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Jordan McCullough tries to break free from tacklers during a game between Ramstein and Stuttgart at Ramstein High School, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. Stuttgart won the game 37-17.

Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

Weekend games will do a lot to determine playoff spots

The DODEA-Europe football season restarts this weekend, and with it the races for the 10 coveted spots in the 2019 postseason.

Cougars hand Spartans second straight lopsided defeat

The win is the second straight for Vicenza, coming a week after an 18-6 defeat of Italian rival Naples.

Jace Boren, a wide receiver for the Aviano Saints, tries to break away from a SHAPE defender during the game Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.<br>Norman Llamas/Stars and Stripes

SHAPE's season off to rough start, thanks to Aviano

The Saints took advantage of two early SHAPE turnovers to score touchdowns and never looked back in a 52-16 victory.

Stuttgart's Karen Kosinski lobs the ball over the Ramstein defense of Masaya Archbold, left, and Ahmarie Young in the Division I final at the DODEA-Europe volleyball championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Stuttgart took the title with a 25-23, 25-18, 25-10 win over Ramstein.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Volleyball preview

Realignment creates new opportunities

The effects of this summer’s DODEA-Europe realignment will be felt first on the volleyball court.

Kaiserslautern's Aiva Schmitz watches her return fly over the net in last year's girls final at the DODEA-Europe tennis championships in Wiesbaden, Germany, in October. Schmitz will be returning to defend her title when the 2019 season gets underway.
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Tennis preview

Champs as freshmen, duo will try to defend titles

Stuttgart’s Amar Tahirovic and Kaiserslautern’s Aiva Schmitz, each of whom seized singles titles last year in straight-set finals triumphs, return this fall as sophomores.

Brussels and AFNORTH, once a merged Division II program now entering their second season as Division III rivals, face off in a preseason football scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
<br>Courtesy of AFNORTH Lions

Benelux squads look to make noise in revamped divisions

AFNORTH seeks return to D-III title game, while SHAPE and Brussels hope for better seasons than a year ago.

Alconbury Dragons football players conduct drills during practice Tuesday Sept. 3, 2019 on RAF Alconbury, England.<br>Christopher Dennis/Stars and Stripes

D-II/D-III football preview

Rivals eye champions’ depleted rosters in small school football leagues

The two divisions housing DODEA-Europe’s 12 smaller schools have undergone some major rearranging since last season

SHAPE school info

Location: Mons, Belgium
Mascot: Spartans
Colors: Green and gold
Enrollment: 334
Website: http://www.shap-hs.eu.dodea.edu/

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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.

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.

The Wiesbaden Warriors celebrate an unlikely DODEA-Europe Division I softball title on Saturday, May 25, 2019. The Warriors were 4-10 during the regular season before winning all but one of their games in the post-season tournament.<br>Chad Garland/Stars and Stripes

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.