Florence

Jonas Matthews of Vilseck gets a shot off against Black Forest Academy in a boys Division I semifinal at the DODEA-Europe basketball championships in Wiesbaden, Germany, in February. Matthews was named DODEA-Europe male co-Athlete of the Year.
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DODEA-Europe picks three as top athletes for 2019-20

A trio of basketball stars have claimed DODEA-Europe’s 2019-20 Athlete of the Year honors.

Vicenza's Claire Troiano goes in for a lay-up during the DODEA-Europe 2020 Division II Girls Basketball Championship game against Naples at the Wiesbaden High School, Germany, Feb. 22, 2020. Naples won the game 44-35.

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Champions well represented on All-Europe lists

Standout student-athletes from what proved to be the last season of the 2019-20 DODEA-Europe sports year were recognized this week with the release of the winter All-Europe teams.

There won't be any plays such as this one in a 2016 match between Aviano and Sigonella this year after DODEA-Europe canceled the spring sports season, citing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.<br>Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes

DODEA Europe coaches and players will miss competition this spring

Wednesday’s announcement was far from a surprise. But the official announcement still had a profound impact.

A scene from last season's soccer finals in Kaiserslautern, Germany. DODEA-Europe has said that all practices, games and events will be canceled for as long as the involved schools remain closed. That includes boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball and track and field. <br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

DODEA-Europe sports suspended as school shuts down for coronavirus

The decision followed a spate of initial cancellations in response to the spreading coronavirus.

Naples' Roxanne Sasse drives to the basket during the DODEA-Europe 2020 Division II Girls Basketball Championship game against Vicenza at the Wiesbaden High School, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. Naples won the game 44-35.<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

Girls basketball AOY

Naples was unbeatable with Sasse in the lineup

Naples junior Roxanne Sasse does so much on a basketball court that it can be difficult to summarize her impact on a game. Sasse herself does the best job of articulating it.

Sigonella???s Amari Pyatt tries to bring down Wiesbaden???s Jimmy Birchfield on his way to winning the 170-pound final at the DODEA-Europe wrestling finals in Wiesbaden. Germany, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.

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Wrestling AOY

Pyatt's dominant season was inspiration for current, future Jaguars

The impact Amari Pyatt had on the Sigonella wrestling program will be felt long beyond the two memorable years he spent with the Jaguars.

Rocio Fernandez of Ramstein sends a cross towards the goal in a game last season against the Kaiserslautern Raiders. DODEA-Europe has canceled the first two weeks of its upcoming spring sports season due to coronavirus concerns.

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DODEA-Europe cancels sports for two weeks over coronavirus concerns

DODEA-Europe has canceled the first two weeks of its upcoming spring sports season due to concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus.

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