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Pacific SportsBlogOkinawa-based sports reporter Dave Ornauer on military-related sports in the Far East. |
Army has its day on flag gridiron
Posted December 3rd, 2007 by Dave OrnauerNavy may have held sway in the 108th Army-Navy game at Baltimore, but Army continues to reign king on the Pacific flag gridiron.
Army went 3-1 last Saturday, beating Navy 14-8 at South Korea's Yongsan Garrison, 13-7 at Camp Zama, Japan, and 40-21 at Okinawa's Torii Station. Only at Blue Jacket Field at "Big Navy" on Guam did the sailors prevail, 28-0 over the Guam Army National Guard.
What a fun day everybody had, though, from fans winning Pro Bowl tickets courtesy of Navy MWR on Guam, to the Orlando Magic dance team performing at halftime on Okinawa. And talk about a banner day at Yongsan!
"It's a great way to start the holiday season," Torii commanding officer Col. Kenneth Lundgren said.
True that. :)
Spectacular Athlete At Daegu American HS
I heard about a boy named Brandon Spencer that plays basketball for Daegu American HS. The rumor was Daegu played against Seoul American HS the weekend prior and Brandon Spencer single handedly scored 36 points. Since his name is mentioned so much in the community, I decided to attend last weekends basketball game to see what the buzz was all about. To my surprise he displayed excellent athletic and leadership ability. He scored over 20 points and carried the team well as the point guard and shooting guard. He proved to be a team player and not a selfish member who is a ball hog. He did not showboat or seek glory as many popular HS athletes do. He passed the ball, rebounded and made big plays. I have been in Korea for 5 years and have yet to see a basketball player as talented as this kid. I believe this kid is going all the way and hope to hear he gets a scholarship and attends a great college. I wish him the best of luck and I will be attending the home games for the rest of the season just to see him play.
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