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Barry Wright/The Independent The Alvinston Killer Bees third period rally was not enough as the Bees came up just short in the Outlaw Cup final bowing to the host Smiths Falls Rideaus, 4-3 in the eastern Ontario community on Saturday afternoon. Jack Nevins, who played with the Sarnia Sting in the 2010s, scored twice for the winners and Dallas Slack

The Independent The hurdlers led the way for LCCVI at the Lancer Prep Invitational at the University of Windsor. Kole Chapman was first in the Senior Boys 100M with a time of 14.61 and 400M hurdles in 57.55 at Saturday’s event. Xander Knapp placed second in the Junior Boys 100M hurdles. Meagan Munro was third in the Senior Girls 100M

Barry Wright/The Independent The Alvinston Killer Bees will travel a return trip of nearly 1,200 km to eastern Ontario this weekend to play the Tilbury Bluebirds in the quarter-finals on Thursday. The Bees were among eight teams which played a seeding round over the weekend. Alvinston opened the preliminary round in Smiths Falls on Saturday with a 7-2 win over

The Independent The LCCVI senior girls rugby team fell 32-5 to Ursuline College in their season opener on Tuesday afternoon in Petrolia. This was the first time these two teams had met since the LKSSAA final last season, which the Chatham-based team won 58-10. Mya Beaudoin scored the lone Lancer try in the rematch. LCCVI heads out on the road

Blake Ellis/The Independent Lambton Kent District School Board’s Associate Director Brian McKay says as of the end of February, the board has spend $1 million more than planned for supply teachers. McKay presented a financial update to trustees at its April 14 meeting. Expenditures during the second quarter, a period between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28, and $2.2 million was

The Independent A trio of Sarnia-Lambton players on the roster of the Chatham-Kent Cyclones, including Forest’s Drew Wilson, finished in the top four at the U14 OHL Cup over the weekend in Kingston. Brock Manders of Bright’s Grove scored in the opening minute of overtime for the Cyclones in a 4-3 win over the top-seeded North York Rangers in the

Heather Wright/The Independent Jane Bryce is still optimistic people can make a difference in a child’s life by becoming a public school trustee. Bryce, who has been a public school trustee in Lambton County for over 30 years, says she won’t be running in the next municipal election. It’s a move she’s been planning for some time. She revealed her

Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative Roberta Northmore says Indigenous communities with students attending public schools in Lambton-Kent should not have to pay for transportation to get to class. The vice chair of the Lambton-Kent District School Board raised this issue during the March 31 meeting.Director of Education Gary Girardi and Associate Director Brian McKay made a presentation at the Indigenous liaison

Tara Jeffrey/The Independent Sydney Nisbet’s love for baseball and her belief in where it could take her has paid off with a scholarship and the opportunity of a lifetime. The Corunna teen has committed to Kentucky State University, where she’ll join the Thorobreds women’s softball team this fall as a second baseman and catcher. “I’m really excited about this —

Heather Wright/The Independent A Canada-wide warrant has now been issued for the man wanted in the murder of Dane Nisbet. April 10, around 1 am, Nisbet and his two of friends from the Mooretown Flags were shot while they were at the Lions’ Den Pub at Lambton College for country night. The three friends left the pub to go outside

Barry Wright/The Independent LCCVI entertains its perennial foes from Chatham-Ursuline to open the LKSSAA girls’ rugby season on Tuesday, April 21. Game time is 1 p.m. Meantime, the track and field season also opens the same day at Great Lakes and the SWOSSA badminton finals are set for next week at St. Francois Xavier and in Chatham. The seniors participate

John Wright/The Independent The Lambton Attack U15 ‘C’ team took home a silver medal and the Sarnia Lady Sting U11 ‘C’ team won a bronze medal at the OWHA Provincials this weekend in the GTA. The Attack went unbeaten with wins over Flamborough and Woodstock and a tie against Stratford in the round robin to advance to the semifinals. In