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.

Boys DII final

The Marymount Royals officially reinstated their DODEA-Europe Division II boys soccer dynasty Saturday at Kaiserslautern High School, beating crosstown rival American Overseas School of Rome 3-2 in the first overtime period for their second straight championship and sixth in the last seven years.

Girls DII final

Speedy Bitburg striker Ashlynn Floyd, playing in her first DODEA-Europe girls’ soccer championships, was the difference Saturday for her side as the Barons rode Floyd’s finishing to a 2-0 win over the AFNORTH Lions.

Boys DIII final

The Brussels Brigands claimed the 2017 DODEA-Europe Division III boys soccer championship Saturday at Kaiserslautern High School, completing a dominant march through the small-school ranks with a 3-0 win over the Ansbach Cougars.

DIII girls final

Alconbury junior striker Isabel Black didn’t have much time to think as the cross from teammate Laela Evans found its way to her feet just inside the 6-yard box in the second minute of overtime in Saturday’s DODEA-Europe Division III championship game.

DI boys semifinals

Raiders have won three straight against Royals and have coasted through tournament. But Royals won last title matchup in 2014.

Girls DI semifinals

Panthers top Ramstein and Warriors edge Naples to set up a third meeting of the year between teams who have only lost once this season.

DII boys soccer

Defending champion Marymount edges Aviano and American Overseas School of Rome outscores Florence to set up championship match.

DII girls semifinals

Barons top Rota and Lions get past Bahrain in tight semifinals to set up title game Saturday.

D-III soccer roundup

Both went 4-0 in divisional play in regular season and in tournament round-robin competition. Sigonella and Ansbach will try to hand them first defeats Saturday.

Boys soccer - Day 2

Top four seeds move into semifinals in DI play, while AOSR crashes party in DII at the expense of Black Forest.

Girls soccer - Day 2

No surprises in DI as top four seeds advance. Sigonella, Alconbury get off to strong starts in DIII and Bitburg and AFNORTH lead the way in DII.

Boys soccer - Day 1

Underdogs put up fights, but most fall to favorites in opening day of championships, with Bahrain and DIII teams joining play Thursday.

Girls soccer roundup - Day 1

Stuttgart, Ramstein, Naples and Wiesbaden still all have only one loss. But that won't be true after Thursday.

Soccer roundup

Warriors also defeat Bitburg during weekend to head into next week's championships with momentum.

For the first time in 10 years, the Dragons walked away from the field with a win against their Division I foe after a 4-1 victory.

Boys soccer championships

The DODEA-Europe boys soccer tournament runs Wednesday through Saturday at sites around the Kaiserslautern Military Community, featuring two clear frontrunners in the lower divisions and a crowded field of contenders eager to emerge from a wide-open Division I bracket.

Girls soccer championships

Division I Stuttgart and Division III Alconbury will each pursue a third straight European championship at the 2017 DODEA-Europe girls soccer tournament, running Wednesday through Saturday at sites around the Kaiserslautern Military Community.

The Falcons moved to 9-1 and the experienced squad has to be considered strong a contender for this year’s DODEA-Europe softball crown.

The cost for the camp, organized by Ramstein boys soccer head coach Dominik Ludes, is 325 euros, including room, board and instruction from the attending college coaches.

Diamond roundup

Wiesbaden and Stuttgart earn baseball sweeps, while Ramstein, Kaiserslautern do the same in softball.

Home Team

DODEA-Europe has introduced new rules for this season, based on guidelines issued by the National Federation of State High School Associations, governing the amount of pitches a baseball player can throw over a certain amount of time.

A number of DODEA-Europe soccer teams have managed to reach the final two weekends of the regular season without a divisional loss. But not all are likely to keep that streak alive for the duration.

Both Vicenza’s and Naples’ coaches say the contest is more with the clock and measuring tape than with other teams right now.

Two-time defending champion Saints pick up first two victories of the season thanks to timely hitting and enough pitching and defense.

Boys soccer roundup

Kaiserslautern, Naples are only teams left in D-I to have yet to suffer defeat this season.

Girls soccer roundup

Defending champions stay perfect on the season with 7-0 victory over ISB.

Diamond roundup

Royals lose for third time this season, but go 3-1 on weekend in baseball. In softball, Ramstein stays atop division with two sweeps.

The girls scored two unanswered goals in the second half on the way to a runaway 4-1 win. But the boys needed a late set-piece score to drag a 1-0 victory out of a physical matchup with their old foe.

Home Team

It’s easy to schedule sporting events between DODEA-Europe’s largest high schools. Outside of that vicinity, however, things get more complicated.