May 1, 2015 - Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy

NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS
THIS WEEKAT
NOTRE DAME
(HOME GAMES)
VOLUME 9 - ISSUE 31 - MAY 1, 2015
IRISH TAKE 3RD OVERALL AT PINCKNEY INVITE;
SOFTBALL WINS ATHENS INVITATIONAL
SOFTBALL GOES 3-0; TAKES
ATHENS TOURNAMENT
Athens came back to tie the score
in the 5th but he Irish answered
with 1 run in the bottom of the
Boys JV Baseball
Notre Dame Prep rebounded
inning to regain the lead. The
vs. Cabrini 11:00/12:30
from a couple of losses earlier in
6th inning saw Athens take their
the week to go undefeated and
first lead of the game on a
Girls JV/VAR Soccer
win the Athens Relays. The Irish base-clearing double but once
vs. Divine Child 4:00/5:30 improve to 15-2 with wins over
again the Irish answered back
Lutheran Northwest, Warren Mott with a pair of unearned runs in
Sunday May 3
and host Troy Athens. The Irish
the bottom of the inning to retie
took the first game 11-0 behind
the game. Gleason silenced the
Boys Varsity Lacrosse
the pitching of Sophomore Caley RedHawk bats setting them down
vs. Shrine 1:30
Gleason (4 innings, 0 runs, 2 hits, in order in the top of the 7th to
3 Ks and 2 walks) and Caitlin
set up the Irish for a walk-off.
Mondau May 4
Fitzgerald (1 inning, 0 runs, 1, hit Bullard lead off the bottom of the
and 1 K). Catcher Hanna Bullard, 7th with a walk, followed by a sac
Girls Varsity Tennis
Gleason, and right fielder Brook
bunt by Gleason. Athens then
vs. Sacred Heart 4:00
Krausmann each went 2 for 3,
intentionally walked Krausmann
scored twice, and drove home
to set up a force at any base.
Tuesday May 5
2RBI. Madison McClune went
Madeleine Fazio drilled a single
2 for 2, including a double and
to right field to load the bases,
Boys Varsity Baseball
a run scored. The second game
setting the stage for the freshman
vs. AAGR 4:00/5:30
saw the Irish score early and
Edmonds (who went 3 for 3 with
often as they defeated Warren
a HR and 3 RBI in her varsity
Girls Varsity Softball
Mott 12-0. Gleason, Fitzgerald,
debut). With 2 out and two
vs. Divine Child 4:00/5:30 and freshman Emma DiNardo
strikes Edmonds drilled a ball
combined for the 1-hit shutout.
into deep center field to send the
Girls Varsity Lacrosse
Offensively, Krausmann went 3
Irish home with the win. Gleason
vs. AAGR - CHSL 5:00
for 3, scored twice and had an
(14-2) picked up her 2nd win on
RBI. Hanna Antosz (3rd), Bullard the day as she gave up 6 runs on
Boys Varsity Lacrosse
(5th) and Kacey Edmonds (1st)
10 hits, striking out and walking
vs. DC - CHSL 7:00
each went deep against the Mott
3.
pitchers. Bullard also threw out
Wednesadat May 6
two runners as they attempted to
steal (her 10th and 11th runners
Girls JV Tennis
thrown out this season). The
vs. Adams 4:00
final game saw Troy Athens and
Notre Dame, square off for the
Boys JV Lacrosse
tournament title. The Irish scored
vs. AAGR 5:00
3 runs in the bottom of the 3rd
on a single by Liz Swartz (5 for 9
Notre Dame went 3-0 on
Thursday May 7
on the day), a triple by Antosz, a
the day to win the Troy
single by McClune, and a sacrifice
Athens invite
Girls Freshman Softball fly by Bullard to take a 3-0 lead.
