Elliott wins gold, five other Lambton athletes medal at OFSAA Track and Field Championships
LCCVI students hit top ten at Nationals
August 12, 2024
James Grant had a pair of top ten finishes at the Canadian National Legion Track and Field Championship in Calgary on the weekend.
The middle distance runner from Petrolia, representing the Sarnia Athletics Southwest Club, just missed a medal finishing fourth in the under-18 1500 metre final in a time of 4:02.11. He also placed tenth in the 800 metre final in 1:57.38.
Meantime, Petrolia’s Hunter Campbell, representing Team Ontario at the nationals, also notched a pair of top ten finishes. He was seventh in the hammer throw with a personal best of 51.86 and tenth in the discus at 44.93 metre. Campbell also competed in the shot put and placed 16th with a put of 12.84 metres.
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Elliott wins gold, five other Lambton athletes medal at OFSAA Track and Field Championships
June 5, 2026
John Wright/The Independent On a sizzling day in St. Catharines, Kallee Elliott leapt a personal best 1.61 meters to claim the gold medal in Novice Girls high jump at the OFSAA Track and Field Championships. Elliott cleared her first three jumps of the day with ease. That brought her to 1.55 meters where she had to work for it. The
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LCCVI Rugby finishes in the top eight at OFSAA
June 5, 2026
The Independent For the third year in a row, LCCVI’s Girls’ Rugby team made it into the top eight of the provincial A/AA championship. The first game of the tournament, the 11th-seeded Lancers upset sixth-ranked Bowmanville-Clarington Central, 17-12. Trailing 12-0 at the half, LCCVI fought back with second half tries from Mya Beaudoin, Miley Anderson and Abbi White along with
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Public health warns of more ticks in southeast Lambton
June 5, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent If you’re picking more ticks off your dogs when you go for a walk in southern Lambton County, don’t be surprised. Lambton Public Health says the southeastern part of the county, including Dawn-Euphemia and parts of Brooke-Alvinston, have been identified as Established Risk Areas for the Blacklegged Ticks responsible for Lyme Disease. Over the past few years,
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Eats, Beats & Boutiques to fill Petrolia Line Saturday
June 5, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Organizers of Petrolia’s newest event are hoping for good weather and patient drivers Saturday. Eats, Beats & Boutiques is set to take over the downtown Saturday. Laurissa Ellsworth, director of marketing, arts and communications in Petrolia, says Petrolia Line will close at 5:30 am to prepare for the street party which at 1 pm. The Farmers’ Market
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