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Kole Chapman, Xander Knapp and Megan Munro all won two events each at therecent CK Relays in Chatham. Chapman won the junior boys’ 100 metre and 300 metre finals setting a record inthe longer of the events. His time of 44.14 seconds was almost two seconds fasterthan the previous meet record set a decade ago. Munro crossed the finish line

John Wright/The Independent Mt. Brydges Bulldogs President Andy Friyia called it “the scariest moment I’ve ever witnessed live in a hockey game.” He’s talking about a devastating injury to Jaxon Moorhouse of the Bulldogs at the Greenwood Recreation Centre in game five of the Yeck Division semi-final series. Two players who were battling for the puck behind the net fell

The Independent The Forest Xtreme will represent Ontario this week at the Eastern Canadian Ringette Championships in Quebec. They are in suburban Montreal panning for gold in the under-16 division involving teams from Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. Forest opens the round robin portion of the tournament with a game against the PEI Edge tonight. Games continue on Friday with

The Independent Soon another banner will be on display at the Watford Arena. The Lambton Lightning won five consecutive contests last weekend to capture the championship in the Senior C division at the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association provincials in the GTA.   They defeated the Honeywood Badgers, 4-1 in the final.  Lambton had beaten Cornwall, 4-1, blanked Otonabee, 8-0, edged Waterloo, 1-0

Barry Wright/The Independent Dale Hunter’s London Knights have cruised into the second round of the OHL playoffs with a four-game sweep of the Owen Sound Attack.   Evan Van Gorp of Watford had three assists and was chosen as the second star in London’s 8-4 series clinching win at the Bayshore in Owen Sound April 3. London scored six or

John Wright/The Independent The dream run for the Petrolia Flyers came to an end on Thursday night, losing 6-2 to the Essex 73s in game four of the West Conference Final at Greenwood Recreation Centre.  Petrolia came out strong, outshooting Essex 14-9 in the first period. Goaltender Adrian McBride stood tall for Essex, turning aside every shot sent his way

The East Lambton Eagles are proud owners of prestigious red hats after capturing the under-15 Tier 1 OMHA banner in Halton Hills on the weekend. The Eagles reached the playoffs with wins over Penetang, 4-1, Ennismore, 6-3 and Arran-Ernsdale, 4-3 in the preliminary round. They rallied for five unanswered goals in the second period to beat Wallaceburg, 8-6 in the

Barry Wright/The Independent The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League has renamed some of its awards, including those in honour ofSarnia’s Pat “Whitey” Stapleton and Bill Lochead of Forest. The Pat Stapleton Memorial Award will go to the Most Valuable Player in the league’s Western Conference and the Bill Lochead Award will be given to the Western Conference’s Most Gentlemanly Player.

Heather Wright/The Independent Concerns some kids won’t be able to play hockey if ice rates rise have been eased in Brooke-Alvinston. The municipality has been struggling with the costs of running an arena in a small town. It runs at a deficit nearly $400,000 yearly. The municipality also offers minor sport rates of $137 an hour for ice time. Most

Barry Wright/The Independent A long-standing sports tradition in East Lambton is coming to an end, at least for this season. The Alvinston Aces will not field a team this year in the Southwest Middlesex Men’s FastballLeague due to a lack of player interest. The Aces were the last remaining competitive men’s fastball club in Sarnia-Lambton. The Aces, and its predecessor,

The Independent The Alvinston Killer Bees fired 47 shots including 19 in the third in a 3-2 loss to the Strathroy Jets Monday, ending the Bees playoff run. Evan DeBrouwer held off a third period rush by the Bees who fired 19 shots on the net in an attempt to tie up the 3-2 game. DeBrouwer has faced over 40

The Strathroy Jets rallied from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Alvinston Killer Bees, 6-5 in overtime Friday to tie the Ontario Super Hockey League at two games each. Ex-London Knight Rob Schremp had the game-winner in the extra period. Brennan Feasey had a hat trick for the Bees. Game five is Saturday in Alvinston.