WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy volleyball team defeated LaCrosse Friday night.

WINONA LAKE – A wrap of LCA sports for Thursday, Sept. 1.

WINONA LAKE – Whitko opened its 2016 volleyball season Tuesday night with a 3-0 win at Lakeland Christian Academy.

WARSAW – Triton shot a 281 to beat Whitko and North Miami in girls golf Monday at Rozella.

PLYMOUTH – Both Warsaw and Tippecanoe Valley opened its 2016 girls golf season in the field at the Plymouth Invite Wednesday afternoon.

WINONA LAKE – Lakeland Christian Academy will host basketball camps this July.

WINONA LAKE — Lakeland Christian Academy has announced its Student Senate. The purpose of LCA’s Student Senate is to assist the faculty and administration in the governing of student activities and affairs, serve as a builder of school spirit and promote participation in school activities, and initiate Christian service projects for the betterment of the …read more.

WARSAW – A preview of local boys track teams for the 2016 season.

WINONA LAKE – Lakeland Christian Academy issued its 2015-16 basketball awards.

WARSAW – Our Ink Free News photo page has received a sizable upload which includes the second half of the winter sports season.

By SCOTT WILEY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY WINONA LAKE — We appreciate our area pastors and would like to invite them to join us for Pastor Appreciation Day from 8-9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 16, in the LCA auditorium.

WINONA LAKE — Sectional preview for the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team.

WINONA LAKE — The Lakeland Christian boys basketball team had its brief two-game winning streak snapped Thursday night.

SOUTH BEND – Josh McDaniel hit the game-winning shot to lift LCA to a 56-55 boys basketball win Tuesday night over South Bend Community Baptist.

SOUTH BEND – The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team rallied for a win Thursday night.

WINONA LAKE – Lakeland Christian Academy lost a pair of home boys basketball games Friday and Saturday.

WARSAW – Anne Secrest again leads our Ink Free News Girls Basketball All-Area Team.

WINONA LAKE — A sectional preview for the Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team.

WINONA LAKE – Noah Stutzman poured in 33 points to help Clinton Christian defeat LCA 72-55 in boys basketball Saturday.

FORT WAYNE – The Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team lost 56-35 at Blackhawk Christian Thursday night.

FORT WAYNE – Lakeland Christian hung around with Cornerstone Christian Tuesday night, but the Cougars couldn’t quite catch the hosts in a 64-61 Cornerstone win.

WHITESTOWN – Hannah Delp led the Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team to a win on Saturday.

Weekly prep basketball picks from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.

GRANGER – The Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team lost 41-27 to Granger Christian Tuesday night.

VALPARAISO — A recap from the LCA-Victory Christian boys varsity game.

Tuesday night both the boys and girls basketball teams from Lakeland Christian Academy were in action.

CULVER- The Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team came up with a win at Culver Monday night.

ARGOS – No. 5 Argos defeated Lakeland Christian Academy in girls basketball action Saturday night.

PORTAGE — LCA downed Portage Christian behind Josh McDaniel’s 20-point outing and a pair of double-doubles.

ELKHART — It was a long night on the hardwood for the LCA boys basketball team.

WINONA LAKE — A recap from LCA’s win in its Cougar Classic finale.

WINONA LAKE — A recap from LCA’s final game in the 2015 Cougar Classic.

WINONA LAKE — A recap of the Lady Cougars first day of the Cougar Classic.

WINONA LAKE — A recap of the Lakeland Christian boys basketball team first day at the Cougar Classic.

SOUTH BEND – Lakeland Christian Academy sent both of its basketball programs to South Bend Trinity and came away with a split. The girls team came away with a 43-33 win while the boys were defeated 77-42.

WINONA LAKE – Benton Home School pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat Lakeland Christian Academy 79-58 Tuesday night in boys basketball.

WINONA LAKE — Lakeland Christian Academy, Winona Lake, recently inducted 13 students into its National Honor Society for 2015-16.

AUBURN – Lakeland Christian Academy picked up a solid girls basketball win Thursday night, thumping Lakewood Park Christian 49-27.

WINONA LAKE – A 2015-16 season preview for the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team.

WINONA LAKE – North Miami crushed LCA, 71-32, Saturday night in girls hoops.

WINONA LAKE – LCA needed overtime to clinch a season-opening victory over visiting Caston Tuesday evening.

WINONA LAKE – LCA junior Cross Williams was named NISC First Team and sophomore Garrett McCoomb was named NISC Second Team in boys soccer this season.

WARSAW — Lakeland Christian Academy’s theatre department will present “Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery” Nov. 5-7. This is a comedy by Brian D. Taylor.

WINONA LAKE – A preview of the 2015-16 girls basketball season for Lakeland Christian Academy.

WINONA LAKE – Lakeland Christian Academy recently hosted its annual Fall Sports Awards night on campus in Winona Lake to honor its athletes that competed in soccer, volleyball and cross country.

