Harris dribbles against Kinnick's Xavier Wright. The Red Devils won the quarterfinal game 71-40. (D’Marco Costales/Special to Stripes)

Humphreys' Tate Loyed dribbles against ASIJ''s Sid Abelson. The Mustangs won the quarterfinal 61-48.

Humphreys' Tate Loyed dribbles against ASIJ''s Sid Abelson. The Mustangs won the quarterfinal 61-48. (Kilana Allen/Special to Stripes)

Humphreys' Brandon Howell drives against ASIJ's Kian Takizawa. The Mustangs won the quarterfinal 61-48.

Humphreys' Brandon Howell drives against ASIJ's Kian Takizawa. The Mustangs won the quarterfinal 61-48. (Kilana Allen/Special to Stripes)

Kinnick’s Kennedy Hamilton skies for the ball against St. Mary’s. The Red Devils edged the Titans 64-62, dethroning the defending champions.

Kinnick’s Kennedy Hamilton skies for the ball against St. Mary’s. The Red Devils edged the Titans 64-62, dethroning the defending champions. (Adrienne Barawid/Special to Stripes)

2024 Far East Division II Tournament

Tuesday at Camp Zama, Japan

Round robin

Zama 44, Okinawa Christian 38

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Trojans 9 2 23 10 _44
Eagles 2 12 11 13 _38

Top scorers — Trojans: Derek Smith 19; Eagles: Ryan Gsell 21. Noteworthy — Gsell hit seven three-point goals.

Zama 59, Osan 26

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Trojans 14 15 14 16 _59
Cougars 4 7 10 5 _26

Top scorers — Trojans: Ayden Helton 17, Keahnu Araki 12. Noteworthy — Helton had 15 first-half points.

Yokota 44, Robert D. Edgren 28

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Panthers 17 7 12 8 _44
Eagles 6 2 8 12 _28

Top scorers — Panthers: Jai Bailey 12; Eagles: Micah Magat 12.

Daegu 56, Matthew C. Perry 53

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Samurai 14 19 3 17 _53
Warriors 6 14 17 19 _56

Top scorers — Warriors: Adrian Tagalog 28; Samurai: Sam Kasperski 17, Jahiion Francois 14, B.J. Hill 13.

E.J. King 49, Osan 21

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Cougars 5 8 2 6 _21
Cobras 4 16 21 8 _49

Top scorers — Cobras: Shan Casimiro 14, Jeremy Phillips 14, Nolan FitzGerald 13; Cougars: Jayden Hightower 6.

King 40, Christian Academy Japan 20

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Knights 8 4 2 6 _20
Cobras 1 8 12 19 _40

Top scorers — Cobras: Phillips 16, Casimiro 11; Knights: J. Sakaguchi 11.

OCSI 45, Daegu 44

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Warriors 6 11 16 11 _44
Eagles 6 17 7 15 _45

Top scorers — Eagles: Gsell 24; Warriors: Tagalog 19. Noteworthy — Gsell hit three foul shots with 1.1 seconds left. He hit four three-point goals and had 11 second-quarter points.

Perry 46, Yokota 39

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Samurai 10 11 12 13 _46
Panthers 15 3 15 6 _39

Top scorers — Samurai: Francois 18, Hill 11, Kasperski 11; Panthers: Bailey 15, Royce Canta 13.

Single elimination

CAJ 44, Osan 42

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Knights 6 2 11 25 _44
Cougars 12 10 11 9 _42

Top scorers — Knights: Eastin Lowther 13, Sakaguchi 10; Cougars: M.J. Siebert 12. Noteworthy — Lowther had 11 fourth-quarter points. Siebert had 10 first-half points.

Wednesday’s games

King vs. CAJ, 11 a.m.

Zama vs. Edgren, 11 a.m.

Perry vs. Daegu, 12:30 p.m.

Yokota vs. OCSI, 12:30 p.m.

Osan vs. King-CAJ loser, 2 p.m.

Perry-Daegu loser vs. Yokota-OCSI loser, 2 p.m.

Semifinals

King-CAJ winner vs. Perry-Daegu winner, 3:30 p.m.

Zama-Edgren winner vs. Yokota-OCSI winner, 3:30 p.m.

Consolation

King-CAJ loser vs. Osan-TBD winner, 5 p.m.

Third

Semifinal losers, 5 p.m.

Championship

Semifinal winner, 6:30 p.m.

