STRIPES (Devin Klecan) - Panthers topple Lancers to open season with a ‘W’ | Stars and Stripes
Stuttgart takes a 20-0 halftime lead and doesn’t let up in the DODEA-Europe Division I season opener for both schools.
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - David "Big Dave" Jones lands Division I roster as college football's heaviest player at 425 pounds
A 425-pound offensive lineman who once worked as a UPS driver after college offers dried up has transferred to Division I Mississippi Valley State, and he got there by emailing coaches every Sunday until one finally watched his tape. David Jones, known as "Big Dave," spent years grinding through setbacks that would have ended most […] The post David "Big Dave" Jones lands Division I roster as college football's heaviest player at 425 pounds appeared first on American Almanac .
A 425-pound offensive lineman who once worked as a UPS driver after college offers dried up has transferred to Division I Mississippi Valley State, and he got there by emailing coaches every Sunday until one finally watched his tape. David Jones, known as "Big Dave," spent years grinding through setbacks that would have ended most players' careers before they started. He graduated high school in 2022, struggled to land a college roster spot in what he described as the post-COVID recruiting landscape, bounced through a club program, and eventually went home to drive packages for UPS. Now he is headed to Mississippi Valley State as the heaviest listed player in Division I college football. Jones stands six feet tall and tips the scales at…Open
STRIPES (Matt Wagner) - Some of DODEA-Europe’s top competitors will be doing so in college in the fall | Stars and Stripes
At least three seniors who were on teams in Europe during the school year will be striving to compete for NCAA Division I teams during as college freshmen.
STRIPES (Matt Wagner) - Wiesbaden’s Waldron grew into position as team hit higher gear | Stars and Stripes
The Warriors’ junior, playing in only his second season of soccer, was a key factor for the DODEA-Europe Division I champions’ success.
STRIPES (Kent Harris) - Teams eager to crash the Ramstein-Stuttgart finals party | Stars and Stripes
The SHAPE and Vilseck girls team start off play strongly Monday, while Kaiserslautern boys tie their crosstown rivals in a bid to reach the DODEA-Europe Division I semifinals.
STRIPES (Matt Wagner) - Can someone make Ramstein feel a bit less royal? | Stars and Stripes
Lakenheath and Kaiserslautern are among those will try to stop a three-peat for Ramstein in the DODEA-Europe Division I tournament, while Aviano and Sigonella attempt to topple four-time winner Naples in D-II/III.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - NCAA Cinderella story: Queens Royals headed to first tourney | Morning in America
The Queens Royals are headed to the NCAA basketball tournament for the first time, after winning the Atlantic Sun Conference. Head coach Grant Leonard tells “Morning in America” it’s the first year his team is eligible to qualify after moving up to Division I four years ago. “Here we are,” he said. “What an amazing story.” #NCAA #Basketball #Sports Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
STRIPES (Phillip Walter Wellman) - Stuttgart ends Wiesbaden’s reign at DODEA-Europe cheer championships; Vicenza, AFNORTH also take titles | Stars and Stripes
Stuttgart’s cheer squad has been crowned this year’s top Division I team at the DODEA-Europe cheerleading championships.
STRIPES (Matt Wagner) - Royals, Wildcats maintain grip on team titles | Stars and Stripes
Ramstein again fends off Stuttgart for its fourth straight Division I crown, while Naples outlasts Rota and Aviano for the Division II championship.