**Boys' Soccer Wins the 2026 IHSAA Sectional Championship Semi-Finals: LC 9 Morton 0 Finals: LC 4 Highland 0 On Thursday, Lake Central squared off against Hammond Morton in the sectional semi-finals at Highland. The Indians left no doubt in this one and cruised to a 9-0 victory, ending the game early via mercy rule. Highlights: Goals: Colby Mestrich - 3, Giancarlo Reyna - 3, Levi Schuh - 1, Braden Mitchell - 1, Daniel Soria - 1 Assists: Max Kaczmarczyk - 2, Aaron Puch - 1, Ethan Brewer - 1, Giancarlo Reyna - 1, Jacob Jagadich - 1 On Saturday, in the sectional championship LC played against the host Highland and earned a 4-0 Sectional Championship. This was the 25th all-time sectional victory for LC--which is 2nd best in Indiana history. Goal scorers in this one were Braden Mitchell with 2, Ethan Brewer, and Connor Billmeyer. Brewer, Joey Serna, and Aaron Puch assisted goals. Billmeyer was perfect in goal. The Indians travel to Chesterton on Thursday and will play the host Trojans at 6 PM in the Regional Semi-Final. **Girls' Soccer Sectional Run ends at Crown Point Finals: LC 1 Crown Point 6 The Indians fell in the sectional championship at Crown Point on Saturday by a score of 6-1. Ady Miller was the lone goal scorer for LC. The successful season concluded with the Indians finishing with a 12-4-1 record overall. **Football Falls to Ranked Merrillville Box Score Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F LC 7 0 13 0 20 Mville 7 7 24 0 41 LC moves to 4-4 overall and 4-2 in the DAC. Jayden Carpenter-Mansfield did it all on offense: He rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on 7 carries and had 5 receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown. Frankie Verta had 3 catches for 74 yards, including a 50 yard reception. Jonquil Sharpe added 4 catches for 38 yards. Wes Lalich threw for 142 yards and a touchdown, and Jacob Turley found the endzone on the ground. **Flag Footballs Run Ends in the Elite 8 Regional Semi-Final: LC 32 Munster 12 Regional Championship: LC 12 Penn 48 In the Regional Semi-Final, LC defeated Munster 32-12. The Lady Indians put together 336 yards of offense, forced 2 interceptions, and outscored Munster 20–6 in the second half to punch their ticket to the REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. Standout performances: Parker Reddick scored twice on the ground and added 76 receiving yards. Peyton Martin caught 8 passes for 73 yards and recorded 2 interceptions. Anna Dobricky threw for 214 yards and 2 touchdowns. Emma Myszak and Kyrie Pollack each caught a touchdown, while Roxann Martinez led the defense with 7 flag pulls. In the finals match-up to advance to the State Finals, LC fell to defending state champion Penn. This culminated a fantastic first season that saw LC finish as Sectional Champions and Regional Finalists. LC finished 13-2 overall and added a 9 game winning streak. **Volleyball Finishes DAC Play 12-2 Lake Central 3 LaPorte 1 S1 S2 S3 S4 LC 25 25 22 25 LaPorte 12 21 25 14 LC concluded its regular season with a 20-8 record and a 12-2 finish in the DAC (2nd place overall). The Indians open postseason play at Munster on Thursday against Hammond Morton. The winning team will play in the semi-finals at noon on Saturday.