Young soccer players from two Defense Department high schools on Okinawa trained recently with the coaches of Japan’s top-rated professional team
On any given February morning, you might see hundreds of young students – some with parents, or even teachers, in tow – flocking to a nearby high school or university.
All season, coach Stan Hovell had pined for his boys and girls teams to come away with a title sweep in a major in-season wrestling tournament.
It’s a bright afternoon in Okinawa, and Athens E. Pellegrino, the CEO and founder of Military Family Life Publishing LLC, greets me with a warm smile.
Brinn Hardt is still wearing blue and gold. But no longer is the two-time All-Island pitcher throwing for Guam High.
DODEA-Pacific basketball teams would like to have placed higher in their respective brackets. But for the wealth of experience they gained playing in the 7th American School In Japan Kanto Classic, most said they were glad to take part.
The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts were both founded in the early 20th century with the aim of providing youth opportunities for outdoor activities, learning leadership skills, and contributing to the community.
Three defending Far East basketball tournament champions are getting some rigorous testing by opponents from throughout the region this weekend.
Kaiser Armour captured the title in his weight class a year ago. But on Saturday, he came up one step short of repeating his “Beast of the Far East” wrestling tournament feat.
2024 was a year for breaking records on tracks and cross country courses, for last-second thrillers on the basketball courts and a football team doing something not done in 12 years.
At just 5 feet tall, Annika Farin is about as diminutive as one might find on a wrestling mat.
Far East championships are still seven weeks away, but Nile C. Kinnick is one of several Japan-based teams checking out those on Okinawa.
Graduates, government partners and university representatives celebrated the academic achievements of the 2024 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University graduating class at the Tokyo commencement ceremony at The Hilton Odaiba, in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, December 8, 2024.
Sometimes, when the PCS Plane leaves a team without, the answer can be found within.
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