The LKSSAA South badminton finals were held last week at the St. Clair Health Plex in Chatham with the top 6 advancing to this weeks LKSSAA championships facing top finishers from Lambton.

In the Junior finals, Ryan Baker of JMSS won the boys single crown, defeating Brandon Hunter of ESPC. Olivia Hunter of ESPC won the girls single crown, beating Camille Blain of CKSS.

CKSS’ Jessie McPherson and Kirby McKinnon won the girls double title, beating Reese Parks and Kate Balkwill of JMSS. Mathieu Gaudrault and Hunter Henderson of ESPC took the boys double title, winning over schoolmates Aidan Lachine and Ryen Stevens.

Finally in the mixed double, Rachel Carleton and Jake Reid of JMSS defeated Bailey Rolph and Courtney Legere of ESPC.

The Junior finals will take place Thursday.

The Senior championships are Tuesday.

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Rayne Kellier (left) signs with the University of Windsor – Photo from Twitter

The Chatham-Kent Secondary School student is a jumper, with the most success coming for Kellier in high jump.

Kellier has also played curling, basketball, soccer, and hockey for CKSS.

Last year, Kellier finished second at LKSSAA in high jump, clearing 1.55m. She was also second at SWOSSAA, jumping 1.57m. Kellier ended her year finishing 6th at OFSAA West Regionals, jumping 1.60m.

Kellier recently won the Windsor Lancers prep meet jumping 1.55m.

Rayne Kellier’s brother, Josh Kellier is a runner for the University of Guelph track and field team. Her other brother Cai Kellier, jumps for the University of Windsor.

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CKSS’ Payton Sabourin won both of her events in Day 1 of the LKSSAA track and field championships – Photo by Peggy Johnson/ CKSN.ca

Other Junior girls winners were Alison Stephens of CKSS, who threw 32.68 in the discuss event. CKSS’ Marandee Hunter was third throwing 26.72m.

Emma Nicholson of UCC was third in the Junior girls triple jump, with a distance of 9.96m.

At the senior girls level, UCC’s Reece Cowan and CKSS’ Delainey Johnson finished second and third in the 1500m steeplechase with times of 5:57.61 and 5:58.85 respectively.

Wallaceburg’s Amy Nap won the senior girls 100m hurdles, while Ally Oulds of CKSS won the senior girls 400m dash. CKSS’ Rayne Kellier cleared 1.49m in the senior girls high jump, while teammate Mattea Deleary finished second jumping 1.46m. CKSS’ Hannah St. Pierre won the 100m dash running 13.63s.

Finally in senior girls javelin, CKSS’ Jana Kucera finished second throwing 37.97m, while Ridgetown’s Kealy Taylor-Noah was third throwing 35.91m.

In Midget girls, Kirby MacKinnon of CKSS jumped 4.79m to win the long jump.

UCC’s Abby Piatkowski threw 9.61m to win the midget girls shot put, being closely followed by Blenheim’s Kristyn Kistulinec who finished second, throwing 9.43m.

CKSS’ Camille Blain won the midget girls 80m hurdles, crossing in just over 13 seconds, defeating fellow CKSS athlete Sophie Maine who was second.

In the 100m dash, CKSS’ Madeline Douma finished second running 13.69s.

In the 1500m run, CKSS teammates Niveen Tekhli and Anna Trinca battled it out the entire way, with Tekhli winning with a time of 5:24.97, while Trinca crossed in 5:25.14.

On the boys side, UCC’s Tate Bowden finished third in the midget boys shot put event, throwing 11.28m, while JMSS’ Maciah Buchanan was the top finisher, taking third in the 100m dash.

CKSS’ Lars MacDonald won the Junior boys triple jump, leaping 12.15m. Sam Haight of CKSS threw 39.12m to finish second in Junior boys discuss, while Chatham Christian’s Daniel Burggraaf was third throwing 37.01m.

Wallaceburg’s Camden Fischer won the junior boys shot put.

UCC’s Jonathan Cartier won the Junior boys 100m dash, while ESPC’s Aidan Lachine was the top finisher in the Junior boys 400m dash, finishing third with a time of 55.69s.

