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John Wright/The Independent Gavin Betts’ 38 save performance led Canada White to a 3-1 win over Canada Red in the gold medal game at the U17 World Challenge Saturday in Sarnia. The two teams traded chances in a physical first period but neither were able to find the back of the net. Canada White mounted pressure early in the second

John Wright/The Independent For the first time since 2009, two Canadian teams will meet in the gold medal game of the U17 World Challenge. Canada White beat Sweden 6-4 in the first semifinal Friday in Sarnia. Mathis Preston led the way offensively recording a hat trick and an assist. Special teams continued to a big part of Canada White’s success

LCCVI has claimed both the Junior and Senior boys Lambton-Kent volleyball titles. In the Senior game, LCCVI beat John McGregor 3-0, winning the sets 25-19, 25-22 and 25-16 at home. The Juniors defeated the Wolfpack at Great Lakes 3-0. The Lancers won the sets 25-14, 25-18 and 35-14.

Canada White is heading into today’s semi final matchup against Sweden with another win in its pocket. Mathis Preston scored a pair of second period goals, including one on the power play, to help Canada White punch its ticket to the semifinals in a 4-2 win over Finland. Ethan Belchetz of the Windsor Spitfires opened the scoring just 14 seconds

Kassandra Rombouts of LCCVI carded a 78 this week and finished second in the open girls’ division at the SWOSSA high school golf championship at Willow Ridge in Blenheim. Rombouts will now represent the LKSSAA at the provincial high school championship in Windsor on Oct. 16 and 17. In team boys action, St. Pat’s, North Lambton and LCCVI finished sixth,

Elijah Grant made 32 saves, including 14 in the second period and was named the player of the game in Petrolia’s 3-1 win over previously unbeaten Exeter. Jake MacLean’s powerplay goal at 12:18 of the final frame broke a 1-1 tie and was the game-winning tally in PJHL action before 317 fans at Greenwood Recreation Centre Thursday. Andrew Jaques iced

James Grant had a pair of top ten finishes at the Canadian National Legion Track and Field Championship in Calgary on the weekend. The middle distance runner from Petrolia, representing the Sarnia Athletics Southwest Club, just missed a medal finishing fourth in the under-18 1500 metre final in a time of 4:02.11. He also placed tenth in the 800 metre

Wyoming pushed across five runs in the fifth inning and went on to beat Port Lambton, 9-2 in the Western Counties senior baseball championship tournament on the weekend in Courtright and Port Lambton. The Cattlebarons (below) went 4-0 over the course of the tournament. They beat Chatham and Corunna in the preliminary round and then topped Dresden, 13-3 in the

Taxandria has crept to with two points of second place Sarnia FC with a game in hand in the second division of the Western Ontario Soccer League. Ard Dieker and Thomas Kingma scored on the weekend for the Arkona-based squad in a 2-1 win over Sarnia FC. Liam Burwell had the lone goal for FC. Sarnia has hit a rough

Peyton Reid’s two-run single keyed a six-run first inning to lead the Alvinston Riverhawks’ under-15 squad to a 16-2 win over Wyoming Wranglers in the Lambton Central Softball League U17 championship on the weekend. Alvinston reached the final in the double knock out tournament with earlier wins over Wyoming, 15-5 and Merlin, 11-2. Reid, Carly Watson, Charlie Kyte and Kylee

Petrolia’s Hunter Campbell will represent Ontario at the Legion National Track and Field Championship. Campbell set a personal best at the Ontario Legion Track and Field Championships at Toronto’s York University last weekend. He uncorked a throw of 49.60 metres and won a silver medal in the boys’ under 18 discus final. He also won silver in the hammer throw.

A Petrolia hockey player will be honoured by the The Sarnia Lambton Sports Hall of Fame. Brayden Kominek and Hunter Boucher have been named co-winners of the Pappy Burr Award, which goes to outstanding students about to enter post secondary education. Kominek, a LCCVI graduate, also achieved high academic marks while participating in hockey, cross country and track and field.