Yokota's Jai Bailey goes up to shoot against Perry's B.J. Hill. The Samurai won 46-39.

Yokota's Jai Bailey goes up to shoot against Perry's B.J. Hill. The Samurai won 46-39. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Zama's Joshua Norris goes up for the ball against Osan's R.J. Jones and Dimitri Mock. The Trojans won 59-26.

Zama's Joshua Norris goes up for the ball against Osan's R.J. Jones and Dimitri Mock. The Trojans won 59-26. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Zama's Casey Stewart goes up between Osan's Ben Ziegler and Jax Ibarra. The Trojans won 59-26.

Zama's Casey Stewart goes up between Osan's Ben Ziegler and Jax Ibarra. The Trojans won 59-26. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Girls

2024 Far East Division I Tournament

Tuesday at Camp Humphreys, South Korea

Round robin

Humphreys 39, Kubasaki 17

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Blackhawks 8 9 9 13 _39
Dragons 3 8 2 4 _17

Top scorers — Humphreys: Claire Anderson 17, Anaya Reyes 13. Noteworthy — Anderson hit four three-point goals.

St. Paul Christian 24, ASIJ 17

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Warriors 4 8 5 7 _24
Mustangs 6 3 8 0 _17

Kadena 31, Kubasaki 20

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Panthers 9 8 8 6 _31
Dragons 4 2 7 7 _20

Top scorers — Panthers: Marina Sawyer 8; Dragons: Solares Solano 17.

Kinnick 28, Humphreys 21

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Red Devils 8 8 4 8 _28
Blackhawks 10 9 2 0 _21

Top scorers — Red Devils: Kotone Turner 15; Blackhawks: Anderson 9.

St. Paul 30, Kubasaski 27

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Dragons 5 4 11 7 _27
Warriors 6 11 7 6 _30

Top scorers — Warriors: Hahn 14; Dragons: Runa Holladay 13. Noteworthy — Hahn hit four three-point goals.

Kinnick 17, ASIJ 16

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Red Devils 6 4 4 3 _17
Mustangs 6 4 0 6 _16

Top scorers — Red Devils: KaMiyah Dabner 8; Mustangs: Gigi Isenberg 7.

Humphreys 35, Kadena 31

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Blackhawks 10 8 9 8 _35
Panthers 5 11 6 9 _31

Top scorers — Blackhawks: Anderson 16, Reyes 10; Panthers: Jayla Johnson 13. Noteworthy — Anderson had 11 second-half points, Reyes had all her points in the first half and Johnson had nine in the second quarter.

Wednesday’s games

Single elimination

Kadena vs. ASIJ, 9 a.m.

Humphreys vs. Kubasaki, 9 a.m.

Semifinals

Kinnick vs. Kadena-ASIJ winner, 11 a.m.

St. Paul vs. Humphreys-Kubasaki, 1 p.m.

Third

Semifinal losers, 3 p.m.

Championship

Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.

Humphreys’ Anaya Reyes gets an escort upcourt from teammate Leilani Hunter against Kinnick. The Red Devils won 28-21.

Humphreys’ Anaya Reyes gets an escort upcourt from teammate Leilani Hunter against Kinnick. The Red Devils won 28-21. (Alexandria Tabaquero/Special to Stripes)

Humphreys' Jaelynn Leverette shoots against Kadena's Katelyn Wetherington. The Blackhawks won 35-31.

Humphreys' Jaelynn Leverette shoots against Kadena's Katelyn Wetherington. The Blackhawks won 35-31. (Alexandria Tabaquero/Special to Stripes)

Humphreys' Anaya Reyes drives for a shot against Kubasaki. The Blackhawks won 39-17.

Humphreys' Anaya Reyes drives for a shot against Kubasaki. The Blackhawks won 39-17. (Alexandria Tabaquero/Special to Stripes)

2024 Far East Division II Tournament

Tuesday at Yokota Air Base, Japan

Pool A

Osan 46, ICS-Pyeongtaek 6

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Cougars 12 12 8 14 _46
Conquerors 0 0 6 0 _6

King 48, Yokota 30

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Panthers 11 6 2 11 _30
Cobras 18 5 13 12 _48

Top scorers — Cobras: Moa Best 16, Maliwan Schinker 14, Miu Best 11. Noteworthy — Moa Best had 13 second-half points and Schinker had 10 in the first half.

