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John Wright/The Independent Kole Chapman will be LCCVI’s lone OFSAA returnee but he won’t be the only Lancer heading to the provincial track and field championships after an impressive meet from their newcomers. Chapman will be joined by Rayah Minten, Kallee Elliott, Jaylen Helps, and Liam Hackett at the OFSAA Track and Field Championships in St. Catharines that run from

John Wright/The Independent Three LCCVI athletes hit the podium during the first day of the OFSAA West Regional track and field championships. Rayah Minten, Kole Chapman and Kallee Elliott are among seven Lambton athletes advancing to the provincial championship. Minten topped a field of 16 competitors with a throw of 11.56m, just one centimetre more than her throw best throw

The Independent North Lambton Eagles Coach Scott Wilson says the girls soccer team played “a good hard game” but it wasn’t enough as Tecumseh Vista claimed the Senior Girls SWOSSAA title. Tecumseh scored three unanswered goals during the final May 27 in Forest. Wilson added Goalie Brookelynn MacKenzie played “amazing.” North Lambton ended the season with a 7-2 record,

Barry Wright/The Independent What has been anticipated for weeks is now a reality. Jack Nesbitt has announced his commitment to the University of Michigan for the 2026-27 NCAA hockey campaign. The 19-year-old left-shot power forward averaged a point per game last season with the Windsor Spitfires. The Sarnia native, with family ties to Petrolia and Alvinston, had 32 goals and

The Independent The powerhouse Ursuline College Girls’ Rugby team defeated LCCVI claiming the Lambton-Kent championship in Chatham Thursday. UCC Lancers have dominated play in the league’s short season, going 4-0 before the L-K final, including defeating the Petrolia Lancers in the first game of the season. In the Lambton-Kent final May 27, LCCVI came out strong in the first half,

John Wright/The Independent LCCVI’s senior boys soccer team and North Lambton’s senior girls soccer team took home LKSSAA ‘AA’ titles on Monday afternoon in Forest. LCCVI kicked off the doubleheader by ending North Lambton’s undefeated season with a 4-2 win in the LKSSAA senior boys final. Liam Lahey led the way for the Lancers, scoring a hat trick. Gavin Carver

The Independent The 2025-26 hockey season for the Alvinston Killer Bees officially came to a close with their year-end banquet on Saturday night. James McEwan and Joseph Raaymakers were chosen as the most valuable players for the season. McEwan was given the trophy as the regular season MVP and the postseason honour went to goaltender Raaymakers. McEwan led the team in

Heather Wright/The Independent The London Knights OHL exhibition game in Watford is a go. Word of the possible game in support of the Brooke-Alvinston-Inwood arena floor project came to light in March when Jill Joris, Brooke-Alvinston’s fundraising and marketing coordinator, went to Warwick Township council for help to get the fundraiser off the ground. The Knights offered to host a

John Wright/The Independent It will be a battle of the Lambton county high schools in the LKSSAA soccer finals. LCCVI and North Lambton will square off in both the senior boys and senior girls ‘AA’ final in Forest on Monday. The boys final begins at 3:30 with the girls final following at 5:00. North Lambton’s girls team advanced with a

John Wright/The Independent For the third consecutive year LCCVI has won the ‘AA’ team title at the SWOSSAA Track and Field Championships at Sandwich Secondary School in LaSalle. Kole Chapman (Senior Boys 110m Hurdles), Kallee Elliott (Novice Girls High Jump), Liam Hackett (Novice Boys 300m Hurdles), Rayah Minten (Novice Girls Shot Put), and Jonah Wagner (Novice Boys Long Jump) were

The Independent It was a good day for LCCVI Hurdlers as Kole Chapman, Xander Knapp, Meagan Munro and Kallee Elliott all advanced to the OFSAA West Regional Track and Field Championships. The four placed in the top five of their respective events at SWOSSAA May 20, giving them a berth in the regional event May 28 and 29 in Cambridge.

Heather Wright/The Independent Six LCCVI alumni are among the first inductees to the Sarnia Bluewater Wrestling Hall of Fame. The club inducted Marty Leeson, Gary Brown, Pat Daley posthumously, Stephanie Szmiett, Katie Woodfinden and Kyle Bershatsky during a gala May 9. Leeson, who led LCCVI’s wrestling program for decades, was inducted in the builders category. He came home from Western