In senior boys, CKSS’ James Muharrem won the 110m hurdles, crossing in 14.84s, while CKSS’ Thador Tekhli crushed his competition in the 2000m steeplechase, finishing in 6:23.46, more than 17 seconds ahead of CKSS’ Austin McQuiggan who was second.

CKSS’ Ian Cameron was second in the senior boys javelin, while CKSS’ Curtis Godfrey was second in the 400m dash.

Other results were not available at the time of publishing. Full results will be listed tomorrow.

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Ally Oulds of CKSS was the Senior Girls champion and female athlete of the meet – Photo by Peggy Johnson/ CKSN.ca

At the senior girls level, Ally Oulds of CKSS was named athlete of the meet, and won the individual title. She won the 200m dash, 400m hurdles, and 400m dash, as well as helping CKSS win two relay events. Her CKSS senior girls also took the team title.

CKSS’ Payton Sabourin won the Junior girls title, winning the 100m, 200m, 400m, and two relays.

At the Midget Girls level, CKSS’ Camille Blain won the overall crown, and her CKSS team won the team title. She won the 80m hurdles, 300m hurdles, 200m dash, and was part of CKSS’ winning 4 x 100m relay.

Pain Court’s Aidan Lachine won the Junior Boys division.

The top eight finishers from each division will compete next week at the SWOSSAA championships, which begin Wednesday at CKSS, and finish Thursday at the University of Windsor.

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CKSS’ Rayne Kellier wins the senior girls high jump event at LKSSAA. She’ll be one of the favourites in the same event at SWOSSAA – Photo by Peggy Johnson/ CKSN.ca

In the midget girls division, CKSS’ Camille Blain was the midget girls LKSSAA track and field champion, winning each of her events including the 80m hurdles, 300m hurdles, and 200m dash, as well as the 4x100m relay.

Other midget girls athletes who won their LKSSAA events include CKSS’ Niveen Tekhli (1500m), Anna Trinca (3000m), Emily Burd (Javelin), Kirby MacKinnon (Long Jump), and UCC’s Abby Piatkowski (Shot Put).

At the Junior Girls level, CKSS’ Payton Sabourin looks to continue her dominance. She won the 100m, 200m, and 400m events, as well as the overall Junior girls crown at LKSSAA. She also helped her relay teams win the 4x100m and 4x400m events.

Alison Stephens of CKSS won both the Discus and Shot Put, while fellow CKSS athlete Marandee Hunter enters SWOSSAA as the LKSSAA Javelin champion. CKSS’ Kristen VanGoethem (300m Hurdles) and UCC’s Emma Nicholson (High Jump) also won their events at LKSSAA.

Senior girls champion, and female athlete of the meet Ally Oulds of CKSS will have her eye on OFSAA, entering as the LKSSAA champion in the 200m, 400m, and 400m hurdles, as well as part of CKSS’ relay teams.

Other LKSSAA champions from Chatham-Kent at the senior girls level include CKSS’ Hannah St. Pierre (100m), Rayne Kellier (High Jump), and Mattea Deleary (Long Jump), as well as Chatham Christian’s Carolyn Prins (Triple Jump), and Wallaceburg’s Amy Nap (100m Hurdles).

On the boys side, no Chatham-Kent athletes won a midget boys division.

At the Junior Boys level, Aidan Lachine of ESPC enters SWOSSAA after winning the 800m and 300m hurdles. UCC’s Jonathan Cartier was the 100m champion, Wallaceburg’s Camden Fischer won the Shot Put, and CKSS’ Lars MacDonald (Triple Jump) and Drew Koluk (Long Jump) also enter as local champions.

Finally in Senior Boys, Thador Tekhli won the 800m and 2000m steeplechase, James Muharrem captured the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles, while Desmond Lambkin (Triple Jump), and John McGregor’s Anthony Atkinson (Discus) also won their events.

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James Muharrem

James Muharrem of CKSS highlighted the day with a 110m hurdles record that did stand despite the wind.

Below are local competitors who qualified for the OFSAA West Regionals.

