Blake Smithers places 2nd at state power lifting meet Athletic Announcements, Home Page Feature Post, Laker High School AnnouncementBy Traci WeisenbachMarch 11, 2019At the state power lifting competition March 9-10 in Ionia, Blake Smithers placed 2nd in the state in the super heavy weight division! He achieved 510 squat, 315 bench and 585 dead lift, which are all personal records for him. Congratulations, Blake! (Thank you to Amy Smithers for the photo!) The ladies on the Laker…
Four Power Lifting team members qualify for states Athletic Announcements, NewsBy Traci WeisenbachMarch 8, 2019Awhile ago, we shared some great news from our Power Lifting team – two of the team members (Blake Smithers and Jaelyn Talaski) had qualified for the state competition. Now, two more have qualified – Erin McArdle and Kierstyn Wurst! The state competition is March 9 in Ionia. Blake competes Saturday, while the rest compete…
Four Laker athletes continuing sports careers at college Athletic Announcements, Laker High School Announcement, NewsBy Traci WeisenbachFebruary 24, 2019Four Laker athletes have signed to play sports at Michigan colleges: Preston Warren (Alma College Football), Adam LeGault (Alma College Football) Andrew Siegfried (Olivet College Baseball) and Brady Rosenthal (Delta College Golf). Congratulations to all of these talented athletes! They’ve worked hard for several years and their hard work has paid off. “As the athletic…
Laker Powerlifting team does well at first meet Athletic Announcements, Laker High School AnnouncementBy Traci WeisenbachJanuary 15, 2019The new Laker Powerlifting team is making waves! Great job to this team for a successful first meet, which took place Jan. 12. Congratulations to Blake Smithers and Jaelyn Talaski for qualifying for state competition!
Laker boys varsity bb team receives sportsmanship award Athletic Announcements, Laker High School AnnouncementBy Traci WeisenbachJanuary 11, 2019When Laker fans and visitors go into the Laker High School gym, they’ll see a cool new banner displayed on the wall – it’s a special banner that signifies the boys varsity basketball team received a great award! The Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan designated the team as one of the top 100 high school…
MHSAA rule about transferring schools Athletic AnnouncementsBy Traci WeisenbachJanuary 10, 2019Per the MHSAA: Under the new Sport Specific Transfer Rule a student who did not meet one of the 15 Exceptions and transferred after the 4th Friday after Labor Day is not eligible next year in any sport he or she played this school year. Be sure and alert students and parents who are changing…
Laker Dig Pink Volleyball event helps achieve big goal Athletic Announcements, Laker High School Announcement, NewsBy Traci WeisenbachOctober 10, 2018During the Oct. 24 Laker Dig Pink event, the volleyball players raised $3,709 for cancer research. This great effort puts the Laker Anchor of Hope Relay For Life team over their $100,000 mark since the team started in 2011. With the help from the Laker volleyball team, the Laker Anchor of Hope Relay For Life…
Laker football program commended by game official Athletic Announcements, NewsBy Traci WeisenbachNovember 9, 2017Another reason why we have lots of Laker Pride: Our Laker varsity football coach, Steve VerBurg, received the following letter from the head of officials at last week’s Laker-Cass City game. Kudos to both schools, players, and coaches for making it such a memorable and classy experience! Go Green! Steve, I wanted to touch base…
Varsity volleyball team scores first at tournament Athletic Announcements, Laker High School AnnouncementBy Traci WeisenbachSeptember 18, 2017A big congratulations goes to our varsity volleyball team and Coach Heather Koroleski! They took first in the silver bracket at the Bay City Western Tournament Sept. 16. AWESOME JOB, ladies!
New Laker sports app available Athletic Announcements, School District AnnouncementsBy Traci WeisenbachAugust 24, 2017If your child is involved in Laker sports, you’ll want to download this awesome new app today! The Sportscard app, developed by Laker Board of Education member Keith Hatfield, is specifically made for Laker parents and fans. Sportscard can be downloaded from the Apple Store and the Google Play store. It has all the varsity…
