Aaron Treleaven has signed to compete in track and football at Hartwick College in Oneonta next year, while majoring in physics.
He is believed to be the first Notre Dame male athlete to sign for two college level sports.
Aaron has been an outstanding member of our Irish track teams from 2019 thru 2022 winning the B4 sectional championship in the discus in 2021 while earning Genesee Region All-Star recognitions.
He was also a standout swimmer for 6 years at ND where he earned multiple GR All-Star recognitions, won sectional titles and qualified for state competition.
Aaron is an exceptional student who was recently named Co-Salutatorian for the Class of 2023 by posting a GPA that placed him tied for 2nd in his class.
The Notre Dame Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Mrs. Lindsay Warner has been named Assistant Principal, effective July 1. James Sutherland, Board of Trustees president, said, “We are very excited to welcome back a member of our own ND Family to such an important leadership position. Lindsay brings a passion for education and a real love of Notre Dame. We are confident that her return brings continuity and respect to our traditions and values.”
Mrs. Warner brings a vast array of talents and skills, having been in education and leadership for many years. Her intelligence, strong interpersonal skills, and intentional, values-driven leadership style are a strong match for Notre Dame. She believes in student-centered education and has demonstrated a commitment to upholding the potential of every student. Lindsay is a 2001 graduate of Notre Dame and previously served as a varsity coach and faculty member.
She was the founder of ND’s award-winning business program and was notably awarded the New York State Business Teachers Association’s outstanding new business teacher in 2015. For the last 6 years, Lindsay has served in and out of the classroom at the WNY Tech Academy as a teacher, work-based learning coordinator, program promoter, recruiter, and social media coordinator/developer.
When asked about this opportunity, Lindsay said, "I am grateful to have a place on the leadership team at Notre Dame. Mrs. Lindner and I share common goals: to positively impact the culture of Notre Dame, model an authentic love for learning, and tirelessly promote the value of an education rooted in faith. It is an honor and privilege to be here, and I am looking forward to earning the trust and respect of this school community!"
Please join the Board of Trustees, staff, and faculty of Notre Dame in welcoming Mrs. Lindsay Warner back to her alma mater and to her new position.
Even when I was a little kid I was interested in sports. As early as 5 or 6 years old I was keeping a scrapbook of players from Notre Dame University football. In a previous story, I detailed my dream of someday playing quarterback for the Fighting Irish, but that blew up very quickly, along with my football “career” the first week of freshman year at Notre Dame High School (The Extremely Brief Football Career of a Batavia Boy 12/29/2018).
The memory is a strange thing, but I distinctly recall watching the Cotton Bowl football game in 1954 when I was 7 years old. It stands out because in the game a player from Rice University was running for a touchdown when an opponent from Alabama who was sitting on the bench ran on the field and tackled him.
In October 1956, when I was 9, I remember watching the entire baseball game (in black and white, of course) when Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitched a perfect game in the World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers ( I was rooting for the Dodgers though).
In October 1957, my favorite baseball team, the Milwaukee Braves, won the World Series beating the Yankees in seven games. Weekday games back then were in the afternoon (men would go to the games wearing suits!), and unbelievably and forever endearingly, my mom let me stay home “sick” from school one day to watch. I got bragging rights over my friend Charlie who was a Yankees fan, and I now have a pretty impressive collection of '57 Braves memorabilia, including signed balls from the team's four Hall of Famers – Hank Aaron, Warren Spahn, Eddie Matthews, and Red Schoendienst.
In November 1957, I delighted in viewing Notre Dame University, which was a 19-point underdog, end Oklahoma's 47-game winning football streak by upsetting the Sooners 7-0.
I mention these sports events not to brag about my memory (somehow, my brain has blocked out my entire year of kindergarten at Washington School), but to illustrate how focused I could be on athletics at my very young age.
Neighborhood Games
As far as playing sports, that was limited to the neighborhood and parks with my friends. There were no Pop Warner or Vince Lombardi youth football leagues then. (Lombardi was not even a head coach until 1959.) I did have my own helmet, though ( A Batavia Boy's Favorite Childhood Possession Was His Red Football Helmet 10/7/2018).
Sliding, Dave Reilly, tagging out, brother Dan Reilly, and making the safe sign, Charlie Mancuso.