Junior Girls 400m dash

• 1st, Sabourin, Payton, CKSS, 1:00.54
• 3rd, VanGoethem, Kirsten, CKSS,1:03.46
• 4th, McCarter, Megan, Wallaceburg, 1:03.77

2000m Steeplechase Senior Boys

• 3rd, Tekhli, Thador, CKSS, 6:25.64
• 5th McQuiggan, Austin, CKSS, 6:28.65

Midget Girls 400m dash

• 4th Douma, Madeline, CKSS, 1:03.88

Junior Boys 400m dash

• 3rd, Lachine, Aidan, Pain Court, 55.55

Senior Girls 400m dash

• 1st, Oulds, Ally, CKSS, 57.92

Senior Boys 400m dash

• 4th, Godfrey, Curtis, CKSS, 51.04

Midget Girls 80m hurdles

• 1st, Blain, Camille, CKSS, 12.91
• 3rd, Maine, Sophie, CKSS, 13.19
• 5th, McPherson, Jessie, CKSS, 13.94

Senior boys 110m hurdles

• 1st, Muharrem, James, CKSS, 14.49 – NEW SWOSSAA RECORD

Junior girls 100m dash

• 2nd, Sabourin, Payton, CKSS, 12.46
• 3rd, Anderson, Brooke, Ridgetown, 12.80

Junior boys 100m dash

• 4th, Cartier, Jon, UCC, 11.43

Midget Girls 1500m

• 3rd, Trinca, Anna, CKSS, 5:33.93
• 5th, Tekhli, Nevin, CKSS, 5:43.37

Senior boys 1500m

• 5th, Ross, Cameron, CKSS, 4:24.07

Midget Girls long jump

• 3rd, Mackinnon, Kirby, CKSS, 4.81m
• 5th, Sonneveld, Korinne, Blenheim, 4.58m

Senior girls high jump

• 1st, Vlasmen, Sammi, UCC, 1.52m
• 2nd, Kellier, Rayne, CKSS, J1.52m
• 4th Deleary, Mattea, CKSS, J1.49m

Junior boys discus

• 4th, Haight, Sam, CKSS, 39.42m

Midget girls shot put

• 1st, Piatkowski, Abby, UCC, 10.42m
• 5th, Kistulinec, Kristyn, Blenheim, 9.30m

Junior girls discus

• 2nd, Stephens, Alison, CKSS, 30.52m
• 5th, Natvik, Maia, Ridgetown, 24.55m

Senior girls javelin

• 2nd, Kucera, Logan, CKSS, 38.37m
• 3rd, Taylor-Noah, Kealy, Ridgetown, 36.49m
• 4th Kucera, Jana, CKSS, 34.90m

Junior boys triple jump

• 5th, MacDonald, Lars, CKSS, 11.64m

Senior girls triple jump

• 2nd, Prins, Carolyn, Chatham Christian, 10.65m
• 3rd, Nap, Amy, Wallaceburg, 10.25m
• 4th, Jordan, Jessica, CKSS, 10.07m
• 5th Webb, Alora, CKSS, 10.05m

Junior boys shot put

• 2nd, Fischer, Camden, Wallaceburg, 13.93m

Senior boys discus

• 2nd, Atkinson, Anthony, McGregor, 41.87m

Women’s 4x100m relay Junior girls

• 2nd, CKSS ‘A’, 51.98 – Stephens, Alison – VanGoethem, Kirsten – Pugh, Chloe –  Sabourin, Payton

Women’s 4x100m relay Senior girls

• 4th, CKSS ‘A’, 51.28, – Dudley, Taryn – Oulds, Ally – Jacobs, Ayla – St. Pierre, Hannah

Men’s 4x100m relay senior boys

• 4th, CKSS ‘A’, 45.49 – Douma, Tye – Godfrey, Curtis – Muharrem, James – Cumming, Kier

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Camille Blain won all three of her individual events at SWOSSAA – Photo by Peggy Johnson/ CKSN.ca

Camille Blain completed her sweep of Midget girls events, winning on Wednesday in the 80m hurdles, and following it up Thursday with wins in the 300m hurdles and 200m dash. James Muharrem, Ally Oulds, and Payton Sabourin also added to their wins. CKSS’ Emily Burd and Marandee Hunter also won events, while UCC’s Bailey Spence was the lone other Chatham-Kent athlete to win an event.

