St. Perpetua 6th grade girls National Team wins championship
Submitted by Stephen F. Shea
Players, front row, from left: Alexis Suer, Zoya Acuna, Kennedy Shea, Fiona Aguilar; back row: Maria Tzanova, Melina Nath, Tatum Haggerty, Victoria Alessandrini, Carolina Wackowski, and Josephine O'Shea Photo provided
The St. Perpetua sixth-grade girls basketball National Team won the championship in style. The girls had a tough hard-fought weekend of basketball. First they beat St. Monica's 22-18 in overtime. After, the girls faced an undefeated St. Catherine's team. With 6 seconds left in the game, tied 18-18 the St. Perpetua girls played fantastic defense, Kennedy Shea saved the ball from going out of bounds and Victoria Alessandrini made a shot with 1 second left to give the girls a second consecutive league title.