Monica Williams drained a 3-point shot with 10 seconds left in the game to give the Donahue Academy girls basketball team their first district title with a 51-48 win over Seacrest.
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 Four Donahue Academy football players have received all-state honors from the Florida Christian Association of Private and Parochial Schools, including Dominic Allan (left) who was named All State Linebacker of the Year, All State Defensive Player of the Year and was the recepient of the All State Sportsmanship Award.
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Work is under way on the new Ave Maria parish center and Fr. Cory Mayer, pastor of the Ave Maria quasi parish, said he hopes it can open in March.
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Among those whose plans were disrupted by the epic snowstorm in Washington, D.C., were 150 Ave Maria students who traveled by bus to Washington, only to come back before the march to avoid being trapped in the storm. The students had their own "mini march" in Washington (above) and spent more than 40 hours getting two and from the nation's capital.
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The sixth annual Sunshine State Steak Cook-Off takes over the Ave Maria town center Saturday, Jan. 30, with organizers expecting to serve a few thousand steaks, one of which will be judged the best steak in Florida.
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A violent storm that moved through Southwest Florida overnight took down many trees in Ave Maria but there were no reports of any injuries or damage to houses. (Above, downed trees became play areas in several neighborhoods, including this one on Taylor Drive.)
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 Tim Nance, whose Collier County Commission district includes Ave Maria, announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election to a second term this year.
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One of Ave Maria University's higher profile senior administrators has resigned to take a position with a Catholic charity based in Chicago. Mr. Joyce intends to remain living with his family in Ave Maria.
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The town of Ave Maria will be part of a new state senate district that includes all of Collier County under a court-ordered reistricting plan.
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The finish line and other portions of the HITs Triathlon Saturday, Jan 9, will be in Ave Maria for the first time and portions of the race will be coming through parts of Ave Maria. The triathlon, which attracts world-class athletes, has come through Ave Maria before but finished in Naples.
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Collier County commissioners are expected to consider a new ordinance regulating golf cart use in Ave Maria at a meeting in January, although the exact wording of the ordinance remains unclear after a meeting of the Ave Maria Stewardship Community District Tuesday.
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 The Donahue Academy Shamrocks lost to undefeated Clearwater Academy 68-20 in the state eight-man football championship game Saturday but showed great character, Head Coach Rich Scanlon (right) said.
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Ave Maria University expanded its presence to previously undeveloped land across a lake from its main campus with the opening of a shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Ave Maria University's accreditation has been reaffirmed for 10 years, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools announced Tuesday.
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An all-day conference at Ave Maria University Dec. 9 will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vatican II document Dignitatis Humanae and will feature a number of scholars examining the document and its subject, religious liberty. The conference is open to the public.
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Elias Allan threw a 40-yard touchdown strike to Anthony Altomari in the closing seconds of a closely-fought game and the Donahue Academy Shamrocks moved on to the state championship game with a 36-30 win over the City of Life Warriors Friday night. The championship game is Saturday, Dec. 12, against Clearwater Academy and will be played on a neutral field in Lakeland.
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The skating rink (above in photo by Erin Campbell) was popular again this year at the Ave Maria Celebration of Lights. The first rain in the event's history, which came during the annual parade, forced an early end to festivities.
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Nine members of the Ave Maria Council of the Knights of Columbus were elevated to fourth degree -- the organization's highest degree -- at a ceremony Saturday in Orlando.
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UPDATED: The Donahue Academy Shamrocks beat Oasis 56-12 Friday night to move on to a semi-final match against undefeated City of Life at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, in St. Cloud, FL. (address in full story)
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