vs. St. Catherine 4:30/6:00
Saturday May 2
Girls JV/VAR Soccer
vs. Bishop Foley 6:00/7:30
STOWE POSTS TOURNAMENT
BEST 76 AS IRISH TAKE 3RD
PLACE AT PINCKNEY
Notre Dame Prep took home
3rd place at the Pinckney Invite
at Rush Lake Hills Golf Course
this past Saturday, posting a
team score of 326. The Irish
finished behind only tournament
champion Ann Arbor Huron
(310) and CHSL rival Divine
Child amongst the field of 13
schools. Leading the way for
NDP was Jackson Stowe, who
tied for first in individual scoring
by posting a tournament-best
76. Not far behind was Bryce
Baringer, who shot a 79 to finish
in 7th place. Ryan Collins (84),
Kyle Lindsey (87), and AJ Carlson
(93) also helped Notre Dame by
earning top-40 finishes.
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Caley Gleason (above)
combined with Caitlin
Fitzgerald (below) and
Emma DiNardo to post
shutouts in the first 2 games
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BOYS AND GIRLS TRACK PLACE IN TOP-3 AT CARLSON INVITE;
SOCCER EARNS WIN AGAINST DIVISION RIVAL AAGR
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The NDP Track and
Field Seniors following
their meet with Ann
Arbor Gabriel Richard
Olivia Mears pushes
the ball up the field
for NDP
Schurig, senior Ryan Obear,
Fullerton, and Mylenek placed
first in a blazing 8:24.1, beating
the second place finishers by
nearly 30 seconds. On the girls
The Notre Dame Track & Field
side senior Lauren McGrath
teams brought home some
placed first in the 800m run
more hardware, this time from
(2:27.8) and junior Claire Bolden
Marauder Invitational where
won the 400m dash (60.5).
the Boys team took 2nd overall
Also scoring points and earning
and the Girls finished in 3rd.
medals were senior Andrea
Winning individual events
Pangori in the 200m dash (2nd,
for the boys were senior Eric
28.2), freshman Katelyn Kozole
Leduc in discus (126’1”), junior
in the 200m dash (4th, 29.5),
Nathan Mylenek in the 1600m
sophomore Dana Pangori in the
run (4:33.9), and sophomore
Brendan Fraser in the 3200m run 400m dash (3rd, 67.5), senior
(10:07.1). Leduc was also fourth Emily Mulrenin in the 800m run
(6th, 2:48.9), freshman Lauren
in the shot put (38’4.5”). Other
Neiheisel in the 1600m run (4th,
individuals scoring points and
earning medals for the Irish were 5:55.8), senior Hunter Williams
in the 3200m run (6th, 13:29.3),
freshman Thomas Below in the
100m dash (3rd, 11.8) and 200m junior Ellie Wallace in the 3200m
run (8th, 13:38.3), freshman
dash (5th, 24.7), senior Louis
Maddie Scherle in the high
Pierite in the 100m dash (6th,
12.2), junior Brendan O’Sullivan jump (4’2”) and long jump (3rd,
14”7.5”), and freshman McKenna
in the 200m dash (6th, 24.8),
Dooley in the long jump (4th,
junior Luke Mullis in the 400m
dash (3rd, 53.2), senior Jermaine 13’7.5”). The Irish also took first
in three of four relay events. In
Johnson in the 400m dash (5th,
54.6), junior Aidan Schurig in the the 4x200m relay, senior Lauren
Kavanagh, Bolden, Kozole, and
800m run (2nd, 2:07.2), senior
Joshua Fullerton in the 800m run Andrea Pangori crossed the line
before any other team in 1:53.4.