Pretty much the only organized sport with leagues for young kids then was Little League Baseball. But, I was too shy and lacked the confidence to sign up and/or try out. My friends and I would sometimes play at the Little League field on State Street by MacArthur (now Dwyer) Stadium. But, we would play there on the weekday afternoons when no one was around. In the evenings and on weekends, the teams with the uniforms and coaches would take over.
I can't recall anyone in my neighborhoods (first Thomas and Ellicott Avenues, then North Spruce Street) having a basketball hoop in their driveway where we could play that sport. We had a gym at St. Mary's School, but I don't remember the school being in a CYO league or if they were, once again, I was too shy to join.
The first time I even played basketball was in 7th or 8th grade in St. Mary's School gym class. A classmate, Mike Woodward (whose family owned and still runs the Alabama Hotel Restaurant), encouraged me by saying, “ Reilly! You're the tallest kid in the class! You gotta play.” He even took me aside and showed me how to make a layup. But as I got toward high school, I had played very little.
Heading To High School
My freshman year at Notre Dame, I was too crushed by my football debacle to even think of trying any other sport. It was all I could handle just to try to get through algebra and Latin. Veni ,Vidi, Deficere.
As sophomore year became imminent, some of my friends decided to join the cross-country team. Even though I had never done any distance running, this choice seemed feasible to me because I could be with my buddies, everybody automatically made the team, and you wouldn't get your brains beat in.
I really don't remember anything about that season as far as meets, or team record goes. I did discover that I was only a fair runner and never finished in the top 5 to get points, but I enjoyed the exercise and camaraderie of being on a team.
Some of us had to learn the hard way, though, that cross-country running took dedication and commitment. When we first started, our practice route was to jog from the athletic field down Union Street to Oak and then go around the Veterans Hospital Grounds by way of Park Road to Richmond Avenue and back to school. Being high school kids and thinking we were smarter than the coach, some of us would cut through an Oak Street back yard, climb the hospital fence, wait in the woods a while to equal the time, and then cut through to Richmond and finish.
It only took the coach a few days to figure out that we were coming back not out of breath and hardly sweating, so something was amiss. After many extra laps around the field in his plain sight, we learned our lesson, as always - the hard way. Fortunately, the more devoted and capable members of the team had not gone along with our deception anyway.
Harrier History
I continued as a cross-country team member through my junior and senior years and earned a school letter in both years. Starting in 11th grade, we had a new coach, Pete Corbelli, whose day job was being a U. S. mail carrier, and what he delivered and put his stamp on the team was a mix of seriousness combined with fun. Our practices switched to the State (now Centennial) Park, which was about half a mile east on Richmond Avenue. This had three advantages: it was a good warm-up exercise to jog there and back to start and end practice, it had hilly terrain more similar to where our meets would take place, and we were mostly in view of the coach, so there would be no shenanigans.
Our local meets were run at Terry Hills Golf Course on Clinton Street Road. Most of our away races took place at Delaware Park in downtown Buffalo. Back then, Notre Dame, being part of the Diocese of Buffalo, participated mostly in leagues with teams located in Buffalo or to its west. Some of our opponents were St. Mary's of Lancaster, Our Lady of Victory, St. Francis of Athol Springs, Father Baker, Cardinal Mindszenty of Dunkirk, and Saint Mary's School for the Deaf in Buffalo.
We had a good team in my junior and senior years, with some of my classmates earning most of our meet points. Dan Martin, Mike Palloni and Jim Heatherman were the stalwarts, with Ron Hermance and Mike's younger brother John pitching in too. In junior year, our record was 5-3, and we finished fifth out of 13 schools in the All-Catholic meet. Senior year our team went 5-2 and ranked sixth among 18 in the year-ending championships. I say “our,” realizing that my contribution was more of being a good team member and providing laughs on the bus and at practice more than actually earning any points. Coach Pete's assessment of my running skills was, “Reilly, you run like a horse!” and he didn't mean a thoroughbred. More like a Clydesdale pulling a beer wagon.
(To Be Continued: in a future edition, I will detail my high school forays into basketball and track or “Getting Splinters and Eating Cinders.”)
In the Mudville Softball Tournment on Saturday, Notre Dame posted a pair of wins.
The Irish beat Section II's Voorheesville 5-4 and Section VI's Saranac 6-1.