Below are finishers who placed in the top five, qualifying for next week’s OFSAA West Regionals in London.

800m Senior Boys

• 2nd, Tekhli, Thador, CKSS, 1:59.72

800m Junior Boys

• 3rd, Lachine, Aidan, Pain Court, 2:09.32

800m Midget Girls

• 5th, Trinca, Anna, CKSS, 2:40.02

300m Hurdles Midget Girls

• 1st, Blain, Camille, CKSS, 48.40

300m Hurdles Junior Girls

• 4th, VanGoethem, Kirsten, CKSS, 48.46

400m Hurdles Senior Girls

• 1st, Oulds, Ally, CKSS, 1:03.91

300m Hurdles Junior Boys

• 4th, Lachine, Aidan, Pain Court, 42.76

400m Hurdles Senior Boys

• 1st, Muharrem, James, CKSS, 58.86
• 3rd, Cameron, Ian, CKSS, 1:00.18

200m Dash Senior Girls

• 3rd, Oulds, Ally, CKSS, 24.84

200m Dash Senior Boys

• 5th, Godfrey, Curtis, CKSS, 22.81

200m Dash Junior Girls

• 1st, Sabourin, Payton, CKSS, 25.32

200m Dash Midget Girls

• 1st, Blain, Camille, CKSS, 25.85
• 3rd, Douma, Madeline, CKSS, 27.18

3000m Senior Girls

• 5th, Bacic, Joyce, UCC, 12:17.39

Midget Girls Javelin

• 1st, Burd, Emily, CKSS, 28.75m
• 2nd, Kistulinec, Kristyn, Blenheim, 25.65m

Junior Girls Shot Put

• 3rd, Stephens, Alison, CKSS, 11.06m

Discus Senior Girls

• 2nd, Desjardins, Morgan, Pain Court, 35.73m
• 5th, Kucera, Logan, CKSS, 28.45m

Triple Jump Senior Boys

• 3rd, Lambkin, Desmond, CKSS, 12.68m
• 4th, Gittens, Tyrese, Wallaceburg, 12.61m
• 5th, Muharrem, Ryan, CKSS, 12.60m

Triple Jump Midget Girls

• 5th, Mackinnon, Kirby, CKSS, 10.08m

High Jump Junior Girls

• 1st, Spence, Bailey, UCC, 1.43m
• 5th, Nicholson, Emma, UCC, 1.31m

Long Jump Senior Girls

• 2nd, Prins, Carolyn, Chatham Christian, 5.29m
• 3rd, Deleary, Mattea, CKSS, 5.28m

Discus Midget Boys

• 3rd, Bowden, Tate, UCC, 36.29m

Javelin Junior Boys

• 4th, Haight, Sam, CKSS, 43.88m

Shot Put Senior Boys

• 4th, Atkinson, Anthony, John McGregor, 14.92m

Javelin Junior Girls

• 1st, Hunter, Marandee, CKSS, 33.00m

Shot Put Senior Girls

• 3rd, Desjardins, Morgan, Pain Court, 10.71m

Long Jump Senior Boys

• 5th, Cumming, Kier, CKSS, 6.50m

4x400m Senior Girls Relay

• 2nd, CKSS ‘A’, 4:03.51  – Pugh, Chloe – VanGoethem, Kirsten – Oulds, Ally – Sabourin, Payton

4x400m Senior Boys Relay

• 2nd, CKSS ‘A’, 3:32.90 – Douma, Tye – Cameron, Ian – Tekhli, Thador – Muharrem, James

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Alison Stephens won the junior girls discus at OFSAA West Regionals – Contributed Photo

CKSS’ Alison Stephens was the lone athlete to win an event on day one, throwing a personal best 34.64m in the Junior girls discus event. Her throw was more than 2m better than the second place competitor. She also qualified as part of CKSS’ Junior girls 4x100m relay team, which finished fourth, alongside teammates Chloe Pugh, Kristen VanGoethem, and Payton Sabourin.

