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Aylmer Optimist Arrows swim team member Abygale Noble showed good form with the backstroke leg of her 100 yard individual medley heat in the girls age 10-11 division during a SEAL (St. Clair Erie Aquatic League) meet held on Sunday, Dec. 4 at the Ontario Police College pool located northeast of Aylmer. Other clubs visiting…

East Elgin Secondary School curlers Anna Wiebe, left, and Hannah Silverthorne, right, were getting ready to sweep while Alana McNichol threw a rock during a scrimmage at the Aylmer Curling Club on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 23. Curlers from a new high school program at Notre-Dame, a French immersion Roman Catholic school in Woodstock, visited the Aylmer…

David Wintermute of East Elgin Secondary School dragged down a London Lucas rusher during the Thames Valley Central Junior football final at City Wide Sports Field in London, Thursday, Nov. 17. EESS, undefeated all season and in playoffs until the final, lost 35-0 to Lucas, but still finished second in the elite Central division, and…

Jordan Kuhn of East Elgin Secondary School made a desperate attempt at a save with his foot during the opening game of a WOSSAA AAA Senior boys volleyball tournament at London Saunders Secondary School, Thursday, Nov. 17. EESS lost that opener to host Saunders, which went on to win WOSSAA gold, but did best London…

Lauren Cattrysse of East Elgin Secondary School got in the way of a London Lucas player during the opening game of a WOSSAA AAA Junior girls championship at Catholic Central High in London on Thursday, Nov. 17. EESS lost that game, but bested London Oakridge 38-28 in the second match for a bronze medal.

Kendra Cornelissen of East Elgin Secondary School guarded a host Catholic Central High player during the bronze-medal game of a WOSSAA AAA Senior girls basketball championship tournament in London, Thursday, Nov. 17. EESS lost its opening game to London Lucas, ranked number three in Ontario, but came back in its second game to defeat CCH…

Colton Dejong of East Elgin Secondary School snagged a London Saunders kick receiver in his end zone and forced him down for a safety point during a Thames Valley Central Senior football consolation semifinal at TD Waterhouse Stadium in London Wednesday, Nov. 16. Saunders came out on top of the spirited game 22-3.

Tori Kuhn of host East Elgin Secondary looked for a shot during a Thames Valley Southeast Senior girls basketball final against Parkside Collegiate Institute on Tuesday, Nov. 15. EESS rolled to a 41-23 victory and the title. East Elgin will play in a WOSSAA AAA tournament at Catholic Central High in London Thursday, Nov. 17.…

Alyssa Voros of host East Elgin Secondary School passed the ball to a teammate during the Thames Valley Southeast Junior girls basketball final against Woodstock Collegiate Institute on Tuesday afternoon, November 15. WCI led 11-8 at the half, but East Elgin stormed back in the last two quarters for a 33-24 victory. EESS will play…