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They wanted gold, but Team Canada settled for a bronze medal at the World Under 18 Hockey Championships recently in Finland.

The Valhalla Major Bantam (Grade 8) boys’ basketball team was victorious at the Ontario Cup tournament in Toronto April 26-27. Valhalla claimed the gold medal by defeating Hamilton Blessed Sacrament 34-29 in the final.

The manager of the Sarnia Braves says his team is likely playing the stiffest competition in the country with its participation in the Can Am Senior "AAA" Baseball League.

A winning relay team was among the 42 Sarnia Y Rapids I swim team swimmers who competed at the recent St. Clair Erie Aquatic League (SEAL) swim meet in Windsor.

Danielle Quinn says following in the footsteps of Olympic and World Championship bronze medalist and five-time NCAA champion Derek Drouin in the track and field program at the University of Indiana has been both challenging and motivational.

Sarnia's Emily Schaefer ended her high school wrestling career with a clean sweep.

Two Sarnia sisters are heading to the Canadian CrossFit Regionals in Toronto next month, but they are going with very different expectations.

Point Edward Pacers head coach Jim Bell says the equation for ending a nine-year playoff drought in OLA Junior "B" lacrosse this season is not complicated. "We had games last year where we scored 13 times, but lost by giving up 15," he said.

Kelly Hodgins clears a hurdle in the first Lambton Secondary School Athletic Association track meet of the season on April 17. Hodgins finished second in the Junior Girls Sprint Hurdles event, held at St. Patrick’s High School. Photo by Bruce Smith

Cormac Brown of St. Patrick’s High School throws up a spray of sand nailing a Long Jump landing at a Lambton Secondary School Athletic Association track meet on April 17. Brown won the Senior Boys event held at St. Pat’s with a jump of 6.45 metres.