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Junior defensive end Cole Donnelly is one of five Robert D. Edgren players with three years on the team.

Junior defensive end Cole Donnelly is one of five Robert D. Edgren players with three years on the team. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Sixth in a series of DODEA-Pacific high school football previews.

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – It’s rare for a DODEA-Pacific football team to hold onto players for more than a season or two. Robert D. Edgren is flush in veterans – five players with three seasons in the program.

Combined with hunger sparked by the Eagles going just 3-19 the past three seasons since the coronavirus pandemic, Edgren’s players and coaches feel the time has come to take the next step forward. Read more at stripes.com.

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