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East Lambton to play for Silver Stick championship Tuesday

December 30, 2025

The East Lambton Eagles will take on the Ausable Valley Coyotes for the regional under-18 B tier 2 banner in Petrolia this evening.

The Eagles and Coyotes will face off at 5 p.m. at Greenwood in the final.

East Lambton advanced with a 5-0 win over Dresden in a semi-final contest this morning while Ausable Valley scored four times in the second period, including three times in just over two minutes, to beat Wallaceburg, 4-1 in the other semi-final.

Ausable Valley is the amalgamated associations from Lucan, Ilderton and North Middlesex.

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