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Sigonella's Jessica Jacobs pitches to Rota during Division II/III DODEA-Europe softball championship final game on Saturday, May 25, 2019.<br>Chad Garland/Stars and Stripes

Jacobs, Andrew named DODEA-Europe's top athletes

Jessica Jacobs and Ogden Andrew may have been Division III athletes in their senior years of high school, but their skills and accomplishments in their sports allowed them to outshine students in higher divisions to earn coveted DODEA-Europe’s Athlete of the Year awards this year.

Ramstein's Jerrell Brevard and Naples' Wutthipong Khotsaeng crossed paths in the Division I boys championship game in May, but the schools won't be playing against each other any more under a realignment that starts with the next school year.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

DODEA to shift to more regional alignment for upcoming school year

In essence, the move consolidates Division I in the north of Europe and Division II in the south, with small Division III schools still widely scattered.

Vicenza's Chenoa Gragg delivers a pitch during the game against Vilseck on April 2019, in Vicenza, Italy. Gragg has been selected as the Stars and Stripes Athlete of the Year for softball.<br>Norman Llamas/Stars and Stripes

Softball AOY

New approach led to even better results for Vicenza's Gragg

Vicenza junior Chenoa Gragg entered this season established as one of the most dominant pitchers and best all-around players in DODEA-Europe softball.

AOSR's Alessandro Ianni drives the ball up the field in a Division II semifinal against SHAPE at the DODEA-Europe championships in Reichenbach, May 22, 2019. Ianni has been named the Stars and Stripes boys' Athlete of the Year for soccer.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Boys soccer AOY

Ianni's skills, leadership carried AOSR to title

Alessandro Ianni would have left American Overseas School of Rome with a memorable, accomplished career regardless of what happened in his final DODEA-Europe match.

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.

Stuttgart's Wesley Coglianese heads for home, while Ramstein's Tieran Shoffner blocks the way in the Royals' 5-4 victory in the championship game of the DODEA-Europe Divsion I championship on Saturday, May 25, 2019.<br>Chad Garland/Stars and Stripes

D-I baseball final

Ramstein reclaims roost on the diamond

The Ramstein Royals edged the Stuttgart Panthers 5-4 Saturday at Ramstein Southside Fitness Center, reclaiming the DODEA-Europe Division I championship a year after their half-decade dynasty ended.

Sigonella's Jessica Jacobs prepares a pitch in the Jaguars' 11-1 victory in the DODEA-Europe Division II/III championship game on Saturday, May 25, 2019.<br>Chad Garland/Stars and Stripes

D-II/III softball

Sigonella's dominant run continues

The Sigonella Jaguars seized the three-peat they sought on Saturday, routing the Rota Admirals 11-1 for their third consecutive DODEA-Europe Division II/III softball championship.

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D-I softball final

Wiesbaden's stunning tourney run ends in a title

The Wiesbaden Warriors wrote the final chapter of one of the most compelling underdog stories in DODEA-Europe history Saturday, beating the Ramstein Royals 9-5 in the 2019 DODEA-Europe Division I softball championship game and replacing a forgettable regular season with postseason triumph.

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.

Vilseck's Cecelia Jackson steals second base during a game against Stuttgart on Day 2 of the girls Division I DODEA-Europe softball championships, Friday, May 24, 2019. <br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

Softball - Day 2

Two days of play set up championship clashes

The Stuttgart Panthers will face the Ramstein Royals and the Vicenza Cougars will battle the Wiesbaden Warriors in the semifinals Saturday at Landstuhl.