Athletic History
Notre Dame won seven GHAC (Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference) championship titles in the 2004-2005 school year, and won 15 Halton Region championships. Over the past several years, a few teams have placed in the top three at OFSAA (Ontario Provincial Championships), including the Senior Girls' field hockey Team, Varsity Girls' ice hockey, Open Girls Swim Team and the Senior Girls' soccer Team. In the season of 2006, the CHADBOLTsoccer]] Team won 1st place against Loyola Catholic Secondary School. In the 2007 fall season, the Midget Boys cross country team placed second in OFSAA and subsequently placed first the following year - the first gold medal for a boys GHAC cross country team at OFSAA. The boys varsity baseball team won Prentice Cup (baseball) in 2008, to secure the second OFSAA gold at Notre Dame boys history. In 2008 the Notre Dame Senior boys football team came second at OFSAA, but in 2009 and 2010 they won gold at OFSAA and had two undefeated seasons with a record of 26-0. They were named the top team in Canada in 2009. The 2000 Senior Boys Rugby team became the first team to defeat the Oakville Trafalgar Red Devils in 29 years, at the championship level. As of 2011, Notre Dame is still the only other team to win a senior boys rugby title in Halton.
There is an annual athletic banquet held near the beginning of June which honors the MVPs and best athletes of the year from every sport and grade. Approximately 150-175 students attend the event, which is well known throughout the school for its comical videos put together by several of the physical education teachers.
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