A preview of the upcoming volleyball sectionals around the area.

CULVER – Warsaw claimed its fourth straight regional title at Saturday’s Culver Academy Boys Cross Country Regional.

CULVER – Cross country previews for this weekend’s sectional races in Culver, Elkhart and Fort Wayne.

WARSAW – A recap from Warsaw’s 4-0 win over Wawasee as well as other area soccer sectional scores.

AKRON – The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team lost 3-2 at Tippecanoe Valley on Saturday.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team lost to Lakewood Park Christian Thursday night.

CULVER – The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team lost at Culver Tuesday night.

WARSAW – Tournaments and invitationals will be abundant this weekend as high school sports seasons are starting to shift toward the postseason.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team lost to Granger Christian Saturday.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team fell just short of its first win of the season Tuesday night. The host Cougars dropped a 2-1 final to Winamac in prep action. Winamac took a 1-0 lead in the opening half by scoring off a penalty kick about midway through the first period of …read more.

VALPARAISO – The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team fell 10-0 at Victory Christian Academy Friday night. The hosts led 4-0 at halftime after a scoreless first 20 minutes of the match. Victory Christian added six more goals in the final half for the final tally. Victory Christian had a 20-4 edge in shots on goal …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team dropped a 10-0 final Thursday night to Bethan Christian. The visiting Bruins took a 4-0 lead at halftime en route to the win. Bethan Christian had 26 shots on goal in the contest, while the host Cougars did not have a shot on goal in the …read more.

WARSAW – On an outstanding night for running, it became a very special night for Warsaw’s cross country teams. Both the girls and boys teams from Warsaw won team titles at Tuesday’s 23rd annual Warsaw Cross Country Classic, and several pleasant surprises emerged from the stampede. Warsaw’s boys team placed all seven of its varsity …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team lost a 5-0 final Friday night to Community Baptist. The guests took a 2-0 halftime lead en route to the win. The trio of Melissa Goss, Jovan Bowdler and Jeremy Gross led the defensive effort for LCA in the opening half to keep the match close. …read more.

The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team opened its season with an 8-0 loss at Elkhart Christian Academy Tuesday night. The Cougars played a strong opening half and trailed just 2-0 at intermission. ECA, a much more experienced side, tallied seven goals in the final half to pull away to the convincing win. The hosts had …read more.

A recap from Saturday’s Wawasee Invitational.

WARSAW – A preview of local boys soccer teams for the 2015 season.

BOURBON – A preview of local volleyball teams for the 2015 season.

Lakeland Christian Academy celebrated a fine youth basketball camp turnout this summer.

Lakeland Christian Academy is offering one new student and one current student the chance to win half off their tuition for the 2015-2016 school year.  All you have to do to qualify is to stop by the LCA booth at the Kosciusko County Fair, July 12 to July 17, to sign up. LCA was founded in 1974 and …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Lakeland Christian Academy recently honored award winners for its 2014-15 spring sports season. Athletes recognized from spring sports teams included Zach Leedy (Jr. High Golf Low Medalist), Evan Bremer (Varsity Golf Low Medalist), Landon Paris (Jr. High Golf Most Improved), Cassy Mayer (Track Coach’s Award), Melissa Goss (Track MVP), Nathaly Zapata (Coach’s …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Allison Kauffman has spent the last four years helping the Grace College women’s basketball team succeed. The Fort Wayne native will now look to help the fortunes of the Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball program. Kauffman has been named the new girls basketball coach at LCA. She replaces Brian Harshman, who was …read more.

WARSAW – It was a long night on the links for a shorthanded Lakeland Christian Academy team. The Cougars hosted Tippecanoe Valley but could only field three players allowing the visiting Vikings to take a win with its team score of 171 at Rozella Ford Golf Club. “We were a little shorthanded tonight,” LCA head …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Lakeland Christian Academy recently hosted its annual Winter Sports Awards night. LCA honored its athletes who competed in both boys and girls basketball during the 2014-15 season at both the high school and junior high school levels. Recognized from the boys basketball programs were Nathan Gross, Kyle Shuler, Jon Harmon, Noah Twombly, Josh …read more.

HAMILTON – The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team saw its season end Tuesday night in the opening round of the Hamilton Sectional. Host Hamilton downed the Cougars 61-32 to advance to Friday’s semi-final against Fort Wayne Blackhawk. LCA was led by a 12-point effort from Connor Blum and received nice showings from Jon Harmon …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The season could not have ended any better for the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team. The Cougars picked up their first win of the year in a 48-29 season finale victory over Portage Christian. LCA saw scoring efforts out of five different players in the game with Connor Blum leading all …read more.

