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Aviano setter Mayci Salmon tries to surprise her Rota opponents by tipping the ball over the net instead of setting it in the Saints’ five-set loss to the Admirals on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.

Aviano setter Mayci Salmon tries to surprise her Rota opponents by tipping the ball over the net instead of setting it in the Saints’ five-set loss to the Admirals on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes)

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CROSS COUNTRY

Saturday at Baumholder

Boys

Brussels 29, Kaiserslautern 39, SHAPE 81, Baumholder 91

1. Cade Wedekind (Brus) 18:22, 2. David VanWagenen (SHAPE) 18:40, 3. Noah Lutz (Kais) 19:14, 4. Damion Rogers (Brus) 19:51, 5. Maxwell Worley (Kais) 20:06, 6. Ian Sevgney (Kais) 20:12, 7. Josh Isaacson (Brus) 20:14, 8. Matthew Rogers (Brus) 20:14, 9. Joshua Kim (Kais) 20:26. 10. Ethan Slack (Brus) 20:32.

Girls

Kaiserslautern 25, SHAPE 34, Brussels incomplete

1. Samantha Ramsey (Kais) 21:24, 2. Iveta Stefancinova (SHAPE) 21:24, 3. Rhianna Bender (SHAPE) 21:49, 4. Kristen Baird (Brus) 21:53, 5. Haley Mitchell (Brus) 22:24, 6. Alina Carney (Kais) 22:26, 7. Kat Storch (Kais) 23:10, 8. Zuzanna Hebda (SHAPE) 23:53, 9. Miah Snyder (Kais) 24:03, 10. Camaya Glenn (Kais) 24:28.

Saturday at Sigonella

Boys

No team scores reported

1. Hudson Selph (Nap) 17:15, 2. Rhys Martinsen (Sig) 18:13, 3. Levi Denton (Sig) 18:39, 4. Noah Lindee (Nap) 18:48, 5. Parker Dastrup (Nap) 19:03, 6. Nathan Tadsse (Mary) 19:30, 7. Gio Pollock (Nap) 19:36, 8. Cael McCaskey (Nap) 20:53, 9. Jose Delgo Patt (Mary) 20:58.

Girls

Sigonella 37, Naples 51, Marymount 54

1. Izzy Lyon (Sig) 20:06, 2. Anna Rasmussen (Nap) 20:24, 3. Emma Washburn (Nap) 21:50, 4. Emma Fischer (Nap) 23:07, 5. Julisa Garcia (Sig) 23:52, 6. Piper Fowler (Sig) 23:52, 7. Viola Benedetti (Mary) 24:11, 8. Sofia Sopranzi (Mary) 24:14, 9. Madison Hoy (Sig) 24:17.

Saturday at Kandern

Boys

Stuttgart 20, Black Forest Academy 51, Wiesbaden 74, Frankfurt International 105

1. Cooper Swain (BFA) 17:57, 2. Henry Talcott (Stutt) 18:03, 3. Gavin Falquet (Stut) 18:05, 4. Jackson Balfrey-Boyd (Stutt) 18:07, 5. Patrick Bailey (Stut) 18:18, 6. Nathan Johnston (Stut) 18:26, 7. Charles Stewart (Stut) 18:27, 8. Preston Cook (Stut) 18:33, 9. Jackson Griswold (Stut) 18:44, 10. Tony Parilli (Stut) 18:45.

Girls

Stuttgart 20, Wiesbaden 45, BFA 100

1. Regan Stewart (Stut) 20:42, 2. Mackenzie Welsh (Stut) 21:26, 3. Lilian Austin (Stut) 21:40, 4. Isla Balderson (Stut) 21:45, 5. Annastasia Berghammer (Wies) 22:19, 6. Jade Hernandez (BFA) 23:05, 7. Liberty Cooke (BFA) 23:10, 8. Jadison Saunders (Wies) 23:17, 9. Sophie Templeton (Stut) 23:52.4, 10. Bryce Watts (Wies) 23:52.7.

Saturday at Ansbach

Boys

Ramstein 18, Vilseck 42, Hohenfels, Ansbach incomplete

1. Jackson Cochran (Vil) 16:35.43, 2. Frank Lozano (Ram) 16:56.92, 3. Spencer Jackson (Ram) 18:10.42, 4. Tyler Jones (Ram) 18:13.95, 5. Tyrell Downs (Ram) 18:14.51, 6. Preston Jackson (Ram) 18:31.94, 7. Kenton Duplessie (Ans) 18:36.96, 8. Adden Lowe (Ram) 18:56.92, 9. Eri Smith (Ram) 19:03.41, 10. Brock Oliver (Ram) 19:19.35.

