Eliza Furqueron of the Kaiserslautern Kingfish nears the halfway point of the breast stroke portion of a girls 400-meter individual medley heat on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, at the European Forces Swim League Long Distance Championships in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy.

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Three records fall on opening day of event that’s drawn almost 200 boys and girls in Europe.

Kaiserslautern swimmer Tyler Peng competes during the Boys 15-16-year old 100-meter butterfly during the European Forces Swim League championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020.

Swimmers will burn off Thanksgiving calories in pool

Almost 200 swimmers from around Europe will be competing in European Forces Swim League Long Distance Championships this weekend in Italy.

SHAPEÕs Clara Oberle hits past the Wiesbaden defense of Calen Prevo, left, and Alynna Palacios in a Division I match at the DODEA-Europe volleyball championships in Ramstein, Germany, Oct. 31, 2019. Wiesbaden won 25-12, 25-15, 15-7.

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Europe Scoreboard: Nov. 18, 2022

Aviano's Sophia Fisher, right, playing for Team White, hits the ball at the net while Team Purple's, from left, A'Lydia McNeal of Lakenheath and Lynnea Diaz Gonzalez of Black Forest Academy go for the block during a DODEA Europe all-star volleyball match Saturday at Ramstein High School on Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Europe’s top volleyball stars showcase skills

Twenty players were chosen by a committee of coaches from all three divisions, and all three divisions were represented in the matches.

Vilseck’s Gabriel Morell trips up Stuttgart’s in the DODEA-Europe Division I football championship game at Kaiserslautern, Germany, Oct. 29, 2022. Stuttgart won the game 51-12.

Stuttgart caps another perfect season with another title

Panthers keep pounding away at Vilseck before breaking game open late.

Brussels’ William Pierce gets past a pair of Spangdahlem defenders on his way to a touchdown in the DODEA-Europe Division III football final in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Oct. 29, 2022. Brussels won 64-48.

Brussels’ Pierce runs wild as Brigands win title

Senior has 387 yards and six touchdowns in wild 64-48 six-man championship game against Spangdahlem.

Wiesbaden’s Lorelei Kemmer, left, and Elizabeth Troxel try to block a hit by Kaiserslautern’s Sage Barnes during the DODEA-Europe Division I girls’ volleyball championship on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Ramstein High School in Germany. Wiesbaden won the match in four sets.

Wiesbaden is new queen of volleyball scene

The Warriors had to work especially hard to overcome second-seed Kaiserslautern, led by a group of seniors who took the Raiders to their first finals in years.

Naples' Gary Oliver scored two touchdowns Saturday against Aviano. Naples went on to win the DODEA European Division II title, 47-6.

Naples romps past Aviano — again — to finish unbeaten

Wildcats’ closest games have been against Saints with an average score of 41-9 in three matchups.

AOSR’s Cristina Nespoli spikes a ball into a wall formed by Aviano’s Kayla Graney, left, and Mayci Salmon in the DODEA-Europe girls' Division II championship match on Saturday Oct. 29, 2022, at Ramstein High School.

Saints rule mid-sized schools by topping AOSR

Aviano didn’t lose to another Division II opponent this season.

Rickalia Goss of the Sigonella Jaguars lunges for the ball while battling the Ansbach Cougars during the 2022 DoDEA Volleyball Tournament Division III Championship game Oct. 29, 2022, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Ansbach will be hanging a new banner

Cougars defeat Sigonella to cap perfect record in their division while earning DODEA-Europe championship.

Black Forest Academy's Josh Jung, named the tournament's most valuable player, scores the match's second-to-last point on a dink over the American Overseas School of Rome defensive block on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Jung would score a kill on the next point, ending the match.

Black Forest powers way to boys championship

Falcons take big leads in first two sets, then win nail-biter in third to sweep American Overseas School of Rome.

Sigonella’s Ryleigh Denton spikes the ball in the final set in the Jaguars' semifinal match on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022

It’s Ansbach vs. Sigonella for bragging rights

Cougars get past Spangdahlem in semifinals and Jaguars topple AFNORTH.

Ramstein's Jasmine Jones, center, bumps the ball while teammates Lily Rethage, left, and Kellani Gonzalez watch during pool-play action at the DODEA European volleyball championships Friday at Ramstein High School on Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

And then there were two

Top seeded Wiesbaden will meet second seed Kaiserslautern with girls Division I championship on the line.

Black Forest Academy's Emma Batluck dives for a ball during a Division II semifinal match with Aviano at the DODEA European championships Friday at Ramstein High School on Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Aviano, AOSR to meet again - with title on line this time

Italian rivals get past Naples, Black Forest Academy to play for Division II girls volleyball championship on Saturday.

American Overseas School of Rome's Aurelien Berthet tries to get past the ball past the webbed heads of Sigonella's Christopher Hedemand, left, and Levi Wilhelm on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022.

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AOSR edges Sigonella to get shot at BFA

Saturday’s boys volleyball championship game will be a battle of Falcons - one from the eternal city and the other from the cradle of German nursery rhymes.

Vicenza's Larkin Blue, left, sets as a pair of teammates get into position during a match with Aviano at the DODEA European volleyball championships on Thursday at Ramstein High School at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

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Aviano, AOSR win three-set nail-biters to advance

Saints and Falcons both go 2-0 to move into Friday’s semifinals.

Brussels’ Sofia Chentsova blocks an incoming ball in a match on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022.

Play holds pretty much to form for small schools

Top three seeds and No. 5 seed clinch spots in semifinals by all going unbeaten in pool play on Thursday.