Girls soccer roundup

Ramstein and Stuttgart battle to 1-1 tie while Vicenza and Naples share same result south of Alps.

Baseball roundup

Ramstein and Stuttgart each get a win at expense of the other while Kaiserslautern takes two from Vilseck.

Track preview

The 2018 DODEA-Europe track and field season begins Saturday with an opening meet that will look a lot like its final meet.

The 2018 DODEA-Europe spring sports season resumes this weekend after a two-week hiatus for spring break. The schedule includes a full slate of boys and girls soccer fixtures across the continent and a handful of baseball and softball matchups along with the debut of the track and field regular season.

Laela Evans scores twice to pace Dragons in girls game while Brigands eventually get a goal past 10-man squad to win boys contest.

Tigers take 1-0 lead into halftime in season debut for both teams, but it doesn't hold up as Cougars come away with 2-1 victory.

Boys soccer roundup

Gus De Andrade scores three times for Stuttgart in 4-1 triumph over Kaiserslautern.

Girls soccer roundup

Panthers improve to 2-0 with second blowout while Royals win opener against defending champion Wiesbaden.

Diamond roundup

Sentinels split with Kaiserslautern, while Jaguars take games from both Vicenza and Aviano.

Baseball/softball preview

The Ramstein Royals and Sigonella Jaguars will open defense of their matching baseball and softball championships this weekend as the 2018 DODEA-Europe baseball and softball seasons begin their two-month run.

Western Germany’s big four DODEA-Europe high schools will struggle for large-school supremacy on the soccer pitch this weekend as the Ramstein Royals face the Wiesbaden Warriors and the Kaiserslautern Raiders take on the Stuttgart Panthers.

Raiders win boys contest 2-1 and rally to earn 1-1 tie in girls game in teams' first soccer games of the 2018 season.

Soccer roundup

Panthers open season by downing defending champion Wiesbaden 5-1, though Warriors win boys' opener.

Boys soccer preview

Three key matchups in Italy highlight Saturday’s opening day of the 2018 DODEA-Europe boys soccer season, a light five-match slate featuring two of three European champions in action.

Girls soccer preview

DODEA-Europe girls soccer picks up Saturday where it left off last spring.

Boys basketball AOY

Ramstein junior Naser Eaves sits at a fascinating crossroads of achievement and potential.

Girls basketball AOY

On the surface, the story of the Stuttgart Panthers’ two-year Division I girls basketball championship run is a tale of two diametrically different seasons. After an ideally constructed 2016-17 Panther team cruised undefeated to a title, a scrappier 2017-18 group of holdovers and new arrivals overcame losses, doubts and adversity to successfully defend the crown.

Wrestling AOY

A heavyweight wrestling match is a different animal than one featuring smaller competitors. In fact, it’s one specific animal.

Marksmanship AOY

Stuttgart senior Callum Funk came into the 2017-18 DODEA-Europe marksmanship championship meet in something of an awkward predicament.

D-I boys final

The Ramstein Royals maintained their status at the top of the power curve in the Kaiserslautern Military Community with a thrilling, come-from-behind 46-45 win Saturday over crosstown rival Kaiserslautern.

D-I girls final

The Stuttgart Panthers successfully defended their DODEA-Europe Division I girls basketball championship Saturday at Clay Kaserne Fitness Center, using an overwhelming run out of the halftime locker room to knock off the top-seeded Naples Wildcats 31-25.

D-II boys final

Black Forest Academy defended its DODEA-European Division II basketball title Saturday when Rota star center Andy Drake’s shot rolled off of the rim at the buzzer, giving the Falcons a 48-47 victory.

D-II girls final

The Black Forest Academy Falcons completed one of the most dominant postseason runs in DODEA-Europe girls basketball history Saturday, routing the Spangdahlem Sentinels 36-10 for their third straight Division II championship.

D-III boys final

The DODEA-Europe boys’ basketball championships got off to a dramatic start Saturday as the Baumholder Bucs outlasted the Brussels Brigands with a 35-28 overtime win.

D-III girls final

The Sigonella Jaguars won their second consecutive DODEA-Europe Division III girls basketball championship Saturday at Clay Kaserne Fitness Center.

D-I boys semifinals

Hot-shooting Kaiserslautern is too much for Stuttgart in semifinal, while Ramstein edges Wiesbaden to reach title game yet again.

D-I girls semifinals

Wildcats rally past Ramstein, while defending champion Panthers hold off Vilseck.

D-II boys semifinals

Admirals and Falcons will face off for the title for the third consecutive year.

D-II girls semifinals

The Black Forest Academy Falcons and the Spangdahlem Sentinels will face off Saturday in the 2017-18 DODEA-Europe Division II girls basketball championship game, extending an ongoing rivalry between BFA and the program known through last year as the Bitburg Barons.

