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: 1/17/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 17, 2025
1. BOYS BASKETBALL KJ Torbert reached 1,000 career points and East Lansing downed Okemos 78-67 in double overtime – Lansing State Journal
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jordyn Egger reached 1,000 career points in Mount Pleasant’s big win over Bay City Central – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Daniel Jacobson also celebrated 1,000 career points with 24 in Gaylord St. Mary’s 53-29 win over Onaway – Petoskey News-Review
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Birmingham Groves is first in the Oakland Activities Association Red thanks to a 66-62 win over Clarkston – Detroit News
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grass Lake sits alone in first in the Cascades Conference East after a 49-39 victory over Leslie – Jackson Citizen Patriot
6. HOCKEY Wyandotte Roosevelt downed Gibraltar Carlson 3-1 in part thanks to goalie Evan Kelly’s 47 saves – Southgate News-Herald
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Mt. Morris remained undefeated in Mid-Michigan Activities Conference play after a 44-27 win over New Lothrop – WJRT
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Halen McLaughlin drained 38 points in Sanford Meridian’s 68-41 victory over Beaverton – Midland Daily News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Drake Koepke scored the game-winner in Bellaire’s 50-49 win over Traverse City St. Francis – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Clarkston Everest Collegiate broke away from a halftime tie to down Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest 50-32 – Oakland Press