Bitburg's L.J. Downey, right, uses his legs on the pressure on his way to beating Wiesbaden's Jamichael Wiley in their 145-pound match at a DODDS-Europe wrestling meet in Heidelberg, Germany, on Saturday. (Michael Abrams / S&S)
Wrestling(Saturday)
Vilseck ChallengeTeam scoring—Ramstein 222, Vilseck 145, Ansbach 64, Bamberg 61, Hohenfels 47, Mannheim 41.103 pounds—1, Adam Franz (Rams); 2, Jake Dialing (Mann); 3, None; 4, None.112—1, Christian Turner (Rams); 2, Tyler Cepeda (Vils); 3, None; 4, None.119—1, Daniel Amezola (Rams); 2, Bryan Caldwell (Rams); 3, Jared Cooper (Vils); 4, Tony O’Gorman (Ansb).125—1, Dennis Thomas (Vils); 2, Sean Williams (Bamb); 3, Bobby Drescher (Rams); 4, Andrew Baxter (Vils).130—1, Marshall Smith (Rams); 2, Brandon Furtado (Rams); 3, Anthony Thompson (Ansb); 4, Greg Daniels (Vils).135—1, Zarquel Webb (Bamb); 2, Ben McCoy (Rams); 3, John Spiszer (Hoh); 4, Jamario Hughes (Vils).140—1, Jonathan Sitter (Rams); 2, Dyllan Trautmann (Rams); 3, Bryce Mann (Mann); 4, Andrew Gibson (Hoh).145—1, Andrew Gaytan (Rams); 2, Aaron Hogg (Vils); 3, Zach Trout (Mann); 4, Eric Wilson (Rams).152—1, Nick Bradley (Rams); 2, Charles Martinez (Vils); 3, None; 4, None.160—1, C.J. Wiedeman (Rams); 2, Andrew Mineni (Vils); 3, Kevin Stewart (Rams); 4, None.171—1, Tyler Hall (Vils); 2, Ryan Gernert (Rams); 3, Lester Perez (Hoh); 4, Joe Ankrom (Rams).189—1, Juan Palacios (Bamb); 2, Anthony Adams (Ansb); 3, Shawn Wilding (Vils); 4, Matt Keen (Rams).215—1, Dominic Barrale (Ansb); 2, Andrew Feazelle (Vils); 3, Jeff Traore (Mann); 4, None.285—1, Jordan Linder (Rams); 2, Rahim Beatty (Ansb); 3, Brandon Reed (Hoh); 4, Noah Hartley (Vils).
Alconbury HexagonalTeam scoring—Unavailable. Teams participating were AFNORTH, Alconbury, Brussels, Lakenheath, Menwith Hill, SHAPE.103 pounds—1, Gunnar Smith (Lake); 2, None; 3, None; 4, None.112—1, Nick Geronimo (Alc); 2, Karl Kristensen (SHP); 3, None; 4, None.119—1, Marco Gonzalez (SHP) 2, Matt Geronimo (Alc); 3, Joshua Elliott (SHP); 4, Juan Castenada (SHP).125—1, Vincent Alonzo (Brus); 2, Brandon Nylon (SHP); 3, Alex Abing (MH); 4, John Bartlett (Lake).130—1, Adam Carroll (Lake); 2, Taner Ridenour (Lake); 3, Tim Barry (Brus); 4, None.135—1, Austin Morrow (Lake); 2, Marcus Corbould (AFN); 3, Andrew Enriquez (Lake); 4, Jason Moose (SHP).140—1, Devon Parrish (Lake); 2, Joey Connor (Lake); 3, Vince Lanphear (Alc); 3, None.145—1, Jaden Wilstead (AFN); 2, Frankie Goines (Lake); 3, Jordan Connor (Lake); 4, Jacob Peters (Lake).152—1, Tizhuan Carroll (AFN); 2, Dakota Deverill (Brus); 3, Chris Yerkes (Alc); 4, None.160—1, Derek Franco (Lake); 2, Nathan Rogaki (Lake); 3, Mike Yerkes (Akc); 4, Mitch Peterson (Brus).171—1, Nathan Flynn (AFN); 2, Joe Kren (Brus); 3, Lee Kristensen (SHP); 4, Xavier Thompson (Lake).189—1, Michiotto Johnson (AFN); 2, None; 3, None; 4, None.215—1, Aaron Black (AFN); 2, Chance Knoblauch (Lake); 3, Tony Legare (AFN); 4, Andy Wells (Brus).285—1, Jamie Lugo (Alc); 2, Jonathon Garcia (AFN); 3, None; 4, None.Noteworthy—Wrestlers participating in this event who remained unbeaten were Alonzo of Brussels, Black of AFNORTH, A. Carroll and Franco of Lakenheath, and Gonzalez of SHAPE.