D-III roundup

Bucs and Brigands emerge from boys field, while Jaguars and Cougars come out on top in girls round-robin play.

Boys basketball roundup

Largest four schools in Europe meet in D-I semifinals, while heavy favorites Black Forest and Rota take on underdogs in D-II.

Girls basketball roundup

Vilseck pulls mild upset to join Ramstein, Stuttgart and Naples in final four. Falcons joined by fifth, sixth and seventh seeds in semifinals.

Boys basketball roundup

Wiesbaden and Stuttgart move on to semifinals, with Ramstein and Kaiserslautern close behind and Black Forest and Rota look strong.

Girls basketball roundup

Stuttgart and Ramstein win first two games, while Black Forest Academy makes it look easy with a pair of blowouts.

Boys basketball preview

The DODEA-Europe boys basketball title reigns of Ramstein, Black Forest Academy and Sigonella are at risk this week as the four-day European basketball championships play out at sites around Wiesbaden, Germany. The tournament opens Wednesday and concludes with a slate of divisional championship games Saturday at Clay Kaserne Fitness Center.

Girls basketball preview

The Naples’ Wildcats bid for their first Division I girls basketball championship headlines this week’s DODEA-Europe tournament.

Stuttgart’s Gold squad amassed 301.5 points, besting the 267 points accrued by Ramstein Blue.

Boys basketball roundup

Warriors and Royals sport 10-2 marks and should enter championships as co-favorites for big schools title.

Girls basketball roundup

Defending champion Panthers finish regular season in second behind unbeaten Naples heading into season-ending championships.

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The Stuttgart Panthers are hoping to fend off the hard-charging Ramstein Royals and extend their Division I dynasty, Aviano is a solid bet to defend its Division II crown and Munich International’s duo of title contenders might be enough to top Division III.

Home Team

At next week’s DODEA-Europe basketball championship tournament, every team on the continent will lock in on its divisional competition in search of a coveted Division I, II or III title.

Europe's two-largest wrestling programs dominate central sectional to prep for championship showdown.

Aviano and Vilseck both qualify 10 wrestlers for season-ending championships.

Lakenheath qualifies 11 from northern section, while five other schools will send entrants to championships.

Boys basketball roundup

Black Forest, Baumholder stay perfect in division play with one weekend left before championships.

Girls basketball roundup

Stuttgart has won seven straight and has one weekend of action left before trying to defend European title.

Girls never threatened in 58-17 victory, while boys coast to 68-36 win over overmatched visitors.

The Jaguars prevailed 40-33 in the girls game, and the Saints won the boys contest 43-38. Both games were undecided until the final seconds.

Home Team

No team scores will be compiled at this weekend’s DODEA-Europe wrestling sectional qualifying meets, and any wrestlers with a chance to win individual championships in their respective weight classes figure to advance easily.

The 2017-18 DODEA-Europe basketball season has been among the most competitive and evenly matched in recent memory. That trend could become even more pronounced over the final two weekends of the regular season.

Panthers have top four individual finishers to win fifth straight championship.

Boys basketball

AFNORTH duo combined for 91 points in weekend split, while Ansbach's Kevin Kamara nets 90 in two games.

Girls basketball

Falcons back at .500 and now trail only Stuttgart, Ramstein, Kaiserslautern and Naples in standings.

Home Team

The first championship event of the 2018 DODEA-Europe sports calendar arrives Saturday as Kaiserslautern High School hosts the European marksmanship finals.

Five DODEA-Europe girls basketball teams have managed to reach February without sustaining a divisional loss.

Stuttgart had several wrestlers who went undefeated, including William Green, who dominated the 195-pound division, pinning each of his opponents within the first minute.

Division II squad Spangdahlem impressed, with 138-pounder Brian Haney taking three matches and teammate Tyler McChord winning two in the 160-pound class.

Boys basketball roundup

Kaiserslautern, Ramstein win D-I matchups and Baumholder stays perfect in D-III action.

Girls basketball roundup

Vilseck and Ramstein split games to avoid a weekend of complete sweeps in girls play.

Home Team

The DODEA-Europe winter sports season resumed Tuesday with the end of the three-day government shutdown.

Wiesbaden, Black Forest Academy, Spangdahlem and Baumholder could all enter season-ending tournament play unbeaten in their respective divisions.

DODEA-Europe sports activities are set to resume Tuesday with the end of the three-day government shutdown.

With championships just two weeks away, Stuttgart leads gathering in Ansbach, but Panthers aren't far ahead of the competition.

