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High school skating meet takes over Complex
Port Stanley’s Miracle Collins, 17, represented St. Thomas Central Elgin Collegiate Institute in the 10th annual Skate Canada Western Ontario High School Skating Invitational Competition held at East Elgin Community Complex in Aylmer on March 4. Ms. Collins, a Grade 17 student, competed in Gold Solo Dance (seen here during the warm up), Junior Silver…
Read MoreEESS wins silver at WOSSAA boys hockey
Gage Zehr of East Elgin Secondary School skated the puck down the ice during the championship game of the WOSSAA “AAAA” boys hockey tournament in London, Monday, Monday, March 2. EESS upset London Lucas 2-1 in their opening game to advance to the final, but fell to Arva’s Medway 5-2.
Read MoreJuniors drop a pair of WOSSAA volleyball games
Rebekah Weiler of East Elgin Secondary School bumped the ball during a WOSSAA “AAAA” Junior girls volleyball game against London Mother Teresa at London Saunders Secondary, Friday, Feb. 27. EESS lost that match, and one earlier in the day against London Lucas.
Read MoreNo joy for EESS Seniors at WOSSAA basketball
Tanner Kyle of East Elgin Secondary School cut around a London Beal Secondary School defender during the first game of a WOSSAA “AAAA” Senior boys basketball tournament at London Banting Secondary School, Friday, Feb. 27. EESS lost the match against the highly-ranked Beal team by a wide margin, then played a closer game against London…
Read MoreLosses for EESS Seniors at WOSSAA volleyball
Tori Vanderspank of East Elgin Secondary School bumped the ball during a WOSSAA “AAAA” Senior girls volleyball game against host London Saunders Secondary School, Friday, Feb. 27. EESS lost that match and a subsequent one to London Mother Teresa.
Read MoreSummer Corners girls edge Southwold
Summers Corners Public School Intermediate girls basketball player Ali Van Gorp battled for the ball with a Southwold opponent during a Southwest division semi-final game at Summers Corners on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The home squad won 18-15 with Ali leading her team in scoring with six points. The win advanced Summers Corners to the Southwest…
Read MoreDavenport advances to boys final
Aylmer Davenport Public School Intermediate boys basketball player Zach Copeland, right, went for a shot at the basket with teammate Brett Van Bommel looking on and waiting for a potential rebound during the Southwest division semi-final playoff game versus Mitchell Hepburn Public School at Summer Corners Public School on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Davenport won 27-14. Davenport trailed in…
Read MoreA day of defeats for EESS
Kyle Bennett of host East Elgin Secondary School got called for holding on this Tillsonburg player during the Thames Valley Southeast Senior boys basketball final, Tuesday, Feb. 24. Tillsonburg won the game 47-38, capping a day of losses for East Elgin’s basketball and hockey teams. However, those teams, along with EESS’s volleyball squads, will get…
Read MoreEESS Juniors lose in basketball, but keep it close
Quinn Donelan of host East Elgin Secondary School looked for a way through the Parkside Collegiate Institute defence during the Thames Valley Southeast final on Tuesday night, Feb. 24. PCI won the hardfought match 44-39.
Read MoreEESS boys, girls lose at Southeast hockey finals
Gage Zehr of East Elgin Secondary School rushed the puck toward the host Tillsonburg net during the Thames Valley South boys hockey final on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Tillsonburg scored early and held a 1-0 lead until nearly the end of the second period, when Zach Robertson tallied to tie the game for EESS. The third…
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