Lambton recap of OFSAA 2003

November 1, 2003 (Renfrew, ON)

            The two Senior Girls team from Lambton County came up with impressive efforts as Northern won the gold medal and St. Christopher the bronze medal in that division.  It is believed that Northern’s score of 49 points is one of the lowest in OFSAA history.  Scoring for the Vikings were Marie-Louise Asselin (6),  Claire Percival (8),  Kara Wark (13)  and Maggie Lynch (22).  Jamie Sivell was Northern’s fifth runner and finished 128 in spite of a fall early in the race.  St. Christopher  ran a solid team race to finish third with 194 points.  Scoring for the Cyclones were Lydia Willemse (42), Candace Crombeen (43), Jaclyn Doyle (48), and Carly Gill (61).  Laura Gill (69) followed closely behind her teammates.   Alyson Kohlmeier overcame a mid-race stitch to move from 70^th to 10^th  over the last half of the race.  There were 214 runners in this division.

            In the Senior Boys division, Lambton Central missed the bronze medal by one point as they finished 4^th .  Scoring for the Lancers were Russell Christie (8), Steve Lyons (65), Jeff Allen (75) and Alex McDonald (92).  Kyle Straatman finished 119^th as the non-scorer.  222 runners completed the senior boys course.

            In the Midget Girls division, Lambton Central was 14^th and Northern 24^th.  Scoring for the Lancers were Alicia Phillips (32), Jordan Smith (78), Venessa Van Erp (147) and Sarah Zak (179).  Denise Syer (186) was the non-scorer.  Scoring for the Vikings were Katie Sivell (116), MacKenzie Walker (122), Julia Russell (127), Christie Kohut (167).  KC McAffer (177) was the non-scorer.  North Lambton’s Callie Armitage finished 74^th as an individual.  There were 213 runners in the midget girl’s division.

            In the Midget Boys division, St. Christopher’s Cason King finished 55^th as an individual.  There were 224 runners complete the course.

            In the Junior Girls division, St. Clair finished 11^th.  Scoring for the Colts were Courtney Workman (25),  Caitlin Rudanycz (91), Mandy Milliquet (137), and Kaytee Collins (138).  Krysta Unternaher (197) was the non-scorer.  Lambton Central’s Ashley Clubb finished 76^th as an individual.  There were 228 in the division.

            In the Junior Boys division, St. Clair finished 16^th.  Scoring for the Colts were Mike Poaps (32), Mike Percival (92), Josh Degroot (93) and Mason Smith (182).  Justin Trevail (198) was the non-scorer.  St. Christopher's David Moore (39) and Lambton Central's Justin Nicol (45) competed as individuals.  There were 217 runners in the division.