Black Forest Academy

Boys soccer roundup

Kaiserslautern's sweep includes first D-1 triumph

Defending champion Raiders thump Alconbury 8-1, then rout Lakenheath 7-0.

Girls soccer roundup

Large-school favorites play to draws

Ramstein and Stuttgart battle to 1-1 tie while Vicenza and Naples share same result south of Alps.

Kaiserslautern's Jada Branch set a new DODEA-Europe record in the triple jump with a leap of 39 feet, 2.25 inches at the DODEA-Europe track and field finals in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Saturday, May 27, 2017.

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Track preview

Raiders' Branch, Royals boys look like sure bets as season opens

The 2018 DODEA-Europe track and field season begins Saturday with an opening meet that will look a lot like its final meet.

Black Forest Academy's Jurian Van den Berg, left, and Kaiserslautern's Conner Mackie battle for the ball in Kaiserslautern, Germany, on Saturday, March 17, 2018.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

BFA, Kaiserslautern square off in chilly spring opener

Raiders win boys contest 2-1 and rally to earn 1-1 tie in girls game in teams' first soccer games of the 2018 season.

Bitburg's Emma Passig, left, and Rota's Jasmine Garrison race for the ball during the DODEA-Europe Division II semifinals in Reichenbach, Germany, on Friday, May 19, 2017.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

Girls soccer preview

Champs hope for more of same, while contenders look for change

DODEA-Europe girls soccer picks up Saturday where it left off last spring.

Brussels' Aljaz Urbanc takes a shot as Ansbach's keeper Nicholas Benson, left, dives to block it and Kevin Kamara drops back to help during the DODEA-Europe Division III championship in Kaiserslautern, Germany, on Saturday, May 20, 2017. <br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

Boys soccer preview

Teams don't have to wait long for statement games

Three key matchups in Italy highlight Saturday’s opening day of the 2018 DODEA-Europe boys soccer season, a light five-match slate featuring two of three European champions in action.

Black Forest Academy's Trevor Braaten, right, and Rota's Joseph Perches fight for a rebound during the DODEA-Europe Division II championship in Wiesbaden, Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

D-II boys final

Falcons edge Admirals to extend reign

Black Forest Academy defended its DODEA-European Division II basketball title Saturday when Rota star center Andy Drake’s shot rolled off of the rim at the buzzer, giving the Falcons a 48-47 victory.

Black Forest Academy school info

Location: Kandern, Germany
Mascot: Falcons
Colors: Navy blue and white
Enrollment:230
Website: http://www.bfacademy.com/

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D-II girls final

Black Forest breezes to third straight championship

The Black Forest Academy Falcons completed one of the most dominant postseason runs in DODEA-Europe girls basketball history Saturday, routing the Spangdahlem Sentinels 36-10 for their third straight Division II championship.

Rota's Joseph Perches ends a fast break in a Division II semifinal at the DODEA-Europe basketball finals in Wiesbaden, Germany, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. Rota won 29-22 to advance to Saturday's final against Black Forest Academy.

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D-II boys semifinals

Third time will be charm for Rota or BFA

Admirals and Falcons will face off for the title for the third consecutive year.

Black Forest Academy's Jessica Campbell, right, shoots over Bahrain's Kaiya Medina during the DODEA-Europe basketball Division II semifinals in Wiesbaden, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. BFA won the Division II game 45-22.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

D-II girls semifinals

Old rivalry renewed as BFA will take on Spangdahlem

The Black Forest Academy Falcons and the Spangdahlem Sentinels will face off Saturday in the 2017-18 DODEA-Europe Division II girls basketball championship game, extending an ongoing rivalry between BFA and the program known through last year as the Bitburg Barons.