Aviano

Jada Branch reacts after setting a new DODEA-Europe record in the 400-meter race at the European championships. She finished in 57.28 seconds, breaking the record set in 2000 by Christina McDuffie of Hohenfels. <br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

European track - Day 2

Branch, Serrano wow crowd, set new marks

Kaiserslautern senior breaks second mark in two days by winning 400, while Ramstein senior finishes with five gold medals and sets new record in 3,200.

Kaiserslautern's Jada Branch repeated as the girls triple jump champion at the European finals, with a leap of 39 feet, 6 inches, breaking her own DODEA-Europe record.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

European track - Day 1

Branch breaks own record on sweltering K-town track

Branch’s jumping feat was part of an exciting day of competition that saw another record almost fall on the track, a slew of new champions emerge, and a few familiar faces exert their dominance again.

Wiesbaden's TiYonna Dillard, left, is safe at first ahead of a throw to Ramstein's Mikaela McBroom during the DODEA-Europe softball tournament in Kaiserslautern, Germany, on Friday, May 25, 2018.
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European softball

Vilseck looks to knock Royals off throne

Defending champion Sigonella romps through small-schools field to reach title game against Hohenfels

Vilseck's Johnathon Alvarado, left, slides in safe at third ahead of a throw to Stuttgart's Lisle Babock during the DODEA-Europe baseball tournament in Kaiserslautern, Germany, on Friday, May 25, 2018.
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European baseball

Eight teams still have a shot at two titles

Ramstein meets Lakenheath and Wiesbaden plays Kaiserslautern in large-schools semifinals, while favorites Spangdahlem and Sigonella appear headed for small-schools clash.

SHAPE distance standout Holly Moser finishes the final lap in the 1,600-meter run during a high school track meet at RAF Lakenheath, England, Saturday, May 19, 2018. Moser earned winning times of 5 minutes, 31 seconds in the 1,600 and 11:56 in the 3,200.<br>William Howard/Stars and Stripes

Branch to cap stellar high school track career at finals

The final championship event of the 2017-18 DODEA-Europe school year arrives this weekend in the form of the European track championship meet, scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Kaiserslautern High School.

Stuttgart's Abe Engelke scores despite the defense of Vilseck's Matthew Bergosh at the DODEA-Europe soccer championships in Reichenbach, Germany, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. The Panthers won 7-0.

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Europe boys soccer - Day 2

Teams scramble to stay alive and make the final cuts

Kaiserslautern to play Wiesbaden and Ramstein takes on Stuttgart to reach D-I finals, while AFNORTH is lone school not from Italy in D-II semis.

Baumholder's Lydia Coyour, left, tries to clear the ball ahead of Sigonella's Cecelia Warren during the DODEA-Europe soccer championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, on Tuesday, May 22, 2018.
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Europe girls soccer - Day 2

Big-school favorites move on through to semis

In D-II action, Rota will take on AFNORTH with Black Forest meeting Spangdahlem for right to play in finals.

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Europe boys soccer - Day 1

First-day battles lead to second-day showdowns

Berths in the semifinals up for grabs Tuesday in top two divisions, while small schools continue to battle for supremacy.

Black Forest Academy's Clara Hill gets a pass off against Bahrain's Noor Shaat in a Division II game at the the DODEA-Europe soccer finals in Landstuhl, Germany, Monday, May 21, 2018.

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Europe girls soccer - Day 1

Top teams generally find few surprises as tourneys open

Three defending champions and other favorites win all games, with exception of No. 2 seed Marymount in Division II.

Stuttgart's Gabe Simpson delivers a pitch toward home on Friday, April 27, 2018, in a game against Naples.<br>Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes

Europe baseball preview

Well-armed teams should have the advantage

It’s all hands on deck for the 2018 DODEA-Europe baseball tournaments, running Thursday through Saturday at Pulaski Barracks in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and nearby Ramstein Air Base

Sigonella's Jessica Jacobs tosses the ball toward home while throwing a no-hitter against Hohenfels on Saturday, April 28, 2018. The Jaguars won 10-0.<br>Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes

Europe softball preview

Everyone's out to topple Ramstein or Sigonella

Fourteen teams from around the continent will gather in the Kaiserslautern Military Community this week for the 2018 DODEA-Europe softball championship tournaments, running Thursday through Saturday at Ramstein Air Base and Kapaun Air Station in southwestern Germany.