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Happy returns for Trojans: Unexpected players boost Zama girls strikers' title hopes

They weren't even supposed to be at Zama American this year. Sister scoring tandem Aubrey and Mallarie Ashliman were headed back to Virginia from whence they came, and Taylor Russell appeared California bound after leading Kadena to two Far East Class AA Tournament bronze medals.

Yet there they are, poised to help the Trojans girls strikers defend their DODDS-Japan and Kanto Plain titles and perhaps make a deep run at a school-first Class AA crown. Read their story in this week's Home Team page.

 
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Nov. 26: Dave Ornauer previews the Yokota at Kubasaki football game as well as the tennis championships at Yokosuka, volleyball at Yokota and Saturday's DODDS Japan cross-country championships at Misawa.