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Lily Rethage of the Ramstein Royals slide into home during the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023.

Lily Rethage of the Ramstein Royals slide into home during the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023. (Alexander Riedel/Stars and Stripes)

Stars and Stripes will attempt to provide timely updates from two DODEA-Europe softball tournaments in the Kaiserslautern Military Community Thursday-Saturday.

Ramstein’s Keilani Gonzalez takes a swing against Stuttgart during the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023.

Ramstein’s Keilani Gonzalez takes a swing against Stuttgart during the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023. (Alexander Riedel/Stars and Stripes)

Stuttgart’s Shannon Correa throws a pitch against Ramstein’s Parker Ingram during  the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023.

Stuttgart’s Shannon Correa throws a pitch against Ramstein’s Parker Ingram during the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023. (Alexander Riedel/Stars and Stripes)

Vilseck’s Morgan Robbins applies facepaint to her teammate Kaila Haynes in the dugout before their game against Lakenheath at the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023.

Vilseck’s Morgan Robbins applies facepaint to her teammate Kaila Haynes in the dugout before their game against Lakenheath at the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023. (Alexander Riedel/Stars and Stripes)

Lakenheath Lancer Sarah Branthoover swings against Vilseck during the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023.

Lakenheath Lancer Sarah Branthoover swings against Vilseck during the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023. (Alexander Riedel/Stars and Stripes)

Vilseck senior Kaila Haynes collides with Lakenheath’s LaLanine Toms at home plate during the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023.

Vilseck senior Kaila Haynes collides with Lakenheath’s LaLanine Toms at home plate during the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023. (Alexander Riedel/Stars and Stripes)

Vilseck’s Ava Bentley bats a ball to the infield during the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023.

Vilseck’s Ava Bentley bats a ball to the infield during the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023. (Alexander Riedel/Stars and Stripes)

Lakenheath Lancer Emerson Melkersman, right, high fives her teammate Kendall Wilson after a successful play during the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023.

Lakenheath Lancer Emerson Melkersman, right, high fives her teammate Kendall Wilson after a successful play during the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023. (Alexander Riedel/Stars and Stripes)

Lakenheath Lancer Kalila Te’o pitches against Vilseck’s Mariana DeJesus during the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023.

Lakenheath Lancer Kalila Te’o pitches against Vilseck’s Mariana DeJesus during the DODEA-Europe Softball Championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 18, 2023. (Alexander Riedel/Stars and Stripes)

Thursday’s games

Division I Division II/III
At Kaiserslautern At Ramstein
8 a.m. Wiesbaden 19, SHAPE 0 Aviano 16, Hohenfels 3
10 a.m. Ramstein 15, Stuttgart 2 Rota 14, Vicenza 4
Noon Vilseck 14, Lakenheath 0 Aviano 14, Alconbury 11
2 p.m. Kaiserslautern 17, SHAPE 2 Vicenza 15, Spangdahlem 14
4 p.m. Wiesbaden 6, Vilseck 5 Naples 31, Hohenfels 2
6 p.m. Ramstein 15, Lakenheath 0 Vicenza 13, Sigonella 1
8 p.m. Kaiserslautern 20, Stuttgart 1

Friday’s games

Division I Division I/II
At Ramstein At Kaiserslautern
8 a.m. Alconbury 18, Hohenfels 7
9 a.m. Vilseck 13, Lakenheath 0
10 a.m. Spangdahlem 20, Rota 5
11 a.m. Wiesbaden 9, Stuttgart 3
Noon Naples 10, Alconbury 5
1 p.m. Kaiserslautern 22, SHAPE 10
2 p.m. Sigonella 13, Spangdahlem 10
3:15 p.m. Ramstein 9, Vilseck 0
4 p.m. Naples 15, Aviano 0
6 p.m. Wiesbaden 8, Kaiserslautern 3 Sigonella 12, Rota 3

Saturday’s games

At Ramstein At Kaiserslautern
9 a.m. D-II semifinal: Naples 8, Sigonella 3
11 a.m. D-II semifinal: Vicenza 13, Aviano 12 D-I third place: Vilseck 7, Kaiserslautern 0
1 p.m. D-II/III third place: Sigonella 12, Aviano 3 D-I championship: Ramstein 3, Wiesbaden 2
3:15 p.m. D-II/III championship: Naples 20, Vicenza 4
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Kent has filled numerous roles at Stars and Stripes including: copy editor, news editor, desk editor, reporter/photographer, web editor and overseas sports editor. Based at Aviano Air Base, Italy, he’s been TDY to countries such as Afghanistan Iraq, Kosovo and Bosnia. Born in California, he’s a 1988 graduate of Humboldt State University and has been a journalist for 40 years.

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