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EESS Jr. volleyball team in Southeast semi Nov. 9
East Elgin Secondary School’s Junior boys volleyball team will play Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute in a Thames Valley Regional Southeast semifinal at Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 9 a.m. EESS was fifth in the South in regular season with a 3-8 record, while Ingersoll was undefeated in the East…
Read MoreEESS Senior girls squeak by CASS to reach Southeast final, Juniors out–updated
East Elgin Secondary School’s Senior girls basketball team bested host Woodstock College Avenue by one point to win a Thames Valley Southeast semifinal Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 7. The Seniors advance to a final to be played against Parkside Collegiate Institute at Huron Park Secondary School in Woodstock this Thursday, Nov. 9. EESS’s Junior girls, also…
Read MoreEESS girls basketball semis in Woodstock Nov. 7
East Elgin Secondary School’s Junior and Senior girls basketball team will each take on host College Avenue Secondary School in Woodstock in Thames Valley Regional Southeast semifinals on Tuesday, Nov. 7. The EESS Seniors will take on CASS, ranked number one in the East after regular season, at 1 p.m. The East Elgin Juniors will…
Read MoreEESS Senior girls up-end CECI 36-13 in quarter-final
Tori Kuhn of East Elgin Secondary School took a shot at the host Central Elgin Collegiate Institute net during Thames Valley Regional Southeast quarterfinal on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 2. EESS had finished the regular season in third in South, behind CECI, but managed a 36-13 win to advance to semifinals to be played at College…
Read MoreEESS Junior girls tops in South
Skye Martineau of host East Elgin Secondary School drove for the Parkside Collegiate Institute net during the final game of the regular season for both teams on Tuesday, Oct. 31. EESS won 30-25 for the win and to clinch first place in Thames Valley Regional South. Playoffs start this week, but EESS has a bye…
Read MoreJuniors, seeking perfection, take on Beal
Quarterback Aidan Haldenby of host East Elgin Secondary School threw a pass during a Junior boys football game against London Beal on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 26. EESS, in its last game of the regular season, was hoping to fill out its perfect record so far of five wins and no losses. East Elgin achieved that with…
Read MoreSprinting for the touchdown
Rob Redecop of host East Elgin Secondary School sprinted across the goal line for a touchdown during a Senior football game against London Beal on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 26. EESS won the game, its last of the regular season, 35-0.
Read MoreLet there be light–at EESS
A dim gym at East Elgin Secondary School was considerably brighter than expected during a Junior girls basketball game on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 19. Thames Valley District School Board workers, who weren’t expected to replace the many burned-out lights in the gym until next week, arrived early to do the job on Thursday. As shown…
Read MoreSnatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Kayla Voros of host East Elgin Secondary School tried to find a way past a Woodstock College Avenue defender during a Junior girls basketball game on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Tied 22-22 midway through the third quarter, EESS built up what seemed a comfortable lead, but WCI came back in the end to win 35-34.
Read MoreEESS not so bright
East Elgin Secondary School athletes have been playing in increasingly dim conditions in one half of their main gymnasium since September. At this Senior girls basketball game on Tuesday, Oct. 17, where EESS hosted and defeated Woodstock College Avenue 47-16, 22 out of 54 light fixtures in this half of the gym were burned out.…
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