In the first game, the Irish had to come back in the bottom of the 7th to pull out the victory, with Emma Sisson driving in the winning run with a fly ball to left field that was mishandled. Mia Treleaven scored the winning run. A 1-2-3 double play by the Irish to end the second inning was huge as bases were loaded.
Treleaven got the start on the mound for ND, but after a couple of walks, a hit and an error caused ND to drop behind 3-0 with only 1 out, Coach Otis Thomas made the pitching change and put in Junior pitcher Loretta Sorochty. Sorochty pitched 6 and 2/3 innings giving up 4 hits, 1 run and striking out 13.
Offensively the lady Irish had 9 hits, with Katie Landers, Sonji Warner and Mia Treleaven accounting for all 9. Landers led the way with 4 singles, 3 runs scored and an RBI, Warner had 3 singles, and 3 RBIs, and Treleaven had a double, single, walk and scored a run.
In the second game, ND cruised to the easier win in the second game of the afternoon, winning 6-1. Sorochty got the start on the mound for the Lady Irish and had another dominating performance, pitching a 2-hitter, allowing 1 run and striking out 13.
Offensively the Irish had 9 hits in the game with Kaydence Stehlar and Emma Sisson leading the way with 2 hits each. Stehlar had 2 singles, 2 runs scored and 1 RBI, while Sisson had 2 singles and a run scored. Chipping in with a hit apiece were Sorochty, Landers, Treleaven, Cayleigh Havens and Amelia Sorochty.
Coaches Quote, "I'm super proud of the way the ladies battled back against Voorheesville and then responded by not having a let down in the next game. The team is really gelling right now and we hope to keep things rolling into this week with three big regular season games left." ND Head Coach Otis Thomas
Notre Dame beat Lyndonville 9-6 in Girls Softball on Thursday in a game played at GCC.
The Irish collected 14 hits, but coach Otis Thomas said pitching and defense were key.
Loretta Sorochty went the distance, pitching seven innings, giving up six hits, six runs (three earned) and striking out eight batters.
Offensively, for Notre Dame, Katie Landers and Sorchty each had three hits to pace the offense. Landers finished with two doubles, a single, a walk, two runs scored and an RBI, while Sorochty had three singles and two runs scored.
Mia Treleaven, Kaydence Stehlar and Anna Panepento each had two hits for the Lady Irish.
"This is a big win for us, and I am proud of the effort given by the ladies this evening," Thomas said. "It got a little shaky in the seventh giving up the 4 runs, but we settled down and got that last out. As big as this one was, we need to put it behind us and continue our run to Sectionals."
The Board of Trustees of Notre Dame High School is pleased to announce that Mrs. Melissa Lindner has been named the new principal of Notre Dame High School of Batavia, effective July 1, 2023.
President of the Board James Sutherland made the announcement, saying, “We are excited to welcome Melissa to our Notre Dame family. Her experience in private education is extensive. She comes to ND from Saints Peter and Paul School in Williamsville, NY, where she served as principal for the last four years. Melissa has a strong history as a school leader, teacher and coach. Her impressive background in coaching includes both primary and high school level experiences, where she oversaw the Athletic Director and coaching staff, but most notably, she has coached at the collegiate level as well.”
Mrs. Lindner brings a wealth of experience and commitment to Catholic education. She has a passion for STREAM, (integration of Science, Technology, Research, Engineering, Arts and Math) and was a featured presenter at the National Catholic Education Conference on the subject in 2022. Melissa is looking forward to inspiring faculty to have an active focus within STREAM education and to be an instructional leader who will work collaboratively with staff and parents to provide a positive impact on teaching and learning.
“It is an honor to be coming to an established preparatory school environment whose excellence is always at the forefront. As a dedicated Catholic School teacher, coach and administrator, I look forward to empowering the school community to continue to grow in all aspects while keeping the strong traditions of Notre Dame always in perspective”, Lindner said.
She would like to thank the Board of Trustees for their confidence in appointing her, commenting, “as soon as I walked through the doors of the school, I felt like part of the ND family.”
“For over 70 years, ND has left an indelible impression on our local community, as her sons and daughters have gone on to impact communities throughout our nation and our world”, states Sutherland. “We are proud to see a new era of leadership as Melissa Lindner brings both impressive experience as well as a strong background as a Catholic School educator.”
Please join the Board, staff and faculty of Notre Dame in welcoming Mrs. Melissa Lindner to her new position.
