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New-look Royals look a lot like the old-look Royals

Stars and Stripes 21 Mar 2026
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – The Ramstein boys and girls soccer teams experienced big-time turnover after winning back-to-back DODEA-Europe Division I championships. Yet two matches into the 2026 campaign, it’s more of the same for the Royals ... Girls ... .
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It’s the small wins that matter in the early part of the season

Stars and Stripes 21 Mar 2026
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy – A year ago, the Vicenza Cougars made it all the way to DODEA-Europe’s Division II baseball title game ... As is so often the case in DODEA sports, this year’s squads bear almost no resemblance to last year’s models.
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Jaguars come through when it matters to sweep Dragons

Stars and Stripes 21 Mar 2026
RAF ALCONBURY, England – Starting a season with a rebuilt team is never easy, and Alconbury’s performance against Sigonella a few games three games in is a testament why ... Both teams take the next two weekends off during DODEA-Europe’s spring break ... .
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Survivors’ words bring Holocaust history to life for DOD students in Japan

Stars and Stripes 20 Mar 2026
Holocaust survivor Ella Mandel did not soften her words as she spoke to a group of Defense Department middle school students thousands of miles away ... Asked what housing and food were like in the camps, Mandel answered bluntly. “Starving. Hungry ... DODEA. .
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Both Vicenza and Rota teams are fit to be tied

Stars and Stripes 14 Mar 2026
But the four DODEA-Europe soccer teams in action Saturday each had at least a little reason to be happy ... Saturday, March 14, 2026, in a match between the two DODEA-Europe schools in Vicenza, Italy.
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Kaiserslautern starts slowly, but heats up in baseball opener

Stars and Stripes 14 Mar 2026
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – It took a couple innings for Kaiserslautern to clean the cobwebs off its bats Saturday against Vilseck in both team’s season openers Saturday. Once they did, the Raiders roared ... the bottom of the lineup. The Nos ... “It’s a relief.
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Can anyone topple Ramstein from its throne?

Stars and Stripes 13 Mar 2026
Ramstein and Vicenza took home titles last year using different methods. The Royals picked up their third-straight Division I title via DODEA-Europe’s next dominant pitcher ... Both teams are connected this year as Ramstein gained Vicenza’s best player ... .
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Royals, Wildcats have owned the diamond in recent years

Stars and Stripes 13 Mar 2026
Ramstein and Naples have ruled the DODEA European baseball scene for most of this decade ... Whether DODEA-Europe will see new representation at the top of the podium will be seen at the end of the ...
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Faces have changed, but the top programs haven’t

Stars and Stripes 13 Mar 2026
The 2025 season felt like déjà vu ... The only difference ... All will be decided during the DODEA European soccer championships from May 18-21 in the Kaiserslautern Military Community. Here’s a team-by-team breakdown, based off coaches’ responses. AFNORTH ... .
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This might the year for new royalty on boys pitch

Stars and Stripes 13 Mar 2026
The 2026 season could see the rise of new champions in the DODEA European boys soccer scene ... Ansbach ... Aviano ... Baumholder ... Brussels ... Hohenfels ... Naples ... DODEA-Europe long has learned not to count out the Royals during coach Dominik Ludes’ 25 years in charge ... .
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The race to the track and field finals starts this weekend

Stars and Stripes 13 Mar 2026
When DODEA-Europe athletes step to the starting line this weekend, they will begin the marathon that is the track and field season ... In the throwing events, sophomore Aoife Wallin put DODEA-Europe on ...
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Thomas turned loss into motivation for program’s first title

Stars and Stripes 12 Mar 2026
CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea – Bringing home Humphreys’ first Far East Division I girls basketball title was Mikayla Thomas’ top achievement thus far in her high school basketball career ... 24, 10 days before Far East ... 4 ... Age. 16. Place of birth ... Math ... .
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Kimbrough willed Red Devils to a three-peat

Stars and Stripes 12 Mar 2026
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan – What a whirlwind pair of basketball seasons it’s been for Isaiah Kimbrough. The Nile C. Kinnick senior center has been a central part of the Red Devils’ success the last two seasons ... Back-to-back Most Valuable Player awards.
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DiMatteo helped AOSR maintain dominance on court

Stars and Stripes 12 Mar 2026
An injury turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Natalia DiMatteo ... That included the Falcons’ run to the 2024-2025 DODEA-Europe Division II title. According to DiMatteo, though, that rest was just what the doctor had ordered ... “I do think it’s hard.
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Idowu was a force on both ends for two-time champs

Stars and Stripes 12 Mar 2026
The 6-foot, 6-inch center led a Warrior squad that went 16-1 and defended its DODEA-Europe Division I crown Feb ... Because of his performance throughout the season, the Division I tournament MVP earned DODEA first-team All-Europe honors ... The problem ... .
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