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).
Flashback 100: Mercy Links Legend Becomes World Golf Hall of Famer
October 18, 2024
There is one member of the World Golf Hall of Fame who played high school girls golf in Michigan.
Meg Mallon, a graduate of Farmington Hills' Our Lady of Mercy in 1981, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017, highlighting a remarkable career that included 18 LPGA Tour victories, four of which were major titles.
She is also a member of several other prestigious Halls of Fame: the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame (2010), Mercy High School's Athletic Hall of Fame (2023), Ohio State's Athletic Hall of Fame (1996), Palm Beach County's Hall of Fame (2011), and the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame (2002).
At Mercy, Mallon was part of the inaugural golf team her junior year. As a senior, she finished second at the 1980 Lower Peninsula Open Class Girls Golf Final, contributing to her team’s fourth-place finish. She also played four years of basketball and two of softball during her time at the school.
Following high school, Mallon captured the 1983 Michigan Amateur Championship and earned all-conference honors as a golfer for Ohio State in 1984 and 1985.
Previous "Flashback 100" Features
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Oct. 4: Lalas Leaves High School Legacies on Ice & Pitch - Read
Sept. 27: Tamer's History-Making Run Starts in Dexter, Continues to Paris - Read
Sept. 20: Todd Martin’s Road to Greatness Starts at East Lansing - Read
Sept. 13: James Earl Jones, Dickson High Hoops to Hollywood Legend - Read
Sept. 6: Pioneers' Unstoppable Streak Stretches 9 Seasons - Read
Aug. 30: Detroit dePorres Rushes to 1995 Class CC Football Championship - Read
PHOTOS At left, Meg Mallon holds up the trophy after winning the 1983 Michigan Amateur Championship while celebrating at Edgewood Country Club. At right, Mallon shows her award during induction into the Mercy Athletic Hall of Fame. (Photos courtesy of Meg Mallon.)