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: 3/6/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 6, 2026
1. ICE HOCKEY Livonia Stevenson advanced to the Division 2 championship game with a 3-2 win over Caledonia, and Flint Powers Catholic shut out Detroit U-D Jesuit 3-0 in a Division 2 Semifinal – Detroit News | WJRT
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Cam Ryans drilled a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to send Grand Rapids Northview past East Kentwood 52-50 in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Harbor Beach won its first Regional title with a 64-62 double-overtime victory over International Academy of Flint – Huron Daily Tribune
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Colon downed Battle Creek St. Philip 49-40 in Division 4 to clinch the program’s first Regional title – Battle Creek Enquirer
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Concord won its first Regional title since 1990, downing Petersburg Summerfield 55-39 in Division 4 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Onsted clinched its first Regional title since 1983 with a 42-40 win over Ecorse in Division 3 – Adrian Daily Telegram
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Onekama handed Traverse City Christian its only loss, 46-40 in a Division 4 Regional Final – MI Sports Now
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Catholic Central handed Grant its lone loss, 54-26 in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Chelsea upset Lansing Sexton 51-45 in a Division 2 Regional Final – Ann Arbor News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Schoolcraft upset Niles Brandywine 62-50 to clinch a Division 3 Regional title – Kalamazoo Gazette
Also of note …
BOYS BASKETBALL Jordan Harrison scored his 1,000th career point as Ann Arbor Pioneer won its first Regional title since 2007 with a 63-48 win over Canton – Ann Arbor News