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LCCVI students advance to SWOSSA

April 18, 2024

Tyler Collins, Ryan Shaw and Elijah Robinson of LCCVI have all qualified for the SWOSSA badminton championship next Tuesday at St. Francois-Xavier in Sarnia.

Collins qualified in the boys’ singles competition with a sixth place finish while Shaw and Robinson finished sixth in the boys’ doubles bracket at the LKSSAA tournament this week.  The top six in each event advance to SWOSSA.

Meantime, Delaney Appledoorn and Ava Joris of North Lambton also moved on.  They qualified with a fourth place finish in the girls’ doubles competition.

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