Firefighters, specialized equipment from St. Clair, local industry help put out ethanol plant fire in Chatham
Sr. Lancers win girls volleyball title
February 22, 2023
Jr Girls come within a whisker of a championship
LCCVI and Great Lakes each won a Lambton Kent girls’ AA volleyball championship on Tuesday.
The Lancers downed John McGregor, three games to one in the senior final and the Wolfpack went to five sets before prevailing against the Lancers in the junior final.
In the senior championship match, LCCVI won the last two sets 25-22 and 25-14 after splitting the first two sets 25-23 and 17-25
In the junior championship, Great Lakes fell behind by two sets losing 15-25 and 19-25 before rattling off three straight sets 27-25, 25-21 and 15-8 in the decisive set.
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