There's one team left in Section V that is undefeated in the 2023 baseball season. That team is Notre Dame, at 9-0.
While the Irish offensive has piled up runs, the pitching has been phenomenal, with no earned runs allowed all season. Overall, only five opposing runners have scored against Notre Dame over 54 innings of play. The pitchers have fanned 111 batters.
On Saturday, Bryceton Berry threw a perfect game to pick up his fourth win of the season.
In the past three games, the Irish pitchers have tossed a no-hitter and a one-hitter.
Saturday's win came over Alexander, 8-0.
The Fighting Irish picked up wins on Friday and Saturday.
On Friday, the team beat Geneseo 11-1.
Jaden Sherwood tossed a complete-game one-hitter, notching 12 Ks and allowing one walk.
For the second time in his career, on Tuesday, Notre Dame's Ryan Fitzpatrick tossed a no-hitter, striking out nine over five innings.
The Fighting Irish beat Attica 10-0.
It was the fourth straight shutout for Notre Dame, and the Irish pitchers are working on a string of 25 consecutive scoreless innings. The staff has surrendered only one run over 35 innings, and that one run was unearned.
Jordan Welker had two RBIs, a double and also scored three runs. Chase Cummings had two RBIs on a single. Hayden Groff was 2-2 with a single and a double, and 3 runs scored. Jimmy Fanara was 2-3 with a double and a triple.
Top photo: Submitted. Photos below by Pete Welker.
Notre Dame's Amelia McCulley made first-team All-Greater Rochester for the 2022-23 basketball season.
McCulley, a senior, will be attending Hobart/William Smith in the fall.
The only other player from the GLOW region to make the AGR first team is Kylie Buckley, from Livonia, who will be attending Niagara in the fall.
In her senior season at Notre Dame, McCulley led Section V Girls Basketball with 88 three-point shots, which is the second most all-time in the section. She was fourth in points per game with 24.4 and fifth in steals with 104.
In her career at Notre Dame, McCulley scored 1,449 points, which is the second-highest total in school history in Girls Basketball.
Photo from the Ronald McDonald All-Star Game. Photo by Luke Photography.
Notre Dame snagged a come-from-behind victory with a six-run seventh inning to beat Lyndonville on Monday in Girls Softball, 9-8.
Loretta Sorochty, Kaydence Stehlar, Mia Treleaven, and Emma Sisson all had multiple hits in the game. Starting pitcher Mia Treleaven struck out seven batters, and Loretta Sorochty struck out 3 in relief.
The Board of Trustees of Notre Dame High School has announced that after eight years of dedicated leadership, Principal Wade Bianco will retire from the school in the summer of 2023.
Bianco retires after over 40 years in education. He joined Notre Dame in 2015.
“Mr. Bianco has dedicated his 40-year career to the success of students,” said James Sutherland, President of The Board of Trustees. “He led our school with passion and commitment and made countless contributions to the school’s vibrancy and success.”
Bianco’s many accomplishments have resulted in impacts that will endure well past his retirement and will continue to strengthen the school and community. The Board of Trustees reports the following as just some of the many highlights of Mr. Bianco’s tenure:
Continued Notre Dame’s Number 1 ranking in the GLOW Region by Buffalo Business First Magazine, a streak that lasted 18 consecutive years.
Continued Notre Dame’s excellent graduation rate and college placement rate.
Maintained Notre Dame’s presence by drawing students from across Western New York; enrollment currently includes students from 21 different school districts.
Managed the complete renovation of the school campus, including state-of-the-art technology throughout the building.
Guided Notre Dame through the COVID pandemic as a school that remained open for in-person instruction every day, allowable by New York State.
Oversaw the addition of Notre Dame Junior High (7th and 8th grades), which has been a driving force in the recent increase in enrollment.
Developed relationships with major donors that allowed for continued campus improvements, while preserving the Notre Dame High School Endowment.
Supported excellence in athletics and fine arts, while continuing the strong Catholic tradition of Notre Dame High School.
“Mr. Bianco will be missed immensely, but his inimitable spirit will continue to inspire the students he served,” said Sutherland.
A succession planning process will be conducted over the next weeks to help The Board of Trustees identify the best candidate to serve as principal upon Bianco’s retirement. Those qualified individuals with interest in the role can send their resumes to: JimSutherland7@Gmail.com
Amelia McCulley's dominance on the basketball court is certainly part of the reason she will enter William Smith this fall, but it is her academics that won her scholarships to the liberal arts school in Geneva.
