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: 5/1/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 1, 2025
1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 12 Otsego remained undefeated with a 3-1 win over Plainwell, its first over its rival in more than five years – Kalamazoo Gazette
2. SOFTBALL No. 6 Millington won a matchup of top-10 teams in Division 3, 6-1 over No. 8 Otisville LakeVille Memorial – WNEM
3. BASEBALL Saginaw Swan Valley swept Division 3 No. 8 Hemlock 2-0 and 9-1 – Saginaw News
4. GIRLS SOCCER Oxford scored three second-half goals to pull away from Division 3 No. 9 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 5-1 – Oakland Press
5. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 7 Spring Lake finished a three-game sweep of No. 17 Hudsonville Unity Christian with a third-straight shutout of the Crusaders, 2-0 – Grand Haven Tribune
6. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 16 Midland and Davison split, Midland winning first and Davison the second game – Midland Daily News
7. SOFTBALL Mackenzie Burns nearly hit for the cycle in Pinckney’s win over Ann Arbor Skyline – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. GIRLS SOCCER Monroe Jefferson/Erie Mason improved to 6-7 wit a 1-0 win over Flat Rock after winning one match a year ago – Monroe News
9. GIRLS SOCCER Hannah Converse scored five goals in Lake Fenton’s win over Clio – Flint Journal
10. SOFTBALL Petoskey remained undefeated this season with a sweep of Cadillac – MI Sports Now
Also of note …
BOYS BASKETBALL Iron Mountain coach Bucky Johnson has retired after 25 seasons and with a 392-170 record – Upper Michigan’s Source