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       Lanier Athletics

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    Welcome to the home of the Mighty Purple Pups – Lanier Middle School Athletics!  Since 1926, Lanier Middle School has been raising the bar for athletic accomplishments.  Home of perennial championship programs, Lanier boasts one of the largest offering of athletic programs of any HISD middle school.  We are proud of our storied tradition and the athletes that have matriculated from Lanier.  We look forward to many more exciting seasons with many future accomplishments.
     
    Thank you to all of our participants, parents, fans and alumni for your continued support - Go Purple Pups!
      
    For program-specific questions, please contact the head coach or visit their webpage (see below).
     
    For general questions, contact our Athletic Director, Coach Cabell - scabell@houstonisd.org 
     
     
    Fall Sports (August - October)
    • Football - 7th and 8th grades only  
    • Volleyball - 7th and 8th grades only  
    • Cross Country -7th and 8th grades only  
    • Cheer (continues into the winter) - 7th and 8th grades only

    Winter Sports (November - February)

    • Basketball - 7th and 8th grades only  
    • Swimming - 7th and 8th grades only 

    Spring Sports (February - May)

    • Baseball - all grades
    • Softball - all grades
    • Soccer - 7th and 8th grades only
    • Tennis - all grades
    • Track & Field - 7th and 8th grades only

     

    ** Athletics are before and after school activities and do not replace the physical education credit students take during the school day. **

     
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    Lanier Athletics Forms 
     
     
    Athletics forms are completed online through the Aktivate website, formerly Register My Athlete.
     
    No student-athlete will be allowed to participate in tryouts, practices, or games until they have been cleared by the district trainer.
     
    Athletes should keep a paper copy of your physical to submit to your coach for review.
     
    Click the link below to get started.
     
     
     
    Please click on the link to the HISD Athletics Page to get more information on the Register my Athlete program.
     
     
     
    Houston ISD requires two documents to be uploaded in each student's Aktivate account. The first is a completed physical examination form. The family medical history is filled out by the student's guardian and the examination is completed by a doctor of your choice with the doctor's stamp at the bottom by their signature. The second document is the HISD Athletic Insurance Waiver (if you would like to use your own insurance) OR a copy of the SchoolPay receipt (if you choose to purchase secondary insurance through HISD).
     
    Here is a copy of the Physical Examination Form. 
    (HISD will only accept a physical on this form, and it must be dated after May 15, 2025, for the '25-'26 school year.)
     
     
     
     Families must purchase HISD athletic insurance for $35 through SchoolPay (Not Aktivate) OR complete and notarize the HISD Athletic Insurance Waiver.
     
    Link to purchase HISD Athletic Insurance for '25-'26 school year (Will be added soon)
     
     
     
    Please review the sample waiver below on how to print and fill out the waiver correctly. Incorrect waivers must be resubmitted to the district and could delay the approval process.
     

  • Athletic paperwork for Fall sports is due by Monday August 4, 2025. Last submissions could delay the student from being eligible to participate in tryouts or join a team.

     

    Athletic paperwork for Winter and Spring sports is due Monday September 1, 2025. Last submissions could delay the student from being eligible to participate in tryouts or join a team.
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Girls' Athletics

Sport Grade Coach E-mail
Basketball 7th & 8th Stephen Cabell scabell@houstonisd.org
Cheer 7th & 8th Erin Lai Erin.Lai@houstonisd.org
Cross Country 7th & 8th Catherine Roach Catherine.Roach@houstonisd.org
Soccer 7th & 8th TBD TBD
Softball All JP Morris John.Morris@houstonisd.org
Swimming 7th & 8th Coach G gayle.pecsenyemartinez@houstonisd.org
Tennis All Aleta Cole acole4@houstonisd.org
Track and Field 7th & 8th Emeka Okonkwo Emeka.Okonkwo@houstonisd.org
Volleyball 7th & 8th Steven Mann steven.mann@houstonisd.org

Boys' Athletics

Sport Grade Coach Email
Baseball All Stephen Cabell scabell@houstonisd.org
Basketball 7th Emeka Okonkwo Emeka.Okonkwo@houstonisd.org
Basketball 8th Coach Willis cwillis3@houstonisd.org
Cross Country 7th & 8th TBD TBD
Football 7th & 8th Stephen Cabell scabell@houstonisd.org
Soccer 7th & 8th Steven Mann steven.mann@houstonisd.org
Swimming 7th & 8th Coach G gayle.pecsenyemartinez@houstonisd.org
Tennis All Aleta Cole acole4@houstonisd.org
Track and Field 7th Anthony Thompson Anthony.Thompson@houstonisd.org
Track and Field 8th Jordan Duncan Jordan.Duncan@houstonisd.org

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