Boys basketball roundup

Bucs sweep Brussels in Belgium to stay atop D-III standings, while Warriors take two from Lakenheath to continue to lead D-I chase.

Girls basketball roundup

Naples stays unbeaten by downing Vicenza twice and Sigonella does the same to Marymount in action further south.

Rota sweeps AOSR, while Aviano and AFNORTH split on first day of two-day cross-Alps event.

Division II takes its turn in the DODEA-Europe basketball spotlight this weekend as four teams gather for a two-day set of games at Aviano.

Warrior boys stay unbeaten with mercy rule victories, while girls pick up their first Division I wins of the season.

Boys basketball roundup

Black Forest sweeps Rota in rematch of last two Division II title contests.

Girls basketball roundup

Defending champion Stuttgart breaks two-game losing streak by topping Ramstein.

Royals swept the visiting Panthers in a girls and boys doubleheader that included a thrilling 39-37 overtime win for the Ramstein girls and a 69-55 cruise for the boys.

A long holiday break gives way to a bustling schedule of basketball, wrestling and marksmanship this weekend as DODEA-Europe resumes its winter sports season.

Oklahoma State tops North Carolina State in rare meeting overseas between two nationally ranked squads.

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New champions were crowned and dynasties were extended in a memorable calendar year of DODEA Europe sports.

Ramstein, Kaiserslautern and host Wiesbaden all finished with 5-1 records in unofficial three-day boys basketball tournament.

But Royals are among many teams trying to get new wrestlers up to speed in time for season-ending championships.

Coaches at Aviano meet say they're interested in getting their wrestlers as many matches as they can right now and have them demonstrate what they've worked on in practice.

A single bulls-eye separated first and second place as Jazmyn Taylor finished with 282-8 against Victoria Jackson’s 282-7.

Boys sweep Friday-Saturday series behind relentless defense, while girls earn split.

Boys basketball roundup

Teams won't officially play again until Jan. 12-13 due to holiday break.

Girls basketball roundup

Wildcats stay perfect on the season and hand defending D-I champion Panthers first loss in 39-35 win in Vicenza.

Stuttgart is Day 1 winner, with both teams securing victories against Vicenza, while Vilseck and Naples each taste victory and defeat.

Home Team

Officially, the DODEA-Europe basketball games played in December count as part of the same regular season as those played in January and February. But in many ways, the brief two-week window between the winter season’s start and its annual holiday intermission is an entity all its own.

The Stuttgart Panthers powered through an undefeated girls basketball season last year, culminating in a DODEA-Europe Division I championship. Their road to repeating that feat has already proven challenging, and will continue to be this weekend.

Two schools split two doubleheaders in rare trip to England by Italy-based Wildcats.

Boys basketball roundup

Star point guard Tyrese Harris led the way for the Warriors with 17 points, while Caleb Brown scored 11 and Isaiah DeVane added 10.

Girls basketball roundup

The reigning Division I champion Panthers edged the Division II champion Falcons 31-30 in overtime to claim Friday night’s season opener, then completed the sweep with a 27-12 win the next day.

The visiting Vilseck Falcons claimed the girls game 30-24, after which the Kaiserslautern Raiders boys squad evened the score with an 83-44 rout.

Boys basketball preview

The 2016-17 DODEA-Europe boys basketball season ended in February with a thrilling Division I boys championship game, a dramatic 48-46 win for the Ramstein Royals over the homestanding Wiesbaden Warriors.

Girls basketball preview

The 2017-18 DODEA-Europe girls basketball season opens this weekend with a compelling slate of openers, including a battle of reigning European champions and several key divisional battles.

Wrestling preview

Mats from Lakenheath to Naples will unroll Saturday as the 2017-18 DODEA-Europe wrestling season begins with four meets in three countries.

Marksmanship preview

The Stuttgart Panthers train their sights on a half-decade of dominance this weekend.

Football AOY

The Wiesbaden Warriors asked Caleb Brown to do a little bit of everything on the football field this year.

Volleyball AOY

Maya Hagander embodies all of the attributes of an elite volleyball player, even the ones that seem to contradict the other ones.

Top players from around Europe gather for annual post-championship contests on field and court.

Boys cross country AOY

Even in a sport full of dedicated athletes constantly testing their limits, Black Forest Academy junior Mac Roberts stands out.

Girls cross country AOY

It’s not just cross country rivals that have been trailing St. John’s International senior Kayla Smith over the course of her esteemed prep career. Major college programs have taken notice as well. Now, Smith’s future has been made official.

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Servicemembers, civilians and dependents streamed into a flight line hangar at Ramstein Air Base on Friday night for the 2017 Armed Forces Classic, an annual game organized and broadcast by ESPN that brings live NCAA basketball to military audiences around the world.