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John Wright/The Independent The Petrolia Squires have no room for error after falling 7-3 to the Elora Rocks in game four of their Ontario Elite Hockey League conference semi-final on Sunday night. Elora jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period but the Squires cut their lead in half with a goal from Joey Ferrera late in the

The Independent Petrolia’s Charlie Shaw won a team bronze with the University of Guelph Gryphons men’s squad and had a pair of top ten individual finishes too at the U-Sports Track and Field Championship in Winnipeg over the weekend. The LCCVI grad was 8th in the men’s 1000-metre race in a time of 2:25.38 and was part of the Gryphons’

The Independent LCCVI’s Mya Beaudoin hit the podium at the high school provincial wrestling championship. Beaudoin won a bronze medal at the championships in Peterborough this week. Sarnia-Lambton grapplers won a pair of gold medals, seven total medals and had 12 top-six finishes at the provincial high school wrestling meet this week in Peterborough. Jaron Beauvais of Great Lakes and

Barry Wright/The Independent The Petrolia Flyers will not defend their PJHL Yeck Division championship. Petrolia’s season came to a close with a 7-1 loss to Mt. Brydges before a crowd of 289 fans in Petrolia Sunday. The Bulldogs won the first round series in five games. Mt. Brydges had period leads of 1-0 and 4-0 and increased their advantage to

Barry Wright/The Independent It’ll be the Alvinston Killer Bees and the Strathroy Jets for the Northern Premier Hockey League’s Metropolitan Division championship. Game one of the best-of-seven series will be Saturday, March 7 in Alvinston at 6:45. The Bees advanced with a 7-5 win over the Bluebirds in Tilbury Saturday to take their first round series in six games. Strathroy

Tara Jeffrey/The Independent A backyard rink in Brigden and a pair of hockey skates that fit just right marked the beginning of Kassie Roache’s lifelong connection to the game. “My parents came home with a pair of skates for me and my twin sister when we were two or three,” she recalls. “My feet were too wide for the figure

The Independent Forest is showing its Hometown Spirit with a banner honouring Paralympian Tyler McGregor. According to the Canadian Paralympic Committee, he has been fixture on the national team since 2012 collecting three world titles, Paralympic silver medals in 2018 and 2022, and a Paralympic bronze in 2014. The Forest native’s big moments include scoring two goals in 13 seconds

Barry Wright/The Independent Shona Branton completed a career grand slam in the 50-metre breaststroke final at the OUA swimming championships in Toronto on the weekend. The Port Lambton swimmer, representing Western, won the event for the fourth straight season with a time of 31.01 seconds. She also won the 100-metre breaststroke in 1:06.19 and was part of an OUA record-setting

Barry Wright/The Independent AJ Edwards had a career high 31 points, including seven threes but the Lambton Lions fell just short toLoyalist, 80-74 in first round OCAA men’s basketball playoffs at the Lion’s Den Sunday. The visiting Lancers from Belleville took the lead with a lay up and one with just over two minutes remaining and never trailed again. Milos

The Independent Forest’s Tyler McGregor will carry Canada’s flag in the opening ceremonies of the Paralympic Games. Canada’s Para ice hockey captain and Para nordic skiing star Natalie Wilkie of Salmon Arm BC have been selected as Canada’s Opening Ceremony flag bearers for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games.    McGregor is the co-captain of the Milano Cortina 2026 Canadian Paralympic Team, holds two Paralympic silver medals from 2012 and

Barry Wright/The Independent The first round Northern Premier Hockey League playoff series between the Alvinston Killer Bees and Tilbury Bluebirds is now a best-of-three affair. The Birds tied the series at two with a 4-3 double overtime victory at home Sunday. Although there is some question as to the validity of the numbers, Matt Anthony is credited with making 97

Petrolia beat Tillsonburg 3-2 to move on in OEHL playoffs. Barry Wright/The Independent Second round playoff dates have been released for the Ontario Elite Hockey League series between the Petrolia Squires and Elora. The Squires host the opener on Friday at Greenwood at 8:30. Game two is at Elora on Saturday at 9 pm. Statistically, the teams are very evenly