Pool B

Daegu 39, Perry 20

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Warriors 10 10 7 12 _39
Samurai 4 4 6 6 _20

Top scorers — Warriors: Jazmine Harvey 17; Samurai: Aiana Bulan 10.

CAJ 36, Zama 28

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Knights 9 15 5 7 _36
Trojans 8 7 10 3 _28

Top scorers — Knights: Erica Yokota 14; Trojans: Kierstyn Aumua 10.

Quarterfinals

King 47, CAJ 46

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Knights 5 13 15 13 _46
Cobras 14 8 13 12 _47

Top scorers — Cobras: Moa Best 18, Miu Best 17; Knights: Yokota 22. Noteworthy — Cobras avenged championship loss a year ago. Miu Best hit two foul shots in the closing seconds. She had 12 fourth-quarter points. Moa Best had 14 in the first half.

Daegu 48, Osan 38

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Warriors 11 16 0 21 _48
Cougars 6 16 5 11 _38

Top scorers — Warriors: Trinity Harvey 19, J. Harvey 16, Jasmirra McClendon 10; Cougars: Tatiana Lunn 20. Noteworthy — Warriors outscored Cougars by 10 over the last three minutes. Lunn had 14 first-half points.

Yokota 46, Perry 29

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Panthers 10 14 15 7 _46
Samurai 7 2 8 12 _29

Top scorers — Panthers: Coco Jones 11, Beverly Gardner 11; Samurai: Elieza Cuaco 10.

Zama 33, ICS-Pyeongtaek 10

Team 1st 2nd Final
Conquerors 6 4 _10
Trojans 13 20 _33

Noteworthy — Game was called off at halftime by agreement by the coaches.

Wednesday’s games

Consolation semifinals

CAJ vs. Osan, 8:30 a.m.

Perry vs. ICS-Pyeongtaek, 9:45 a.m.

Semifinals

King vs. Daegu, 11 a.m.

Yokota vs. Zama, 12:15 p.m.

Seventh

Consolation semifinal losers, 1:30 p.m.

Fifth

Consolation semifinal winners, 2:45 p.m.

Third

Semifinal losers, 4 p.m.

Championship

Semifinal winners, 5:30 p.m.

Perry's Aiana Bulan collides with Daegu's Jazmine Harvey. The Warriors won 39-20.

Perry's Aiana Bulan collides with Daegu's Jazmine Harvey. The Warriors won 39-20. (Jonessa Jones/Special to Stripes)

Daegu's Denali Clites drives between Perry defenders Sophia Nye and Layla Springs. The Warriors won 39-20.

Daegu's Denali Clites drives between Perry defenders Sophia Nye and Layla Springs. The Warriors won 39-20. (Jonessa Jones/Special to Stripes)

King's Moa Best dribbles between Yokota defenders Hailey Riddels and Erica Haas. The Cobras won 48-30.

King's Moa Best dribbles between Yokota defenders Hailey Riddels and Erica Haas. The Cobras won 48-30. (Jonessa Jones/Special to Stripes)

King's Moa Best and Yokota's Coco Jones tie up for the ball. The Cobras won 48-30.

King's Moa Best and Yokota's Coco Jones tie up for the ball. The Cobras won 48-30. (Jonessa Jones/Special to Stripes)

WRESTLING

45th Far East Tournament

Tuesday at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan

Individual freestyle tournament

Division I

Kubasaki 86, Kadena 82, St. Mary’s 75, Humphreys 62, Kinnick 44, ASIJ 35, Seoul Foreign 12

Division II

CAJ 27, Edgren 17, Yokota 12 King 10, Zama 9, Daegu 7, Perry 1, Osan 0

107

Fifth

Cedric Ferguson, Kadena, tech. Ethan Romney, Yokota, 10-0, :25.

Third

Anthony Johnson, Humphreys, tech. Joah De La Cruz, Kinnick, 10-0

Championship

Hugo Miyamoto, St. Mary’s, pin. Joey Phillips, Edgren, 2:05 (repeats as Far East champion).

114

Fifth

Jeremyah Reyes, Humphreys, dec. Risu Choi, CAJ, 21-15

Third

Brayden Holmes, Kadena, pin. Gavis Caddali, Kinnick

Championship

Noah Starr, Kubasaki, pin. Hiroyuki Sen, St. Mary’s, 5:55.

