Donavin Robinson scored two touchdowns and Anthony Cervantes added another score in the Saints rally from 14-0 halftime deficit.

Home Team

Only eight of DODEA-Europe’s 16 football teams advance to the semifinals the weekend of Oct. 28. Entering the final weekend of the regular season, some of those spots have yet to be claimed.

Football isn’t the only DODEA-Europe sport ending its regular season this weekend.

The result was a 33-30 Aviano victory in a what might have been the most competitive game in Europe this year. Giacomo Fabbro’s 38-yard field goal with 29 seconds to play kept the Saints’ record perfect.

It’s an intriguing preview of what might take place at the championships, as Lakenheath, Wiesbaden and Stuttgart had their moments and all remain in strong position in the Division I standings.

Panthers take eight of top 10 places in boys race and nine of 10 in girls in four-team meet.

Javian Rouse led the Spangdahlem assault with 165 yards and three touchdowns on just five carries. Jimmie Montgomery added 94 rushing yards and two touchdowns on four carries in 76-14 win over International School of Brussels.

The visiting Lancers blasted the Falcons 35-3 on Saturday in a battle of winless teams clinging to postseason aspirations in the regular season’s second-to-last weekend.

Quarterback Chris Magalona completed seven passes for 188 yards and two scores and Devon Burton rushed 25 times for 204 yards and a touchdown.

The Royals will play Wiesbaden next weekend in a preview of the semifinal the two will play the weekend of Oct. 28. The winner of the regular-season finale will host the playoff game.

It’s been an ambition for three years. Now it’s a reality.

While it’s a fall fixture in the United States, Friday night football isn’t as common in Europe. Lengthy travel times and a shortage of the lights that make those Friday nights possible shift most DODEA-Europe gridiron action to Saturday afternoons.

The Kaiserslautern Raiders are on the verge of a sweep in the 2017 DODEA-Europe golf championship meet.

The season amounts to two days at the end of this week.

Lakenheath plays another close game, but loses again and will have to win final two games for any playoff hopes.

Warriors' victory also propels Stuttgart into the final four, with two more spots up for grabs.

The Saints strengthened their grip on a postseason spot with the victory, which improved their record to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the South division a year after they went winless.

Undefeated Stuttgart routed the Kaiserslautern Raiders for the second time in a three-week span Friday night, 61-12.

The win improved the defending DODEA-Europe Division II football champion's record to 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the North division following its loss last weekend to Spangdahlem.

The victory improves the Cougars to 2-2 overall and 1-2 in regional play, keeping them mathematically alive in the race for one of the South’s two semifinal berths

Time is already running out to squeeze into frame in the DODEA-Europe Division I football postseason picture.

Home Team

It was a preventative measure that proved to be unnecessary. But DODEA-Europe coaches are making the most of it anyway.

Led by winners Daniel Aleksandersen and Clair Elliot, the Wildcats dominated the largest cross country race held at Aviano’s home course this century.

Lakenheath not only took the top five spots for both girls and boys varsity in the 5-kilometer course around the school campus, but also had 14 of its runners finish in less than 25 minutes.

Stuttgart boys No. 1 and top Wiesbaden girls player dominate in matchup between two of Europe's best programs.

Wiesbaden defeated Ansbach 25-10, 25-11, 25-3 and Black Forest Academy 25-18, 25-14, 25-20.

Jimmie Montgomery ran for 199 yards and three touchdowns and quarterback Eli Canaan rushed for four touchdowns as the Spangdahlem offense overwhelmed the Admirals.

ISB running back Filip Havlena finished with 256 yards and five touchdowns on 24 carries.

Jackson Blivin performed the heavy lifting, gathering a game-high 151 yards on 21 carries and scoring a touchdown.

Aviano extended its season-opening football winning streak to three games on Saturday with a 52-0 win over the visiting Hohenfels Tigers.

Quarterback Chris Magalona ran for a 54-yard score and completed nine passes for 119 yards and a 30-yard touchdown pass to Sabriel Ashley.

Gevaughn Bracy led the Royals offensively with 216 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries.

Caleb Brown carried the day for the home team, amassing 276 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 24 rushes.

Two-time defending champion Panthers hold off Naples in four games, while Cougars outlast Vilseck in five games.

Home Team

Somehow, the Spangdahlem Sentinels and Rota Admirals have avoided becoming football archrivals. That’s likely about to change.

A set of DODEA-Europe volleyball tournament previews are scheduled for this weekend as divisional rivals from across the continent gather to see where they stand.

