The Northern Collegiate girls curling team advanced at the regional finals this week. The Lady Vikings were to face off against the best high school curling from Southwestern Ontario at the Windsor Roseland Golf & Curling Club. Northern lost just one game all season and became LKSSAA champions by edging undefeated St. Patrick’s High School… Read more »
Sports
Basketball fans rejoice: OCAA championships in Sarnia
Troy Shantz As the host school, Lambton College was guaranteed a spot at the Ontario College Athletics Association men’s basketball championship in Sarnia next week. But after a shaky start, the team is ready to challenge the province’s best on sheer ability alone, its coach says. After all, the seventh-ranked Lions have faced – and… Read more »
An 8-Ender at bonspiel
Two city high school teams win basketball titles
The senior boys of Great Lakes Secondary and junior boys of Northern Collegiate each won a LKSSAA basketball title this year. Wolfpack forward Hayden Scott scored 11 points in a 54-49 upset win over LCCVI to clinch the senior boy’s AA championship on Feb. 19. Great Lakes finished the Lambton-Kent regular season 5-5 and in… Read more »
Headed to Ontario championship
Lambton College hosting Esports Open tournament
Local gamers can compete for cash prizes and scholarships at the Lambton College Esports Open, running March 27–29. The tournament features competitive showdowns in FIFA 20, NHL 20, Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Singles, Fortnite Solos, and Rocket League Duos. It’s organized by students in the esports entrepreneurship & administration program and coincides… Read more »
City boxer faces bigger fighters, wins silver in Sweden
Troy Shantz A Sarnian has earned a silver medal at the world’s largest women’s boxing event. Kaitlyn Clark won two of three bouts at the Golden Girl Tournament held in Boras, Sweden on Feb. 1-2. “It was a great experience and I have some takeaways from it that my coaches and I are going to… Read more »
Priscilla Gagné wins judo bronze in Germany
A visually impaired judoka who grew up in Sarnia won bronze at a European meet on Feb. 8. Representing Canada, Priscilla Gagné finished third in the 57-kilogram category at the German Open, defeating Ukrainian Ludmila Lohatskaya. “Turns out 57 kg is a whole lot harder than I thought it would be!” Gagné said on her… Read more »
Medal haul
Free arena WiFi coming
Arenas in Sarnia will soon have free WiFi. Council has approved a $76,000-contract with Bluewater Regional Networks to provide wireless Internet access to large parts of Progressive Auto Sales Arena, Sarnia Arena, and Clearwater Arena over the next five years. A staff report notes that free, public-access WiFi has become standard in North American arenas and… Read more »