Girls

Ramstein 20, Vilseck 51, Ansbach 77, Hohenfels 96

1. Malea Jobity (Hoh) 20:54.10, 2. Jalissa Jobity (Hoh) 21:06.01, 3. Iliana Echard (Ram) 21:41.91, 4. Idaly Lozano (Ram) 21:58.55, 5. Eva Bangerter (Vil) 22:05.34, 6. Cecelia Thompson (Ram) 22:06.06, 7. Mya Loringer (Ram) 22:44.15, 8. Caroline Swinson (Ram) 22:44.15, 9. Mazie Lorcher (Vil) 22:57.46, 10. Kylie Ascherl (Ram) 23:34.45.

Saturday at Spangdahlem

Boys

AFNORTH vs. Spangdahlem scores not available

1. Spencer Johnson (AFN) 17:38, 2. Collin Higgins (AFN) 18:57, 3. William Crofton (Spang) 19:42, 4. Andre Danielson (Spang) 19:57, 5. Parker Valdivia (Spang) 20:33, 6. Shaun Addams (Spang) 21:18, 7. James Idems (Spang) 21:53, 8. Inigo Apellaniz (AFN) 23:08, 9. Sky Barnes (Spang) 23:27; 10. Noah Kunkel (AFN) 24:09.

Girls

No team scores

1. Daina Pasvenskaite (AFN) 23:57, 2. Sara Nix (AFN) 25:05, 3. Hadley Keeton (AFN) 28:30, 4. Emma Just (AFN) 30:07.

VOLLEYBALL

Girls

Ramstein def. Stuttgart 25-17, 25-20, 25-19

Saturday at Ramstein

Noteworthy – Nora Leastman had 8 kills, Kaitlyn Rex had 6 kills, Sophia Schluth had 6 kills, Jasmine Jones had 6 kills, Emma Ithavixay had 9 digs, and Jazmyn Hall had 22 assists for the Royals.

Ramstein def. Stuttgart 26-24, 25-15, 25-18

Saturday at Ramstein

Noteworthy – Hall had 5 aces and 20 assists, Schluth had 12 kills, Rex had 6 kills and 4 aces, Inthavixay had 13 digs, Jillian Hall had 11 digs and Jillian Buckley had 10 digs.

Wiesbaden def. Kaiserslautern 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-21

Saturday at Kaiserslautern

Noteworthy – Mia Hahn had 7 kills, and Marisa Branch had 6 aces for the Raiders.

Wiesbaden def. Kaiserslautern 25-17, 25-20, 25-22

Saturday at Kaiserslautern

Noteworthy – Hahn had 6 kills, and Key Yandall had 4 aces for the Raiders.

Sigonella def. AFNORTH 25-13, 6-25, 22-25, 25-19, 15-11

Friday at Sigonella

Noteworthy – Laney Reardon had 8 kills, Ryleigh Denton had 6 kills and Rickalia Goss had 4 kills for the Jaguars.

Sigonella def. American Overseas School of Rome 25-20, 25-16, 18-25, 25-20

Friday at Sigonella

Noteworthy – Nyeema Fernandez had 5 aces and 16 assists, Goss had 9 kills and Ana Vaiciulis had 5 kills for the Jaguars. Gloria Rose Olivieri had 30 assists, Opemipo Makinwa had 17 kills, and Giulia Castellenata had 4 aces for the Falcons.

AFNORTH def. AOSR 25-21, 25-16, 25-22

Saturday at Sigonella

Noteworthy – Olivieri had 26 assists, Makinwa had 17 kills and Anna Barbara Passali had 5 kills for the Falcons.

Naples def. Vicenza 25-20, 25-17, 25-21

Friday at Vicenza

Noteworthy – Alexandra Taylor and Alexandria Nelson had 5 kills each for the Cougars.

Vicenza def. BFA 26-24, 25-27, 25-20, 26-24

Saturday at Vicenza

Noteworthy – Avonlea Sparling had 7 kills, Taylor 6 and Maya Fitch 10 assists and 4 kills for the Cougars. Xofia Wood had 4 aces and 6 kills, Danielle Cherry had 8 kills, and Emma Gibson had 6 kills and 20 assists for the Falcons.

Naples def. BFA 26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 25-19

Saturday at Vicenza

Noteworthy – Ashley Tweedy had 9 kills and 11 digs, and Cherry had 4 aces and 5 kills for the Falcons.

Rota def. Aviano 21-25, 15-25, 25-21, 25-11, 18-16

Saturday at Aviano

Ansbach def. Brussels 25-21, 25-20, 25-14

Saturday at Ansbach

Noteworthy – Kennedy Lange had 12 kills and 6 aces, Kylah Tuazon had 7 aces, Trinity Batin had 4 kills, Natalie Ritter had 25 assists and Laila McIntyre had 6 digs for the Cougars.

