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Barry Wright/The Independent The 2025-26 roster is rounding into shape for the Petrolia Squires.   The team has signed a host of veterans for the coming season in the Ontario Elite Hockey League. The team has announced its has signed TJ Harris, Eric Marsh, Cam Hackett, Cole Harris, Isaac McLean, Ben Schoch, Joey Ferrera, Daniel Gibson, Curtis Helps, Blake Butler, Ryan

Barry Wright/The Independent Brandon Couto scored twice – including the first ever goal by Alvinston in the Northern Premier League – and James MacEwan had four assists to lead the Killer Bees to a 5-2 win over the Bluebirds in Tilbury.  Couto, who also had an assist, was named player of the game. Jack Vanboekel, Brennan Feasey and Harlan Orr

The Petrolia Flyers rallied from a three-goal deficit to tie Thursday’s night PJHL contest at 3 late in the second period. But, the visiting Port Stanley Sailors retook the lead 10 seconds after Petrolia had scored the equalizer and then scored twice in the final 90 seconds of the final frame for a 6-3 victory. Tyler Strain took the loss

The Independent The Sting had a double-digit offensive output with a 7-4 win over the Flint Firebirds at Progressive Auto Sales Arena Sunday. Sarnia, now 2-2 on the season, having beaten Sudbury 6-1 Friday night. Jordan Bax, Ryder Simpson, Jacob Reese and Cameron Aucoin all recorded their first career OHL tallies for Sarnia and Patrick Quinlan stopped 27 of 28

Barry Wright/The Independent A trio of unanswered goals in the second period was the difference as the Dresden Jr. Kings downed the Mooretown Flags, 4-2 before a crowd of 273 fans at the Moore Sports Complex Saturday. Former Sarnia Legionnaire Colton Graham led the winners with a pair of goals while brother Cameron and Maclean Norris had the others for

The Independent The defending Yeck Division champions will take a 2-2 record into a home game Thursday with the Port Stanley Sailors. Home ice has been sweet for the Flyers with a 2-0 record. The team is 0-2 on the road. Sept. 25, before a home crowd of 284 fans, Andrew Jaques had two goals and Noel Anderson had a goal and

Jack Nesbitt has been returned to the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires from the Philadelphia Flyers training camp. Nesbitt, the Lambton Jr. Sting grad, was the 12th overall pick by the Flyers at the NHL draft earlier this year. Nesbitt, who has family ties to Alvinston and Petrolia, is expected to make his season debut with the Spits on Thursday at home

LCCVI grad Charlie Shaw was one of five runners from the University of Guelph to crack the top 10 in capturing the men’s team championship at the Don Mills Invitational at the University of Waterloo on Saturday. Individually, Shaw as third overall in the 6K race in a time of 18:45, a little less than 16 seconds behind the overall

Isaac Maw scored three touchdowns in LCCVI’s 42-8 win over Great Lakes in high school football in Petrolia Friday. Hunter Duncan and Isaiah Ardell each crossed the goal line for the Lancers as well. Duncan also kicked two field goals and two extra points. Gabriel Ardell had a two-point conversation for LCCVI and the team earned a safety. Raiden Kerwin

In a battle of two previously unbeaten teams, LCCVI came away with a 6-3 victory over Northern in baseball on Thursday afternoon. The Lancers move to 4-0, which is the best record in the league. LCCVI and Chatham Kent are the last two unbeaten teams this season. LCCVI plays their last two regular season games next week, hosting Lambton-Kent on

Kassandra Rombouts carded a 77 this week to win the LKSSAA girls’ golf title by four shots at Willow Ridge in Blenheim. Meantime, Mooretown’s Ben Grant finished second on the boys leaderboard with a 71 and led his St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish squad to the boys team title at the same event. The North Lambton team of AJ Wilson, Keegan

Alexis Wice had 16 points to lead North Lambton to a 40-16 win over LCCVI in senior girls high school basketball on Wednesday. The Eagles are now 2-0 on the season. The Lancers fall to 1-1. Keira Anjema led the Lancers with five points. Elsewhere, St. Patrick’s improved to 2-0 with a 62-44 victory over Great Lakes. The Wolfpack is