Sports · Midland
Midland shuts out Lapeer 35-0 to end a two-game slide
MIDLAND, Mich. — Midland’s football team sits at .500 with three regular-season games left. The Chemics hosted Lapeer on Friday, Oct. 9, in a nonconference game and finish at Mount Pleasant and at home against crosstown rival Dow.
Midland (3-3, 2-2) opened with a 14-7 win at East Lansing. After a 50-20 loss at Zeeland West, it won two straight league games, 25-23 at Bay City Western and 28-7 at home over Bay City Central, according to MaxPreps.
Then came the two Traverse City schools. The Chemics lost 36-7 at home to Traverse City West on Sept. 25 and 21-14 at Traverse City Central on Oct. 2. They have been outscored 144-108 this season.
Lapeer (2-4, 1-2) lost its first two games, 15-12 to Holly and 42-0 at Goodrich, then beat Saginaw United 41-0 and Carman-Ainsworth 35-26. Since then the Lightning have lost 49-14 at Heritage and 49-8 at home to Grand Blanc.
The two teams share a coming opponent. Lapeer plays at Dow on Oct. 16, a week before Midland and Dow close the regular season on Oct. 23. Midland plays at Mount Pleasant on Oct. 16.
Updated Oct. 12, 2026: Midland shut out Lapeer 35-0, MaxPreps results show, ending its two-game slide. The Chemics are 4-3 and 2-2 in the league; Lapeer fell to 2-5. Records above are as of the week of the game.
Updated Oct. 13, 2026: The headline and summary were changed to report the result of the game this story previewed.
Sources:
MaxPreps, Midland varsity football 2026 schedule and results, https://www.maxpreps.com/mi/midland/midland-chemics/football/schedule/
MaxPreps, Lapeer varsity football 2026 schedule and results, https://www.maxpreps.com/mi/lapeer/lapeer-lightning/football/schedule/
MaxPreps, Bay City Central varsity football 2026 schedule and results, https://www.maxpreps.com/mi/bay-city/central-wolves/football/schedule/
Photo: Mrmiscellanious, “Midland Community Stadium,” Aug. 27, 2005, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/), cropped and color-corrected, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Midland-Community-Stadium.jpg
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