Matt is a sports reporter for Stars and Stripes based in Kaiserslautern, Germany. A son of two career Air Force aircraft maintenance technicians, he previously worked at newspapers in northeast Ohio for 10 years and is a graduate of Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.
The DODEA-Europe season kicks off Friday with a large meet in Kaiserslautern, where all the top performers will converge in May for the season-ending championships.
Ramstein girls win 1-0 nail-biter, while boys top Kaiserslautern 3-0 in the first matchups of a spring sports season that’s now uncertain due to funding issues.
Last year’s champions — Ramstein, Naples and AFNORTH — lost a lot. But they’re still among the favorites in their respective divisions in girls soccer.
Other than a seeming Italian-flavored lock on the D-II championship race, large turnovers have many teams feeling that this might be their season to shine.