By LYNDA TAKAGI KOVACH and LISA TAKATAOn March 16.

joining one of the top programs in the NCAA Division I.Ive been to more states than I can even imagine myself to be in.

I never thought Id go to Minnesota.and its a really great opportunity to get to play.Yamagata said she has felt the differences in golf culture around the country.

the 2023 Walnut High School Invitational and won co-champion honors at the 2023 Southern California Junior Girls Collegiate Partners Championship.Yamagata will suit up for a squad that will trend much younger next season.

She had always been very athletic as a kid.

I was in Vegas during the winter.Kenji Ito Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Photo by ALAN MIYATAKEThe 2025 JATCSF scholarship recipients with Consul General Kenko Sone and Mami Sone.Northwestern UniversityCorey Umamoto.

000 scholarships recently during the 2025 Japanese American Treaty Centennial Scholarship Fund (JATCSF) luncheon.Biola UniversityKate Murakami.