Boys basketballRegion II
Ramstein 73, Mannheim 33(Friday at Ramstein)Mannheim ..........10 16 7 0—33Ramstein ..........23 28 23 9—73Top scorers—Mannheim: Kenny Conlan 19, Calvin Baisden 9; Ramstein: Thomas Amrine 16, Brandon Oxendine 14, Dillon Wadsack 13.Noteworthy—Oxendine chalked up a double-double by snaring 13 rebounds as Ramstein improved to 8-1 overall and 5-0 in Region II. Mannheim is 2-9, 2-5.
Kaiserslautern 70, Wiesbaden 61(Friday at Wiesbaden)Kaiserslautern ..........16 21 14 19—70Wiesbaden ..........15 7 19 20—61Top scorers—Kaiserslautern: Bernard Burwell 17, Derryk Scarvers 15, Denzell Davis 15, Damien Morrow 12; Wiesbaden: Tyrees Davis 22, Daniel Harris 12.Noteworthy—Burwell capped what Wiesbaden coach Carl Johnson called “an All-Europe performance” with 27 rebounds as Red Raiders stayed perfect in regional play at 4-0. They are 6-2 overall. Wiesbaden (6-4, 2-4) got 10 rebounds from MacKenzie Antoine, 9 from Harris and 8 from Davis.
Bitburg 84, Baumholder 61(Saturday at Baumholder; score by quarters unavailable)Top scorers—Bitburg: Cameron Jackson 26, Isaiah Salazar 24, Joseph Tarnate 18; Baumholder: Artrell Davis 38, Daniel Winterstein 8, Alex Johnson 7.Noteworthy—Tarnate chalked up 9 steals and 8 assists; Jackson handed out 5 assists.JV—None reported.
Region III
Ansbach 52, Vilseck 48(Friday at Ansbach)Vilseck ..........7 11 14 16—48Ansbach ..........9 14 16 13—52Top scorers—Vilseck: Michael Johnson 12, Kayln Smithson 10, Imario Gibson 9; Ansbach: Xavier Jones 22.Noteworthy—Johnson and Smithson each grabbed 8 rebounds, and Trevor Ross posted 7 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks, but Vilseck fell to 1-7 overall and 1-4 in region. Ansbach is 5-5, 2-5.
Heidelberg 68, Hohenfels 65(Friday at Hohenfels)Heidelberg ..........9 13 25 21—68Hohenfels ..........12 17 21 15—65Top scorers—Heidelberg: Devin Jackson 16, Eugene Jones 15, Xavier Moore 12, Marcel Simon 8; Hohenfels: Jordan Gaddy 22, Jamie Tompkins 18, Dominique Jackson 13.Noteworthy—Dominique Jackson led all rebounders with 12; his teammate Gaddy grabbed 9. Hohenfels’ Tompkins had 7 steals and 5 assists, and Miguel Chestnut grabbed 5 rebounds and stole the ball twice. Heidelberg got 8 rebounds, 4 assists from Jones; 5 assists and 2 steals from Jackson; 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals from Moore; and 6 rebounds from Jack Cannon.JV—Heidelberg 52, Hohenfels 41.
Hohenfels 59, Heidelberg 53(Saturday at Hohenfels)Heidelberg ..........15 2 26 10—53Hohenfels ..........13 20 8 18—59Top scorers—Heidelberg: Moore 14, Simon 14, Jones 12; Hohenfels: Chestnut 21, Tompkins 19, Gaddy 8.Noteworthy—Hohenfels (6-4 overall, 4-4 in Region III) got 9 rebounds from Gaddy, 5 rebounds from Chestnut, 4 from Jackson and 3 steals from Tompkins. Heidelberg (7-2, 6-2) got 7 rebounds and 3 steals from Moore and 6 rebounds from Simon. Devin Jones posted 7 rebounds, 4 assists.JV—Heidelberg 54, Hohenfels 39.
Patch 58, BFA 48(Friday at Stuttgart)Black Forest Acad. ..........10 10 9 19—48Patch ..........7 18 18 15—58Top scorers—BFA: James McClelland 9, Andrew Ingram 9, Nathan Greathouse 9, Josh Dominguez 7; Patch: Justin Phelps 13, Dylan Measells 12, Julius Johnson-Rich 12, John Gonzalez 12.Noteworthy—Johnson-Rich and Gonzalez, who also made 3 steals and 3 assists, each had 8 rebounds for Patch. Josiah Kelley, who handed out 3 assists, led BFA with 5 rebounds; Dominguez and Greathouse each added 4 rebounds.JV—Patch 22, BFA 17.