(5th, 2:12.2), junior Alexander
Leonowicz in the 1600m run (7th, The team of Dana Pangori,
4:59.8), junior Drew Guest in the freshman Claire Seitzinger,
3200m run (7th, 10:44.2), senior Neiheisel, and McGrath topped
the field in the 4x800m relay
Logan Verheyen in the 300m
hurdles (6th, 45.0) and 8th in the with a time of 10:40.3. Finally,
high jump (5’5”), senior Cameron the 4x400m team of Seitzinger,
Scherle, Dana Pangori, and
Rubino in the 300m hurdles
(7th, 49.1), John Paul Terzano in Bolden closed out the meet with a
win in 4:31.1.
the discus (4th, 117’8”), junior
Matthew Durkin in the high jump
(5’7”), and junior Patrick Anger
in the long jump (4th, 18’10”). In
relays, the 4x800m relay team of
BOYS TAKE 2ND, GIRLS
FINISH 3RD AT MARAUDER
INVITATIONAL MEET
BLAZERS DOWN IRISH 2-1
Ladywood senior Sam Riga
notched her 18th and 19th goals
of the season as Livonia Ladywood defeated NDP in a
battle of Division 2 ranked teams
by a score of 2-1. Riga gave the
Blazers an early lead, scoring in
the 5th minute but Erika Wiest
would counter for the Irish in the
37th minute to tie the score 1-1
heading into halftime. Riga would
add her second goal of the game
in the 66th minute which would
turn out to be the difference
maker. Megan Kraus went the
distance in net for the Irish, who
were outshot 15-7. With the loss
NDP is now 6-4 (3-3).
Erika Wiest had 2 goals for the
Irish against AAGR
IRISH BLANK GABRIEL
RICHARD IN CHSL MATCH
Notre Dame improved to 7-4 on
the season with a 3-0 win over
CHSL divisional rival Ann Arbor
Gabriel Richard. Erika Wiest had
2 goals for the Irish and Rosella
LoChirco also added a tally for
NDP. Sarah Mazur and Eileen
Haig helped provide defensive
help in front of goalkeeper Megan
Kraus, who recorded the shutout.
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LATE-INNING COMEBACK HELPS IRISH SWEEP LHN;
PIONEERS TAKE DOUBLEHEADER FROM NDP
Luke Shilling struck
out 16 and added
2 hits at the plate
in the Irish 1-0 win
over LHN
Joey Vyskocil’s double
in the 7th help setup
the NDP rally
Jake DePillo and the
Irish defense has been
a major reason for the
recent winning streak
SHILLING’S NO-HITTER; 7TH
pitch to load the bases and then
INNING RALLY LIFT NDP
for the third time this year, Will
Mullen was hit by a pitch to drive
One pitch, one play, or in this
in a run. The bases remained
case one inning can change a
loaded with one out and the
season. The Irish took a huge
deficit was down to one. Second
emotional leap in the right
baseman Matt Sollmer took
direction on Tuesday night
advantage of the drawn in infield
as they rode a power pitching
to push an infield single to the
performance to 1-0 shutout in
right side that tied the game.
the opener and staged a furious
Shortstop Kory Czajkowski then
seventh inning rally to pull out
executed the same approach by
game two 8-5 against division
driving an RBI single to right
rival Macomb Lutheran North.
field that gave the Irish their first
“I can’t emphasize how big that
lead of the game. The parade
game two comeback was,” said
continued with small ball and
Irish skipper Darren Audia. “
power combining to drive in three
The guys really reached deep and
more runs in the form of catcher
executed all the way through the
Ryan Knutson’s perfectly executed
lineup. That is the kind of win
suicide squeeze and third
that can transform a season.” Luke
baseman DePillo’s monstrous
Shilling fired a no hitter in game
two run triple. Lutheran North
one to run his record to 4-1 on
pushed across two runs in the
the season. The righthander was
bottom of the seventh for the final
overpowering with 16 strikeouts
margin. Mancini gutted out the
and only three walks. Jake
seventh inning to gain his second
DePillo’s RBI single in the first
win of the season. Czajkowski
inning drove in Mat Bur for what
led the offense in game two with
proved to be the game’s only run.
three hits, with DePillo, Vyskocil
Shilling contributed two hits of
and Bur adding two hits each.
his own to the offense. Game two
DePillo drove in three runs
started in the same fashion as the
and Bur scored twice. The Irish
Irish took an early 1-0 lead on
move to 11-8-1 and 8-5-1 in the
a sacrifice fly by Depillo which
division with the sweep.
