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Boys basketball roundup

Big-school powers off to perfect starts

Black Forest makes early successful bid to join D-I elite by topping Stuttgart in a pair of close games.

Vicenza's Claire Troiano puts up a shot while surrounded by Ameircan Overseas School of Rome defenders in the Cougars' 41-33 victory on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.<br>Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes
Vicenza's Claire Troiano puts up a shot while surrounded by Ameircan Overseas School of Rome defenders in the Cougars' 41-33 victory on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.<br>Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes

AOSR, Vicenza split in renewed D-II rivalry

Cougar girls win season debut back in medium-school category, but boys fall to determined Falcons.

Stuttgart's McKinley Fielding tries to pin Ramstein's Andres Hart in an exciting 106-pound championship match at the DODEA-Europe wrestling finals last season.Fielding will be returning this season and try to become the first female champion in DODEA-Europe history. <br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES
Stuttgart's McKinley Fielding tries to pin Ramstein's Andres Hart in an exciting 106-pound championship match at the DODEA-Europe wrestling finals last season.Fielding will be returning this season and try to become the first female champion in DODEA-Europe history. <br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Wrestling preview

Stuttgart, Ramstein renew rivalry on the mat

There’s an old sports saying that a rivalry isn’t really a rivalry if the same team always wins.

Bahrain's Tasneem Abdkhair shoots against Aviano's Keyona Williams in a Division II game at the DODEA-Europe championships last season. <br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES
Bahrain's Tasneem Abdkhair shoots against Aviano's Keyona Williams in a Division II game at the DODEA-Europe championships last season. <br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Girls basketball preview

Panthers look strong again in a revamped alignment

DODEA-Europe’s summer realignment will have profound impacts on all three divisional championship races in the 2019-20 girls basketball season, which gets underway this weekend with a full slate of Friday and Saturday games.

Baumholder's Chandler Pigge goes up for a lay-up during the Division III basketball championship game between Baumholder and Ansbach at Clay Kaserne Fitness Center, Germany, Feb. 23, 2019. Baumholder won the game 70-65. <br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes
Baumholder's Chandler Pigge goes up for a lay-up during the Division III basketball championship game between Baumholder and Ansbach at Clay Kaserne Fitness Center, Germany, Feb. 23, 2019. Baumholder won the game 70-65. <br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

Boys basketball preview

Baumholder's Piggé, Royal dynasty headline boys play

The 2019-20 DODEA-Europe boys basketball season, starting this weekend and running through February’s European tournaments, already features fascinating storylines at the league, team and individual levels.

AOSR school info

Location: Rome, Italy
Mascot: Falcons
Colors: Red, white and black
Enrollment: 220
Website: http://www.aosr.org/

Principal: Robert McCarthy
Athletic director: Daniel Zacaroli

Coaches:
Tennis: Phil Davis and Valerio Aureli
Cross country: Steve Buchholz and Jamye Loy
Boys volleyball: Manuel Maria Dona and Freddy Reale
Girls volleyball: Claudio Olivieri and Lauren White
Boys basketball: Phil Davis and Valerio Aureli
Girls basketball: Carmela Verardi and Freddy Reale
Wrestling: Marco Tincani
Boys soccer: Valerio Aureli and Giacomo Castelli Avolio
Girls soccer: Gaia Ciccarelli and Daniel Zacaroli
Track and field:Steve Buchholz and Jamye Loy

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Vicenza's Madeline Mollner hits between Rota's Brianna Leiba and Sydney Carroll in a Division II match on opening day of the DODEA-Europe volleyball championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Oct. 31, 2019. Vicenza won 25-2, 25-13.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES
Vicenza's Madeline Mollner hits between Rota's Brianna Leiba and Sydney Carroll in a Division II match on opening day of the DODEA-Europe volleyball championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Oct. 31, 2019. Vicenza won 25-2, 25-13.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

DODEA-Europe volleyball

Day 1 sees action ranging from romps to upsets

Most top seeds remain in good position heading into Friday semifinals after first day of season-ending tournaments.

Wiesbaden's Jordan Bennett, left, and Hope Goodwin celebrate their 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 win over Ramstein's Isabella Guzaldo and Dougie Allison in the girls doubles final at the DODEA-Europe tennis championships in Wiesbaden, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 26. 2019. <br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES
Wiesbaden's Jordan Bennett, left, and Hope Goodwin celebrate their 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 win over Ramstein's Isabella Guzaldo and Dougie Allison in the girls doubles final at the DODEA-Europe tennis championships in Wiesbaden, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 26. 2019. <br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Sophomore standouts both defend singles titles

Stuttgart's Amar Tahirovic and Kaiserslautern's Avia Schmidt go unbeaten in tourney to retain titles they won as freshmen.

Stuttgart's Amar Tahirovic in action in a semifinal match against AOSR's Guido Plebani at the DODEA-Europe tennis championships in Wiesbaden, Germany, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. Tahirovic won 6-1, 6-0 to advance to Saturday's final.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES
Stuttgart's Amar Tahirovic in action in a semifinal match against AOSR's Guido Plebani at the DODEA-Europe tennis championships in Wiesbaden, Germany, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. Tahirovic won 6-1, 6-0 to advance to Saturday's final.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Top seeds will meet with titles on the line

Defending champions Aiva Schmitz and Amar Tahirovic will try to retain the titles they won last year as freshmen.

Aiva Schmitz of Kaiserslautern in her 6-1, 6-0 win over Stuttgart's Violet-Maria Williams at the DODEA-Europe tennis championships in Wiesbaden, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES
Aiva Schmitz of Kaiserslautern in her 6-1, 6-0 win over Stuttgart's Violet-Maria Williams at the DODEA-Europe tennis championships in Wiesbaden, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Girls top seeds lead the way at opening day of tennis

A handful of upsets and near-upsets highlighted an otherwise routine opening day of the 2019 DODEA-Europe tennis championship tournaments, played Thursday at sites around Wiesbaden, Germany.