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. (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. (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. (Alexander Riedel/Stars and Stripes)
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. (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. (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. (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. (Alexander Riedel/Stars and Stripes)
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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