again drove in Bur. NDP starter
Adam Burnick worked into the
IRISH SWEEP CRANBROOK;
fifth inning before encountering
GET SWEPT BY LHN
some two-out trouble. Ben
Mancini entered to put down the
The Notre Dame JV baseball team
threat and keep the Irish close
traded sweeps with Cranbrook
at 3-1. The seventh inning rally
and Lutheran High North over
started with a DePillo walk. Joey
the past week. The Irish swept
Vyskocil lined a double to put
Cranbrook over the weekend,
runners at second and third with
taking game one 5-1 and game
one out and then things really
two 7-3. In the first game Will
heated up. Joey Agro was hit by a
Badlwin threw a complete game
allowing only 2 hits. Baldwin
also went 2-4 at the plate, scored
2 runs and had an RBI. In the
second game Matt Pezolt threw
5 innings allowing only 1 hit.
Tommy Cavanaugh went 2-3 with
2 RBI and Joe DePillo went 2-4
with an RBI as well. However,
Lutheran North would get the
best of the Irish a few days later,
taking both games by scores of
9-7 amd 6-2 respectively. Will
Gurzick went 3-4 at the plate with
2 RBI and Andrew Carol went 2-3
with 2 RBI as well in the opener
an Noah Ford went 1-2 at the
plate with Anthony VanDieren
throwing 2 great innings of relief
pitching in the nightcap.
.VARSITY AND JV GOLF
FALL IN CHSL PLAY
The Notre Dame Varsity golf team
was edged out by Orchard Lake
St. Marys on Thursday at The
Wyndgate by a final score of 168166. Scoring for the Irish were AJ
Carlson (40), Bryce Baringer (42),
Jackson Stowe (42), Jack Dimefski
(44, Ryan Collins (44), and Kyle
Lindsey (48). The JV team also
fell to U of D Jesuit, 188 strokes
to 163 at Crystal Lake. Leading
scorers for NDP were Zane
Shango (38), Nick Raggio (44),
Jack Williams (45), and Avery
Arelaez (47).
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LACROSSE BEATS CHSL DIVISION I OLSM;
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD STAYS UNBEATEN
Ryan Genord added
5 more goals to his
season total for NDP
Hunter Hoensheid fires
a shot on net against
Orchard Lake St. Marys
Griffin Morris catches a
pass for the Irish
IRISH GET QUALITY WIN
AGAINST IMPROVING OLSM
PIONEERS DROP IRISH
IN DOUBLEHEADER
Notre Dame Prep improved to 9-3
on the season following an 8-5
win over Orchard Lake St. Marys
on Thursday Night. Although
the Eaglets held a 3-1 lead early
on the Irish would score the final
three goal of the first half to take
a 4-3 lead into the break. In
the second half NDP continued
to control possession and limit
OLSM on offense, outscoring
St. Marys 4-2 in the half to earn
the 8-5 victory. Ryan Genord
led Notre Dame Prep with 5
goals while Mitchell Woodrich,
Ryan MacIntyre and Shawn
Potwardowski also found the back
of the net against OLSM all-state
goalie Ben Barrick. “This was not
an easy game. (Orchard Lake)
has some tough kids,” Coach Ron
Hebert said. “Walker is a great
coach. I coached him in college
and he has done a great job with
those kids. They are a real tough
team to beat and only getting
better.” The Irish head to Novi on
Saturday before wrapping up the
CHSL regular season on Sunday
against Royal Oak Shrine.
Notre Dame Prep fell in both
games of a double header to
Riverview Gabriel Richard by
scores of 4-1 and 9-4. The 8
unearned runs given up on the
day proved to be too much for
the Irish to overcome as Bella
McLaury was dominate in the
circle for the Pioneers. McLaury
picked up both wins, going the
distance in both games as she
struck out 23, walked 6, and only
yielded 10 hits. Caley Gleason
took both Irish losses despite
only giving up 5 earned runs.
Madeleine Fazio was the lone
Irish player with multiple hits
with 3. Hannah Antosz belted her
4th home run of the season. for
NDP, who now sits at 15-4 overall.
