By Bernie Puchalski: BP Sports Niagara - November 7, 2024
At the start of the Niagara Catholic Athletic Association senior football season, Notre Dame head coach Tim Bisci highlighted a particular need on offence.
“It is going to come down to what our quarterback play is like — we need better quarterback play this year,” he said in a Sept. 11 interview.
Returning quarterback Ben Tsanoff took those words to heart.
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By Bernie Puchalski: BP Sports Niagara - November 7, 2024
Ava DeChellis came up big for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish senior girls basketball team Thursday in the Niagara Catholic Athletic Association AAA basketball final against the visiting Blessed Trinity Thunder.
The Grade 11 student had seven points in the win but, more importantly, she had a pile of assists and steals to help her team record a hard-fought 57-49 victory.
The 16-year-old was at her best early in the second half when the Irish erased a 26-24 deficit with a 13-0 run.
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By Bernie Puchalski: BP Sports Niagara - October 18, 2024
It was definitely a case of no pain, no gain for Notre Dame’s Everett Hemauer in Thursday night’s battle of unbeaten Niagara Catholic Athletic Association senior football squads.
Hemauer scored two touchdowns to lead the Fighting Irish (4-0) to a 24-3 victory over the Saint Francis Phoenix (3-1) but he spent a good portion of the fourth quarter battling painful leg cramps.
“I usually have them after the game but this game I guess I have to drink more water and eat more bananas,” the 16-year-old said. “It was terrible. It was happening in both legs on the calves and in my hamstring on the right. It was bad and it hurt so bad.”
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By Bill Potrecz: BP Sports Niagara - October 9, 2024
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish keep on getting the job done.
The top-ranked Irish defeated the Centennial Cougars 39-27 Wednesday in a championship round quarter-final game at the Fourth Annual BPSN Girls Basketball Tournament to remain undefeated this season in regular season and tournament play.
The Irish set the tone early, racing out to a 17-4 lead after one quarter.
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