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John Wright/The Independent John McGregor took down both Lambton County ‘AA’ schools in the LKSSAA boys volleyball finals Wednesday in Chatham. The Panthers beat North Lambton 25-20, 25-18, and 25-20 in the junior final. The match was the Eagles first appearance in a Lambton-Kent ‘AA’ championship game since moving up to the division last season. John McGregor defeated LCCVI 25-15,

John Wright/The Independent North Lambton will have a shot at school history after getting a five-set comeback victory over LCCVI in their LKSSAA Junior Boys ‘AA’ volleyball semi-final Monday in Petrolia. The Lancers took the first two sets of the match, 25-17 and 25-23 before the Eagles stormed back winning the final three sets, 26-24, 25-21, and 15-12. The Eagles

The Independent It was a winning weekend for Mooretown hockey teams. Both the Mooretown Minor Hockey and Mooretown Lady Flags U11 ‘rep’ teams won tournaments. The MTMHA U11 ‘B’ team was undefeated at the 41st annual Black & Gold Tournament in West Lorne, defeating the host Comets 11-0 in the Championship game Sunday. U11 team is undefeated this season. The Lady

Barry Wright/The Independent Peppering the Woodstock cage with 70 shots on goal, the Alvinston Killer Bees improved to 4-0 in Northern PremierHockey League action with a 9-1 win over the Lakers in Alvinston last Friday night. Ryan Gagner and Jamie Schaafsma led the Bees with four points each. Gagner had a goal and three assists. Schaafsma registered four assists. Ethan

Barry Wright/The Independent The Petrolia Squires tasted defeat for the first time this season bowing 4-1 in Seaforth last Sunday. The Centenaires jumped out to a 2-0 lead after a period and increased their advantage to 3-0 after two. TJ Harris scored the lone goal for the Squires before Seaforth put the game away with a goal 39 seconds later.

Heather Wright/The Independent It’s a big step forward in the process to form a new regional hockey association. The Petrolia Minor Hockey Association and the East Lambton Hockey Association say parents have agreed to move forward to form a new joint association which will allow kids to continue to play in local leagues and build stronger ‘A’ centre rep teams.

Heather Wright/The Independent The stands at the East Lambton Community Complex arena will soon be a little safer. Warwick Township council has agreed to put netting around the ice surface to protect spectators from flying pucks. For decades, most of the seating in the arena has been unprotected without safety concerns being raised. But that changed after an incident in

The Independent James Grant is heading to the University of Guelph to be part of the Gryphons track and field team as an endurance runner. Grant has represented LCCVI and the Sarnia Athletics Southwest Track and Field Club and won the national U18 1500 metre championship at the Canadian Legion Track and Field Championships in Calgary in 2025. ••• Warwick’s

Heather Wright/The Independent LCCVI is the Lambton-Kent Senior AA football champions. The Lancers won in convincing fashion with a 38-6 win over the Wallaceburg Tartans. Damien Weston and Xander Knapp each had two touchdowns in Thursday’s game. Quarterback Isaiah Ardell had a touchdown and a safety while playing defence. Luke Shaw booted four through the uprights after the touchdowns. Graeme

Barry Wright/The Independent Ryan Nichols registered a hat trick and added a pair of assists to lead the Petrolia Flyers to a 6-3 wins over the Irish in Lucan. Cam Davidson had a goal and three helpers to extend his point streak to eight games during Saturday’s tilt. Noel Sanderson and Lucas Rogers also scored for Petrolia. Logan Crummy had

Barry Wright/The Independent The Battle of the 402 between the Sarnia Sting and London Knights is renewed Sunday at Progressive Auto Sales Arena. The teams registered 6-4 victories on home ice in back-to-back games last month. The Sting also has home games against Owen Sound Wednesday and the Brantford Bulldogs Friday. The Knights entertain Saginaw Friday. London is coming off

Barry Wright/The Independent The Mooretown Flags have now won four straight games following a 3-1 win over the Blades in Blenheim Sunday. Mooretown is now 7-7-2 on the PJHL season. After a scoreless first period, George Bracewell gave the Flags a 1-0 advantage after 40 minutes. Will Harding scored the eventual game-winner with 3:36 left in the third period before