Solares Solano scored 38 goals to help Kubasaki win its second Far East D-I title in three years and Pacific-record ninth overall. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – It was their only defeat in the entire 2024 season: A loss on penalty kicks in the Far East Division I tournament final against American School In Japan.
It also served as a motivator for Kubasaki’s girls soccer team throughout the 2025 season, senior striker Solares Solano said in an interview last week at the team’s postseason banquet.
“We did not take that loss lightly. It drove us this season,” Solano said.
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