Elementary cross country meet draws over 800 students to Petrolia
Heather Wright
Sophie Baron of Queen Elizabeth II Public School in Petrolia was the first to cross the finish line in the Grade 7 Girls competition at the Lambton Central/Petrolia Optimist Club's Cross Country Meet Oct. 7 at Bridgeview Park in Petrolia.
Elementary cross country meet draws over 800 students to Petrolia
October 7, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent
The flats in Petrolia was filled with elementary school students for the annual Lambton Central Petrolia Optimist Cross Country meet.
About 800 students from Lambton County and Chatham-Kent took to the course on the north side of Bridgeview Park during ideal running conditions of sunshine and temperatures in the teens Oct. 7. Students from both the public and Catholic school board as well as Christian schools and home schoolers participated.
The full results are not in yet.
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