(9-2-26) Caroline Nyce became the first female to score for the Lakeshore (Michigan) football team with a pair of extra points last Friday night in the Lancers season opening 36-13 over Wayland.
Her next opportunity is when Lakeshore faces Niles Friday night at 6:45pm on Sports Michiana.
Lakeshore at Niles | Football | 09.04.2026
Nyce is also a member of the Lancers girls soccer team, that plays in the spring.
Caroline Nyce — Lakeshore Soccer Highlights
2025 Lakeshore Season
- Nyce scored a goal in Lakeshore’s 2–0 win over Portage Central. The goal came off an assist from Abby Hoss. At that point, Lakeshore was 5–0–2 overall and 2–0–1 in conference play, with a 21–4 scoring advantage.
- She scored on a header off a corner kick against Coldwater in the district tournament.
- Lakeshore’s soccer program also documented a Nyce goal off a corner from Molly Foster.
Did you know?
While Nyce was making history at Lakeshore…it has not been uncommon for a female to kick field goals and extra points in a high school football game.
Sophie Cunningham football highlights
Long before Sophie Cunningham was Caitlin Clark’s bodyguard and enforcer for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever, Sophie Cunningham was a star athlete at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Mo. As a Senior in 2014, she pinch-kicked for the football team and was also on the Homecoming court. Later that year, she led Rock Bridge to a 4th straight Missouri state championship in girls basketball.
