Notre Dame Athletics

Notre Dame equestrian wraps up strong weekend in Armada

September 12, 2017

Performance by the Irish sets them up for a competitive district starting this Saturday. The Notre Dame equestrian team spent over 48 hours at the Armada Fairgrounds this weekend, competing against riders from Goodrich, Armada, Romeo and Bloomfield from 8 a.m. to roughly 7 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. According to equestrian assistant coach and NDP alum Theresa Schmid ('13), the team put their all into the competition. “Thanks to their hard work, the team climbed from last place out of five teams on Saturday to second place for […]

Volleyball Takes Lakeview Title

September 11, 2017

Notre Dame Varsity Volleyball took their second tournament win of the season, going undefeated to take the Battle Creek Lakeview Invite. The Irish started pool play with a 27-25, 25-18 win over Schoolcraft. Gabrielle Shilling and Maddy Chinn led the offense with 10 and 15 kills each while Lauren Burnick dished out 19 assists. Natalie Risi served up 9 points and Taylor Raiola led all defenders with 10 digs while also adding 7 kills. In the second match against Portage Northern, Notre Dame had to battle from 6 points down […]

Growing Notre Dame equestrian team saddles up for another season

August 25, 2017

Intense first two weeks of competition to determine regional qualifiers. On Friday, September 8, Notre Dame’s equestrian team will gather at the Armada Fairgrounds to settle in the team’s eight horses, seven riders, and hundreds of pounds of equipment in preparation for the first event of the season, a two-day competition, which takes place Saturday and Sunday. Though the riders will have to wake up around 6 a.m. on Saturday after a busy week at school, it’s usually not until after 11 p.m. the night before when the kids get […]