The NDP Lacrosse Senior
Class of 2015 being
recognized at halftime
Hannah Antosz hit her 4th
homerun of the season during
NDP’s doubleheader with RGR
Catcher Hanna Bullard prepares
to receive a throw from left field
BOYS TRACK REMAINS
UNDEFEATED ON SENIOR
DAY, GIRLS FALL TO AAGR
On senior day, the Notre Dame
Boys Track and Field team
remained undefeated in CHSL
action by posting another win,
this time over Ann Arbor Father
Gabriel Richard. Notching
victories for the Irish were
senior Jermaine Johnson (53.1)
in the 400m dash, senior Logan
Verheyen in the 110m hurdles
(18.59) and in the 300m hurdles
(45.4), junior Chris Wardlow
(17’4”) in the long jump, junior
Matt Durkin (5’6”) in the high
jump, junior Nathan Mylenek
(4:29.85) in the 1600m run, and
senior Ryan Obear (2:04.53) in
the 800m run. The Irish also
went 1-2-3 in the 3200m run
with Mylenek (10:01.96) leading
the way followed by sophomore
Brendan Fraser (10:15.44) and
junior Neil Kaufman (10:57.39).
In relays, Notre Dame won
three of four races, taking top
billing in the 4x200m, 4x400m,
and 4x800m. The Girls Track
and Field team dropped their
dual meet to Ann Arbor Gabriel
Richard. Seniors Andrea Pangori
and Lauren McGrath led the Irish.
Pangori topped the field in the
200m dash (27.82) and McGrath
won the 800m run (2:28.56).
Freshman McKenna Dooley was
first in the long jump (12’7”). The
4x800m relay team of freshman
Lauren Neiheisel, sophomore
Dana Pangori, freshman Claire
Seitzinger, and McGrath won with
a time of 10:53.35.
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IRISH WINNING STREAK HITS 6;
MARIST LACROSSE BEGINS PERFECT 5-0
IRISH MOVE INTO 2ND IN
CHSL WITH SWEEP OF LHN
series with Lutheran North
on Monday and Tuesday has
propelled NDP into second place
5/6 Softball
The roll continued on Tuesday as in the division at 10-5-1 and
vs. St. Lawrence 12:00
the Irish ran their winning streak 13-8-1 overall. “Our defense has
to six straight with a sweep of
been great over this last week
MA Lacrosse
Lutheran North by scores of 8-0
and everyone is contributing at
vs. St. Mary 2:00
and 4-2. Game one was a tight
the plate,” said Irish Head Coach
one most of the way as an RBI
Darren Audia. Coupled with a
5/6 Baseball
double from Luke Shilling and
pitching staff that he still points
vs. Holy Family 3:30
an RBI single from Joey Agro put to as the linchpin of his club and
the Irish up 2-0 early in support
you see a coach who sees a team
Sunday May 3
of starter Mark Marrone. The
on a roll. “Mark Marrone was
senior was brilliant throughout in brilliant and we got a really nice
MA Lacrosse
earning his third win of the year, performance from Patrick Bridges
vs. OLGC 12:00
giving up only an infield single
tonight,” said Audia, but it was
and four walks in the complete
the relief performance by Mullen
game shutout. He struck out ten. that really caught his attention.
The ballgame broke wide open
“Will was fantastic tonight and
in the NDP half of the sixth
really seems to be peaking at the
inning as Ryan Knutson’s bases
right time.” The Irish are off until
loaded walk brought across the
Saturday when they visit Allen
third run before Jake DePillo
Park Cabrini in another critical
delivered a grand slam homer
division matchup.
deep to left field. Junior Adam
The Marist Track and
Burnick added an RBI single to
IRISH SWEEP MUSTANGS
Field team will be in
close out the scoring. In game
action Friday at Detroit two junior Patrick Bridges earned Notre Dame swept Lutheran
Country Day and
his first varsity win with 4 1/3
North in JV Baseball action just
Wednesday at Royal Oak innings of work, allowing two
one day after the Mustangs earned
High School. Both meets earned runs on four hits. Will
a sweep over NDP. In game one,
begin at 5:30.
