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Jun 17, 2019
Noriaki Kinoshita's three touchdowns hand Obic third straight Pearl Bowl title
Evergreen wide receiver Noriaki Kinoshita caught three touchdown passes from Skyler Howard and was named the game's MVP as the Obic Seagulls won their third straight Pearl Bowl Final with a 31-15 victory over the IBM BigBlue on Monday at Tokyo Dome.
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Jun 28, 2018
Obic Seagulls rout IBM Big Blue to defend Pearl Bowl title
Skyler Howard celebrated his Tokyo Dome debut with the MVP-winning performance that guided the Obic Seagulls to back-to-back Pearl Bowl championships.
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Jun 10, 2018
Obic gets boost from defense, special teams in semifinal victory over Lixil
Two touchdowns from the special teams unit made up for a sluggish performance by the offense as the reigning Pearl Bowl champion Obic Seagulls defeated the Lixil Deers 23-10 on Sunday at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki.
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May 20, 2018
Skyler Howard leads Seagulls past Frontiers into Pearl Bowl semifinals
Skyler Howard threw two touchdown passes and set up another score to guide the Obic Seagulls to a 21-6 victory over the reigning national champion Fujitsu Frontiers on Sunday at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki.
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Jun 19, 2017
Mizuno leads Seagulls past BigBlue in Pearl Bowl final
Wide receiver Taro Mizuno scored two touchdowns — one on a 98-yard kickoff return and the other on a 31-yard pass from Ikaika Woolsey — to lead the Obic Seagulls to a 29-27 victory over the defending champion IBM BigBlue in the Pearl Bowl final on Monday at Tokyo Dome.
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Jun 18, 2017
Seagulls quarterback Woolsey working to help team return to glory
The X League has become a more quarterback-driven circuit with the influx of Americans signal-callers in recent years.
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Jun 14, 2017
BigBlue, Seagulls set to square off in Pearl Bowl
James Brooks wears an affable smile and never loses his polite attitude off the field.
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Jun 4, 2017
BigBlue, Seagulls advance to Pearl Bowl final
IBM quarterback Yuki Masamoto outperformed former Michigan passer Devin Gardner to lead the BigBlue to a 27-19 victory over the Nojima Sagamihara Rise on Sunday at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki in the semifinals of the Pearl Bowl Tournament.
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Apr 23, 2017
Woolsey thrives on day of romance as Seagulls thrash Pirates in Pearl Bowl
Sunday turned out to be a memorable day for Obic rookie quarterback Ikaika Woolsey. The same could be said for veteran defensive line Byron Beatty Jr.
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Apr 22, 2017
Masamoto orchestrates rout as BigBlue pound Bulls in Pearl Bowl opener
Yuki Masamoto threw three touchdown passes and rushed for another to lead the defending Pearl Bowl champion IBM BigBlue to a 34-3 rout of the Bulls as the X League spring tournament opened on Saturday at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki.
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Jun 14, 2016
IBM Big Blue edge Lixil Deers for Pearl Bowl title
A controversial call cost the Lixil Deers a Pearl Bowl victory and gave the IBM BigBlue a first X League title.
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May 29, 2016
Maeda's late punt return carries Lixil past Obic in Pearl Bowl semifinals
Kick returner Naoki Maeda returned a punt 74 yards for a touchdown with 38 seconds to play, giving the Lixil Deers a 21-16 comeback victory over the Obic Seagulls on Sunday in the semifinals of the Pearl Bowl tournament.
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Jun 24, 2014
Seagulls outlast Frontiers in wild Pearl Bowl
Nogizaka 46 fans might have enjoyed the halftime show in which their lovely idols performed. But they missed one of the most exciting thrillers in Pearl Bowl history as most of them left the game with the departure of the popular girls before the second half started.
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Jun 19, 2014
Cameron, Fujitsu Frontiers aim for Pearl Bowl title
Fujitsu's Colby Cameron tries to become the first American quarterback to win an X League title game as his Frontiers play the Obic Seagulls on Monday in the Pearl Bowl Final, the championship game of the X League's annual spring tournament, at Tokyo Dome.
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Jun 7, 2014
Seagulls stage comeback, defeat Rise in Pearl Bowl Tournament semifinals
Shun Sugawara hit Ryoma Hagiyama with two touchdown passes as the Obic Seagulls came from behind to beat the Nojima Sagamihara Rise 21-10 in the Pearl Bowl Tournament semifinals on Saturday at Kawasaki Fujimi Stadium.
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May 31, 2014
Kinoshita makes three TD grabs in Seagulls' rout over BigBlue
Noriaki Kinoshita caught three touchdown passes to lead the Obic Seagulls to a 45-14 victory over the IBM BigBlue on Saturday at Kawasaki Fujimi Stadium.
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May 17, 2014
Gordon, Cameron guide Fujitsu in runaway victory over Asahi Beer
Gino Gordon rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns as the Fujitsu Frontiers defeated Asahi Beer Silver Star 48-7 on Saturday at Kawasaki Fujimi Stadium.
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Apr 29, 2014
New-look Deers rout Bulls in Pearl Bowl tournament opener
With a new sponsor, new logo, new team color and some new players, the two-time national champion Deers returned to the football field. But this remains the same old thing: They are still one of the elite teams in the X League.
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Jun 25, 2013
Deers beat Frontiers to win Pearl Bowl title
In April, the Kajima Deers found out they were going to need to find a new sponsor at the end of the current X League season.

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