121

Fifth

Jedidiah Schmitz, St. Mary’s, tech. Aaron Lopez, Perry, 10-0, 1:25

Third

Malcolm Lee, ASIJ, tech. Ethan Wege, Humphreys, 10-0, 1:36

Championship

Josiah Drummer, Kadena, pin. Gavin Ocampo, Kubasaki, 1:44 (repeats as Far East champion).

127

Fifth

Ethan Wong, Edgren, pin. Gabriel Simpkins, Zama, 3:58

Third

Noah McDonald, Humphreys, tech. Jack Snyder, Kinnick, 16-6, 3:00

Championship

Tim Cope, Kubasaki, pin. Luke Shane, St. Mary’s, :55.

133

Fifth

Sam Tovar, Kinnick, tech. Isaiah Carl, Edgren, 18-8, 2:44

Third

Timon Fambro, CAJ, pin. Aiden Hutton, 1:38

Championship

Cadell Lee, ASIJ, tech. Peyton Allen, Kadena, 10-0, :38.

139

Fifth

Tyler Brodsky, Edgren, pin. Arona Headley, King, 3:47

Third

Kono Ohashi, CAJ, pin. Kai Patton, Yokota, 1:06

Championship

Nathaniel Twohig, St. Mary’s, tech. Kain Mauldin, Kinnick, 19-7, 4:58 (repeats as Far East champion).

145

Fifth

Joseph Oh, Kadena, tech. Jude Cutler, King, 10-0, :44

Third

Brandon Christenson, Yokota, tech. Jo Kajima, St. Mary’s, 14-4, 4:50

Championship

Matthew Nubin, Humphreys, pin. Brady Potter, Kubasaki, 2:55.

152

Fifth

Kabilan Baskaran, St. Mary’s, pin. Taizo Harada, CAJ

Third

Basil Rieger, ASIJ, tech. Soraat Johdee, King, 12-2, 3:24

Championship

James Kinney, Kadena, tech. Nathan Voelkel, Kubasaki, 10-0, 2:01.

160

Fifth

Joseph McGrath, King, pin. Nikolas Hawkins, Edgren, 1:29

Third

Luke Yamada, St. Mary’s, pin. Avery Murphy, Kinnick, 2:58

Championship

Max Lundberg, Kubasaki, pin. Xavier Van Dam, CAJ, 2:37.

172

Fifth

Flint Barton, Kadena, pin. Tyler Riedenbach, CAJ, :55

Third

Steven Gonzales, Humphreys, pin. Kaiser Armour, Kubasaki, 2:58

Championship

Roman Leyko, St. Mary’s, pin. Isreal Rodriguez, ASIJ, 5:35 (repeats as Far East champion).

189

Fifth

Kaden Marumoto, Zama, dec. Sejun Kim, CAJ, 3-0

Third

Michael Kendall, Daegu, pin. Kevin Ramos-Faula

Championship

Tre Shears, Kadena, tech. Koah Meno, Humphreys, 10-0, 2:08.

215

Fifth

Jimin Kim, St. Mary’s, pin. Eric Swan, Kubasaki, :53

Third

Justin Bodlovic, Kinnick, def. Evan Storey, SFS, 7-2

Championship

Jeremiah Drummer, Kadena, tech. Amare Morgan, Humphreys, 12-1, 1:19 (repeats as Far East champion).

Heavyweight

Fifth

Kevin Motcheka, Humphreys, pin. Randel Pope, Kinnick, :29

Third

Kyeyeon Chung, SFS, pin. Sean Neloms, Zama, 2:17

Championship

Anthony Finegan, Kubasaki, dec. Nathaniel Macias, Kadena, 6-0.

Dual-meet tournament

Division I

Humphreys def. Kinnick, ASIJ def. St. Mary’s, Kadena def. Seoul Foreign, St. Mary’s def. Seoul Foreign, Kubasaki def. Humphreys, Kadena def. ASIJ.

Wednesday’s matches

Fifth

Kinnick vs. St. Mary’s

Third

Humphreys vs. ASIJ

Championship

Kubasaki vs. Kadena

Division II

CAJ def. Osan, King def. Zama, Yokota def. Daegu, Edgren def. Perry; Perry def. Daegu, Zama def. Osan, CAJ def. King, Edgren def. Yokota.

Wednesday’s matches

Seventh

Osan vs. Daegu

Fifth

Perry vs. Zama

Third

King vs. Yokota

Championship

CAJ vs. Edgren

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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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