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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

Barry Wright/The Independent Marthaville’s Megan Munro and Mooretown resident Camryn Leitch and their Bluewater Hawks team won the OWHA U18 AA Southern League championship with a 2-0 win over Kingston at Scotiabank Pond Arena in Toronto. The Hawks had beaten the London Devilettes, Waterloo Ravens, and Stoney Creek Sabres, to reach the final last Sunday. They had a perfect 11-0

Barry Wright/The Independent The Mooretown Flags and East Lambton Eagles were ranked one and two in their age classification going into the OMHA tournament in Kingston on the weekend. The teams lived up to that billing with the Flags prevailing 3-2 over the Eagles in double overtime to capture the coveted red hats on Sunday. After a scoreless first period,

Barry Wright/The Independent We are the champions, my friend. That’s the refrain from the Alvinston Killer Bees after beating the Oshwegen Six Nations Ironmen, 5-2 on the road Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Bees win the best-of-five NPHL Metro Conference final in four games. Joseph Raaymakers made 43 saves and was named the first star of the decisive contest

Heather Wright/The Independent The Alvinston Killer Bees are just one win away from becoming Metropolitan Division Champions. The Bees beat the Six Nations Ironmen 4-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the best of five series. Caden Faulkner opened the scoring for Alvinston at 9:21 in the first. The bulk of the action was in the second as Terry Brigland

Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative Helen Cole wants to know why fewer people are voting in municipal elections. Across Ontario, only 32.9 percent of eligible voters marked their ballot in the 2022 municipal election – an historic low.  The picture was a bit different in Lambton where 53.6 per cent of Brooke-Alvinston voters cast a ballot and the lowest turnout was