Sigonella

Ramstein's Theodore Ward puts the pressure on Naples' Augusto de Sousa Matos in the 220-pound championship match at the DODEA-Europe wrestling finals in Wiesbaden, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019.

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Stuttgart retains title as stars shine on mat

Rota, the only Division II team represented in the finals, claimed that division’s team title. Sigonella cruised to the Division III title with two champions and three finalists.

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.

Kyrie Sloan takes the last shot of the game as time runs out during the Kaiserslautern vs Lakenheath boys basketball game at Kaiserslautern High School, Jan. 18, 2019. Kaiserslautern won the game 62-59.<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

Royal boys closing in on regular season perfection

Ramstein Royals, chasing a fifth consecutive European boys championship, have conquered every opponent in a path in building a 10-0 divisional and 11-0 overall record.

Sigonella school info

Location: Catania, Italy
Mascot: Jaguars
Colors: Royal blue and gold
Enrollment: 109
Website: http://www.sigo-hs.eu.dodea.edu/

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Wrestlers' focus narrows as season approaches conclusion

This weekend brings a set of three regular-season finale meets, headlined by a massive nine-school gathering at Kaiserslautern that includes all of last season’s top-five finishers in the Division I team points race.

Boys basketball roundup

Warriors stay on a roll by dispatching Falcons

Wiesbaden has won eight straight games overall, including six Division I contests, entering a Tuesday evening showdown with divisional rival Kaiserslautern.