Mullen entered the game with
Matt Pezolt went 3-4 with 2 RBI
two runners on in the 5th and
and also thew 4 2/3 innings giving
was dominant in striking out the up 4 hits and striking out 3. Brian
first hitter he faced before catcher Blakeslee also went 2-5 with 2
Ryan Knutson ended the threat by RBI. In the second game Andrew
picking the lead runner off third Carol went 6 innings giving up
with a snap throw. Mullen earned only 2 earned runs with 3 Ks. Joe
the save by striking out all seven DePillo went 3-3 with 3 RBI and
hitters he faced. The Irish offense Anthony Vandieren came in to
was divided throughout the
finish the game and did not allow
Will Mullen struck out lineup with lead off man Mat Bur, an earned run.
all 7 hitters he faced to five spot hitter Joey Vyskocil and
earn the save for NDP nine spot hitter Joe Mukhtar all
delivering RBI singles. The sweep
of the critical home and home
Saturday May 2
MARIST LACROSSE WINS
BATTLE OF UNBEATENS;
MOVES TO 5-0
Marist Lacrosse traveled to
Guardian Angels over the
weekend and continued their
strong start with an 11-0 victory.
Marist jumped out to an 8-0 as
the ball never entered the Irish
end of the field for the entire
second quarter. Leading scoring
was Max Stowe with 5 goals and
an assist. Additional scoring was
added by Kevin Cragg (2 goals),
Jonmikal Dragojevic (2 goals),
Nick Batchynski (1 goal), and
Austin Greif (1 goal and 2 assists).
Goalie Antonio Popp recorded
his first shutout of the season in
the win. The next day Marist
headed to St. Lawrence and faced
the undefeated Mustangs. The
Irish started out fast scoring just
four seconds into the game with
Austin Greif winning the face off
and hitting an open Max Stowe
who found the net. St. Lawrence’s
offense was stymied by the
Irish defense who crowded the
Mustang shooters to the edges
of the box. As the game went
on Marist would build a 6-1 lead
halfway through the 4th quarter.
The Mustangs would add 2 late
goals but the Irish would still
come away with a 6-3 win. Stowe
(3 goals, 1 assist), Greif (1 goal, 1
assist), and Dragojevic (2 goals)
led the scoring once again. Joey
Lopez, Tyler Rowe, Nolan Weimer
and Peter Hanna combined for
a total of 14 ground balls to help
out on the defensive end. The
Irish currently sit at 5-0.
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BLAZERS GET PAST IRISH IN BATTLE OF TOP CHSL TEAMS;
GOLFERS TEE OFF IN CHSL LEAGUE PLAY
SUMMER/FALL
ATHLETIC MEETING
Mark your calendars for
Thursday May 14 at 7:00
for the NDPMA summer
camp and fall athletic
meeting. Please make
sure to attend so you
can hear about all of our
teams’ plans for offseason
workouts and camps.
Get an early start on
registration by visiting:
http://www.ndpma.org/
athletics/summer-camps/
MARIST LACROSSE STARTS
OUT CYO PLAY 3-0
ND Marist moved to 3-0 on the
season with a couple of CYO
victories against OLGC and
Guardian Angels. Marist first
faced off against Our Lady of
Good Counsel. A combination
of a solid defense and efficient
offense gave the Irish a 10-3
victory. Scoring was lead by Max
Stowe (7goals, 2 assists) and goals
from Bryce Caldwell, Andrew
McGhee, and Austin Greif. Joey
Lopez led the defense with 9
ground balls with help from
Kolbe Eurick and Nolan Weimer.
Brian Gebara, Keegan Lewerenz
and Ryan Lindsay provided
excellent midfield play. Marist
took on Guardian Angels the next
day and again a combined team
effort resulted in another victory.
