The Hockey team wrapped up a solid week of action by defeating Midland 3-0 in an early morning match-up on the road.

The Chemics cooked up the earliest goal of the MHSAA varsity season scoring at 9:08 am ET less than a minute into the game. The Eagles fought back thanks to senior Elliot Smith's destruction of a Chemic defender freeing up the puck to Verbick who backed it over to sophomore Killian Voorhies for the goal. Hinkle put the Eagle's ahead rushing a Grant clearing pass into the Midland zone and dishing to Scanlon. Scanlon unselfishly fed it right back to Hinkle who buried it. The Chemics tied the game back up turning the tables after a disallowed Lakeland goal ruffled the Eagles' feathers. 2-2 after two periods.

The third period was scoreless until just 3 minutes to go. Sophomore defenseman Gavin Hewitt intercepted the Chemic puck deep in the Eagles' zone. Hewitt headmanned the puck to Scanlon who gained the Midland zone and released the puck to Hinkle at the blueline who was covering for a charging Hewitt. Hewitt had immediately jumped up into play, drove to the net and stopped there. Hinkle took a nice low shot the goalie couldn't handle and Hewitt had two backhand swipes at it for the win.

Coach McElwee on the game winner: "Luckily I was looking down when Gavin jumped up because I would have been yelling at him to stay back. Martin told me Hewitt scored and we all cheered like crazy for him. He picked a great time to score his first Varsity goal. It was a cool moment because the Defense have been stalwart in front of Baker the past several games."

Lakeland finishes the 2023 campaign vs Fenton United Tuesday at the Dort Center in Flint.