WINONA LAKE – Lakeland Christian Academy has turned to a coach familiar with the area to build its boys basketball program. Joel Burrus, a native of Akron, has been hired as the new man in charge of the Cougars. Burrus comes to LCA after spending the last two … Read More
HAMILTON – The first venture into the IHSAA state tournament for the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball program ended in a loss Wednesday night. A tough second half proved costly as the Cougars dropped a 49-36 final to Bethany Christian in first-round action of the Class 1-A Hamilton … Read More
HOWE- The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team closed out its regular season Tuesday night by nipping host Howe 57-55. Chris Maron came up huge down the stretch with a pair of steals and layups in the final 1:23 to give the Cougars the win. LCA trailed 47-46 … Read More
AUBURN – The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team dropped a 59-32 final at Lakewood Park Friday night. The hosts led just 14-10 after the opening quarter and 24-14 at halftime. Lakewood Park then outscored the Cougars 21-8 in the third stanza to take control of the contest. … Read More
GOSHEN – The Lakeland Christian boys basketball team dropped a 64-48 final Saturday night at Clinton Christian. The hosts, who beat the Cougars 51-50 in a tournament earlier in the season, led 16-10 after the first quarter and 31-21 at halftime en route to the win. LCA shot … Read More
WABASH – Turnovers and rebounds combined to hurt the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team in a 71-41 loss Tuesday night at Wabash. The Cougars had 25 turnovers in the loss and also gave up 25 offensive rebounds to the hosts. Wabash led just 13-11 after the opening … Read More
WINONA LAKE – A strong start helped the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team to a 53-45 win Tuesday night over Granger Christian. The Cougars led 16-11 after the opening period of play en route to the victory. LCA led 28-22 at halftime before outscoring Granger Christian 18-10 … Read More
WINONA LAKE – A big fourth quarter performance carried Elkhart Christian past Lakeland Christian Academy Friday night in boys basketball action. The Eagles outscored the hosts 22-7 in the final stanza to pull away for a 63-48 victory. Elkhart Christian, which lost a close contest 44-37 at Triton … Read More
WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team had a pair of nail-biters Friday in their own Cougar Classic. The hosts defeated South Bend Trinity 58-55 in overtime and lost 51-50 to Clinton Christian in the first day of the two-day tourney being played at Grace … Read More
GOSHEN – The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team dropped a pair of contests Saturday in the Bethany Christian Holiday Tournament. The Cougars lost 66-59 to South Bend Trinity in the consolation game after a 67-31 loss to Elkhart Christian in a first-round contest. South Bend Trinity outscored … Read More
WINONA LAKE – A strong finish helped the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team post a victory Tuesday night. The host Cougars outscored the Benton Bucks homeschool team 22-14 in the fourth quarter to come away with a 56-51 win. LCA closed the game with a 9-0 run … Read More
ELKHART – Some nights the ball simply will not go in the basket. The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team had one of those nights Tuesday evening at Jimtown. The defensive-minded Jimmies put the clamps on the Cougars to post a 43-18 hoops victory. Senior Michael Hobbs scored … Read More
WINONA LAKE – Billy Pitts definitely made the season opener one to remember for the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team Tuesday night. Pitts swished through a game winning, 30-footer at the final horn as the Cougars clipped Caston 50-47 in the season opener for both in Winona … Read More
WINONA LAKE – Lee Compson expects his Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team to be much improved this season. How that will translate into more wins for the Cougars remains to be seen. LCA, now a full member of the IHSAA, begins its third season under Compson by … Read More
