Ansbach

Aviano sophomore pitcher Payne Varnum delivers a pitch on Saturday, May 25, 2019, in the DODEA-Europe Division II championship game. Varnum and Saints beat Spangdahlem 13-5 for the school's first baseball title.<br>Chad Garland/Stars and Stripes

D-II baseball final

Aviano wins first baseball title

DODEA-Europe crowned a new Division II/III baseball champion Saturday, in more ways than one.

Spangdahlem's Carson Hicks beats a throw to first as Hohenfels' Julian Symkowick comes off the bag to get the ball during a game on Day 2 of the boys Division II/III DODEA-Europe baseball championships, Friday, May 24, 2019. <br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

Baseball - Day 2

One field, four teams, two titles

Ramstein will play Stuttgart and Aviano takes on Spangdahlem to decide two championships.

Stuttgart's McKinley Fielding already has a big lead after the first lap on her way to winning the girls 1,600-meter race in a new DODEA-Europe record of 5 minutes, 8.49 seconds at the track and field finals, Friday, May, 24, 2019. Fielding took the bronze in the 800-meter race.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

DODEA-Europe track - Day 1

Athletes give it their all in hopes of leaving a mark

Both Stuttgart sophomore McKinley Fielding and Ramstein senior Dashiell Rogers erased marks achieved by former athletes at their respective schools.

Baseball/softball Day 1

Play begins on diamonds and heats up on second day

The 2019 DODEA-Europe baseball tournaments started and finished their preliminary rounds Thursday in the Kaiserslautern Military Community. From now on, it’s win or go home.

Ansbach keeper Rovic Denuna goes against Sigonella's Anthony Cassar in the box. Cassar drew a penalty that led to his team's only goal in a 2-1 loss to the Cougars in the Division III boys final at the DODEA-Europe soccer championships in Kaiserslautern, Thursday, May 23, 2019.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

D-III boys final

Ansbach speeds past Sigonella to snap finals jinx

The Ansbach Cougars are runners-up no longer. But they’re definitely still runners.

Alconbury's Cameron Rowley and Brussels' Kamran Mammadov race for the ball on the third day of the DODEA-Europe soccer championships, Wednesday, May 22, 2019.
<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

D-III soccer

Sigonella boys go from no wins to finalists

The Sigonella boys soccer team played six times during the regular season and didn’t win once.

Dennis Yusofoff of Hohenfels gets past Baumholder defender Noel King on his way to scoring a goal in the Tigers' 7-0 win over the Bucs in a Division III game in Landstuhl, Tuesday, May 21, 2019.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Boys soccer - Day 2

Florence and pre-tourney favorites still left standing

The semifinalists are set in the DODEA-Europe Division I and II boys soccer championship tournaments after a second day of preliminary play streamlined the divisions’ 16 contenders to eight.

Ansbach school info

Location: Katterbach, Germany
Mascot: Cougars
Colors: Blue and gold
Enrollment: 89
Website: http://www.ansb-hs.eu.dodea.edu/

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Boys - Day 1

Everyone still in the hunt heading into second day

Not much was decided as the 2019 DODEA-Europe boys soccer tournaments opened Monday, leaving plenty of elimination-round berths still available as preliminary play continues Tuesday.