Ankara

AOSR's Amaya Vaquerizo shoots over Marymount's Anna Aboltina in a Division II game at the DODEA-Europe basketball championships in Wiesbaden, Germany. AOSR won 28-16 in a matchup of teams from Rome.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

DODEA-Europe girls basketball - Day 2

Top seeds vie for right to play in finals

Defending champions Stuttgart, Black Forest Academy and Sigonella all still alive in quests to retain titles.

Alconbury's Thane Langley looks for a shot against Spangdalem's Deon Montgomery in a Division III game at the DODEA-Europe basketball championships in Wiesbaden, Germany. The Sentinels beat the Dragons 45-40.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

DODEA-Europe boys basketball - Day 2

Contenders survive tie breaker, close games to advance

Marymount is biggest surprise in D-II final four, while Bahrain, Stuttgart and Brussels stage mild upsets to reach semifinals.

SHAPE's Maya Neal goes to the basket against Lakenheath's Catherine Oordt in a Division I game at the DODEA-Europe basketball finals. SHAPE won 42-31.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

DODEA-Europe girls basketball - Day 1

Favorites run the table across the divisions

Stuttgart, Sigonella, Brussels move on, while other top seeds impressive in first day of action.

Wiesbaden's Keyon Allan gets past SHAPE's Jarod Gallegos in a Division I game at the DODEA-Europe basketball finals. Wiesbaden won 54-22.

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DODEA-Europe boys basketball - Day 1

Half of semifinal spots clinched on first day of action

Stuttgart stages minor upset on a day where most favored seeds played like it.

Ramstein's Theodore Ward puts the pressure on Naples' Augusto de Sousa Matos in the 220-pound championship match at the DODEA-Europe wrestling finals in Wiesbaden, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019.

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Stuttgart retains title as stars shine on mat

Rota, the only Division II team represented in the finals, claimed that division’s team title. Sigonella cruised to the Division III title with two champions and three finalists.

In a 145-pound match on the first day of action at the DODEA-Europe wrestling championships in Wiesbaden, Germany, Ankara's Roberts Swart beat Wiesbaden's Zion Shaw on a technical fall.

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Europe wrestling - Day 1

Wrestlers give it their all for a shot at medaling

Competitors battle to stay alive or earn top qualifying spots for Saturday's final matches.

Roberts Swart, a junior from Ankara, works on pinning Blake Fluck from Aviano during a wrestling tournament held at Aviano Air Base on Saturday, January 12, 2019. Swart will be the only wrestler from Ankara participating in a sectional tournament this weekend in the hopes of qualifying for the season-ending championships Feb. 22-23.<br>Norman Llamas/Stars and Stripes

Favorable draw could make Rota bigger player at finals

Sectional qualifying meets Saturday at Brussels, Stuttgart and Vicenza will determine the bulk of the field for the European championship meet.

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Location: Ankara, Turkey
Mascot: Trojans
Enrollment: 48
Website: http://www.anka-ehs.eu.dodea.edu/

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Wrestlers' focus narrows as season approaches conclusion

This weekend brings a set of three regular-season finale meets, headlined by a massive nine-school gathering at Kaiserslautern that includes all of last season’s top-five finishers in the Division I team points race.