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Yokota’s Erica Haas darts around the bases for an in-park home run during Tuesday’s Division II softball tournament.

Yokota's Erica Haas darts around the bases for an in-park home run during Tuesday's Division II softball tournament. The Panthers won all four of their round-robin games to take the top seed entering Thursday's playoffs. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

2024 was a year for breaking records on tracks and cross country courses, for last-second thrillers on the basketball courts and a football team doing something not done in 12 years.

Athletics involving DODEA-Pacific schools from Misawa to Guam provided thrilling finishes and games of can-you-top-this from one end of the calendar to the other. And a new sport was added to the calendar: Girls wrestling.

Here’s a look back at the year’s Top 10 stories involving DODEA-Pacific teams and athletes:

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