Santa Claus, with an assist from U.S. Marines and high school cadets, handed out toys to Japanese children at the local community center.

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa – One guard’s season ended dismally as he suffered a knee injury just before Far East. The other guard’s campaign began with her on

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa – One guard’s season ended dismally as he suffered a knee injury just before Far East. The other guard’s campaign began with her on

This image from the Stars and Stripes archive shows a DODEA football player during pre-season practice at Kubasaki High School in Okinawa in 2000.

Blackhawks will play Kubasaki in the DODEA-Pacific Division I title game after defeating the Panthers.

Dragons shut out Nile C. Kinnick in a DODEA-Pacific Division I matchup to sweep the season series and improve to 4-0.

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Brent Cook, the Kubasaki High School JROTC instructor recently named Teacher of the Year for all Defense Department schools, has always

Brent Cook, the Kubasaki High School JROTC instructor recently named 2026 DODEA Teacher of the Year, “doesn’t just lead — he inspires,” according to the principal.

Brent Cook, the Kubasaki High School JROTC instructor recently named 2026 DODEA Teacher of the Year, “doesn’t just lead — he inspires,” according to the principal.

Brent Cook, the Kubasaki High School JROTC instructor recently named 2026 DODEA Teacher of the Year, “doesn’t just lead — he inspires,” according to the principal.

Kubasaki senior, injured in track a year ago, boots two fields and runs for a score as defending champions top Kadena in DODEA-Pacific football.

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – Ria McGriff sat in the stands three seasons ago, watching as her older sister Risha helped Kubasaki’s volleyball team win two in-season

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – Ria McGriff sat in the stands three seasons ago, watching as her older sister Risha helped Kubasaki’s volleyball team win two in-season

Kubasaki and Kadena are often among the contenders when it comes to DODEA-Pacific Far East sports competition and it shouldn’t be any different this fall.

Students create signs for a walkout at Kubasaki High School on Camp Foster, Okinawa, March 10, 2025. (Elysia Smith) CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Roughly 45 students at Kubasaki High School staged a walkout Monday to protest a Pentagon policy affecting diversity initiatives, joining a series of similar demonstrations at Defense Department schools in Asia and Europe. The students walked out of class at 7:25 a.m. and remained outside for 25 minutes, according to a letter sent to parents by principal Silvanus Thrower. A copy of the letter was provided to Stars and Stripes by protest organizers. “We ask for your

Jazlene Vergara and Kadena won their first match against Kubasaki in 10 years last season, and are hoping they can win their first Okinawa district title since 2003. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes) KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa – One thing that could be counted on the last couple of decades on Okinawa’s volleyball courts – Kubasaki would win the district title over Kadena and fare well at Far East Division I tournaments – winning four championships. Could there are signs that the Panthers might finally break their 21-year string of futility in Okinawa district play. Kadena took one set in four

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,”

Senior, who will play at Glenville State next year, led on and off the field as Kubasaki won its ninth Far East title.

Panthers bounce back from defeat to island rival Kubasaki earlier in tournament to win third straight Far East crown.

Kubasaki, which has only lost one match in the last three seasons, tops Okinawa rival Kadena to take back the title it lost a year ago.

Kubasaki senior striker Solares Solano was named the tournament Most Valuable Player. (Soojan West//Special to Stripes) CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea – Charlene Darson is better known for keeping balls out of the Kubasaki net. On Wednesday, though, the goalkeeper got her chance to score and help the Dragons regain the Far East Division I title. She scored in the 15th minute of the first half, and senior striker Solares Solano added an insurance marker later in the half as Kubasaki, the most decorated D-I girls soccer program, won its ninth Far East title, blanking island rival Kadena 2-0 Wednesday at