Former Courtright haunt of Al Capone being demolished
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Nadia Alfadili takes the ball down the court at LCCVI as the Junior Girls defeat John McGregor to maintain a perfect record heading into Friday's Lambton-Kent finals.
Undefeated Junior Lancers, Senior Eagles move on to LK Girls basketball finals
November 6, 2025
The unbeaten LCCVI Junior Girls and North Lambton Senior Girls are heading to the Lambton-Kent finals.
The Lancers defeated John McGregor Wednesday 50-22 to win a spot in the final.
The Junior girls will take on North Lambton in the final on Friday at 4:00 pm. The Eagles defeated Wallaceburg 19-12 in the semi final. Julia Leyten and Meaghan Green each had six points Keisha Manness had three.
Meantime; the LCCVI senior girls’ season is over after falling to John McGregor 53-33.
Undefeated North Lambton dominated Wallaceburg in the semi-finals Wednesday 60-26. Lainie Rintoul put up 15 points, Alexis Wice had 14 while Vanessa Looper and Kyla Tremaine both contributed eight points to the semi-final victory.
The Eagles will take on John McGregor in the A/AA finals on Friday at 7:00 pm.
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