Highway 402 closed at Watford after accident
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Yarko Zelenchuk, seen here in the SWOSSAA final Oct. 15, 2025 in Chatham, has advanced to the provincial high school tennis championship in June.
Zelenchuk wins SWOSSAA, heading to provincial tennis championship
October 16, 2025
Yarko Zelenchuk hopes to reclaim OFSSA tennis gold in the spring.
The LCCVI student won the SWOSSAA title in Chatham Wednesday to gain a berth into the Ontario championship tournament in June.
Zelenchuk beat Shikai Jin 8-0 to take gold.
This will be Zelenchuk’s third OFSSA tennis tournament. In 2023, he won gold. In 2024, he made it to the quarter finals before bowing out.
And LCCVI Lancers Mackenna Wheeler and Matthew Stek placed third at the SWOSSAA mixed doubles event.
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