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: 12/18/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 18, 2025
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2. ICE HOCKEY Luke Storm had three goals in Division 1 No. 3 Howell’s 4-3 win over No. 4 Brighton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Emersen Holder had a quadruple-double in Warren Regina’s big win over Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage posted a key Saginaw Valley League North win over Midland, 47-39 – Saginaw News
5. WRESTLING Eamon Murray’s pair of individuals wins keyed Midland’s 37-36 victory over Sanford Meridian and 38-34 win over Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary – Midland Daily News
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Landon Love scored 33 points in Beaverton’s 56-54 win over Pinconning – Bay City Times
7. ICE HOCKEY Hayden Taylor scored four goals for Muskegon Reeths-Puffer in its big win over East Kentwood – Local Sports Journal
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Cheboygan remains undefeated after a 59-41 win over Kingsley – Up North Live
9. WRESTLING Gibraltar Carlson earned victories over Lincoln Park and Wyandotte Roosevelt – Southgate News-Herald
10. WRESTLING Cadillac swept Midland Bullock Creek and Charlevoix – Cadillac News