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The senior boys leave the starting line at Canatara Park, Sarnia Oct. 16, 2025 at the LKSSAA Cross Country Meet.

Joy finishes third for LCCVI at LK Cross Country meet

October 16, 2025

Berkley Joy was the top finisher for LCCVI at the LKSSAA Cross Country meet at Canatara Park Thursday.

She placed third in the Junior Girls 5K run behind St. Pat’s Keala Pickard of Camlachie, who finished first with a time of 19:36 and Ava White of Sarnia with a time of 20:00. Berkley finished with a time of 21:54.

Ellyot Schoonjan of North Lambton was just two seconds behind Berkley. Skyla Willemse of North Lambton rounded out the top five in the Girls Jr. division.

Other top five finishers were

NOVICE GIRLS

1 Gabryela Jeremias, Ursuline Col 17:29
2 Hailey Reid, North Lambton S S 17:54
3 Jessie Janoska, Great Lakes 17:55
4 Jocelyn Field, North Lambton S S 18:04
5 Charlotte Robinson, Sarnia Northern 1 8:09

Kenzie Maoriat was LCCVI’s top finisher in eighth

NOVICE BOYS

1 MilesCarrington, Ursuline Col 14:27
2 Gavin Lumley, Chatham-Kent 14:33
3 Carter Ewart, Sarnia Northern 15:16
4 Teo Houser, St. Patrick’s HS 15:21
5 AJ Huras, North Lambton S S 15:22

Owen McMurphy was LCCVI’s top finisher

JUNIOR GIRLS

1 Keala Pickard, St. Patrick’s HS 19:36
2 Ava White, St. Patrick’s HS 20:00
3 Berkley Joy, Lambton Central 21:54
4 Ellyot Schoonjans, North Lambton S S 21:56
5 Skyla Willemse, North Lambton S S 22:21

JUNIOR BOYS

1 Tayvin Young, Sarnia Northern 17:41
2 Liam Reynolds, Sarnia Northern 17:44
3 Colten Peters, North Lambton S S 17:49
4 Noah Vanneck, Chatham-Kent 18:36
5 Arie Roelands, North Lambton S S 19:18

Micah Kember was LCCVI’s top finisher in 19th.

SENIOR GIRLS

1 Lily Bressette, Sarnia Northern 24:16
2 Avery Norland, St. Patrick’s HS 25:03
3 Gracie Vandergriendt, Chatham-Kent 25:27
4 Olivia Somers, Sarnia Northern 26:17
5 Harper Sieders, Sarnia Northern 27:21

Heidi Shaw was the top finisher for LCCVI in sixth

SENIOR BOYS

1 Chase Capes, St. Patrick’s HS 20:19
2 Ryan Ladouceur, St. Patrick’s HS 21:58
3 Evan Iacobelli, St. Patrick’s HS 22:16
4 Alexzander Fortney, Sarnia Northern 22:30
5 Daniel Diaz Quinones, St. Patrick’s HS 22:41

Benjamin Leystra, Ellis Wellington and Luke Shaw of LCCVI finished ninth, 10th and 11th

The senior boys leave the starting line at Canatara Park, Sarnia Oct. 16, 2025 at the LKSSAA Cross Country Meet
St. Patrick’s runners Keala Pickard of Camlachie and Ava White of Sarnia make their way through the trees during the Junior Girls Race Oct. 16, 2025 at the LKSSAA meet at Canatara Park, Sarnia.
Berkley Joy of LCCVI and Ellyot Schoonjans of North Lambton placed third and fourth respectively in the Junior Girls 5K Cross Country race at the LKSSAA event at Canatara Park, Sarnia Oct. 16, 2025.
Colten Peters of North Lambton Secondary School follows a runner from Northern Collegiate up the hill at Canatara Park Oct. 16, 2025
Luke Shaw of LCCVI heads to the finish line at the LKSSAA Cross Country meet at Canatara Park in Sarnia Oct. 16.

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