McCulley signed a letter of intent on Wednesday to play basketball for the Herons.
In her senior season at Notre Dame, McCulley led Section V Girls Basketball with 88 three-point shots, which is the second most all-time in the section. She was fourth in points per game with 24.4 and fifth in steals with 104.
In her career at Notre Dame, McCulley scored 1,449 points, which is the second-highest total in school history in Girls Basketball.
Photo: McCulley after signing the letter with her mother, Amanda, and her father, Tom McCulley (also Notre Dame's head basketball coach for the girl's team). Back row, Athletic Director Mike Rapone, brother Matthew McCulley, and John McCulley, her uncle and AAU coach. Photo by Howard Owens.
When Notre Dame musical director Kate Edwards was looking for this year’s show, she wanted something for her outgoing seniors while also tickling the community with a thoughtful comedy that’s not yet been performed in this region.
Enter “Mean Girls,” a coming-of-age musical based on the 2004 film written by longtime “Saturday Night Live” actor/writer Tina Fey.
“I chose it because I have some very strong seniors who were going to graduate, and I wanted a show to highlight them. I thought this was perfect; it had five female leads and two strong males. It kind of fit all our pieces. Tina Fey wrote it, and her husband wrote the lyrics. And it really just deals with a lot of real-life high school issues, but in a satirical way,” Edwards said during an interview with The Batavian. “So it's very funny. She has been quoted in the past that she was really hoping to show how all the bullying and the cliques, and, you know, trying to be body beautiful, and trying to be the best athlete in the world or being the prettiest girl and how that is just inundated on our kids nowadays, especially with the advent of social media.
“And so we just really thought it would be a good option to kind of show what real life is like in high school and deal with it in a funny way that can maybe spur conversations with parents.”
Anyone who has ever gone through high school knows the drill: it’s a jungle out there of competition to be the best, weigh a certain weight, score the highest, wear the coolest clothes, survive being a band geek, a science nerd, a wannabe, and not get eaten alive by those who judge or bully you before graduation.
The action takes to the stage at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Notre Dame High School, 73 Union St., Batavia.
Despite the premise of all that high school drama, it’s an upbeat, energetic show with a lot of “hip-hoppish,” professionally choreographed dancing numbers, Edwards said. Tuan Malinowski, a friend from Orchard Park, now living in New York City, helped out by putting together several dance scenes.
“He’s a professional from NYC. He has a very unique style,” Edwards said. “He choreographs for a lot of colleges and professional shows.”
They used FaceTime and videos that Malinowski sent to collaborate and integrate the dance routines into the two-hour show, which includes an additional 20-minute intermission. The music style is pop rock, and, per one of the songs, “I’d Rather Be Me,” it’s about “accepting everybody,” Edwards said.
The premise is based on Cady and her parents moving from Kenya to a Chicago suburb, where Cady soon realizes that her high school classmates don’t readily accept others who are different from them. Cady accepts the challenge and attempts to find her niche social group as she encounters Regina George, the Queen Bee and member of the “Plastics,” dreamy Aaron Samuels, and the myriad other classmate characters.
Along the way, there’s love, betrayal, heartbreak, pranks, unwelcome weight gain, ridicule, and shaming. One of Edwards’ favorite scenes is around the song “Sexy,” which she admits may sound uncharacteristically risqué for a high school production. It’s actually about Halloween. The character of Karen explains to Cady that in high school, this holiday revolves around looking sexy and having a hot costume.
“You can't just be like, you know, a ghoulish witch or something, you know what I mean? And that is a very real issue in today's world. And so that one I like, and that's a really fun number. It's really, really fun. The dance is fantastic. And the kids have a blast with it. And they're all in costume,” Edwards said. “But then I think the song I liked the most is probably Janice's song towards the end of the act, where she sings about you've got to be yourself don't always try to feel like you should fit in with other people. And that's called 'I’d Rather Be Me.' And that's probably my favorite song of the entire show.”
With a cast of 15, and another 10 backstage, and everything being done by the students — sets being made and moved around, spotlights, soundboards, light boards, staging, acting — a main challenge has been coordinating schedules around their busy lives, she said, from mock trial and classes to basketball and other extracurriculars.
