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Nile C. Kinnick's Aaden Otteson readies a return during Tuesday's Kanto Plain tennis matches. Otteson beat American School In Japan's Shion Steinberg 8-2.

Nile C. Kinnick's Aaden Otteson readies a return during Tuesday's Kanto Plain tennis matches. Otteson beat American School In Japan's Shion Steinberg 8-2. (Erick Chedd Ricardo/Special to Stripes)

High school

CROSS COUTRY

Guam

Thursday at Two Lovers Point, Dededo

(3.12-mile course)

Boys

1, Kaito Sakaguchi, John F. Kennedy, 17 minutes, 48.7 seconds; 2, Wesley Augustine, Guam High, 18:17.9; 3, Eldon Egbert, GHS, 18:20.9; 4, Jackson Fulkerson-Smith, St. John’s, 18:30.5; 5, Caleb Steele, GHS, 18:35.7; 6, Tyler Augustine, GHS, 18:54.5; 7, Stephen Medrano, JFK, 19:06.2; 8, Arby Carpo, JFK, 19:23.7; 9, Evan Tydingco, JFK, 19:28.5; 10, Elijah Dixon, Harvest Christian Academy, 19:32.5.

Girls

1, Elizabeth Higley, St. John’s, 23 minutes, 31.6 seconds; 2, Taliana Longoria, Guam High, 23:47.5; 3, Brianni Soto, GHS, 24:02.8; 4, Araceli Arriaga, GHS, 24:09.7; 5, Hayden Wilson, St. John’s, 24:22.8; 6, Hazel Wilson, St. John’s, 24:24.2; 7, Carly Devore, GHS, 24:32.9; 8, Miachloe Decano, John F. Kennedy, 24:38.7; 9, Selina Jacob, JFK, 24:39.4; 10, Eva Starr, St. John’s, 24:42.8.

Nile C. Kinnick's Kikyo Deeter returns the ball during Tuesday's Kanto Plain tennis matches. Deeter and doubles partner Lisa Galloway lost to American School In Japan's Yume Rivon-Matsushita and Koko Watanabe  8-4.

Nile C. Kinnick's Kikyo Deeter returns the ball during Tuesday's Kanto Plain tennis matches. Deeter and doubles partner Lisa Galloway lost to American School In Japan's Yume Rivon-Matsushita and Koko Watanabe 8-4. (Erick Chedd Ricardo/Special to Stripes)

Nile C. Kinnick's Lisa Galloway pops a returnl during Tuesday's Kanto Plain tennis matches. Galloway and doubles partner Kikyo Deeter lost to American School In Japan's Yume Rivon-Matsushita and Koko Watanabe  8-4.

Nile C. Kinnick's Lisa Galloway pops a returnl during Tuesday's Kanto Plain tennis matches. Galloway and doubles partner Kikyo Deeter lost to American School In Japan's Yume Rivon-Matsushita and Koko Watanabe 8-4. (Erick Chedd Ricardo/Special to Stripes)

Nile C. Kinnick's Ausumn Hendra runs down a shot during Tuesday's Kanto Plain tennis matches. American School In Japan's Chaness Kim beat Hendra 8-0.

Nile C. Kinnick's Ausumn Hendra runs down a shot during Tuesday's Kanto Plain tennis matches. American School In Japan's Chaness Kim beat Hendra 8-0. (Erick Chedd Ricardo/Special to Stripes)

TENNIS

Japan

Tuesday at Yokosuka Naval Base

Boys

American School In Japan 3, Nile C. Kinnick 2

Singles — Jamesson de Borja, Kinnick, def. Aidan DiCicco 8-4; Aaden Otteson, Kinnick, def. Shion Steinberg 8-2; Nesim Benba, ASIJ, def. Jordan Pho 8-5. Doubles — Billy Freund and Akshay Dattaguro, ASIJ, def. Tavi Shah and Noah Otteson 8-7 (7-3); William Sherab and Nate Swain, ASIJ, def. Julian Oyola and Mason Schallenberger 8-0.

Girls

ASIJ 5, Kinnick 0

Singles — Lina Chung def. Catherine Kerns 8-0, Karen Schwartz def. Sarah Lame 8-4, Chaness Kim def. Autumn Hendra 8-0. Doubles — Yume Rinon-Matsushita and Koko Watanabe def. Kikyo Deeter and Lisa Galloway 8-4, Kahala Green and Ivana Cheng def. Ivory Ho and Audrey Mohn 8-0.