Patch 53, BFA 40(Saturday at Stuttgart)Black Forest Acad. ..........8 5 7 20—40Patch ..........2 16 7 28—53Top scorers—BFA: Anthony Aupen 10, Ingram 8, Greathouse 7; Patch: Phelps 18, Gonzalez 13, Justin Johnson-Rich 9, Measells 7.Noteworthy—Phelps registered 7 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 assists and a block to help Patch to a Region III-leading 7-1 league mark. The Panthers, 9-1 overall, got 8 rebounds, 3 steals and a block from Gonzalez, and 7 rebounds from Justin Johnson-Rich. BFA (17, 1-5) got 8 rebounds from Dominguez and 6 from Greathouse.JV—Patch 28, BFA 24.
Region IV
Naples 72, Marymount 34(Friday at Naples)Marymount ..........13 8 6 7—34Naples ..........17 19 20 16—72Top scorers—Marymount: Unavailable; Naples: Kevin Navarro 26, Jun Jun Gallardo 16.
Naples 72, Marymount 40(Saturday at Naples)Marymount ..........12 5 10 13—40Naples ..........16 15 18 23—72Top scorers—Marymount: Unavailable; Naples: Navarro 16, Nigel Alexander 14, Gallardo 12, Alex Koenig 9.Noteworthy—Naples evened record in league and overall at 6-6; Marymount International School of Rome fell to 2-10.
Sigonella 71, AOSR 60(Friday at Sigonella)AOSR ..........16 11 12 21—60Sigonella ..........15 17 21 18—71Top scorers—AOSR: Daryll Sandoval 26, Ramy Fahim 11, Peter Oppenheim 11, Daniel Roman-Cohen 8; Sigonella: Larry Stevenson 23, Tyron Andrews 14, Michael Mink 12.Noteworthy—Stevenson, who sank 5 treys, posted 5 assists and 5 steals for Sigonella, which also got 6 rebounds by Campbell and 4 each from Tyron Andres and Mink. Fahim grabbed a game-high 7 rebounds for AOSR.
Sigonella 83, AOSR 54(Saturday at Sigonella)AOSR ..........17 8 12 17—54Sigonella ..........10 30 27 16—83Top scorers—AOSR: Sandoval 36, Roman-Cohen 8; Sigonella: Stevenson 21, Andrews 17, Campbell 14.Noteworthy—Sigonella moved to 9-3 overall and in regional play behind 6 rebounds by Campbell, 3 blocks by Mink and 3 steals each by Stevenson and Andrews. AOSR, which got 6 rebounds from Eran Efrima, is 8-4 overall and in the region.
Aviano 70, Milan 12(Friday at Aviano)Milan ..........1 8 0 3—12Aviano ..........33 11 16 10—70Top scorers—Milan: Francesco Agosti 7; Aviano: Jamal Tuck 12, Sean Outing 9, Shaheed Seaton 8.Noteworthy—Tuck and Outing each pulled off 5 steals.
Aviano 81, Milan 18(Saturday at Aviano)Milan ..........3 10 2 3—18Aviano ..........35 13 23 10—81Top scorers—Milan: Shunsuke Katayama 11; Aviano: Outing 12, Seaton 12, Zack Erskine 12, Darious Fields 10, Tuck 10.Noteworthy—Outing posted 7 steals and 6 assists and freshman Robert Lee took game-rebounding honors with 10 as Saints improved to 12-0 overall and in the league and clinched Region IV title. Milan fell to 1-11 overall and in Region IV.
Girls basketballNon-regional
ACS-Cobham 49, Alconbury 8(Thursday at American Community School-Cobham; details unavailable)
Inter-regional
Heidelberg 40, Ramstein 35 (Tuesday at Heidelberg)Ramstein ..........2 11 14 8—35Heidelberg ..........6 8 5 21—40Top scorers—Ramstein: Mackenzie Bannister 8, Sarah Szybist 7, Mackenzie Crews 6; Heidelberg: Rebecca Luna 18, McKenzie Clarke 9, Courtney Milton 6.Noteworthy—Luna had 6 steals and Aileen Donnelly and Milton pulled down 8 and 7 rebounds, respectively.JV—Heidelberg 31, Ramstein 26.
