Aaron Sviergula finishes 1st!

By Bernie Puchalski: BP Sports Niagara - October 17, 2023

Aaron Sviergula credited a different source of training for his victory in the junior boys race at the NCAA cross country meet.

“I have been playing outdoor ball hockey and I have been sprinting a lot in that so I think I have gotten a lot more speed,” the Grade 10 student at Notre Dame said.

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Irish power into BPSN semifinals

By Bernie Puchalski: BP Sports Niagara - October 4, 2023

Ava Briggs missed getting to play high school basketball last season.

“It was hard to see my friends going to play and my sister was on the team but I just did what I could,” the 15-year-old said Wednesday, after helping her team knock off the Governor Simcoe Redcoats 57-17 in championship quarter-final action at the Third Annual BPSN Girls Basketball Tournament.

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'Fighting Irish' alumni ready to reminisce and party

Don Rickers: Pelham Today - Sept. 28, 2023

Notre Dame College School, in Welland, will be a busy place this coming weekend of September 29 to 31, as hundreds of alumni return to celebrate the institution’s 75^th anniversary.

The Friday night kicks off the weekend with a reunion warm-up party at Mr. Mike’s Steakhouse, on Niagara Street in Welland, with live music from The Madmen, and happy hour prices on food and drinks. Current Notre Dame staff will be present 4 PM to 7 PM to meet former students. 

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Welland’s Notre Dame school set to celebrate 75 years

Victoria Nicolaou: St. Catharines Standard -Thursday, September 21, 2023

When Notre Dame College School in Welland opened its doors in September 1947, it was the only Catholic secondary school servicing the entire area of Niagara.

Alumnus Dan Marshall, class of 1972, remembers students from as far as Fort Erie and Wainfleet being bussed in daily to the Smith Street school.

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Irish land star transfer

By Bernie Puchalski: BP Sports Niagara - September 22, 2023

Christmas came early for Tim Bisci and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish senior football team.

It was late in the summer when the head football coach heard from Justin Savoie’s father that he was moving to Welland and he was wondering if his son was eligible to play with the Irish.

“I told him he had to follow the OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations) transfers and he did it. He moved to Welland and I was ‘This is pretty good.’ ”

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