Sports Michiana can confirm Casey McKim is leaving New Prairie to become head football coach at Lowell.

Ken Peterson 1st reported the news.

McKim had a tremendous 5-year run at New Prairie, going 48-17 in that time frame. He led the Cougars to four straight sectional championships, two regional titles and a trip to the state finals in 2022.

McKim took over for the legendary Russ Radtke in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic. The first season wasn’t a great one as the Cougars went just 5-5. Then things picked up in a major way as McKim led New Prairie to a 11-3 season in 2021, including a regional championship win over his now new team Lowell 28-14.

New Prairie followed up that season with an even better year in 2022, going 13-2 and winning Semi-State. The Cougars lost to East Central 37-7 in the 4A State Finals that season.

A 3rd and 4th straight sectional title came in 2023 and 2024.

McKim’s hiring at Lowell is pending school board approval.