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Belmont women take on London
Blayne Dunham of the Van Bommel Farms team controlled the ball, keeping it away from her team’s opponents in an East London league game in London Friday, July 17. The women on the Van Bommel team had previously played in Belmont Minor Soccer, but after turning 18 joined the London league as a group. They’ve…
Read MoreBelmont U16 girls edge Ilderton North
Kayla Pallett of Belmont Minor Soccer’s Under 16 VanBommel Farms girls soccer team went through two Ilderton North defenders during a West London league Challenge Cup game in Belmont, Sunday, July 19. Belmont won that game 1-0, another 3-0 and tied a third 1-1 to finish first in its pool, and advance to semifinals Aug.…
Read MoreSquirt Brewers escape bases loaded first inning
Springfield Brewers Squirt boys (under-12) catcher Ty Cadotte managed to catch a difficult low pitch from teammate Bryce Webber during their fastball game at Malahide Community Place on Wednesday evening, July 15. By keeping the ball in front of him for the most part during the top half of the first inning, Cadotte helped keep…
Read MoreTeddy Bear Picnic in Straffordville
Youngsters clapped along with Dotsy the Clown during a show at a Teddy Bear Picnic in Straffordville Community Park, Wednesday, July 15. About 115 children participated. The annual event, held at different sites around East Elgin each year, was organized by the Ontario Early Years Centre, Elgin County library, Elgin St. Thomas Public Health, Tyke…
Read MoreKeeping her eye on the ball
Carley Jean Smout, 6, made contact with the ball during her turn up to bat while her team practiced some skills before playing a T-Ball game at Steen Park in Aylmer on Saturday morning, July 11. Aylmer Minor Baseball Association players, coaches, volunteers and parents take over Steen Park each Saturday morning in July with…
Read MoreTwinems make special hometown appearance
Joel Twinem, second from left, led players from the Double J Fabrication U-7 soccer team through a series of drills before their East Elgin Youth Soccer League game at Columbus Field south of Aylmer on Thursday evening, July 2. Practicing dribbling the ball by Joel were Double J Fabrication players Faith Abell, left, Jonathon Redecop,…
Read MoreWet, cool conditions for Extreme Elgin
The “black shirt squad” competitors helped each other get up onto the dock from Springwater Pond after the swim portion of the Extreme Elgin 10-kilometre course at Springwater Conservation Area on Saturday morning, June 27. The black shirted group of participants were to race through the course multiple times and were the first to face the…
Read MoreWestern Pleasure at Rusty Gaits Saddle Club
Kendra Sheeller, 9, of St. Thomas on Milo walked her horse during judging for the Western Pleasure Junior B category during a show organized by Rusty Gaits Saddle Club at Aylmer Fairgrounds, Sunday morning, June 21.
Read MorePan Am Games at Port Burwell PS
Alysia Andrews, left, Miley Bouck and Michael Suderman played Noodle Hockey at Port Burwell Public School on Friday, June 19. The school held a sports day to celebrate the coming Pan Am Games in Toronto in July.
Read MoreHigh level men’s fastball entertains in Springfield
Kingston Axemen starting pitcher Jordan MacDonald came out on the 2-1 losing end of a game versus the Great Lakes Pirates at one of the diamonds at Malahide Community Place in Springfield on Saturday, June 13 during the 2015 International Softball Congress Canada East Qualifier tournament. The weekend-long men’s fastball tournament started on Friday night,…
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