Despite being tied 2 - 2 at the end
of the 1st quarter Marist pulled
away with an 11-3 win. Once
again Stowe led the scoring with
8 goals and one assist. Austin
Greif notched two goals and
three assists. Caldwell (1goal, 2
assists), Logan Currie (1 assist)
and Nicholas Batchynski (1 assist)
rounded out the scoring. Marist’s
defense comprised of Tyler
Rowe, Ian Hoke, Weimer, Lopez,
and Eurick provided a difficult
challenge for Guardian Angels
offense, holding them to one goal
through three quarters. Peter
Hanna and Michael Robbins also
chipped in on the defensive end
and goaltender Antonio Popp
made a number of critical saves.
GOLF ENTERS CHSL
STRETCH RUN
BLAZERS COOL OFF IRISH
Notre Dame Prep headed to
Livonia Ladywood for a battle
of the top-2 teams in the CHSL
Division II. It was the Blazers
who got the best of the Irish,
winning the game by a score of
9-6 and dropping NDP’s record
to 6-4 on the year. Ladywood got
off to an early 2-0 but the Irish
would anwers, getting 2 goals
from Izzy Case to tie the game
up. However, the Blazers would
add 3 goals before halftime to take
a 5-2 lead into the break. Before
half, Ladywood scored 3 more
and went into halftime with a lead
of 5-2. NDP would cut the deficit
to 1 on goals by Case and Morgan
Gales but Ladywood would pull
away with 4 unanswered goals
to take a 9-4 advantage. Anna
Grace Agro would try and lead
the Irish back with 2 late goals
but the Blazers would hold on for
the win. Notre Dame will take on
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard in the
CHSL Semi-Finals next Tuesday
with a possible rematch with
Ladywood set if NDP can come
away with a victory.
Notre Dame played a series of
golf matches this week as the
Irish entered the heart of their
CHSL schedule. On tuesday
NDP headed to The Cattails in
South Lyon to take on Catholic
Central and DeLaSalle. Notre
Dame took second, finishing
with a team score of 165. NDP
was led by Jack Dimefski (39),
Jackson Stowe, Kyle Lindsey,
and Will Woryk who all shot 42,
and Bryce Baringer and Tom
Stanisci who each shot a 49. Notre
Dame hit the links again the next
day, this time at Oakland Hills
North against Brother Rice and
Cranbrook. The Irish shot a team
162 and were led by Stowe (37),
Baringer (40), Dimefski (42), AJ
Carlson (43), Greg Turner (43),
and Lindsey (45).
JV SOCCER CLICKING AT THE
RIGHT TIME
The Notre Dame JV Soccer
Team, captained by Kate Joslin
and Mariana McPartlin, got off
to a slow start in March but have
quickly come together as a team.
GIRLS JV LACROSSE FALLS
The Irish sit at 5-3-1 just over
TO LADYWOOD
the midway point of the season
and have been led by a balanced
The NDP Girls JV Lacrosse
attack. Sarah Beckett, Ella Bone,
dropped a 13-3 decision to
Kendall Kurrie, McPartlin, Anna
Livonia Ladywood on Tuesday
Miklas, Haley Tuttle and Cydney
night. The Blazers took a 12-0
lead into halftime before a goal by Ukwuoma have all found the
scoresheet in recent games as
Morgan Frantz and 2 by Audrey
Damman cut into the lead. With NDP attempts to make a late
season push. The Irish will take
the loss Notre Dame falls to 3-4
on Divine Child at home on
on the year.
Saturday in their next match.
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NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS
VOLUME 9 - ISSUE 31 - MAY 1, 2015
IMPROVED DEFENSIVE PLAY LEADS TO NDP SWEEP OF CK;
TENNIS PLACES 2ND AT GRAND RAPIDS INVITE
IRISH DEFENSE, PITCHING
LEADS DOUBLEHEADER
SWEEP OF CRANBROOK
The defense that had been missing
resurfaced at a critical time as
NDP returned home to post a pair
of much needed division wins
over Cranbrook Kingswood by
Julie Boniface and
scores of 9-2 and 4-1 on Saturday.
