SPORTS

Local sports in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

EESS Juniors batter AVSS in basketball exhibition

December 1, 2014 | 0 Comments

Jordan Kuhn of East Elgin Secondary School pounced on a pass from a host Arthur Voaden Secondary School player near the EESS net during a Thames Valley Southeast Junior boys exhibition game, Monday, Dec. 1. East Elgin won handily, 58-22.

First swim meet for EESS

December 1, 2014 | 0 Comments

Jeremy Cunningham of East Elgin Secondary School won both 100 metre fly and 200 metre freestyle races during the Glendale Swim Meet at the Tillsonburg Community Centre on Friday, Nov. 28. EESS’s next meet will be at the Robarts School in London on Jan. 8.

Intermediate boys volleyball playoffs

November 27, 2014 | 0 Comments

Tyler Giesbrecht of host Summers Corners Public School set the ball during Intermediate boys volleyball quarterfinals against Davenport Public School, Wednesday, Nov. 26. Davenport won the best of three match in two straight games to advance to semifinals at Mitchell Hepburn Public School in St. Thomas, Thursday, Nov. 27, at 4:15 p.m.

Davenport hosts Junior girls volleyball

November 26, 2014 | 0 Comments

South Dorchester Public School Junior volleyball player Kaley Paul used a double handed swat to launch the ball over the net during a regular season game at Davenport Public School in Aylmer on Tuesday, Nov. 25. South Dorchester won that middle game of the match 25-16 versus St. Thomas Pierre Elliott Trudeau French Immersion School.…

EESS Juniors out of playoffs

November 17, 2014 | 0 Comments

Brent Quiring of East Elgin Secondary School closed in on a London Lucas Secondary School runner during a Thames Valley Regional Central division semifinal against London Lucas Secondary at Citywide Fields in London, Friday, Nov. 14. Lucas won the game 28-14.

Girls volleyball at New Sarum Public School

November 17, 2014 | 0 Comments

Mya Talan of host New Sarum Public School bumped the ball during an Intermediate girls volleyball game against Locke’s Public School of St. Thomas on Wednesday, Nov. 12. New Sarum won the match.

WOSSAA silver for Junior boys volleyball

November 15, 2014 | 0 Comments

Jordan Kuhn of East Elgin Secondary School bumped the ball during the WOSSAA AAAA Junior boys volleyball championship tournament at Saunders Secondary School in London, Friday, Nov. 14. EESS had earlier in the day knocked off London Lucas Secondary in an upset and advanced to the final, where the locals lost to London Mother Teresa.

EESS Senior girls take WOSSAA bronze

November 15, 2014 | 0 Comments

Amanda Milmine of host East Elgin Secondary School sized up her opportunities during the WOSSAA AAAA bronze medal game against London Saunders Secondary at a tournament Friday, Nov. 14. EESS narrowly won that game 43-40 to take the medal.

Aylmer Atoms down Port Stanley

November 15, 2014 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Atom Rep forward Branden Ostrander, right, tried to knock Port Stanley’s Quinn Minielly off of the puck during their first game of the annual Rep hockey tournament at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday night, Nov. 14. Aylmer won 5-1. Branden scored two goals and added two assists. Ashton Ivanyshyn also scored two goals and…

Junior girls take WOSSAA bronze

November 14, 2014 | 0 Comments

Kendra Cornelissen of host East Elgin Secondary School tangled with a London John Paul II defender during the bronze-medal game of the WOSSAA AAAA Junior girls basketball tournament on Friday, Nov. 14. EESS squeaked by 43-40 to win the medal.

EESS Juniors in WOSSAA bronze game

November 14, 2014 | 0 Comments

Brandy Aspden of host East Elgin Secondary School shot for the hoop during a preliminary game against London Saunders Secondary in the WOSSAA AAAA Girls basketball tournament on Friday, Nov. 14. EESS lost that encounter 39-25 and will play in the bronze-medal game at EESS at 3 p.m.

Seniors downed by Parkside 57-51

November 11, 2014 | 0 Comments

Katie Parker of host East Elgin Secondary School drove for the Parkside Collegiate Institute hoop during the Thames Valley Regional Southeast final on Tuesday, Nov. 11. EESS trailed by five points at the half, but came back in the fourth quarter to tie the game. But PCI would go on to win  57-51. East Elgin…