The Ursuline College Chatham student was the male athlete of the meet, held at the Chatham-Kent Community Athletic Complex. Mcarthur, 19, said he had been suffering from strep throat, but battled through it recently. "Once I got into the race, it was all right," he said. "There were points you have that little voice in your head that's telling you to slow down. But I've been training hard enough that I'm mentally prepared enough to fight the pain." On Wednesday, Mcarthur took the senior boys' titles in the 1,500metre run (4:13.19) and 2,000metre steeplechase (6:32.80). He won the 3,000 metres (9:40.52) on Tuesday. It was Mcarthur's third-straight athlete of the meet award, although he said his friend Ryan Mcnamara, of Chatham Christian, didn't make it easy on him in the events. The top four in each event qualified for the SWOSSAA championships Wednesday, May 23, at the Chatham-Kent complex and Thursday, May 24, at the University of Windsor. Mcarthur hopes to bring home a gold in the 1,500 metres. "I know I'm capable of it," he said. "It's just about hitting the right race." He's never competed in steeplechase at SWOSSAA. He also expects solid competition in the 3,000 metres. "I want to see what I can do in a 3K," he said. "So I kept that one and dropped the 800 (metres) this year, which was a tough decision." Blenheim's Olivia Flook, 18, was the top female athlete, an honour she also won in 2009. She finished first in the senior girls' 1,500 metre run (5:27.71) and the 1,500-metre steeplechase (5:40.82). "This is my ideal day to run," she said, noting she had hoped for a strong performance. "It was a little windy, but it was good." Flook credited Wallaceburg's Erinn Lee, who was her biggest challenger. "She really pushed me to keep going and get my time faster," she said. "We were kind of battling it out for all of our events." On Tuesday, she also won the 3,000 metres (12:06.43). She believes it will be a tough field of competitors at SWOSSAA. There was one record set at this year's Kent meet. Ursuline's Matt Monroe won the ambulatory 100 metres with time of 18.88 seconds. This beats the previous mark set in 2010 of 23.71.

GIRLS Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks' Kelly Young, left, and Pain Court Patriotes' Megan North collide while chasing the ball in a Kent girls soccer game Monday in Pain Court. 

Hawks 6, Patriotes 2 at Pain Court, Lakeisha Cato, Kelly Young, Alicia Huckle, Syd Gagner, Niki Whitson and Missy Paxton-batten scored for the Golden Hawks (5-0-0). Emily Pepper had both goals for the Patriotes (1-2-2). She made the score 4-2 before the Hawks replied with two goals. 

Lancers 3, Panthers 1 At McGregor, Alex Ciarma scored three second-half goals for the Lancers (5-0-0). Madi Tunstall scored for the Panthers (2-3-0). The game was scoreless at halftime. 

BOYS The Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks made sure there would be no late-game heroics Monday by the Pain Court Patriotes. The Golden Hawks led 4-0 at halftime and rolled to a 6-2 victory in a rematch of last year's Kent girls' soccer final. Last year, the Patriotes scored in overtime to win their first overall Kent championship and end the Hawks' seven-year reign. The Golden Hawks share first place with the Ursuline Lancers, who beat the McGregor Panthers 3-1. 

Ursuline visits Chatham-Kent in Thursday's regular-season finale. Fifth-place Pain Court hosts fourth-place McGregor on Thursday with a playoff berth at stake. In the boys' league, the Wallaceburg Tartans stayed in first with a 3-0 shutout of the Tilbury Titans. The Golden Hawks blanked the Patriotes 4-0, the Lancers beat the Panthers 5-2 and the Chatham Christian Flames downed the Lambton-Kent Cardinals 4-1. 

Hawks 4, Patriotes 0 At Pain Court, Clark Green scored two goals for the Golden Hawks (4-1-1), who led 1-0 at halftime. Antwaine Baker and Brandon Provost added singles. Tristan Allen had the shutout. Chris Lee of the Hawks and Brandon Funk of the Patriotes (3-3-0) were the game stars. Lancers 5, Panthers 2 At McGregor, the Lancers scored five straight goals after falling behind 1-0. Casey Gregg, Keegan Pittuck, Zak Rybansky, Deryck Devogelaere and Andre Coelho scored for the Lancers (4-1-1), who led 2-1 at halftime. Nate St. Pierre scored twice for the Panthers (0-3-3). Ursuline visits Chatham-kent in Thursday's finale. The winner will leap into first place over Wallaceburg, which has no games left. If Ursuline and Chatham-kent tie, then Wallaceburg finishes in first.

Kevin Macdonald scored twice for the Ursuline Lancers in a 4-0 win over the Chatham Christian Flames in the Kent boys soccer league Monday. The Lancers (2-1-0) created a three-way tie for second place, one point behind the Wallaceburg Tartans. The Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks beat the McGregor Panthers 3-1 in the other game. In the girls league, the Golden Hawks shut out the Panthers 3-0. 

BOYS Lancers 4, Flames 0 At Chatham Christian, Dylan Warnock and Keegan Pittuck also scored for the Lancers, who led 2-0 at halftime. Warnock and Steve Taekema of the Flames (0-3-1) were the game stars. Hawks 3, Panthers 1 At McGregor, Antwaine Baker, Brandon Foster and Brandon Provost scored as the Golden Hawks (1-1-0) earned their first win. Dylan McTavish scored for the winless Panthers (0-1-2). 

GIRLS Hawks 3, Panthers 0 At McGregor, Jessica McIntosh scored two goals and Syd Holmes had one as the Golden Hawks (2-0-0) tied the idle Lancers for first place. The Panthers dropped to 0-20.