Sporting an 11-4 record and huge wins last week over Saint Mark’s and Ursuline last week, the Padua Pandas will roll into the DIAA state volleyball tournament with the top seed. The tournament starts Wednesday. The top eight seeds will have a first-round bye and host second-round matches on Friday or Saturday. The Pandas earned the top seed by playing …
Padua vs Smyrna girls soccer, photo courtesy of Padua Athletics The weather doesn’t look good again this week but the good news is there are only 5 matches on the schedule this week as most schools are on their holiday break. The beauty of soccer is sometimes the final score doesn’t tell the whole story. The No. 3 …
A large crowd was on hand Friday and Saturday as Dover High hosted the 2023 DIAA State Track and Field championships. The student athletes enjoyed much better weather this year as temperatures hovered in the 60’s to low 70’s as opposed to 2022 when sweltering heat drove temps into the 90’s. The closest team competition took place in the Boy’s …
The Padua Pandas secured their 10th consecutive team championship this afternoon at Killen’s Pond State Park in Felton. Sophia Holgado won the individual title in a time of 19:10.8, just two seconds ahead of her teammate Mary Flanagan. Anna Bockius took 4th, Kylie McCarthy was 6th and Kelsey Wolff finished in 8th place as Padua had the lowest team score …
Bellevue State Park was the setting for a “picture-perfect” Autumn day as 416 varsity runners competed in the Joe O’Neill Cross Country Invitational. Salesianum and Padua took the team titles. The Sals (66) finished just 6 points ahead of 2nd place Middletown. Cape Henlopen took 3rd with 90 points. The Cavaliers’ Jonathan Drew won the boys race with a time …
Padua Academy and Middletown went the distance as they battled for the DIAA Division I girls soccer state championship at Delaware State’s Alumni. Padua was able to capture their fourth straight state championship with a 3-1 penalty kick victory over Middletown. At the end of regular time the two teams were tied 3-3. Pauda got on the board first as …
Ryleigh Thomas Saint Mark’s had 15k’s in win over Padua photo by Nick Halliday Ryleigh Thomas was dominant on the mound as Saint Mark’s held Padua scoreless. Thomas threw a complete game allowing 4 hits and struck out 15 Pandas. She also added a 2 run triple late in the game that helped secure the 5-0 victory. The Spartans got …
Padua DIAA State Cross Country Champions for 9th straight D1 girls team title, photo courtesy of Padua Padua continued its dominance at the DIAA State Cross Country Championships Saturday at wind-swept Brandywine Creek State Park. The Pandas placed five runners in the top ten to win their 9th straight D1 girls team title with a score of 27, forty nine …
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WILMINGTON — Rory Ciszkowski scored 19 points in the first half and 29 for the game to lead the top-ranked St. Elizabeth girls to a 69-47 victory over Padua on Saturday afternoon in Wilmington. With the win, the Vikings remain undefeated at 9-0. All five Vikings starters got on the scoreboard in the first quarter as they registered …
