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Kubasaki left-hander Luka Koja delivers against Kadena during Friday's Okinawa baseball game. Koja came within one out of a no-hitter as the Dragons won 19-0.

Kubasaki left-hander Luka Koja delivers against Kadena during Friday's Okinawa baseball game. Koja came within one out of a no-hitter as the Dragons won 19-0. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

High school

Baseball

Okinawa

Kubasaki 19, Kadena 0

Friday at Kadena Air Base

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Runs Hits Errors
Dragons 5 3 1 10 19 17 1
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 1 6

W — Luka Koja 4 IP CG (H, BB, 6 SO); L — Kai Olszewski 3 1/3 IP (10 H, 9 ER, 2 BB, SO). Batting — Dragons: Koja 3-4 (2 RBI, 4 SB), Nick Adams 3-4 (2 RBI), Andrew Welte 3-3 (2 2B, 4 RBI, 4 SB), Brodie Romnek (3 RBI), Skylar Waltz 3-4 (2 2B, 4 RBI), Dylan Oldroyd 2-3 (2 RBI). Noteworthy — Kayden Connolly broke up Koja’s no-hitter bid with a ground-ball single to center field with two outs in the final inning.

Kubasaki's Lukas Gaines connects for a base hit against Kadena during Friday's Okinawa baseball game. The Dragons won 19-0.

Kubasaki's Lukas Gaines connects for a base hit against Kadena during Friday's Okinawa baseball game. The Dragons won 19-0. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kadena third baseman Gavin McGlinchy takes the throw as Kubasaki's Andrew Welte slides into third base during Friday's Okinawa baseball game. The Dragons won 19-0.

Kadena third baseman Gavin McGlinchy takes the throw as Kubasaki's Andrew Welte slides into third base during Friday's Okinawa baseball game. The Dragons won 19-0. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Soccer

Boys

South Korea

Humphreys 2, Osan 1

Friday at Camp Humphreys

Halftime — 2-0. Goals — Blackhawks: Kameron Verrell (5), Tristan Michel (4); Cougars: Luigi Nasci (1).

Osan's Vivian Machmer dribbles the ball through Humphreys opponents Syra Soto, Lailah Anderson and Christine Sanchez with Cougars teammate Tatiana Lunn in trail during Friday's Korea girls soccer match. The Blackhawks won 5-2.

Osan's Vivian Machmer dribbles the ball through Humphreys opponents Syra Soto, Lailah Anderson and Christine Sanchez with Cougars teammate Tatiana Lunn in trail during Friday's Korea girls soccer match. The Blackhawks won 5-2. (Brian K. McCollum/Special to Stripes)

Girls

Kubasaki 6, Seisen 0

Friday at Camp Foster

Halftime — 2-0. Goals — Becca Chandler 2 (2), Solares Solano (13), Sakura Lopez (9), Amaya Schaffeld (7), own goal.

South Korea

Humphreys 5, Osan 3

Friday at Camp Humphreys

Halftime — Blackhawks 3-2. Goals — Blackhawks: Nicole Donaldson (13), Syra Soto (6), Claire Anderson (5), Izzy Slovekosky (1), Sarah Alavardo (1); Cougars: Vivian Machmer (12), Elyanna Koch (2), Riley Hunt (2). Assists — Blackhawks: Anderson; Cougars: Hunt, Machmer.

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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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