LAKEVILLE - The 2025 Indiana Northern State Conference soccer championships are set to begin. First night action will be played on September 25 at Newton Park. In the 5:30 p.m. opener, the girls portion of the bracket will things going. John Glenn will meet LaVille and Bremen battles Jimtown simultaneously. The consolation and championship matches will be played Saturday September 27 at 10 a.m. On the guys side of the bracket, the path to Saturday is scheduled to begin at approximately 7:30 p.m. Bremen tangles with Tippecanoe Valley and John Glenn battles LaVille. Consolation and championship matches kick off at around 12 p.m. Saturday. Bremen is the defending girls champion following a 3-2 overtime victory over Jimtown. The Lions are also the returning boys champion after a 3-0 win against John Glenn. LAVILLE GIRLS SOCCER When given the chance, most teams look forward to a second chance to play an opponent that beat them earlier in the season. That holds true when talking about LaVille and John Glenn. Back on September 16, the two Indiana Northern State Conference rivals met in Walkerton for the regular season tussle. John Glenn outshot LaVille, though Falcon goalie Ariana Stanley officially recorded nine saves. Inside the Lancer defense, Denni Markin and Madison Mishler shared keeper duties, combining for eight saves. "Our kids know we left a lot of opportunities on the field the last time we played them," said LaVille coach Kevin Christy. "Glenn is a good team." Since a 5-2 start to the season, Christy's young crew continues to adjust to the speed of the game and to what the Lancer coaches are looking for. "The younger players are starting to understand what we are trying to do and it has been great to see," noted the Lancer boss. "We are coming along." Last night, LaVille traveled to #17 Culver, falling 3-0, and will jump right back on the pitch today, then again Saturday morning. With the conference tournament now on the doorstep and the IHSAA state tournament inside of two weeks out, coach Christy and his team will continue to play the opponent up next. "We always play one at a time, but in this case we know there will be no time in between being a Wednesday-Thursday game," explained Christy. "It is what it is." Heading into the INSC semifinal, both Christy and his team look forward to a rematch against the Falcons. "We definitely want another match with them (John Glenn) and all the conference schools," Christy said matter-of-factly. "We played Culver and we will be ready for Glenn Thursday." The two conference and neighborhood rivals have played 16 times since 2013. John Glenn leads 9-5-2 and the teams have split the last four matches. The Falcons have won the last two in the series. John Glenn will bring an 8-2-1 overall record into Thursday's match, including a 4-0 mark in loop play. The Falcons are led by Karsyn Bogard with 20 goals, while Lilah Donlon has added eight assists. Defending the pipes, the John Glenn defense has allowed just five goals in 11 matches. Keepers Khloe Ramey and Stanley average just .45 goals against per outing. LaVille is 5-6-1 overall, including a 1-3 record in conference matches. The Lancers are led by Madison Misher with nine goals. Leena Karkiewicz chips in with four saves. The LHS defense has allowed an average of 1.91 goals per match, while the LaVille goal is tended by Denni Markin (1.653 goals against) and Madison Mishler (1.558 goals against). Bremen and Jimtown will meet in the opposite bracket, also at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The consolation and championship are scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. at Newton Park. * * * * * BOYS SOCCER LaVille will also be opposite John Glenn in the boys conference championships at Newton Park. The guys are set to follow the 5:30 p.m. matches. Bremen matches up with Tippecanoe Valley in the other semifinal. Consolation and championship matches are set for Saturday at 12 p.m. at Newton Park. LHS is 6-4 overall following a 8-1 victory over Oregon-Davis September 22, snapping a three-match losing string. Jamison Norman is the leading scorer, while Remington Loftus the assist leader for the Lancers. Coach Keith Norman's team allows 1.4 goals against. Kyler Christy has played in eight matches in goal for LHS, most of those due to an injury to Ryan Maenhout. John Glenn is 5-5-1 overall following a 3-0 loss to Elkhart Christian Academy on September 22. They are 2-2 in the last four matches. Rowan Paton is the top scorer for the Falcons, with Finn Chamberlin tops in team assists. The John Glenn defense allows 2.36 goals against so far this season. In goal, Brayden Whitmer has 2.3 goals against. In the regular season match played at Newton Park on September 16, the Falcons and Lancers battled to a 0-0 stalemate until early in the second half. The Walkerton visitors put together two goals in about seven minutes that took the wind out of the Lancer sails. John Glenn added two more goals in a five minute stretch late in the match to secure a 4-0 victory at Newton Park. Let's Play ...