The Ave Maria University Gyrenes beat Webber International 28-13 Saturday, improving their record to 5-2. Above, Travis Makauskas scampers to the endzone for one of his two touchdowns of the day.
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The PBS program Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly explores the question of Catholic colleges' Catholic identity by contrasting Georgetown and Ave Maria University. The segment, which can be seen online by clicking here and locally on WGCU-TV during the week, features AMU President Jim Towey and several AMU students. (pictured, AMU students talking to the PBS reporter.)
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The Fellowship of Catholic University Students will be back in Ave Maria in the summer of 2014 for their annual six-week training session for more than 500 of its missionaries and staff.
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The Donahue Academy Shamrocks secured a playoff berth Saturday evening with a 46-20 win over Masters Academy at North Park. The Shamrocks' playoff opponent will be determined later in the week.
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Ave Maria University took advantage of a struggling College of Faith football team Saturday, shutting out the visitors from Charlotte, N.C., 52-0 at the new AMU home football field.
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Hundreds turned out Saturday as Collier Family Farms in Ave Maria re-opened for the season with a fall festival.
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Ave Maria Unviersity hopes to further the mission of Mother Teresa through academic study and service with the Mother Teresa Project, which was officially announced Saturday by AMU President Jim Towey, who worked closely with her. Pictured: Sister Dorothy, one of the original 12 women to join Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity, outside the Oratory. (photo Naples Daily News)
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Donahue Academy moved closer to the 7-man football playoffs Saturday, beating Community Christian 44-8 at North Park.
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The Ave Maria University Football Team won their third straight game in dramatic fashion Saturday, scoring two touchdowns in the final minute of play to beat Florida Tech 45-41 in the first game played at AMU's new home football field on campus.
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Shamrock Bank, which was founded by Tom Monaghan, has agreed to merge with First National Bank of the Gulf Coast, the companies said in a statement Tuesday evening. The merger is subject to regulatory and shareholder approval and if it goes through, the Shamrock branch in Ave Maria will become a branch of First National. [Updated Wednesday morning]
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Ave Maria University is marking its 10th anniversary this week with a series of events, culminating with a busy Saturday, Oct. 12, that will feature the announcement of a new project dedicated to Mother Teresa, the first home football game on campus, and a Birthday BBQ for the entire Ave Maria community.
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Ave Maria Development has announced that strong sales by all four homebuilders pushed the total number of new home contracts in Ave Maria to 133 through the end of the third quarter. CC Devco, Del Webb, Lennar and Pulte sell homes in four neighborhoods -- Maple Ridge, Del Webb, Emerson Park and Hampton Village.
Ave Maria University won its second straight football game -- their first-ever back-to-back victories -- beating Concordia 48-34 in Selma, Ala.
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The Donahue Academy junior varsity football team had a different look on the field Saturday -- 11 players instead of the usual seven. The school's first 11-man squad beat Marco Island 13-6, and will play one more contest although there are no plans to play a full 11-man schedule.
Gov. Rick Scott presented Arthrex founder Reinhold Schmieding with the Governor's Ambassador medal Thursday afternoon at the official grand opening of the new Arthrex manufacturing facility in Ave Maria. The governor told Arthrex employees they "could not have picked a better company or location." (Above, Gov. Scott with Arthrex employees and Mr. Schmieding's wife, Erika. Photo by Jeremiah Rappley)
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The Ave Maria University Gyrenes beat Warner University 27-3 Saturday in Lake Wales, FL, for the team's second-ever victory, and the first for head coach Marty Quinn.
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Clearwater Academy, last year's 7-man football state champions, handed the Donahue Academy Shamrocks their first loss of the season Saturday.
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Nationally-known conservative comic Brad Stine will perform on behalf of the Ave Maria University Young Americans for Freedom Thursday night at 8 p.m. in the student union ballroom.
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A fire in a common room at the Mother Teresa residence hall on the Ave Maria University campus forced evacuation of hundreds of women residents Monday. No one was injured and a spokesperson for the university said that damage was limited to the common room where an overheated laptop ignited a couch, causing the fire.
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Writer and philosopher Michael Novak was honored in words, and with song at events at Ave Maria University marking his recent 80th birthday. Author George Weigel was among those paying tribute to Mr. Novak's many contributions in a number of areas.
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