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: 8/27/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 27, 2024
1. GIRLS GOLF Grace Slocum won her fourth tournament to start the season, this time leading Traverse City St. Francis to the team title at the Grayling Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. VOLLEYBALL Mendon won the St. Joseph County Tournament, defeating 2023 champion Three Rivers to clinch – Sturgis Journal
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 top-ranked Warren De La Salle Collegiate scored with 18 minutes to play to get past Division 1 No. 12 Detroit Catholic Central 1-0 – Oakland Press
4. BOYS SOCCER Riverview and Division 3 No. 14 Grosse Ile played to a 2-2 draw in a key Huron League match – Southgate News-Herald
5. BOYS SOCCER Alma held on to down Frankenmuth 2-1 – Saginaw News
6. GIRLS GOLF Whitehall carded a 378 to win the Ludington Jamboree by 15 strokes – Ludington Daily News
7. BOYS TENNIS Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse edged Sterling Heights Stevenson 5-3 – Macomb Daily
8. BOYS SOCCER Mason Keister scored the lone goal in Midland Bullock Creek’s win over Gladwin – Midland Daily News
9. BOYS SOCCER Canton Prep broke away during the second half for a 5-0 win over Livonia Clarenceville – Hometown Life
10. BOYS SOCCER Cadillac earned its first win of the season, downing Sault Ste. Marie 7-0 – Cadillac News