Region I
SHAPE 37, Lakenheath 30(Friday at Lakenheath)SHAPE ..........5 9 12 11—37Lakenheath ..........5 8 10 7—30Top scorers—SHAPE: Liene Bauska 22, Samantha Saunders 9; Lakenheath: Nicole McBride 13, Shaionica Speight 12.Noteworthy—McBride grabbed 7 rebounds and Speight 6 for Lakenheath. Lienne Bauska snared 13 rebounds and blocked 3 shots for SHAPE, which also got 4 rebounds and 2 assists each from Saunders and Michelle Schommberg.
Lakenheath 43, SHAPE 42 (OT)SHAPE ..........9 9 7 13 4—42Lakenheath ..........10 9 7 12 5—43Top scorers—SHAPE: L. Bauska 21, Saunders 15; Lakenheath: Speight 23, Whitney Brown 7.Noteworthy—Brown pulled down 8 rebounds and McBride and Jade Nixon 5 each as Lakenheath (5-5 overall and 3-2 in region) salvaged split of Region I showdown. SHAPE, which got 28 rebounds from Bauska, finished regular season 9-4 overall and 5-2 in Region I to clinch at least a tie for regional big-schools title. Schomberg added 3 steals to SHAPE’s cause.
AFNORTH 34, Alconbury 19(Friday at Alconbury)AFNORTH ..........8 16 2 8—34Alconbury ..........8 1 10 0—19Top scorers—AFNORTH: Brenda Broadwater 9, Natalie Everingham 8; Alconbury: Savannah Fourhman 11, Mandy Hand 7.
AFNORTH 35, Alconbury 25(Saturday at Alconbury)AFNORTH ..........2 16 13 4—35Alconbury ..........2 7 3 13—25Top scorers—AFNORTH: Broadwater 8, Mercedes Ash 7, Kylee Wilstead 7; Alconbury: Fourhman 18, Ashley Uballe 4.Noteworthy—Alconbury fell to 0-10 overall, 0-7 in Region I. AFNORTH is 5-3, 4-3.
Region II
Ramstein 44, Mannheim 35 (Wednesday at Mannheim; score by quarters unavailable)Top scorers—Ramstein: Crews 11, Briana Sanders-Easley 10; Mannheim: Alanna Crockwell 18.
Ramstein 39, Mannheim 37(Friday at Ramstein)Mannheim ..........10 11 8 8—37Ramstein ..........5 10 13 11—39Top scorers—Mannheim: Crockwell 12, Takiara Fowlkes 11, Kadera Lea 6; Ramstein: Nadia Booker 10, Alexis Tremble 8, Sanders-Easley 7, Szybist 6.Noteworthy—Booker grabbed 19 rebounds and blocked 3 shots. Ramstein got 7 rebounds from Alexis Tremble and 6 from Szybist. The teams combined to commit 48 fouls, but game turned in fourth quarter, according to Ramstein coach Nathan Brewster, when defensive play and assists by Miranda Contreras off the bench helped Ramstein (8-3 overall, 5-1 in Region II) regain lead and hold it. Mannheim is 5-6, 3-5.
Region II
Wiesbaden 53, Kaiserslautern 41(Friday at Kaiserslautern)Wiesbaden ..........12 10 13 18—53Kaiserslautern ..........13 9 3 16—41Top scorers—Wiesbaden: LeAndra Thomas 26, LeAmber Thomas 15, Kelly Colbert 9; Kaiserslautern: Karah Helm 11, Jada Perry 11, Shaun-Pri Davis 7.Noteworthy—LeAndrea Thomas pulled off 6 steals for Wiesbaden (8-2 overall, 5-0 in Region II), which also got 7 rebounds from Ashley Smith and 5 from LeAmber Thomas. Held led Kaiserslautern (5-4, 2-3) with 6 rebounds; her teammate Perry pulled down 5.
Bitburg 52, Baumholder 22(Friday at Bitburg)Baumholder ..........7 7 6 2—22Bitburg ..........17 8 18 9—52Top scorers—Baumholder: Arielle Haas 14; Bitburg: Lizzie Rios 17, Alex Schmidt 15, Tori Trotter 8.Noteworthy—Casey Oates stole the ball 8 times for Baumholder. Haley Shepard led Bitburg with 8 rebounds; Schmidt added 6. Lady Barons benefited from 5 steals each by Tori Trottier and Regan Thompson.JV—Bitburg 30, Baumholder 18.
