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EESS Juniors win rare 1-0 victory in football
Quarterback Aiden Haldenby of East Elgin Secondary School scrambled to make an advance during a Junior football exhibition game against London Saunders under a scorching hot sun at Medway Secondary School in Arva, Thursday afternoon, Sept. 22. EESS tallied a “rouge” under Canadian football rules for a rare 1-0 victory.
Read MoreSpitfires edge Stars in home opener
Aylmer Jr. C Spitfires forward Cody Underhill celebrated scoring a shorthanded goal in the first period of his hockey team’s home opener at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday evening, Sept. 17. The Spitfires won the back and forth tilt 5-4 with Underhill being named first star of the game after she scored twice and…
Read MoreSenior Eagles back on the court
Tori Kuhn, left, and Maya Allen played defence around the East Elgin Secondary School hoop as Sarnia St. Pat’s players looked for a way in during the third game of a Senior girls basetball tournament hosted by Western University in London Saturday afternoon, Sept. 17. EESS had won one game and lost the second prior…
Read MoreJunior Eagles win first game of tourney
Albe Ward of East Elgin Secondary School started a lay-up during the opening game against London Laurier of a weekend Junior girls basketball tournament hosted by St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School in London, Friday night, Sept. 16. EESS won handily, 42-19.
Read MoreAMHA road hockey players turned into wet warriors
The second annual Aylmer Minor Hockey Association road hockey tournament took place in the pouring rain on Saturday morning, Sept. 17 in the parking lot in front of and beside the German Canadian Club’s Saxonia Hall just west of town. The all-day tournament featured 19 teams with 89 registered players in five age divisions. The…
Read MorePlowing for the fun of it
Allister Cameron, left, a former champion from 1950, 1951 and 1952, got done his duties as an Elgin Plowmen’s Association steward early at Saturday’s county plowing match on the Mary VanRoestel farm at the north end of Springwater Road Saturday, Sept. 10, and, under the gaze of fellow director Paul Faulds, went out to try his…
Read MoreSparking an interest in the outdoors
Penny Julian of Beachville helped her daughter Evelyn, 8, as they tried to get a spark for starting a campfire at the East Elgin Sportsmen’s Association north of Summers Corners on Saturday, Sept. 10. Evelyn was among 60 participants 8 through 15 years old in the club’s first-even Youth Outdoor Day of Adventure. Youngsters also…
Read MoreGetting set for some football
Josh Collard turns and catches a pass during a practice for East Elgin Secondary School’s Senior football team Tuesday night, Aug. 30. The Seniors will play their first home game of the season against London South on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 3 p.m. Juniors will take to the field at 1 p.m.
Read MoreEast Elgin adult soccer wraps season
Chad Smith of the Optimist Club team tried the knock the ball away from the fallen Nick Enns of the Showcase Realty team during their final game of the 2016 East Elgin adult soccer league season at Columbus Park south of Aylmer on Sunday evening, Aug. 28. Showcase Realty won 2-1.
Read MoreShoes a-flying at Springwater
Vanessa Riley, 17, of St. Thomas was one of 26 competitors during the annual Secord Home Building Centre Horseshoe Tournament at Springwater Campground southwest of Aylmer on Sunday morning, Aug. 28. Seen behind Ms. Riley was her partner Linda Butler of Windham Centre. Held mostly for the seasonal campers at Springwater Conservation Area, the horseshoe…
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