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: 10/22/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 22, 2025
1. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Detroit Country Day advanced in Division 3 with a 1-0 win over No. 4 Ann Arbor Greenhills in a Regional Semifinal – Hometown Life
2. BOYS SOCCER Fagan Roy scored three goals as No. 5 Clarkston moved past No. 8 Hartland 4-1 in Division 1 – Oakland Press
3. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 North Muskegon came back from an early deficit to defeat No. 5 Harbor Springs in Division 4 – Local Sports Journal
4. BOYS SOCCER No. 14 Fremont won a matchup of ranked Division 3 teams, 2-1 over No. 5 Elk Rapids – Up North Live
5. BOYS SOCCER No. 11 Detroit Catholic Central advanced in Division 1 with a 3-1 win over No. 6 Okemos – Oakland Press
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Ann Arbor Huron will play for a first Regional title after defeating honorable mention Detroit U-D Jesuit 4-0 in Division 1 – Ann Arbor News
7. BOYS SOCCER Lansing Catholic upset No. 7 Alma 4-1 in Division 3 – Lansing State Journal
8. BOYS SOCCER Cedar Springs will play for a Division 2 Regional title thanks to a shootout win over No. 7 Fruitport – MuskegonSports.com
9. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City St. Francis advanced in Division 2 with a 2-1 win over honorable mention East Grand Rapids – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. BOYS SOCCER No. 9 Melvindale edged honorable mention Dearborn Divine Child in Division 2, 2-1, and No. 4 Warren De La Salle Collegiate downed New Boston Huron 6-1 – Macomb Daily