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Okinawa-based sports reporter Dave Ornauer on military-related sports in the Far East.

Yokota women capture MLK hoops title; Oki Bomb Squad dispatches Warriors for men's title

Coach Norzell Harris says he's convinced that Denise Juzang and Lia Gainey have what it takes to be All-Air Force basketball players. So much so, he would like to see all the military services change their long-standing policy and permit dependent spouses, such as Gainey and Juzang, to play in All-Armed Forces tournaments.

Juzang, a four-year player at Division II Midwestern State in Texas, and Gainey, named the tournament's MVP, paced the Yokota Warriors to the women's title in last weekend's 15th Martin Luther King Invitational Basketball Tournament at Okinawa's Camp Foster Field House.

On the men's end, four-time All-Armed Forces forward Jelani Nix did the damage on the inside while two-time All-Armed Forces guard Billy Shanks attacked from the perimeter to boost the Okinawa Bomb Squad past Yokota for the title.

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Dave Ornauer has covered DODDS-Pacific high school and Far East interservice sports for 25 years -- since his first Far East high school basketball tournament in February 1982 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. When he’s not working, Dave can usually be found reading, enjoying food and fine wine and spending time with family.

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