Boys

BFA def. Vicenza 25-9, 25-9, 25-13

Friday at Vicenza

Noteworthy – Triston Miletich had 10 assists, Nick Morton had 5 kills and Colin Frazee had 4 blocks for the Cougars.

Vicenza def. Naples 26-24, 10-25, 17-25, 25-13, 15-12

Saturday at Vicenza

Noteworthy – Zach Alderson had 4 aces and 5 blocks, Simon Gilbert had 4 blocks, Triston Miletich had 21 assists and Nick Morton had 21 kills for the Cougars. Davion Bowie had 11 kills, Nahum Ralston had 9 kills, and Joaquin Villescas had 16 assists for the Wildcats.

BFA def. Naples 25-12, 25-18, 25-15

Saturday at Vicenza

Noteworthy – Bowie had 7 kills, Villescas had 5 assists for the Wildcats.

AOSR def. Sigonella 25-21, 26-24, 25-18

Friday at Sigonella

Noteworthy – Deshawn Wallace had 8 blocks and 4 kills, and William Thompson had 4 aces for the Jaguars.

AOSR def. Sigonella 25-16, 25-5, 25-19

Saturday at Sigonella

Noteworthy – Wallace had 5 blocks for the Jaguars.

Aviano def. Marymount 25-8, 25-8, 25-14

Friday at Aviano

Aviano def. Rota 25-23, 20-25, 25-11, 25-22

Saturday at Aviano

Noteworthy – Xavier Fox had 15 kills and 9 aces for the Saints, while Cristiano Peterson had 13 kills and Trevor Drummond 10 assists.

TENNIS

Saturday at Vicenza

Boys

Vicenza 7, Naples 2

Singles – Sam Grady (Vic) def. Erion Lord 6-1, 6-2; Kai Baraniak (Nap) def. Jacob McGovern 8-2; Andrew Reed (Vic) def. Tavi Shah 8-1; Isaac Leon (Vic) def. Jack McGrath 8-2; Arthur Shore (Vic) def. Drew Olsen 6-2; Sam Hace (Vic) def. Yefre Cruz 6-4.

Doubles – Shah/Baraniak def. Reed/McGovern 6-1, 6-7, 7-5; Grady/Shore def. Olsen/McGrath 8-2; Leon/Hace def. Cruz/Heathington 8-2.

Girls

Vicenza 5, Naples 4

Singles – Delia Gordon (Vic) def. Liliana Stutzman 6-2, 4-6, 7-5; Olivia Fischer (Nap) def. Maya McLeod 8-5; Andrea Mayounga (Nap) def. Lilla Morris 8-2; Aleczandria Rodriguez (Nap) 8-3; Annika Svenson (Vic) def. Rita Harroum 6-2.

Doubles – Svenson/Addie Wilson def. Mayounga/Rodriguez 6-1, 3-6, 6-2; Sarah McGovern/Parker def. Ava Williams/Rylee Rummel 8-0; Morris/Emma Al-Awaj def. Fischer/Harroum 8-6.

Saturday at Sigonella

Boys

Sigonella 5, Rota 0

Singles – Kenan Hager def. Ronald Ryder 6-0, 6-0; Chase Miller def. Parker Muller 8-0; Joseph Eck def. Caden Ryder 8-0.

Doubles – Max Mercado/Hager def. Ryder/Muller 6-0, 6-1; Miller/Eck def. Ryder/Marcus 6-0.

Girls

Sigonella 6, Rota 1

Singles – Charlize Caro (Sig) def. Bianca Westberg 6-0, 6-0; Meghan Nguyen (Sig) def. Quen Kirkconnel 6-1; Katie Balbo def. Kate Lamb 6-3; Jasmine Estoesta (Sig) def. Becca Owen 6-3; Isabel Glitter (Rota) def. Camryn Burcham 6-3.

Doubles – Caro/Nguyen def. Westberg/Kirkconnel 6-2, 6-0; Balbo/Estoesta def. Owen/Lamb 6-4.

Saturday at Kaiserslautern

Boys

Kaiserslautern 9, Hohenfels 0

Singles – Jace Martin def. Jonas Zarafoza 6-1, 6-0; Bryan Oh def. Silas Abaldo 8-0; Isaac Holly def. Jor-El Smith 8-0; Leo DiPaola def. Dominick Turley 8-0; Harlan Adams def. Diogo Whiteley 8-0; Marc Schlaefer def. Tristen Hastings 8-0.

Doubles Holly/Oh (KHS) def. Smith/Turley 6-0, 6-0; DiPaola/Schlaefer def. Abaldo/Whiteley 8-0; Tristan Anderson/Isaac Wu def. T. Olson/S. Baxter 8-0.