Hannah Preuss took
The Irish offense was scrappy
2nd at #1 doubles at the and patient in grinding out runs
GRC Invite. The duo also and starting pitching was up to
earned the only NDP win its usual high standard. In game
against Liggett in a match one, starter Mark Marrone earned
this past Tuesday
his third win of the year holding
the Crane scoreless on one hit
while striking out three and
walking only one. Two double
plays snuffed out the only threats
he faced in his four innings
of work. Junior Ben Mancini
came on to work the final three
innings, giving up two earned
runs, in earning the save. Joey
Allison Kavanagh
Vyskocil’s two hits and an RBI
serving at #1 singles
paced the offense. Jake DePillo’s
for the Irish
RBI double and a key two-run
single from leftfielder Joey Agro
also helped the NDP cause. Mat
Bur contributed a hit, a walk and
an RBI while Matt Sollmer added
a hit, a walk, and scored twice. In
game two Will Mullen put up a
vintage performance in posting
a complete game win, going the
distance and giving up only three
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hits. Mullen struck out 13 and
a low forehand
walked only three in his best
performance of the year. Vyskocil
continued his big day with two
more hits and two RBIs. Agro
added an RBI single and second
baseman Michael Maclean added
an RBI double. NDP moves to
9-8-1 (6-5-1) on the year.
IRISH DEFEAT GPS; DROP
CONTEST AT NORTHVILLE
IRISH TAKE 2ND AT GRAND
RAPIDS INVITE
Following a loss to CHSL rival
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard,
Notre Dame Prep got back on
track with an 8-4 win over Grosse
Pointe South. Notre Dame
opened the scoring with goals
by Ryan Genord and Shawn
Potwardowski but the Blue Devils
answered with two goals in the
second quarter to even the score.
However, goals by Griffin Morris
and Hunter Hoensheid late in the
second quarter gave the Irish the
lead and the momentum heading
into halftime. James Damman
and Ryan MacIntyre extended
the Irish lead to 6-2 heading into
the fourth quarter and William
Ballew and Mitchell Wodrich
rounded out the scoring for the
Irish. Ryan Connors was solid in
goal with 14 saves for the Irish.
NDP followed up with a 12-5
loss to Northville on Saturday
afternoon. Northville scored three
of its first four goals with a man
advantage while the Irish were
unable to capitalize on its man
up opportunities. The Mustangs
led 4-1 at halftime and each team
would score three times in the
third quarter. Northville would
break open the game with four
goals early in the fourth quarter
abd cruise to the win. The Irish
now stand at 8-3 on the season.
Notre Dame Prep traveled to
Grand Rapids Christian to play
in the Grand Rapids Tennis
Quad and took 2nd place on the
day. Host GRC took home the
title with 24 points and the Irish
finished ahead of East Kentwood
and Whitehall by virtue of a sets
won tiebreaker as each school
finished with 8 points. Julie
Boniface and Hannah Preuss,
Kate Nachazel and Anjal Reddy,
and Nicole Gebara and Bella
Hanna each took 2nd place at 1st,
2nd, and 3rd doubles respectively.
JV SOFTBALL CRUSHES RGR
The JV Softball team earned 2
big wins over Riverview Gabriel
Richard, defeating the Pioneers
21-0 and 15-0. In the opener,
Emma DiNardo, Mary Yanik
and Rebecca Petrella each had 2
hits and scored 3 runs in a game
that saw Notre Dame cross the
plate 21 times. Paige Greenwell
and Petrella each picked up 3
RBI for NDP and DiNardo fired
a no-hitter to get the win. In
the second game Megan Gowdy
went 2 for 2 for the night with
an 1 RBI, Mary Tuski went 3
for 4, scoring 1 run and driving
in 2 as the Irish would score 16
more runs. DiNardo and Petrella
combined for a no-hitter, each
pitching 2 innings. Notre Dame
is now 11-3 with its only losses
coming to Cabrini.
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