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: 2/20/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 20, 2025
1. BASKETBALL Millington’s boys clinched the Big Thumb Conference White championship with a 67-58 win over Caro, and Reese Gohsman became the Cardinals girls all-time leading scorer during a loss to Cass City – Saginaw News
2. SKIING Maple City Glen Lake finished a girls and boys sweep of Lake Michigan Ski Conference team titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. HOCKEY No. 6 Painesdale Jeffers downed No. 10 Calumet 4-1 in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Upper Michigan’s Source
4. HOCKEY No. 2 Houghton defeated Hancock 5-3 on the other side of that bracket – Upper Michigan’s Source
5. HOCKEY Aidan Herrera’s overtime goal took South Lyon Unified past Dearborn Divine Child 6-5 in Division 3 – Oakland Press
6. HOCKEY Drew Basha scored three goals to lead Romeo past Utica/Fraser 4-2 in Division 1 – Macomb Daily
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dexter upset Temperance Bedford 51-41 to earn an opportunity for a league title share – Ann Arbor News
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker downed Bad Axe 77-68, but Bad Axe’s Michael Janssen reached 1,000 career points – Huron Daily Tribune
9. HOCKEY Cheboygan came back from two goals down to defeat Gaylord 4-2 in Division 3 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
10. HOCKEY L’Anse Creuse Unified advanced in Division 1 with a 5-2 win over New Baltimore Anchor Bay – Macomb Daily