Girls

Kaiserslautern 3, Hohenfels 0

Singles – Abby Hover def. Katelyn Cooley 6-0, 6-0; Gianna Terry def. Rinoah Takacs 8-0.

Doubles – Hover/Dietzel def. Colley/Takacs 6-0, 6-0.

Saturday at Stuttgart

Boys

Stuttgart 3, Ansbach 0

Singles – Sharif Elmas (Stut) vs. Jack Lovallo (Ans) suspended by rain; Logan Hammack def. Lincoln Ritter 8-3; Aaron Radke def. Sebastian Lange 7-5; Brett Pound def. Owen Shuettpelz 6-0.

Doubles – Zach Call/Hunter Leslie-Persons (Stut) vs. Bobby Lovallo/J. Lovallo (Ans) suspended by rain 6-1; J. Perez/L. Villarroel (Stut) vs. Ritter/L. Schuettpelz suspended by rain.

Stuttgart 5, Wiesbaden 0

Singles – Call def. Kayden Ballard 6-2, 6-3; Elmas def. Ethan Na 8-6; Logan Villarroel def. Colten Howell 8-6; Blake Bernhard def. Isaac Mason 8-3; Kaden Jones def. Jack McClain 7-5; Juan Perez (Stut) vs. Stephen Fuller (Wies) suspended by rain.

Doubles – A. Radke/Jones (Stut) vs. Na/Howell (Wies) suspended by rain; Hammock/Bernhard (Stut) vs. Mason/McClain suspended by rain.

Girls

Stuttgart 3, Ansbach 1

Singles – Isabel Williams (Stut) vs. Meredith Maxwell (Ans) suspended by rain 3-6, 4-3; Elizabeth Agudzi-Addo (Ans) def. Dakota Prudhomme 8-0; Samantha Doherty (Stut) def. Sarah Falice 8-6; Brooklyn Gilcrest (Stut) def. Waverly Tanouye 6-1; Bryn Henry (Stut) def. Busisiwe Ndleleni 6-0.

Doubles – G. Basgall/A. Hayes vs. Agudzi-Addo/Tanouye suspended by rain; L. Lower/Henry vs. Falice/Ndleleni suspended by rain.

Stuttgart 2, Wiesbaden 0

Singles – Williams (Stut) vs. Bella Rainey (Wies) suspended by rain; Henry (Stut) vs. Samaire Fleming (Wies) suspended by rain; Basgall (Stut) vs. Sophia Creadick (Wies) suspended by rain; Prudhomme def. Zade Allmon 6-2; Brooklyn Gilcrest (Stut) vs. Lana Winters (Wies) suspended by rain.

Doubles – Basgall/Hayes def. Rainey/Fleming 1-6, 6-4, 10-7; Lower/Henry vs. Creadick/Rainey suspended by rain; S. Doherty/Prudhomme vs. Allmon/Winters suspended by rain.

Saturday at Ramstein

Boys

Ramstein 9, Vilseck 0

Singles – Tristan Chandler def. Cameron Holloway 6-0, 6-0; Eric Kim def. Steven Harker 8-4; Elliot Radosevich def. Deshun Thompson 8-1; Sean Kim def. Jabian Garcia 8-1; Camren Carlson def. Jason Johnston 8-0; Will Singletary def. Weston Sorensen 8-0.

Doubles – E. Kim/S. Kim def. Holloway/Harker 6-1, 6-1; Radosevich/K. Scott def. Thompson/Garcia 8-2; B. Novak/K. Phillips def. Johnston/Sorensen 8-1.

Girls

Ramstein 9, Vilseck 0

Singles – Emma Singletary def. Zoe Crawford 6-4, 3-6, 10-3; Gwyn Cedarholm def. Ryen Arguello 8-0; Grayen Canady def. Luz Pasillas 8-1; Maddie Knepper def. Aundrea Lloyd 8-2; Laurel Rayner def. Rianne Celestial 8-1; Camille Lund def. Brianna Aguliar 8-0.

Doubles – Cederholm/Knepper def. Crawford/Arguello 6-2, 6-0; Rayner/M. Davila def. Pasillas/Lloyd 8-2; C. Cannon/K. Evans def. Celestial/Aguliar 8-0.

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Matt is a sports reporter for Stars and Stripes based in Kaiserslautern, Germany. A son of two career Air Force aircraft maintenance technicians, he previously worked at newspapers in northeast Ohio for 10 years and is a graduate of Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.
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Kent has filled numerous roles at Stars and Stripes including: copy editor, news editor, desk editor, reporter/photographer, web editor and overseas sports editor. Based at Aviano Air Base, Italy, he’s been TDY to countries such as Afghanistan Iraq, Kosovo and Bosnia. Born in California, he’s a 1988 graduate of Humboldt State University and has been a journalist for 40 years.

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