Alley-oop Mike Lucier of the Lambton Lions men’s basketball team does some aerobatics to alley-oop a basket with Calvin Turnball, #21, of the Redeemer Royals looking on during OCAA action at Lambton College. Redeemer notched an 87-80 win to move two points above the fifth place Lions in the West division standings. Bruce Smith, special… Read more »
Barry Wright Dani Girard wants a different ending to the scene she was part of in 2013. That year, the 22-year-old Sarnian and her Queen’s Golden Gaels teammates qualified for the Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) national women’s hockey tournament, only to lose three one-goal games, including two in overtime. Now fast forward to 2015, where… Read more »
Barry Wright Quality coaching is the reason so many top-notch curlers have come out of the Sarnia Golf and Curling Club over the years. “I just think kids, right from a young age, have been taught how to play the game properly,” said Sarnia’s John Steski, who now curls out of Ottawa. Steski points to… Read more »
Gold medal performances by Talitha Allen and Joelle Vanderslagt led St. Clair to a second place finish in the girls division and a third place finish overall at the SWOSSA wrestling meet in Tecumseh, Ont. Meanwhile, Brandon Kelso of SCITS along with Northern’s Jake Hill and Greg Roberts won their respective categories in the boys… Read more »
Emily Schaefer has been named women’s rookie of the year in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) women’s wrestling. The four-time provincial high school champion from Northern Collegiate was chosen top freshman after winning the 51 kg title at the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) wrestling championships in Sudbury, Ont. Sarnia’s Ethan Smith also won a medal at… Read more »
Six members of the Sarnia Y Rapids 2 Swim Team won medals at the recent ROW Winter Invitational meet, including, from left, Hayley Robertson, 15, Austin Adams, 14, Bethany Robinson, 16, and Caleb Wiersma, 13. Missing are Danielle Adams, 17, and Shaelynn Plante-Hunter, 16. Submitted Photo
Brandon Padgett of the Lambton Lions goes up for a dunk against Niagara College in OCAA basketball action Feb. 14 in Sarnia. Lambton, which sits in fourth place in the West Division, let a third-quarter lead slip away and lost to sixth place Niagara 87-80. Bruce Smith, special to The Journal
The bleachers were full when St. Patrick’s High School hosted Northern Collegiate in senior boys basketball action on Feb. 18. Here, Northern teammates Sebastian Smith, #21, and Nathan Rome, #4, attempt to block a shot by St. Pat’s Mitchell Humby, #23. The Fighting Irish played a strong second half to defeat Northern 61-50. Bruce Smith,… Read more »
Despite sporting one of the best records in the second half of the Great Lakes Junior “C” Hockey League, the Mooretown Flags made a quick exit from the league playoffs. The Flags had no answer for the Essex 73’s, losing in four straight games. The 73’s had the best record in the regular season and… Read more »
Sarnia’s Shannon Kee skipped the Fanshawe College Falcons to an 8-6 win over Humber College in the title game at the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) women’s college curling championships in Peterborough. Kee was also named the first team all-star skip at the event. With the victory, she and her team qualify for the Canadian… Read more »
