(LAGRANGE) – A person with familiarity of the Lakeland boys basketball team has been hired to be the new Varsity coach. Lakeland A.D. Ryan Yoder has announced that TJ Schneider is the new coach of the Lakers. Schneider graduated from Lakeland in 1996 and is in his 23rd year as a Lakeland teacher. In 2001, Schneider joined the boys’ basketball staff as a varsity assistant under head coach Tim Sirk. During his 9 years as the varsity assistant coach, the Lakeland boys’ basketball program enjoyed one of the most successful stretches in program history, notching a record of 137-70, including 6 NECC Championships, 4 NECC Tourney Championships, and 2 Sectional titles. Schneider also served as an occasional fill-in for head coach Tim Sirk during this time and logged a head coaching record of 7-1, which included winning the championship game of the team’s 2008 sectional title. In a media release, Schneider says he is passionate about about Lakeland Schools, the Lakeland community, and most of all the boys’ basketball program at Lakeland School Corporation. Schneider says he owes much of my personal success to the lessons I learned during my time as a member of the basketball program. Yoder says TJ’s passion for Lakeland runs deep. He says Schneider has a brilliant basketball mind and a clear vision for the future of our program.
(07-25-2024) 2024 Burr Oak Heritage Festival Underway
(07-25-2024) Sturgis City Commission Hears Final Budget Review
(07-24-2024) FEMA Denies Whitmer’s Request For Help Following Tornadoes
(07-24-2024) SBA Says Resources Are Available For People Impacted By Tornadoes
(07-23-2024) Indiana Ends FY 2024 With $2.6 Billion In Reserves
(07-23-2024) Budget To Be Discussed Wednesday By City Commission
(07-23-2024) Kayaker Drowns In Cass County Lake
(07-22-2024) Three People Injured In Two Vehicle Crash In DeKalb County
(07-22-2024) Sturgis Woman Among Four Injured In Two Vehicle Crash
(07-22-2024) June Unemployment Up Around NE Indiana
(07-22-2024) Bronson Police Starting New Community Program
(07-22-2024) Fort Wayne Man Arrested Following Two County Pursuit
(07-22-2024) One Person Dies In Elkhart Shooting Incident
(07-22-2024) Granger Man Dies In Cass County Motorcycle Crash
(07-22-2024) New Assistant Superintendent Hired For Sturgis Public Schools
(07-20-2024) Cuyler Has Case Bound Over To Circuit Court
(07-20-2024) Unemployment Goes Up In Indiana From May To June
(07-20-2024) Two People Killed In Roll Over Accident On I-69
(07-20-2024) West Nile Virus Found In Steuben County
(07-20-2024) Centreville Covered Bridge Days 2024 Continues