Tuesday at Yokota Air Base

Boys

Yokota 3, Christian Academy Japan 2

Singles — Ryunosuke Roesch, Yokota, def. Ray Marcianti 8-0; Kotaro Roesch, Yokota, def. Shin Hayashi 8-4; Jai Bailey, Yokota, def. Taka Kanemura 8-4. Doubles — Keiya N. and James W., CAJ, def. Noah Harbert and Evan Okamoto 8-5; Jamie W. and David S., CAJ, def. Evan Horne and Sam T. Gray 8-6.

Girls

Yokota 3, CAJ 2

Singles — Giselle Pinard, Yokota, def. Kalista Potter 8-0; Vitalia Duran, Yokota, def. Agyeol Kim 8-3; Jessica Franks, Yokota, def. Audrey Yang 8-2. Doubles — Yerim Kim and Akshara Kosaraju, CAJ, def. Gavriella Duran and Rain Leppo 8-2; Ellen Swenson and Tenka Uchino, CAJ, def. Miyuki Arevalo and Maia Coleman 8-2.

Kubasaki's Yuri Biggins spikes against Kadena's Christina Kehe and Leighton Botes during Tuesday's Okinawa girls volleyball match. The Panthers won in five sets.

Kubasaki's Yuri Biggins spikes against Kadena's Christina Kehe and Leighton Botes during Tuesday's Okinawa girls volleyball match. The Panthers won in five sets. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kubasaki's Ayeli Rocha spikes against Kadena's Jenna Cook and Sara Mei Fussinger during Tuesday's Okinawa girls volleyball match. The Panthers won in five sets.

Kubasaki's Ayeli Rocha spikes against Kadena's Jenna Cook and Sara Mei Fussinger during Tuesday's Okinawa girls volleyball match. The Panthers won in five sets. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kadena's Genesis Afaisen spikes against Kubasaki's Hailey Brassard and Ayeli Rocha during Tuesday's Okinawa girls volleyball match. The Panthers won in five sets.

Kadena's Genesis Afaisen spikes against Kubasaki's Hailey Brassard and Ayeli Rocha during Tuesday's Okinawa girls volleyball match. The Panthers won in five sets. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kadena's Liza Young spikes against Kubasaki's Hailey Brassard and Ayeli Rocha during Tuesday's Okinawa girls volleyball match. The Panthers won in five sets.

Kadena's Liza Young spikes against Kubasaki's Hailey Brassard and Ayeli Rocha during Tuesday's Okinawa girls volleyball match. The Panthers won in five sets. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kubasaki's Runa Holladay spikes against Kadena's Jenna Cook and Liza Young during Tuesday's Okinawa girls volleyball match. The Panthers won in five sets.

Kubasaki's Runa Holladay spikes against Kadena's Jenna Cook and Liza Young during Tuesday's Okinawa girls volleyball match. The Panthers won in five sets. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kadena's Christina Kehe jump serves during Tuesday's Okinawa girls volleyball match. Kehe seerved nine aces and had 28 assists as the Panthers beat host Kubasaki in five sets.

Kadena's Christina Kehe jump serves during Tuesday's Okinawa girls volleyball match. Kehe seerved nine aces and had 28 assists as the Panthers beat host Kubasaki in five sets. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

VOLLEYBALL

Girls

Okinawa

Kadena def. Kubasaki 25-11, 25-18, 23-25, 22-25, 15-8

Tuesday at Camp Foster

Kills — Panthers: Genesis Afaisen 11, Jenna Cook 10, Leighton Botes 6, Liza Young 6; Dragons: Yuri Biggins 13, Runa Holladay 9, Ayeli Rocha 6. Aces — Panthers: Christina Kehe 9, Alondra Vargas Meijas 5; Dragons: Biggins 7, Rameghlyn Doctolero 7. Assists — Panthers: Kehe 28; Dragons: Doctolero 28. Block points — Panthers: Cook 3. Noteworthy — Panthers scored their second regular-season victory over the Dragons for the first time since the 2003 season.

Japan

Seisen def. Kinnick 25-23, 28-26

Monday at Tokyo

Kills — Phoenix: Pipi Hill 5, Mariko Kurosawa 5; Red Devils: Michele Holloway 11. Digs — Phoenix: Mao Hakari 11; Red Devils: Alyssa Staples 5. Assists — Red Devils: Kay Kim 20.

Guam

Academy of Our Lady def. Guam High 25-15, 25-12, 25-23

Friday at Agana Heights

Digs — Panthers: Chloe Jackson 12. Assists — Panthers: Sophia Fernandez 16.

Guam def. Notre Dame 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-23

Tuesday at Talofofo

Kills — Panthers: Brianna Franklin 13. Digs — Panthers: Chloe Jackson 15, Franklin 5.

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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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