Ramstein running back Kydan Echard stiff-arms Stuttgart senior Zach Poe during the Division I DODEA European championship game on Nov. 1, 2024, at Ramstein High School on Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Echard’s physical play spurred Ramstein’s perfect season

He played running back and linebacker for the unbeaten Royals as they won their first football title since 2018.

Stuttgart's Mia Snyder sets the ball during an Oct. 5, 2024, match against Kaiserslautern at Kaiserslautern High School in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Snyder switched positions, maintained strong play

Stuttgart senior turned into a setter to lead the Panthers to another strong season.

Aviano's Xavier Fox hits the ball through the block of Sigonella's William Thompson on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at Aviano Air Base, Italy.

Fox added skills, then championship banner

Aviano senior helped his teammates to a long-sought title as Saints only drop five sets during the season.

Stuttgart freshman Anna Konon runs towards the finish chute ahead of the field at the DODEA Europe Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Konon covered the 3.1-mile course at the Rolling Hills Golf Course in Baumholder, Germany, in 20:15.15.

Konon’s teammates pushed her to top as a freshman

Stuttgart dominates the DODEA-Europe girls cross country championships behind a runner who wasn’t sure she belonged on the team when the season began.

Frankfurt International’s Seth Leishman approaches the finish line at the 2024 DODEA European Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Leishman won the boys’ race in 16:59.49 to win his first individual title in his fourth year running at the Rolling Hills Golf Course in Baumholder, Germany.

Frankfurt’s Leishman trained hard for first title

Senior overcame an injury that almost derailed his early season dominance to win at the fourth time competing at the championship meet.

Ramstein senior Tristan Chandler jumps as he hits the ball during the boys singles final against Vicenza's Michael Gillett during the DODEA European tennis championships on Oct. 26, 2024, at T2 Sports Health Club in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Chandler was nearly perfect in four years on court

Ramstein senior won his fourth boys singles title in as many years and only dropped one set during that span.

Kaiserslautern's Abby Hover hits the ball during the girls singles final against Sigonella's Charlize Caro at the DODEA European tennis championships on Oct. 26, 2024, at T2 Sports Health Club in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Hover won a title every year of high school

Kaiserslautern senior caps her prep tennis career by winning girls singles title after three years of being half of the championship doubles team.

Kaiserslautern's Asia Andrews hits the ball on the No. 12 fairway during the final round of the DODEA European golf championships on Oct. 10, 2024, at Woodlawn Golf Course on Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Andrews found inspiration from new teammates

Senior won her third straight DODEA-Europe golf title, crediting former teammates for getting her into the sport and new ones for keeping her focused.

Ramstein's Grayden Taylor putts on the No. 13 green during the final round of the DODEA European golf championships on Oct. 10, 2024, at Woodlawn Golf Course on Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Taylor’s clutch play a part of Royals rout at finals

Ramstein senior had the top average entering the championships and won the individual title in a playoff as his team coasted to victory.

Ashton Jeanty from Naples scores during the Department of Defense Education Activity Europe division II football championship game between the Aviano Saints and the Naples Wildcats, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018.

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Ashton Jeanty: from Naples freshman to Heisman hopeful

He opened some eyes in Europe in 2016 before moving back to the States. Now he’s getting praise as perhaps college’s top running back.

Stella Schmitz, center, signs her National Letter of Intent to play tennis for Rutgers University during a ceremony on Nov. 13, 2024, at Kaiserslautern High School. Left is Schmitz's mother, Clare Barnard-Schmitz, and right are Kaiserslautern tennis coaches Elizabeth and Gary Martin. Hidden behind the flowers at left is Stella's father, Frank Schmitz.

Kaiserslautern senior will play tennis for Rutgers

Stella Schmitz will join her older sister, Aiva, in the collegiate ranks next fall.

Aviano junior Addison Krajicek, left, and Balck Forest Academy Xofia Wood Pineda, middle, of the Gold team, defend agianst an attack at the net by Black Forest Academy Priscilla Sivonen of the Pink team during the 2024 DODEA-Europe All-Star volleyball matches on Nov. 9, 2024, at Ramstein High School on Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

DODEA-Europe all-stars pay homage to Paris on court

Lucia Martinez felt special stepping onto the floor at Ramstein High School for the DODEA-Europe girls volleyball all-star matches on Saturday.

Aviano's Jules LaSalle gets his hand on a ball while blocking with teammate Deon Walker on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in the championship game of the DODEA-Europe Boys Volleyball Championships in Vicenza, Italy.

Saints seniors finally earn a championship banner

Aviano downs BFA and Naples to win a DODEA-Europe title that has eluded group of seniors who have starred in several sports over the years, but come up short.

Wiesbaden's Aniyah Brown attempts to block a ball from Kaiserslautern's Kezley Kai in the Division I final of the DODEA-Europe volleyball championships at Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 2, 2024. Wiesbaden beat Kaiserslautern 25-21, 25-21, 17-25, 25-10 to take the title.

Upstart Wiesbaden refuses to relinquish large-school championship

The Warriors, seeded fifth and with a third coach in less than three years, three-peat as Division I champions by knocking off top-seeded Kaiserslautern.

The Ansbach Cougars celebrate their DODEA-Europe Division III volleyball title after defeating Brussels 25-11, 25-18, 25-18, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 2, 2024.

Lange leads Ansbach to three-peat as small-schools champ

A Cougars junior dominates at the net to defeat Brussels in championships for a second straight season.

Vicenza's Alexandra Nelson taps the ball back over the net against Black Forest Academy's Hannah Kooima in the Division II final the DODEA-Europe volleyball championships at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 2, 2024. Vicenza won 26-24, 13-25, 25-17, 25-18.

Vicenza adjusts to new tactics, captures mid-sized crown

The Cougars regain the Division II title they lost in 2022 by defeating a stubborn Black Forest Academy squad in four sets.

Europe Scoreboard: Nov. 2, 2024

Naples' Leishieh Morgan carries the football during the DODEA European Division II title game on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. Morgan, who had 12 carries for 103 yards and two touchdowns, was named the game's most valuable offensive player.

Naples’ reign atop D-II now stretches to four years

The Wildcats top Vicenza for the third time this season to win fourth straight title in DODEA-Europe’s medium-sized school division.

Ramstein running back Kydan Echard goes airborne after being tripped up by Stuttgart defender Sammy Johnson during the Division I DODEA European championship game on Nov. 1, 2024, at Ramstein High School on Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Ramstein Royals halt Stuttgart Panthers’ reign atop D-I football

Ramstein tops four-time defending champion Stuttgart to grab its first large-school title in Europe since 2018.