Payton Sabourin qualified in two events, the 4x100m relay, as well as the 400m dash. Sabourin finished second in the 400m dash, breaking the minute mark with a time of 59.30s.

CKSS’ Camille Blain and Ally Oulds continued their strong performances from SWOSSAA, both finishing third in their events to qualify. Oulds ran the 400m in 57.61, while Blain crossed the finish line in the 80m hurdles in 12.60.

Twins Jana Kucera and Logan Kucera made OFSAA in the senior girls javelin, finishing third and fourth respectively. Jana Kucera threw 37.48m, while Logan Kucera threw a distance of 36.71m.

Other local athlete qualifying included Kristyn Kistulinec of Blenheim (midget girls shot put, 10.78m), Rayne Kellier of CKSS (senior girls high jump, 1.56m), Curtis Godfrey of CKSS (senior boys 400m, 50.36s), and Carolyn Prins of Chatham Christian (senior girls triple jump, 11.46m).

Day two continues Saturday with the top four in each category advancing to OFSAA.

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Another group of Chatham-Kent Secondary School athletes qualified for the OFSAA track and field championships from the West Regionals this weekend in London.

While athletes from other local schools competed, it was all CKSS on day two at Regionals.

Ally Oulds crossed the line in 1:02.30 to be the only local winner on day two, capturing the senior girls 400m hurdles crown.

CKSS’ Camille Blain finished second in two events, qualifying for OFSAA in all three of her events. Saturday she was second in the Midget girls 300m hurdles (47.32s) and Midget girls 200m dash (25.67s).

Payton Sabourin continued her strong showing at OFSAA West Regionals crossing the line third in the Junior girls 200m dash running 26.51s.

Senior boys athlete James Muharrem qualified again, this time in the 400m hurdles (56.35s), while Junior girl Marandee Hunter threw 32.42m to finish fourth in the Junior girls javelin.

Several of these athletes also helped relay teams qualify. Sabourin and Oulds teamed up with Chloe Pugh and Kirsten VanGoethem to finish fourth in the Open Girls 4x400m relay, running 4:00.06.

Muharrem, and fellow OFSAA qualifier Curtis Godfrey were two parts of the Open Boys 4x400m relay team which qualified, finishing fourth. Tye Douma and Thador Tekhli were the other CKSS runners, finishing in 3:28.08.

OFSAA track and field runs from Thursday to Saturday this week in Belleville, Ontario.

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Alison Stephens with coach Derek Quigley, donning her OFSAA gold medal – Photo from Twitter

Stephens, a grade 10 student at Chatham-Kent Secondary School won gold in the Junior girls discus, smashing her own personal best, throwing 37.25m.

“This is the proudest moment of my life,” said Stephens following her throw.

The distance, which beat the silver medallist by more than 3 metres, even surprised Stephens herself, as she entered OFSAA having won OFSAA West Regionals with a throw of 34.64m.

“I just can’t believe it. I’ve wanted to throw 35m all year, and to come out and throw 37m is unbelievable,” she added.

Stephens was the first Chatham-Kent athlete to medal at the 2017 OFSAA championships, although several athletes are into the finals following preliminary events and heats.

Yesterday, Stephens qualified for another final as part of CKSS Junior girls 4x100m relay team.

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Ally Oulds, middle, receives her OFSAA gold medal – Photo from OFSAA

The Chatham-Kent Secondary School grade 12 student dominated every meet she competed in, including the OFSAA track and field championships in Belleville where she won OFSAA gold Saturday.

Oulds crossed the finish line in the senior girls race in 1:01.82, close to a second ahead of the next finisher.

It was an improvement from her 1:02.30 time that made her one of only two Chatham-Kent winner at OFSAA West Regionals last week in London.

Camille Blain shows off her OFSAA silver medal – Photo from Twitter

She also finished fourth on Saturday in the 300m hurdles event, narrowly missing her second medal.

