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: 3/4/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 4, 2025
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lexi Olson reached 1,000 career points in Ishpeming Westwood’s 45-23 Division 3 District win over West Iron County – Upper Michigan’s Source
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Natalie Hensen reached 1,000 career points and set Battle Creek Pennfield’s career blocked shots record, but Harper Creek won their Division 2 District opener 63-50 – Battle Creek Enquirer
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw United opened Division 1 District play with a 49-45 win over Bay City Central – WNEM
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jana Honeycutt starred in Holland West Ottawa’s 72-43 Division 1 win over Holland – Holland Sentinel
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Manistee scored the first 11 points of a 40-34 Division 3 District win over White Cloud – Ludington Daily News
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jackson Northwest edged Jackson High 37-32 in Division 1 play – WILX
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Livonia Franklin came back to defeat Farmington 46-39 in Division 1 – Hometown Life
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Meadow Cameron got off to a fast start during a 62-29 Division 1 win over Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse – Macomb Daily
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rapid River followed Aubrey Olson to a 49-30 Division 4 District win over Rock Mid Peninsula – Escanaba Daily Press
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ida defeated Monroe Jefferson 39-23 in a Division 2 District opener – Monroe News