HOWE – Lakeland Christian Academy put up a fight once again, but once again, came up short of the elusive first victory of the season Tuesday night. LCA could not find points in the fourth quarter in a 40-38 loss at Howe Military Academy. LCA and Howe were deadlocked at 33 heading into the fourth …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The 2014-15 season has been challenging at best for the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team. The team has gone without a win through Valentine’s Day weekend, but that does not mean the Cougars have no love for the opportunity at playing in the sectional. “I want to see us be more …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Lakeland Christian Academy kept pace with South Bend Community Baptist for a little over a half, but fell off pace in a 58-39 win by Baptist Tuesday night in boys hoops. LCA trailed just 29-21 going into halftime and withstood a shooting barrage from Devon Schock, who hit five threes in the …read more.

WINONA LAKE – It turned into a free throw shooting contest Thursday night at Lakeland Christian Academy. The host Cougars dropped an 81-67 final to South Bend Career Academy in boys basketball action. The two teams combined to shoot 62 free throws in the contest with LCA attempting 40 of those. Jon Harmon netted 23 …read more.

AUBURN – The third time did not prove to be the charm for the Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team Tuesday night. Bethany Christian’s Jordan Helmuth made sure of that. Helmuth poured in 24 points as the Bruins topped the Cougars 44-22 in the opening game of the Class 1-A Lakewood Park Sectional. Bethany notched …read more.

Tippecanoe Valley’s Anne Secrest headlines the IFN All-Area Team for 2014-15 (File photos by Mike Deak) Youth is the buzzword for the inaugural Ink Free News All-Area Girls Basketball Team. The five-member First Team, selected by the members of the IFN sports staff, features four underclassmen. The superb squad is led by the 2014-15 IFN …read more.

AUBURN – It was a hot shooting night for Lakewood Park Christian. Just what Lakeland Christian Academy didn’t need. LPC had 11 boys score at least a basket in a 90-45 win over LCA in basketball at LPC. Adam Owens led the charge for the Panthers with 16 points, 13 of which came in the …read more.

DENVER – The Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team wrapped up regular-season play with a 55-45 loss Thursday night at North Miami. Rachel Sand led the way for the Cougars with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Hannah Delp had 16 points and nine assists for LCA. Maryl Gerst scored seven points and Joselyn Helton had …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Hannah Delp had a big game Tuesday night for the Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team. Unfortunately, the host Cougars dropped a 39-32 final to Lakewood Park Christian. Delp poured in 18 points and hit four 3-pointers for LCA. Rachel Sand had six points and eight rebounds for the Cougars. Ashley Ormsby, …read more.

ELKHART – A valiant performance by the Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team came up just short Friday night. The Cougars came up on the short end of a 53-51 loss at Elkhart Christian Academy. Ashley Ormsby led the way for LCA with 14 points and nine rebounds in the contest. Rachel Sand continued her …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Fort Wayne Blackhawk was on point Thursday night at LCA, posting a 63-32 win in girls hoops. Ashley Ormsby had one of her finest games of the season, posting 14 points and nine rebounds to lead LCA. Rachel Sand had nine points and six boards and Carissa Urschalitz evened up at five …read more.

CHURUBUSCO – It was a night that could soon be forgotten for the Lakeland Christian boys basketball team. LCA traveled to Turtle Town, USA Tuesday night and produced its second-best offensive performance of the season. Unfortunately, it was the worst defensive performance by the Cougars all season. Class AA No. 7 Churubusco would take the …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Oh, it was so close! The Lakeland Christian Academy basketball team fell just short of claiming its first win of the season, but it just was not meant to be. The Cougars fell 70-67 to Victory Christian Saturday afternoon. The offense was clicking for the first time all season as the total …read more.

CASTON – Rachel Sand had a big performance Thursday night in leading her Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team to a road win at Caston. Sand had 14 point as the Cougars collected a 33-29 win. Sand also finished with 12 rebounds and four steals in the victory. Hannah Delp had nine points, four assists …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team dropped a 42-40 final Tuesday night to visiting Granger Christian. Hannah Delp led the way for the Cougars with 11 points. Rachel Sand had 10 points to go with six rebounds and four steals for LCA. Carissa Urschalitz scored five points and Melissa Goss, Ashley …read more.

WINONA LAKE – LCA’s girls basketball team took a big step Friday night in hosting Class 3-A Culver Academy. The scoreline, however, showed the difference between the two programs. Culver Academy 64, LCA 29. Culver Academy kept LCA’s scoring duo of Hannah Delp and Rachel Sand from reaching double digits. Sand had just eight points …read more.

It’s been nearly a month since I’ve written a picks article. So, the important questions need to be asked up front. How have you survived, Kosciusko!? I was not there for you during the first two rounds of the NFL playoffs. I was not there when you needed me most for the Golden Globes picks, …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: Jan. 6 Alexander Quentin Alcala, 19, 1099 Westwood Drive, Ligonier, arrested for strangulation. Bond: $1,000 surety. Sonya Marie Brown, 40, 241 S. Robinson Lake Rd., Pierceton, arrested for theft. Bond: $2,000 surety.