Raiders' Filip Havlena and Hohenfels' Jean Morales each score three touchdowns, but ISB prevails 40-22.

Caleb Brown led the visitors’ offensive efforts. Brown carried 12 times for 119 yards and a touchdown and completed his only passing attempt for a 32-yard touchdown to Michael Bills.

Esteban Saldana threw a pair of touchdown passes, including a 50-yard bomb to Tre Dotson and a 28-yard connection with Xander Wells, as part of a 14-completion, 241-yard day through the air.

Pablo Cervantes racked up 177 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Mason Shine threw for three touchdowns, while Tony Perales caught two scores as part of a 168-yard receiving effort.

Cameron Wilson collected 162 yards and a pair of touchdowns on just three carries. Brennon Colvin added two touchdowns and Sam Gallardo rushed into the end zone.

Wildcats senior quarterback Jackson Blivin had a stellar performance, running 210 yards for three touchdowns, including a clutch score late in the fourth quarter.

Spartans get a wet welcome at Lakenheath, but emerge with victories in all matches that rain doesn't wash out.

The Panthers scored 16 unanswered points after halftime to erase a 9-6 Ramstein lead at the intermission.

Their preseason scrimmages didn’t count towards the regular season.

Cross country preview

The 2017 DODEA-Europe cross country season looks a lot like the 2016 edition.

The four-week flurry of drives, chips and putts that is the 2017 DODEA-Europe golf season opens Wednesday, exactly a month removed from its final round of the fall.

Key second-half plays included a touchdown run by Devon Burton and a pair of touchdown tosses from new quarterback Chris Magalona to Sabriel Ashley and Gabe Simpson.

It was a cathartic victory for the Warriors, who lost narrowly in last year’s DODEA-Europe Division I championship game to Ramstein - their third straight fall at the final hurdle.

Trevor Miller completed eight passes for 120 yards and added a rushing touchdown for the defending D-I champion Royals.

Cameron Wilson amassed 199 yards of total offense with three touchdowns to lead the defending D-II champion Admirals over Naples 28-0.

Senior quarterback starred in the air and on the ground to lead the Bucs, who matched last year's win total.

Mason Shine, Pablo Cervantes and Mickey Moore each scored two touchdowns for the Saints, which didn't win a game a season ago, in a 47-12 victory over AFNORTH/Brussels.

Cougars coach Jessie Woods said he only has six players who saw the field last year returning to this year’s squad.

Coming off an 0-5 season, Saints have slighter larger, more experienced roster with linemen expected to provide strong play.

In 2016, SHAPE snuck into the playoffs despite a 2-4 overall record, setting up a shutout loss to Ansbach in the quarterfinals.

ISB has been among Division II’s most consistent programs in recent years, cracking the postseason in each of the past two seasons.

Volleyball preview

DODEA-Europe’s three defending volleyball champions are in various states of rebuilding this fall, leaving a continent full of contenders in position to build a championship-worthy team to replace them.

The upcoming 2017 DODEA-Europe tennis season is notable not just for the teams that are participating, but for one that isn’t.

The Bitburg Barons, former dynasty and perennial contender in Division II football, are now the Spangdahlem Sentinels.

The Raiders were one of just two teams among DODEA-Europe’s 17 to not win a game in 2016.

To be sure, the AFNORTH/Brussels marriage hasn’t produced a lot of victories. The team has won just one game in each of its first two seasons.

Warriors have lost in finals last three seasons after winning it all in 2013.

Vilseck went 4-2 last year, helped in part by a large pool of 75 players. This year, the Falcons are going into the season with less than 50 players to split between varsity and junior varsity.

Wildcats are a young team rebuilding after losing many seniors, and their first game on Sept. 9 is against the Rota Admirals, last year’s DODEA-Europe Division II champions.

Rota returns just a handful of starters - four on offense and three on defense, to be exact - from last year’s group.

A costly injury to explosive playmaker Nate Horton - now the team's quarterback - helped keep the Bucs in the Division II basement last season.

Only three players return from a year ago, but Tigers have high hopes they'll be back in playoffs again.

Thirteen former players graduated and All-European running back Marcus Smith moved on to play his senior year at a Georgia high school.

The Royals have played in all but two European title games since 2000, collecting seven championships in the process.

It was just two years ago that Stuttgart stunned the European football world by clawing its way into the playoffs, upsetting homestanding Ramstein in the semifinals and edging Wiesbaden for the Division I championship.

