Baumholder wrestler Prince Owusu, top, tries to pin Lakenheath's Joey Connor in the 145-pound weight division at the DODDS-Europe Northern Sectionals. (David Hodge/Stars and Stripes)
All information used to compile high school sports reports is compiled by home-team coaches and staff at each event.
BasketballBoysRegion IMenwith Hill 74, Alconbury 61(Saturday at Menwith Hill)Alconbury ....... 21 17 14 9—61Menwith Hill ....... 16 18 14 26—74Top scorers (some first names unavailable) — Alconbury: Taylor Williamson 22, Beasley 11, Moore 11, Ernestas Tyminas 6, Schappert 5, Kahlil Williams 5; Menwith Hill: Josh Willis 24, Schuyler Backlar 19, Chris Jackson 19, Lawrence Alston 6, Sam Ehrhard 6. Noteworthy — According to Menwith Hill coach Greg DeJardin, Willis pulled down 16 rebounds, dished out 3 assists and stole the ball twice as Menwith Hill improved to 3-10 overall and 2-5 against Region I teams. Backlar registered 7 steals, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and Jackson posted 12 steals and 5 rebounds. Alconbury fell to 5-9, 2-4 and is to play at the American School in London on Wednesday and at the Lakenheath JV on Friday before moving on to the European Division III tournament in Mannheim the following week. Menwith Hill concluded its regular season and advances to the European D-II event.JV — None
Region IVVicenza 60, Aviano 48(Saturday at Vicenza)Aviano....... 15 12 9 12—48Vicenza....... 19 18 11 12—60Top scorers — Aviano: Andrew Bert 18, J’vonne Wilson 10, Myron McRae 4; Vicenza: Mike Weston 18, Gary Donald 14, Alex Steger 14, Derrick Shaffer 11. Noteworthy — Both teams concluded regular seasons and advance to European Division II tournament Feb. 23-26 at Mannheim. Aviano finished the regular season 8-6, Vicenza 7-7.JV — None
GirlsRegion IIBitburg 44, Mannheim 26(Friday at Mannheim)Bitburg....... 7 9 10 18—44Mannheim....... 6 3 8 9—26Top scorers — Bitburg: Briana Lackey 15, Michelle Menschel 14, Brandy Oliver 9; Mannheim: Unavailable. Noteworthy — Scheduled game between the two Saturday at Bitburg was postponed because of a transportation foul-up. Schools hope to make game up this week. According to Bitburg coach Michael Cottrell, Bitburg (2-10 overall, 2-7 in region) benefited from 11 rebounds from Menschel and 5 rebounds and 5 steals by Lackey. Mannheim is 5-8, 2-6.JV — Bitburg 19, Mannheim 16
Region IIIVilseck 46, Ansbach 39(Friday at Vilseck)Ansbach ....... 12 8 8 11—39Vilseck ....... 9 12 10 15—46Top scorers — Ansbach: Lauren Finley 10, Alyssa Solis 9, Jackie Bosco 8; Vilseck: Jamila Harvey 20, Deraj’ McClinton 12, Theresa Trevino 9. Noteworthy — Harvey posted a double-double with 12 rebounds; her teammates Thea Dunn and Trevino grabbed 11 and 9 rebounds, respectively. Dunn handed out 4 assists. Bosco tied Harvey for game-rebounding honors with 12. Finley registered 7 assists for Ansbach, which got 10 rebounds from Solis and 6 from Tielr Packer.JV—Vilseck 23, Ansbach 21
Vilseck 35, Ansbach 34(Saturday at Ansbach)Vilseck ....... 9 12 8 6—35Ansbach ....... 7 14 5 8—34Top scorers — Vilseck: McClinton 14, Harvey 10, China Sampter 10; Ansbach: Finley 12, Bosco 8, Packer 5. Noteworthy — Harvey posted double-double with 12 rebounds; Dunn snared 6 and Sidni Beaulieu 4 rebounds for Vilseck (6-6 overall, 6-4 in Region III). McClinton registered 4 assists for Vilseck, which is scheduled to close its regular season Friday and Saturday at Black Forest Academy, then move on to European D-I tournament Feb. 23-26 at Mannheim. Ansbach (6-5, 4-5) is scheduled to entertain Heidelberg on Friday and Saturday before moving on to European D-II event next week in Mannheim. Ansbach benefited from 11 steals and 5 assists rung up by Finley, 14 rebounds by Bosco, 8 rebounds by Solis and 4 rebounds by Soliel Vaughn.JV — Vilseck 30, Ansbach 24
WrestlingNorthern Sectionals(Saturday at Lakenheath; top 2 plus selected others advance to European championships Friday-Saturday at Wiesbaden Army Airfield)Team scoringNone reported. Teams participating were AFNORTH, Alconbury, Baumholder, Bitburg, Brussels, Lakenheath, Menwith Hill, SHAPEIndividual leaders103 pounds— 1, Brendan Gauthier (Baum); 2, Daryl Page (SHP); 3, Darius Holt (Lake); 4, Alex Weeks (SHP)112— 1, Dane Robbins (Bitb); 2, Andrews Hooks (Baum); 3, Cody Moose (SHP); 4, None119— 1, Tyler Lloyd (Lake); 2, Adrian Julien (Baum); 3, Karl Kristensen (SHP); 4, Nick Reuter (Bitb)125— 1, Matt Lengyl (SHP); 2, Jon Reese (Lake); 3, Jonathan Jones (Baum); 4, Peter Rydzynki (Alc)130— 1, Damian Solelo (Bitb); 2, Andrew Luong (Alc); 3, Paul Kren (Brus); 4, Logan Welle (Lake)135— 1, Ryan Edwards (Baum); 2, Jason Moose (SHP); 3, Sam Raccioppo (Brus); 4, Isaac Somaratna (SHP)140— 1, Vincent Alonso (Brus); 2, Austin Morrow (Lake); 3, None; 4, None145— 1, Adam Carroll (Lake); 2, Prince Owusu (Baum); 3, Joey Connor (Lake); 4, Aldon Pagio (AFN)152— 1, Devon Parrish (Lake); 2, Nate Flynn (AFN); 3, Dakota Deverill (Brus); 4, Mitch Petersen (Brus)160— 1, L.J. Downey (Bitb); 2, Nathan Rogacki (Lake); 3, Chris Milam (MH); 4, Liam Murphy (AFN)171— 1, Daniel Tedesco (Brus); 2, Daniel Carroll (Lake); 3, Sean Amidan (AFN); 4, Ryan Patten (AFN)189— 1, Austin Schmidt (Bitb); 2, Joe Kren (Brus); 3, Pat Less (Bitb); 4, Branden Emerton (Lake)215— 1, Tony Legare (AFN); 2, Shae Emerton (Lake); 3, Shaquille Williams (Bitb); 4, None285— 1, Matt Russell (Lake); 2, Jonathan Garcia (AFN); 3, None; 4, None.