
Fall Middle School Recaps
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Sept. 5, 2025
The girls cross country team traveled to Algonac on Friday for their first meet of the season. The race presented a huge challenge with 17 teams, but the girls outpaced most of the teams as they finished in second overall! The top girls for the Lightning were-
Natalie Brownfield - 5th overall
Adrianna Ross - 11th
Ella McCreedy- 12th
Neveah Adkins - 18th
Teagan Weaver- 20th
Evelyn Herr - 29th
Amelia Burnaine - 34th
The team is next in action tomorrow Sept. 9 at Rolland-Warner at 4:15pm.
Sept. 11, 2025
The Girls' middle school cross country team competed at the Chesaning Invite on Thursday evening, placing third, just missing second by one point.
The top 7 girls for the Lightning were:
Natalie Brownfield-6th overall
Adrianna Rosso-8th overall
Ella McCreedy-10th overall
Teagan Weaver-16th overall
Evelyn Herr -23rd
Nevaeh Adkins -25th
Amelia Bentz -26th
Sept. 16, 2025
The girls cross country team defeated Grand Blanc East and Flushing at Almar Orchard.
Leading the girls to the finish in first overall was Lapeer's Natalie Brownfield with a time of 14:11.
The next six girls for the Lightning were: Amelia Burnaine, Amelia Bentz, Evelyn Herr, Adrianna Rosso, Ella McCreedy and Teagan Weaver.
Their next competition is Sept. 23 at Carman-Ainsworth at 4:15 p.m.
September 23, 2025
The Girls Cross Country team defeated Carman-Ainsworth and Grand Blanc West with a perfect score of 15.
Leading the way for the Lightning, in order of finish, were:
Adrianna Rosso
Ella McCreedy
Teagan Weaver
Amelia Burnaine
Nevaeh Adkins
Evelyn Herr
Josi Ridley
One performance of significance was Fiona Blunt, who improved by almost 4 minutes from her previous race!
They will race at RW next Tuesday at 4:15 p.m.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Sept. 5, 2025
The Middle School Boys XC team traveled to Algonac to open the season and finished eighth out of 19 teams.
Liam Fleming finished in sixth place out of 207 runners. Dimitri Nadrowski, Jackson Herr, Noah Hoff, Micah Good, and Spencer Gleason all ran strong to open the season.
The team competes again Sept. 9 at RW against Davison.
Sept. 9, 2025
The boys cross country team defeated Davison last night in a dual meet at RW.
Liam Fleming lead the way for Lapeer, finishing first overall. Jackson Herr, Noah Hoff, Micah Good, Spencer Gleason, Maverick Fuhr and Zae Shipp had strong races for Lapeer.
The team races again on Thursday at Chesaning.
Sept. 11, 2025
The boys raced at Chesaning and took fifth overall.
Liam Fleming led the way setting a new PR time of 12:13 in the two mile. Jackson Herr finished second for the team, followed by Noah Hoff, Spencer Gleason, Zae Shipp, and Keagan Badyrka.
The team is back in action on Tuesday at Flushing.
September 23, 2025
The boys ran against Grand Blanc West and Carman-Ainsworth at Carman-Ainsworth last night.
The boys finished second in the meet with Liam Fleming finishing second overall.
Several runners ran their season-best times, including Keagen Badyrka, Jonathan Toro Diaz, Zavion Baker, Spencer Gleason, Cole Salcido, Maverick Fuhr, Logan Hendershott and Dimitri Nadrowski.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Sept. 9, 2025
Davison 38, Lapeer 4
The girls 6th/7th grade basketball fell to Davison last night. It was a tough game, but the girls never gave up. They adapted to a new defense and quick changes thought the game.
We will be preparing for our next game against Swartz Creek.
Great job, girls!
Sept. 16, 2025
The Lapeer Lightning 7th Grade girls basketball team faced the Lake Orion Dragons, falling 38-4.
Despite the score, the Lightning showed strong defense, never gave up, and played with heart from start to finish.
They put up plenty of great shots on offense and gave their very best effort throughout the game.
Sept. 17, 2025
The Lapeer Lightning battled hard against Swartz Creek, coming up short 28-12.
The team’s defense was tough all game long, and they created plenty of good looks on offense.
Every time they step on the court, they’re improving—and this game showed just how far they’ve come.
Great job, ladies!!
September 22, 2025
The 8th grade girls basketball team beat the Grand Blanc West Bobcats by a score of 42-24.
Eight players scored for the Lightning with Alexis Newberry leading all scorers with 22 points.
September 24, 2025
The 8th grade girls basketball team beat Grand Blanc East in a nail-biter, 37-34.
Lapeer pulled away in the last minute of play thanks to making free throws down the stretch.
Alexis Newberry led all scorers with 22 points. Victoria Witherspoon added six, Sophie Frasle had four, and Ava Josef added three.
8TH GRADE FOOTBALL
Sept. 17, 2025
The 8th grade football team lost to Swartz Creek on Wednesday evening by the score of 38-7.
Sept. 24, 2025
The 8th grade Lapeer Lightning football team lost to Carman Ainsworth Wednesday evening by the score of 39-6.