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Hayden Duncan is back with the Strathroy Rockets of the Greater Ontario Hockey League.

The Alvinston goalie was acquired from Drayton Valley of the Alberta Junior Hockey League last week for a player
development fee.

Duncan made 34 regular season and playoff appearances with three teams in the OJHL last season.

It’s his second stint with the Rockets. He won 31 games over parts of three seasons with Strathroy from 2022-25.

The 20-year-old Lambton Jr. Sting grad made 35 saves in a 6-5 win over Komoka in his season debut with the Rockets on Saturday.

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Jack Nesbitt is on the board in his collegiate hockey career. The former Lambton Jr. Sting power forward with family ties to Sarnia, Petrolia and Alvinston, scored twice on three shots in a 10-1 by the Michigan Wolverines in non-conference play against the University of Alaska last Friday.

The former Windsor Spitfire had a plus two rating for the Wolverines and won nine face-offs.

The Philadelphia Flyers prospect had a 66 per cent success rate in the dot in his first three games with Michigan–all victories.

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The Sarnia Legionnaires rallied from a 4-0 deficit to cut the gap to 4-3 in the third period in Stratford last Friday before the home team added an insurance goal with just over seven minutes remaining for a 5-3 GOHL victory.

Sting prospects Evan Bannister and Braydon Sisco led Sarnia with three points each. Bannister scored twice and added an assist. Sisco had a goal and two helpers.

Another Sting draft choice, Ethan Glavin contributed two assists. Ben Foster made 46 saves in the Sarnia crease.

The Legionnaires are home to Chatham on Thursday before taking on the Rockets in Strathroyon Saturday. The Maroons beat Sarnia, 7-0 in Chatham Thursday.

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Five LCCVI tennis players are heading to SWOSSAA.

Noelle Edgar and Reed VanKlinken advanced in the Mixed Doubles after the Lambton-Kent championship.

Aliya Anderson and Isabelle Stewart will represent the Lancers in the Girls’ Doubles event while Matthew Stek will
compete in the Boys’ Singles division.

SWOSSAA is being held in Windsor Oct. 15.

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The Walpole Island Wild will host one of the two PJHL Prospect Games early next month.

The North conference prospects will take on the West conference prospects in the First Nations community on Nov. 7.
Game time will be 1pm.

Rosters have yet to be announced.

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Petrolia’s Linkin Hill and Ethan McPherson of Warwick Village backstopped the Lambton Jr. Sting U-14 AAA team to
a 4-1 record and a semifinal berth at the Wendy Dufton Memorial tournament on the weekend in London.

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Warwick’s Austin Scott had two goals and eight points in six games for the London Jr. Knights U16 squad at the same tournament. London was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

The Chatham Kent Cyclones, with Dresden’s TJ Brodie on its coaching staff, beat the Soo to win the U15 AAA championship.

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Forest’s Tyler McGregor will again dawn the red and white Canadian sweater for the International Para Cup event in Czechia beginning this Sunday.

The four-team event includes Team Canada, Team USA, Czechia and a World Select squad. Canada opens against the Americans on Sunday morning.

Team USA is the defending champion. They beat Team Canada 3-0 in last year’s final.