Stars and Stripes' top sports photos of 2016: Europe
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January 1, 2017
The Stuttgart Panthers celebrate their 25-18, 25-19, 25-23 win over the Ramstein Royals in the Division I final at the DODEA-Europe volleyball championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)
The Stuttgart Panthers celebrate their 25-18, 25-19, 25-23 win over the Ramstein Royals in the Division I final at the DODEA-Europe volleyball championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)
Stuttgart's Sean Loeben jumps for a pass at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016. Stuttgart lost the game to Ramstein 29-0. (Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes)
The Rota defense takes down Baumholder's Yorel Smalls in Baumholder, Germany, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Baumholder lost the game 45-0. (Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes)
The Rota Admirals pour Gatorade on Trayton Luna in celebration of his game-winning run after the DODEA-Europe Division II/III baseball championship at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Rota defeated the Bitburg Barons 5-4 to win the title. (Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes)
Vilseck's Aamaree Harrington celebrates after winning the boys 300-meter hurdles race at the DODEA-Europe track and field championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Saturday, May 28, 2016. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)
Kaiserslautern's Tierra Kienle slides into home as SHAPE's Hailey Van Valkenburg tries to put on the tag. Kaiserslautern beat SHAPE 11-6 in a Division I game at the DODEA-Europe softball championships in Ramstein, Germany, Thursday, May 26, 2016. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)
Lakenheath's Jacob Croft sends Kaiserslautern's Alex DeBella flying in Division I semifinal action at the DODEA-Europe soccer championships in Reichenbach-Steegen, Germany, Friday May 20, 2016. Lakenheath won the match in a shootout. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)
Ramstein's Ebony Madrid, left, challenges Stuttgart's Hayley Kunde for the ball during the DODEA-Europe soccer semifinals in Reichenbach, Germany, on Friday, May 20, 2016. Ramstein lost the Division I match to Stuttgart 4-2 in overtime. (Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes)
Stuttgart's returning champion swimmer, Ella Bathurst, set a new record in the girls 12-year-old 50 meter butterfly at the 2016 European Forces Swim League Championship held in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Feb. 27, 2016. Bathurst finished with a time of 0:31.59. (Michael S. Darnell/Stars and Stripes)
Vilseck's Matthew Horton tries to get a shot past Stuttgart's Jordan Thigpen during opening day of the DODDS-Europe basketball championships at Vogelweh, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. Stuttgart won the Division I game 59-44. (Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes)
Stuttgart's Elijah Phillips subdues Munich International School's Cole Rannau during the DODDS-Europe wrestling championship at Clay Kaserne, Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Phillips won a 14-9 decision victory over Rannau in the 160-pound weight class. (Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes)
Kaiserslautern's Scott Wemhoff peers through his scope before taking up a firing position during the 2016 DODDS-Europe marksmanship finals held in Vilseck, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. (Michael S. Darnell/Stars and Stripes)