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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.

SHAPE wrestler Sean Kilrain tries to pin Kaiserslautern's Christian Torres-Forkn during a high school meet hosted by the Lancers at RAF Lakenheath, England, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. Kilrain won the match 11-3 against Torres-Forkn.<br>William Howard/Stars and Stripes

Ramstein, Stuttgart poised to renew annual battle for mat supremacy

The Royals saw 28 wrestlers included in the final brackets for the two-day European championship meet, while the five-time defending champion Panthers checked in with 22.

Vilseck's Jada Llamido attempts to take down Rota's Kaden Rodriguezl. Llamido won the 126-pound match and took first at the Southern wrestling sectional at Vicenza, Italy.<br>Norman Llamas/Stars and Stripes

Top wrestlers advance in varying fashions to finals

For the most part, coaches and wrestlers had a pretty good idea who the top wrestler in each of the 14 weight brackets was going into the Southern Section Qualifier on Saturday.

Basketball roundup

Sweeps rule the weekend as hoop season nears end

With a few notable exceptions, the penultimate weekend of the 2018-19 DODEA-Europe basketball regular season was marked by sweeps and blowouts as contenders rounded into postseason form.

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.

Girls basketball roundup

Divisional favorites pile up the victories

Stuttgart, Ramstein, AFNORTH, Alconbury, Naples all win twice to sweep outmatched foes during weekend.

Boys basketball roundup

Falcons even divisional record at expense of SHAPE

Vilseck pulled back to .500 in Division I play entering the toughest portion of its schedule.

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Girls basketball roundup

Ramstein, Naples pick up lopsided victories

Once-beaten Royals pound Baumholder and Lakenheath, while Wildcats have too much firepower for Marymount.

Girls basketball roundup

There's good news and bad news for several squads

Weather has an impact on schedule, but most teams return to action from winter break with at least one game during the weekend.

Stuttgart's Logan Crouch tries to beat Naples' Biniam Stefanos and Ashton Jeanty, left, down the court in the Wildcats' 46-44 victory in December. DODEA-Europe sports gets underway again this weekend after the Christmas break.<br>Norman Llamas/Stars and Stripes

High school sports jump into deep end as winter season resumes

Return to action includes full slate of events in boys and girls basketball, wrestling and marksmanship, and marks the beginning of the regular season’s stretch run to the fast-approaching European championships.