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CKSS Athletic Awards winners – Photo by CKSN.ca

Winning the senior awards on the evening were Male Athlete of the Year, James Muharrem, and Female Athlete of the Year, Brooke MacKinnon.

Earning the Mark Lindeman Most Sportsmanlike award was Sydney Sabourin and Austin McQuiggan.

The Greg Way Most Dedicated award went to Ally Oulds and Thador Tekhli.

Winning the Joe Garcia Award for excellence in basketball and soccer was Reagan Kellier.

At the Junior and Midget ranks, Drew Koluk was Junior Male Athlete of the Year, while Payton Sabourin was Junior Female Athlete of Year. Rookie Male Athlete of the Year was Adrian Stubberfield, while Rookie Female Athlete of the Year was shared by Camille Blain and Kirby MacKinnon.

Inducted into the James Dean Hall of Fame were CKSS alumnus Christian Bechard (University of Guelph) and Lee Kucera (Dalhousie University).

The school also awarded other memorial awards including the Brandon Markham Cross Country Award to Chase Squire-George, and the Jon McCubbin Memorial award to Jacob Dodman.

CKSS also recognized their nominees for the upcoming Jack Parry Awards, Brooke MacKinnon and Jonesy Kay, and top academic athletes, receiving the Bob Bye Award, in Brooke MacKinnon and Owen Payne.

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Brooke MacKinnon and Anthony Atkinson celebrate their 2017 Dr. Jack Parry Award wins – Photo from CKSS Twitter

Brooke MacKinnon, a Chatham-Kent Secondary School student, earned an NCAA Division I scholarship to play golf next year at the University of Hartford.

An accomplished athlete in several sports including golf, soccer, badminton, volleyball, and basketball, MacKinnon was also an active volunteer in her school, and was CKSS’ Female Athlete of the Year, and Top Academic Athlete.

Anthony Atkinson, a graduating John McGregor Secondary School student, will compete in track and field next season for the University of Windsor. Atkinson, a thrower, has an OFSAA silver medal on his resume in shot put, and also competed in basketball and volleyball for JMSS.

Both student-athletes had above 90% academic averages.

This marks the third straight year a John McGregor Secondary School student has won the Jack Parry, with Kelton Evans and Ashley Jackson sweeping last year, and Bridget Carleton winning the female award the year prior.

MacKinnon is the first female winner from Chatham-Kent Secondary School since Kailey Houston won the award in 2011. CKSS’ Lee Kucera won the male award in 2015.

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For the fourteenth consecutive year, the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame presented a bursary to a graduating student in each of Chatham’s four secondary schools.

The winner was a person who had contributed significantly to the betterment of athletics in his/her own school in a non-playing capacity. The award recognizes a student who has given his/her time unselfishly performing one or more of the following tasks – coaching, managing, scoring, timing, fundraising, or serving with the athletic society to improve the school’s athletic program.

The winners of the 2017 Chatham Sports Hall of Fame Bursaries are:

• Victoria Koomans – Chatham Christian High School
• Emily Saunders – Chatham-Kent Secondary School
• Camryn Dudley – John McGregor Secondary School
• Grace Hiltz – Ursuline College Chatham

The awards, including a certificate and a $200.00 bursary, were presented to each of the students at the recent awards or athletic ceremonies at the schools. The Board of Directors of the Hall of Fame congratulates all the winners as chosen by their respective schools and wishes them well in their future endeavours.

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The CKSS Golden Hawks senior girls basketball team at GLSS – Contributed Photo

The Hawks defeated St. Thomas Aquinas 41-22, followed by a lopsided win over Villanova 56-15.

CKSS capped off the tournament with a win in the finals over host Great Lakes 53-19.

Avia Stone, Jessica Jordan, and Mary Turner were CKSS’ leading scorers over the weekend.

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The UCC Lancers, seen here in an exhibition game earlier this month against Sandwich, will take to the field with both their Junior and Senior squads this week – Photo by Dean Creechan/ CKSN.ca

Wednesday, Wallaceburg will travel to play LCCVI in Petrolia at 3:45pm in Senior Varsity action.

In the 12-man football leagues, Thursday sees the CKSS Golden Hawks host the UCC Lancers for a 7:30pm game under the lights at CKSS.