Oh, and having to figure out how to transition scenes without any fancy technology or electronics.
“So, typically, like on Broadway, of course, when they've got their million dollar stages, right, they have these set changes, where they just slide onto the stage and then slide off, and then the stage can rotate, and then things can come forward and go back. And, of course, we can't do any of that,” she said. “The kids kind of figured out how they could make that transition as smooth as possible. And that was really fun to see the kids thinking in more of a technical, backstage way.”
Taking time to be more thoughtful — demonstrated in a comedic, down-to-earth way — also includes a message about texting, Edwards said. The song “Stop” is about when you’re about to text or post something on social media. Just stop and think before you do it, “because there’s consequences,” she said.
“I really hope kids come out and see it, and I’m really hoping it’s good for some conversations,” she said. “The moral is just accept everybody for who they are and what they do … Accept everyone and be kind. That’s really the biggest issue.”
Does Cady finally discover that true acceptance? Tickets are $10 at the door to find out.
The Notre Dame/Alexander Indoor Track Team wrapped up its season at this state meet on Saturday in Staten Island with a seventh place state finish in the 4x400 relay, posting a time of 4:09.89.
Jadyn Mullen placed 17th in 55 hurdles with a time of 8:92 and 18th in the 600 with a time of 1:39.08.
Amelia McCulley scored 22 points as Notre Dame won its opening-round sectional playoff game in Class C2, 59-16.
Avelin Tomidy scored 16 points and Sofia Falleti scored 10.
Also, on Wednesday:
After 20 straight losses, Batavia picked up its first win of the season in its opening-round sectional playoff game, beating Young Woman's Prep, 49-39. Anna Varland scored 15 points. Isabella Walsh scored 13 and had 14 rebounds. She also had seven steals. Ady Odonell scored 10 points. Jaimin Macdonald had 11 rebounds.
Byron-Bergen beat Bolivar-Richburg, 64-36
Pavilion beat Red Jacket, 69-37. Karlee Zinkievich scored 29 points and Lauren Kingsley scored 21.
Alexander beat Pembroke, 51-34. Madison Boyce scored 15 points for the Trojans. Melanie Pohl, 12. For Pembroke, Karli Houseknecht scored 11 points and had eight rebounds. Regan Schneider scored seven points and had 11 rebounds.
Oakfield-Alabama beat Red Creek, 54-26. Alea Groff, 14 points, six rebounds, four steals, Emma Wray, 13 points, Brooke Reding, 12 points, six rebounds, five steals.
Notre Dame/Alexander competed at their sectional meet on Sunday at Nazareth. Jadyn Mullen placed first in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 9.20 and 1st in the 600 with a time of 1:39.71. Shannon Schmieder placed second in the 55-meter dash with a new personal best of 7.54 and third in the long jump of 16' 2.25". Laurel Kania placed first in the high jump with a season-best of 5 '2 ". Our boys 4x800 team of Cooper Parker, Josh Bartz, Matt Compton and Justice Yourkowski placed 5th with a season-best time of 10:11.09. Matt Compton placed 5th while earning the school record in the pole vault, vaulting 10'.
The Notre Dame Running with the Irish 5K Run/Walk is back for its second year and is set to take place on March 11.
The event will kick off with a Kids Fun Run for children under 11 years old at 9 a.m., followed by the 5K run/walk starting at 10 a.m. The course will start behind the school and take runners north on Richmond Avenue, around the VA facility, and up and down Redfield Parkway before returning to the school.
All proceeds from the event will go towards supporting the athletic department at Notre Dame.
Participants in the Kids Fun Run can register for $10, with prizes being given to all participants. T-shirts for the kids can be purchased separately. The 5K registration fee is $25 and includes a cotton long-sleeved T-shirt with the race logo.
Awards will be given to the top overall male and female runners, as well as the first-place winners in the following age categories: 14-Under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60+. There will also be awards for the local school with the most registered runners, the business with the most registered runners, and the family with the most registered runners.
Registration for the Notre Dame Running with the Irish 5K Run/Walk can be found online at runsignup.com or on the ND website at www.ndhsbatavia.com.
The race is held in close proximity to St. Patrick's Day to celebrate Notre Dame's Irish pride. Last year's event had 125 participants, and the organizers are hoping to see even more runners this year.