Gallery

Campers from a number of DODEA-Europe and local national squads checked in Sunday as the annual European Football Camp began its four-day run, culminating with Wednesday’s slate of skills competitions, drills and awards.

GALLERY

Soldiers from across Europe ran for the chance to compete in the prestigious Army 10-Miler at the qualification run in Grafenweohr, Germany, on Saturday.

Jada Branch raised her game to a new level this year. She not only toppled the European record in the triple jump, but she dominated the two sprint events in which she competed, the 200 and 400 meters. In the long jump, she squeaked by with a win even though she was having what she described as an “off day."

Vilseck senior Zavier Scott started running track to supplement his burgeoning football career. He accomplished that, and a whole lot more.

Senior Kyle Glenn took his turn as the leader of the Ramstein baseball dynasty this spring, pointing the way to a fifth straight DODEA-Europe title and earning Athlete of the Year honors in the process.

Ramstein ace softball pitcher Abby Walker enjoyed a nearly perfect season this spring, leading her team to an undefeated season and the DODEA-Europe Division I championship while claiming the MVP award for the European tournament. The latest arrival at the party is the Stars and Stripes softball Athlete of the Year award.

DODEA-Europe has named veteran coach, administrator and tournament organizer Kathlene Clemmons as its new athletic director. Clemmons will take over the job in August.

Alexander Dexter was named tournament MVP in leading Kaiserslautern to a long-awaited DODEA-Europe Division I championship this spring, capping an outstanding four-year career with the Raiders. Now he is the 2017 Stars and Stripes boys soccer Athlete of the Year.

Meaghan Ambelang expanded her game throughout her career with Stuttgart, to the point that she is the 2017 Stars and Stripes girls soccer Athlete of the Year.

DODEA-Europe has named seniors Kisiah Chandler of Sigonella and Zavier Scott of Vilseck its 2016-17 Athletes of the Year.

The Ramstein Royals and Sigonella Jaguars dominated the 2017 European baseball and softball tournaments. Now they're doing the same in the postseason awards.

Members of the DODEA-Europe Division I champion Kaiserslautern boys and Wiesbaden girls headline the 2017 All-Europe soccer teams.

Europe track - Day 2

Two more records fell Saturday in the final day of competition at the DODEA-Europe Track and Field Championship - and two more barely survived.

DI baseball championship

The 2017 DODEA-Europe baseball season was defined by hints of Ramstein’s demise. But it will take its place in the record books as yet another Royal triumph.

DI softball championship

The Ramstein Royals won every softball game they played this season, including the Division I title game Saturday of the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships.

DII/DIII baseball championship

The Sigonella Jaguars won the DODEA-Europe Division II/III baseball championship, steadily outlasting the Bitburg Barons for a 10-1 victory and their first DODEA-Europe baseball crown.

DII/III softball championship

The Sigonella Jaguars’ roller coaster season finished with a European championship Saturday.

Some track and field records set by athletes attending U.S. military schools in Europe have been on the books for decades.

Europe baseball - Day 2

Six teams remain alive for DODEA-Europe baseball championships as the season heads into its final act Saturday.

Europe softball - Day 2

The second day of the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships saw the strong Division I teams advance to the semifinals, while many the Division II/III teams did complete turn-arounds from their performances Thursday.

Europe baseball - Day 1

Both No. 1 seeds took losses as the 2017 DODEA-Europe baseball championships opened Thursday, adding even more intrigue to the already unpredictable Division I and II/III brackets.

Europe softball - Day 1

In other Division I action, top-seeded Ramstein won both its games easily, downing Stuttgart 16-0 and then Vicenza 21-5 in Pool A. The Royals all but clinched a spot in Saturday’s semifinals.

Europe track preview

The forecast calls for sun in Kaiserslautern, Germany, this weekend, which is welcome news to the athletes, coaches, administrators and fans of the DODEA-Europe track and field community.

Europe baseball preview

The 2017 DODEA-Europe baseball championships, set to play out Thursday through Saturday at Kaiserslautern and Ramstein, Germany, have a very tough act to follow: the 2017 baseball regular season.

European softball preview

It’s not a high bar to clear, but the 2017 DODEA-Europe softball championships can improve upon the 2016 edition by simply playing out its three-day schedule.

Boys DI final

It doesn’t get much better than this for a high school sports team.

Girls DI final

Wiesbaden’s Peggy Mathis had played more than 100 minutes of soccer before she walked up to take what would be the final penalty kick of the 2017 DODEA-Europe Division I girls soccer championship game.