Lots of Fight in Pontiac Notre Dame Irish
June 7, 2012
Last week was the busiest on the MHSAA school schedule. And it was a great one for Pontiac Notre Dame Prep.
Over three days, the Fighting Irish won three District and one Regional championship, plus two more track and field individual Finals titles.
Successes were celebrated across six sports.
Thursday: Notre Dame’s boys golf team won its District, led by individual medalist Aaron Knutson; the senior shot a 71.
Friday: The boys lacrosse team won its third straight Regional title with an 11-2 win over Warren DeLaSalle in Division 2. (The Irish since have lost to Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central in a Semifinal.)
Saturday: Senior Sara Barron finished an outstanding track career by winning the 1,600-meter run with a Division 2 Finals record time of 4:51.67. She also won the 800 in 2:15.83 and teamed with Taylor Timko, Sarah LewAllen and Candice Mark to finish third in the 1,600 relay.
Timko also scored the game-winning goal as Notre Dame’s girls soccer team beat Detroit Country Day 1-0 in a Division 3 District championship game.
The Irish’s softball team beat Bloomfield Hills Lahser and Detroit Country Day by a combined score of 25-1 to win its sixth straight District title. Notre Dame had only one error on the day and didn’t give up a hit in the five-inning win over Lahser.
Finally, the girls tennis team posted its best MHSAA Finals finish to cap its best season ever. Notre Dame placed seventh in Division 4, keyed by runner-up finishes by Erin Moncrief (No. 4 singles) and Maddie Riley and Gabby Bering (No. 4 doubles). Notre Dame ended with a 10-1 dual record, losing only to eventual Division 4 champion Bloomfield Hills Academy of Sacred Heart.
PHOTO: Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s softball team won its sixth-straight District championship Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Lynn Wroubel).
Today in the MHSAA: 5/22/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 22, 2025
1. SOFTBALL Clawson edged Warren Mott 2-1 to clinch its first league title in this sport, in the Macomb Area Conference Gold – Oakland Press
2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 12 Middleville Thornapple Kellogg downed No. 13 Battle Creek Harper Creek 1-0 in a Division 2 District opener – Battle Creek Enquirer
3. GIRLS SOCCER Just two days after seeing its 40-game league winning streak end against Gibraltar Carlson, Trenton won a Division 2 District rematch 2-1 – Southgate News-Herald
4. BOYS GOLF/TRACK & FIELD The Traverse City West – ranked No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – and Maple City Glen Lake golf teams clinched league titles, as did the LPD3 No. 5 Kingsley and Central Lake girls and Charlevoix and East Jordan boys track & field teams – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. TRACK & FIELD Bay City Western swept county team championships, the boys for the 16th straight season and the girls for the sixth consecutive – Bay City Times
6. GIRLS SOCCER Carleton Airport downed Ypsilanti Community 2-0 in a Division 2 District opener, its first postseason win since 2018 – Monroe News
7. TRACK & FIELD Breckenridge’s girls and boys teams swept Mid-State Activities Conference championship meet titles – Saginaw News
8. TRACK & FIELD The Mason, Okemos and Lansing Catholic girls and Grand Ledge, Williamston and Lansing Catholic boys were Capital Area Activities Conference meet winners – Lansing State Journal
9. GIRLS SOCCER No. 5 Utica Eisenhower advanced in Division 1 with a 4-0 District win over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Macomb Daily
10. GIRLS SOCCER Elk Rapids opened Division 4 District play with a 5-0 win over Maple City Glen Lake – MI Sports Now