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The LCCVI Girls Hockey team, seen here in the Feb. 27th game against Essex, are competing at OFSAA Tuesday and Wednesday.

LCCVI loses opener at OFSAA

March 18, 2025

The Holy Cross Raiders from St. Catharines beat LCCVI, 6-1 in the opening game for both teams this morning at the OFSAA girls’ A/AA hockey tournament in Sudbury.

The second-seeded Raiders had period leads of 1-0 and 3-1 before salting the game away with three unanswered goals in the third period.

Olivia Minten had LCCVI’s lone goal, a power play tally in the second period.

The Lancers came into the provincial tournament ranked 13.

The Lancers play Simcoe this afternoon at 2 p.m.

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