Bitburg 31, Baumholder 22(Saturday at Baumholder)Bitburg ..........6 7 9 9—31Baumholder ..........6 5 2 9—22Top scorers—Bitburg: Schmidt 17, Rios 7, Thompson 7; Baumholder: Brianni Van Tasse 15.Noteworthy—Sidney Giefer snared 8 rebounds for Baumholder (0-10, 0-6). Bitburg improved to 3-7 overall and 3-3 in Region II.JV—Bitburg 22, Baumholder 10.
Region III
Patch 70, BFA 32(Friday at Stuttgart)Black Forest Acad. ..........2 12 10 8—32Patch ..........18 14 14 24—70Top scorers—BFA: Jessica Krause 13, Carolina Belch 6, Kara Brown 3; Patch: Bianca Lopez 24, Janelle Loney 17, Shi Alexander 14.Noteworthy—Claralyn Burt led all rebounders with 12; her Patch teammates Alexander and Loney added 8 and 6 rebounds, respectively. Krause had 7 rebounds and 7 steals for BFA, which got a team-high 8 rebounds from Helen Aderholdt.
Patch 62, BFA 23(Saturday at Stuttgart)Black Forest Acad. ..........7 10 5 1—23Patch ..........20 16 24 2—62Top scorers—BFA: Krause 11, Belch 7; Patch: Loney 23, Alexander 22, Burt 9.Noteworthy—Burt again led rebounding, this time with 9, as Patch improved to 10-0 overall and 8-0 in region. Lady Panthers got 7 rebounds from Loney and 6 from Ashley Thames. Krause topped BFA (3-5, 1-5) with 7 rebounds.
Ansbach 35, Vilseck 25(Friday at Ansbach; score by quarters unavailable)Top scorers—Vilseck: Derja McClinton 13, Jamila Harvey 8; Ansbach: Staci Thompson 9.Noteworthy—Thompson was credited with 12 rebounds and Jaqualine Bosco 7 for Ansbach (5-5, 3-5). Vilseck is 2-7, 2-4.JV—Ansbach 19, Vilseck 13.
Heidelberg 38, Hohenfels 20(Friday at Hohenfels)Heidelberg ..........10 11 17 0—38Hohenfels ..........10 4 4 2—20Top scorers—Heidelberg: Luna 20, Tucker 7, Milton 5; Hohenfels: Mandy LaVanway 8, Erica Nash 6, Ebony Gilbert 4.Noteworthy—Milton led all rebounders with 8; Star Jones added 5 and Debbie Roberts 4 for Heidelberg, which stole the ball 13 times in the first half. Nash grabbed 6 rebounds and Gilbert 5 for Hohenfels.
Heidelberg 48, Hohenfels 21(Saturday at Hohenfels)Heidelberg ..........17 8 12 11—48Hohenfels ..........5 10 4 2—21Top scorers—Heidelberg: Luna 21, Milton 7, Roberts 5; Hohenfels: LaVanway 8, Keyera Howard 4, Nash 3.Noteworthy—Milton led all rebounders with 9. Tucker grabbed 7 rebounds and Roberts 5 for Heidelberg (4-6 overall, 3-5 in regional play). Gilbert and LaVanway each snared 5 rebounds for Hohenfels (0-10, 0-8).
Region IV
AOSR 46, Sigonella 28(Friday at Sigonella)AOSR ..........11 14 6 15—46Sigonella ..........5 2 7 14—28Top scorers—AOSR: Martina Mannozzi 23; Sigonella: Elexa McCracken 13, Tracy Ewert 9.
Sigonella 31, AOSR 27(Saturday at Sigonella)AOSR ..........9 2 6 10—27Sigonella ..........8 7 4 12—31Top scorers—AOSR: Mannozzi 16; Sigonella: McCracken 14, Mekayla Valentine 7.Noteworthy—Sigonella improved to 4-6 overall and in Region IV with victory. AOSR is 8-2, 8-2.
Aviano 44, Milan 31(Friday at Aviano)Milan ..........8 10 7 6—31Aviano ..........9 11 14 10—44Top scorers—Milan: Ivonne Marin 14, Natalie Fostar 11; Aviano: Gabby Aumack 10, Jasmine Mailoto 8, Audry McGregor 7
Aviano 57, Milan 33(Saturday at Aviano)Milan ..........9 2 12 10—33Aviano ..........12 16 18 11—57Top scorers—Milan: Marin 18, Fostar 8; Aviano: Mailoto 22, Asia Porcil 16.Noteworthy—Aviano clinched at least a tie for Region IV crown by improving to 10-0 overall and in region. Milan is 6-4, 6-4.