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The LCCVI Lancers won the Jr. Girls' Volleyball championship 3-1 over Wallaceburg Feb. 19.

Lancers win Lambton-Kent Jr Girls’ volleyball title

February 19, 2026

The Independent

The LCCVI Jr. Girls are Lambton-Kent volleyball champions.

The girls beat Wallaceburg 3-1 before a hometown crowd in Petrolia Thursday.

The Lancers won the first set 25-23. Wallaceburg battled back to take the second set 25-19 before LCCVI came back in the third and fourth set 25-17 and 25-21.

Campbelle Brown during the Lambton-Kent Jr. Girls’ Volleyball Championship
The 2026 LCCVI Lambton-Kent Jr Volleyball Championship

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