Kubasaki's Yuri Biggins has been named Stars and Stripes Pacific girls volleyball Athlete of the Year for the second straight year. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – For Yuri Biggins and her Kubasaki volleyball teammates, the redemption they long sought after coming in second in last year’s Far East almost didn’t happen.
Just 15 days before the 2025 Far East Division I Tournament was to start, the government shutdown began. It lasted a record 43 days and also shelved DODEA-Pacific athletics for the first seven days.
Games, practices, everything.
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