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: 2/2/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 2, 2026
1. BOYS WRESTLING Division 3 top-ranked Dundee defeated Division 1 No. 1 Detroit Catholic Central on Friday and then Division 2 No. 1 Lowell and No. 4 Linden on Saturday – Monroe News
2. BOYS WRESTLING Bay City John Glenn edged Division 2 No. 7 Freeland for the Tri-Valley Conference title – Bay City Times
3. BOYS BOWLING Remus Chippewa Hills capped its first perfect run through the Central State Activities Association – Big Rapids Pioneer
4. GIRLS WRESTLING LeRoy Pine River won the first Mid-Michigan/Highland Conference girls championship – Cadillac News
5. BOYS WRESTLING Fred Hammond reached 200 career wins as Division 3 No. 7 Otisville-LakeVille Memorial won its Tamonta Hill Team Tournament title – Flint Journal
6. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 No. 6 Riverview Gabriel Richard downed Division 1 No. 6 Northville 5-2 at the MIHL Showcase – Southgate News-Herald
7. BOYS WRESTLING St. Joseph won its first Berrien County Invitational championship in 33 years – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
8. BOYS WRESTLING Division 4 top-ranked Hudson won a Lenawee County Tournament that also included No. 3 Clinton – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rockford downed Grand Haven 64-48 in a league matchup of statewide Division 1 contenders – Muskegon Chronicle
10. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Milford's Sam Campbell and Detroit Catholic Central's Camren Turowski won multiple events at the MISCA Meet – MISCA
Also of note …
GIRLS BASKETBALL Angela Meggisson scored 50 points for the second-straight game, totaling 53 in a win over Detroit University Prep Art & Design – Ann Arbor News