John McGregor also hosts Blenheim Thursday for a 4:30pm kickoff in the 8-man league.

Finally, Friday sees the CKSS and UCC Junior squads go head-to-head at 3:45pm at CKSS.

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CKSS’ boys softball team won the Red Feather tournament this week – Photo from Twitter

Thursday night in front of a packed crowd, the CKSS Golden Hawks senior football team opened their season with a 24-6 win over the UCC Lancers.

Curtis Godfrey ran for 45-yards, including a rushing touchdown, and had 35 receiving yards, including a TD to lead the way for CKSS.

Reese Richmond had the other CKSS touchdown, while Braydon Turato kicked a 19-yard field goal.

Also in Senior football, Blenheim defeated JMSS 34-8.

Earlier this week, the Chatham-Kent Secondary School Golden Hawks captured the senior boys volleyball tournament title, and also won the annual softball tournament.

The LKCS Cardinals won the Red Feather dodgeball event.

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Emma Pegg won the midget girls division at Thrill on the Hill – Photo by Peggy Johnson/ CKSN.ca

Pegg crossed the finish line in 16:51.8, 39 seconds ahead of the second place runner. Teammate Alyssa Robinson of CKSS was 5th with a time of 17:59.8.

In the Junior girls division, CKSS’ Anna Trinca was second with a time of 20:47.9, while UCC’s Brooke MacLeod followed closely in third at 20:54.8.

In Junior Boys Adrian Stubberfield of CKSS was the top local finisher, crossing in 9th place with a time of 17:39.2.

Payton Sabourin of CKSS was 8th in the senior girls division crossing in 25:03.6.

Finally in the Senior Boys race CKSS’ Cameron Ross was 5th (19:58.9) and Thador Teklhi, also of CKSS was 9th (20:51.7).

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The CKSS Senior girls basketball team finished second at Seneca College and defeated UCC in league play this week – Contributed Photo

On Thursday at UCC, Jessica Jordan paced the Golden Hawks with 11-points as they edged UCC 34-31 in LKSSAA regular season action. Reagan Kellier added 8-points.

At the Seneca College Sting tournament in Toronto this past weekend, CKSS played well, falling in the final. On Friday, the Hawks started off defeating University Toronto School 49-15 and then went on to defeat St Theresa of Lisieux 64-24. On Saturday, in the semi-final game, they faced a strong team from Richview, and ended up winning 42-32. In the finals, they played Stephen Leacock, and fell short in the end by a score of 55-42. Game all-stars for the 4 games were named to Jessica Jordan, Mary Turner, Jade Barko, and Jessica Conrod. Jessica Jordan was also selected as a tournament all-star.

In other senior girls high school action Thursday, the Wallaceburg Tartans fell 49-39 to the Sarnia St. Patrick’s, John McGregor Panthers beat Lambton Central 36-34, Pain Court edged Blenheim 29-25, Lambton-Kent lost to Great Lakes 48-40, and Ridgetown defeated North Lambton 41-16.

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The CKSS Golden Hawks beat the Great Lakes Wolfpack Thursday night – Photo by Dean Creechan/ CKSN.ca

Curtis Godfrey caught for 170-yards and three touchdowns.

Quarterback Casey Reaume threw for 302-yards, and scored two touchdowns.

Also scoring for the Golden Hawks were Reece Richmond, who ran for 80-yards and a touchdown, and Evan Clarke, who returned a fumble 32-yards for a touchdown.

Jordan Wright had two interceptions for the CKSS Golden Hawks, while Chase Topic, Brenden Bondy, Jarrett Millard, and Xavier Hopkins lead the CKSS defense in tackles.

In other LKSSAA football action, the UCC Lancers Junior boys defeated Sarnia St. Patrick’s 28-7. Evan Torres threw three touchdown passes to Matt Hawryluk (2) and Cody Boulley (1). Torres was 10-for-15 for 197-yards. Tanner Hoorelbeck ran for a 5-yard touchdown.

The CKSS Junior boys also defeated Sarnia Northern 26-13.

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