Teams battle through bad weather for good results

The DODDS-Europe Division III soccer championships opened Monday on waterlogged fields under gray, rainy skies, a microcosm of the endlessly disrupted spring season.

13:11 May 20, 2013

D-II girls soccer

Bitburg pulls off surprises on Day 1

With just one win in the regular season against six losses, Bitburg’s girls certainly appeared to have earned their seed in the DODDS-Europe soccer championships: 10th out of 12 teams in Division II.

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Wiesbaden rolls past Baumholder

All-Europe standout John Arnold assisted on three of the Warriors’ goals Saturday as Wiesbaden cruised past host Baumholder 5-0.
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Baseball roundup

Patch shuts out Ansbach twice

Maybe it was the cold weather. But the Patch baseball team appeared to have visiting Ansbach seeing double Saturday.
09:21 May 19, 2013
German-based schools hope to break out in boys action

The 2013 DODDS-Europe boys soccer season got off to a weather-ravaged two-game start Saturday, with three games across Germany cancelled or postponed.
08:13 March 20, 2013
Girls competition could be even closer than last year

There’s no room for error in DODDS-Europe girls soccer. It’s hard to imagine the margin separating champion from challenger getting any closer than it was in 2012, when all three European divisional title games were decided by a single goal.
07:49 March 20, 2013
Heidelberg teams sweep to open final seasons

The Heidelberg Lions soccer teams got off to strong starts Saturday as DODDS-Europe opened its final sports season of the school year.
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Ansbach, Bitburg cruise into showdown
Opening night features close game, three warmups
Schweinfurt topples Heidelberg to move to 3-1
Vicenza, Sigonella split a pair
Ansbach girls top short-handed Schweinfurt
Schweinfurt ends year with 2-game win streak
Schweinfurt edges ISB to get second win
Naples wins another one by shutout
Ansbach building a reputation for scrappiness
Manning, Eperjesi spark SHAPE
Schweinfurt takes lead, holds off AFNORTH
Patch thumps Schweinfurt in softball
Royals continue to rule Western Region
D-I powers romp to easy victories
Vilseck hurlers stifle Bamberg bats
Grotelueschen tosses no-hitter as Royals cruise
Vilseck sweeps opener with Schweinfurt
Races go down to the final games
Bamberg takes two from Schweinfurt
Alconbury, Brussels big men earn split
Lakenheath girls fill the win column
Naples tops Schweinfurt to finish in three-way tie
Schweinfurt collects first-ever grid victory
Vilseck reserves get a chance to shine on court
Ansbach triumphs in Schweinfurt home opener

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