St Elizabeth Skylar Bolden attempts a layup and scored 7 points in their win over Padua. Photo by Nick Halliday

St Elizabeth’s Sullivan makes last-second shot in OT to defeat Padua 

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  WILMINGTON — Makayla Sullivan hit a last-second shot in overtime to help the St. Elizabeth Vikings beat Padua on the road by a 42-41 score in the teams’ second meeting of the year. Sullivan found herself open for a last-second layup as she rebounded a missed shot by teammate Skylar Bolden. She came down with the rebound and immediately …

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St. Elizabeth girls hold off Padua comeback 56-50 in Top 5 matchup

Nick HallidaySports, Headlines

WILMINGTON –The fourth-ranked St. Elizabeth girls basketball team held off a second-half comeback by No. 5 Padua, handing the Pandas their first loss in another early-season Top 5 matchup 56-50 at the St E Center. The Vikings took an early first-quarter lead and extended it into the second quarter as they took a 33-20 halftime lead.  The Pandas hadn’t trailed …

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Padua’s graduation traditions start with painted skirts

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

  The uniforms worn by the senior Pandas of Padua Academy were a little more colorful than usual this week.  The soon-to-be graduates kicked off their end-of-year traditions by painting their skirts with the logos and colors of the universities they’ll attend in the fall.  “This tradition is really important to everyone at Padua because it’s a culmination of our …