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Spitfires edged in overtime
Aylmer Jr. C Spitfires hockey player Luke Bettencourt, middle, checked a Lambeth Lancers player to the ice during game four of their first round playoff series at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday night, Feb. 11. Lambeth scored midway through the first overtime period and won the game 5-4 to even the series at two…
Read MoreEESS Senior boys finish in first
Kyle Bennett of host East Elgin Secondary School shot for the hoop during a Senior boys basketball game against Arthur Voaden Secondary School Tuesday, Feb. 10. EESS won 44-26 to end the Thames Valley South regular season with a perfect record of eight wins and no losses. Playoffs will start at EESS Tuesday, Feb. 17.
Read MoreEESS bests PCI 4-2 in girls hockey
Brittany Kirk of East Elgin Secondary School raced down the ice with the puck during a girls hockey game against host Parkside Collegiate Institute at Memorial Arena in St. Thomas, Tuesday, Feb. 10. She scored one of EESS’s four goals on the way to a 4-2 win, with teammate Carly Van Roestel recording a hat-trick.
Read MoreSpitfires topple Lancers
Aylmer Jr. C Spitfires defenseman Kyle DiCicco, left, occupied a Lambeth forward in front of the net to keep him from getting to any loose pucks during game two of their first round playoff series on Saturday night, Feb. 7 at East Elgin Community Complex. Aylmer won 6-4 to even the series at a game…
Read MoreAylmer Midget LL1 edge Mount Brydges
Aylmer Midget Local League 1 forward Colton Dygos powered by a Mount Brydges player during game one of a round-robin playoff series at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 7. Aylmer won 4-3. Scoring for Aylmer were Nick Knechtel from Brody Classens, Mackenzie Potz from Dygos and Evan Heyd and Tyler Sturdy from Alan…
Read MoreCraig Van Ymeren competes at Tankard
Local curler Craig Van Ymeren, right, who regularly participates in a men’s league at the Aylmer Curling Club, was third to skip Joe Frans, left, during the Ontario Men’s Curling Championship, also known as the Tankard, at the Flight Exec Centre in Dorchester from Feb. 2-8. Here the pair are seen discussing strategy during their…
Read MoreLow-flying Belmont Mite
Grayson Bertelsen of Belmont Minor Hockey’s Mite team flew like Bobby Orr during a game against Port Stanley at Belmont Community Centre, Sunday, Feb. 1. Players that age compete just for fun and to learn skills, so score isn’t kept.
Read MoreGreat sledding after big snowfall
Josh Lockington,6,slid down the snow covered toboggan hill on the north side of Steen Park in Aylmer on Monday morning, Feb. 2. About 20 centimetres of snow fell overnight and all schools in the Aylmer area were closed the next day.
Read MoreBAD Girls Novice B best Cambridge 3-1
Hayden Dunn of BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Novice B hockey team rushed the puck down the ice during a game against Cambridge in a 42-team tournament hosted by BAD at Belmont Community Centre and, in this case, East Elgin Community Complex. The local team won this game 3-1.
Read MoreDodgeball Mania at New Sarum
Grade 8 pupil Heather Dennis prepared to uncork a throw during “Dodgeball Mania” at New Sarum Public School, Tuesday, Jan. 27. Pupils stayed after school for two hours to play dodgeball and eat pizza, raising money for next year’s Grade 8 graduation.
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