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EESS downs CECI 5-1 in boys soccer
Host East Elgin Secondary School goalie Brendan Giesbrecht snagged a Central Elgin Collegiate Institute shot on his net during a boys soccer game on Tuesday, May 16. EESS took the win 5-1 and stands in second place in TVRAA South with three wins and a tie, just behind St. Joseph’s Catholic High School with four…
Read MoreCycling for a Cure at EESS
Grade 12 students Greg Killough, left, and Katie Dance spent time on exercise bikes in the East Elgin Secondary School gymnasium as they participated in “Cycle for the Cure” on Wednesday, May 17. They were part of the “Holy Walk-amolies” team. Ms. Dance is a member of EESS’s Leadership Class, which held the cycling event…
Read MoreAylmer U13 Rep team edged out of gold medal 2-1
Mason Matthews of host Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Under 13 Rep team looked for a teammate to pass to during the final game for their age division in an annual year-end weekend Rep tournament at East Elgin Community Complex on Sunday, April 2. Aylmer lost the hard-fought game to Milton 2-1 in overtime, after nearly 10…
Read MoreAylmer Under 9 MD team downs Belle River 2-1
Players from host Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Under 9 Minor Development team celebrated after winning a 2-1 squeaker against Belle River (from near Windsor) in a game at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, March 18. Minor Development is a level of house between House League and Rep. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreDay Ladies Bonspiel at Aylmer Curling Club
Brenda Haayema delivered a rock during a bonspiel hosted by the Day Ladies League at Aylmer Curling Club on Wednesday, March 15. The six-team spiel was won by Linda Allard, Judy Vardon, Bernice Tracey and Marilyn Monk of Ingersoll District Curling Club. More photos in the March 22 edition of The Aylmer Express. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreAMHA’s Under 15 Rep team defeats Delhi 4-1
Drew Thoonen of Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Under 15 Rep team kept his stick on the puck despite the efforts of a Delhi player during a first-round playoff game at East Elgin Community Complex on Thursday night, March 9. Aylmer won the game 4-1, completing the first round with a record of five wins and three…
Read MoreGolden Feather hosts Tri-County indoor archery championships
Keegan Howe, 8, of host Golden Feather Archery Club prepared to loose an arrow during the Tri-County indoor championships at Columbus Club in Aylmer on Saturday, March 4. Teams from Elgin, Norfolk and Jarvis competed, divided into three youth and 10 adults squads. This was the first Tri-County meet since one held just before COVID…
Read MoreSoutheast gold for EESS Girls hockey team
Host East Elgin Secondary School goalie Tess McCallum fended off a Lord Dorchester Secondary School assault on her net during the third in a best-of-five Thames Valley Southeast AA Girls hockey championship series at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday, Feb. 15. EESS led the series two games to none going in, but Lord Dorchester…
Read MoreBAD Girls Under 11 team ties St. Thomas in playoff
BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Under 11 goalie Natalie Visser deflected a shot from a St. Thomas player during a round-robin playoff game for the Western Ontario Girls Hockey League at East Elgin Community Complex on Tuesday night, Feb. 7. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. The nine teams in the league will be narrowed to…
Read MoreUnder 9 tournament at East Elgin Community Complex
Kolbie Kleinschmidt of Belmont Minor Hockey’s Under 9 team, after a face-off, rushed the puck into the Saugeen Shores’ end during a weekend tournament game at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, Feb. 4. The event involved 20 U9 teams from across Southwestern Ontario. Belmont lost this game but won two others, only to lose…
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