New Petrolia festival draws a crowd downtown
LCCVI’s Grant cracks OFSAA top 20
November 4, 2024
McKinnon, Peters, better SWOSSA results
LCCVI's James Grantbettered his 6K Cross Country time from the SWOSSA meet in Sarnia and cracked the top 20 at OFSAA.
Monday, Grant, seen here at the SWOSSA event in Canatara Park Oct. 24, placed 19th at the provincial championships in Ottawa, just 14/100ths of a second in front of SWOSSA's first place finisher Brendan Currie of St. Thomas of Villanova in Lasalle.
The southwestern Ontario duo came in just a minute under the winner, Daniel Cova of Louis-Reil High School in Ottawa. Two hundred and seventy runners completed the event.
In the Novice Boys' 4K, North Lambton's Colton Peters placed 32nd with a time of 14:46.12, about a minute and a half behind the winner.
Sarnia Northern placed 12th in the Novice Boys division with a 26th place finish by Tayvin Youn and a 110th place finish by Liam Reynolds in the 269 person field.
And in the Para 4K, LCCVI's Cash McKinnon finished his race with a time of 46:25.85, bettering his time of 55 minutes at the SWOSSA event. Darius Landon is McKinnon's guide for the race.
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New Petrolia festival draws a crowd downtown
June 7, 2026
The Independent The streets of Petrolia were filled with people Saturday as Eats, Beats & Boutiques took over Petrolia Line. Visitors made their way through the downtown, visiting storefronts and vendors who were set up on the street. There were lots of things for kids to do including pint-sized cornhole, mini soccer nets and bouncy castles. Adults met up with
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Helps, Leitch add to their medal totals at OFSAA Track and Field Championships
June 6, 2026
John Wright/The Independent LCCVI’s Jaylen Helps and Mooretown’s Camryn Leitch both secured their second medal of the OFSAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday in St. Catharines. Helps claimed a bronze medal in Novice Girls discus with a season’s best throw. It was the second consecutive day she won bronze after taking home that medal in Novice Girls javelin on
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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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