Posts by Rob Perry
PCI takes EESS to school in football final
Adam DeKraker of host East Elgin Secondary School tumbled after a leaping catch of a pass during the Thames Valley Central Junior football final against Parkside Collegiate Institute on Tuesday, Nov. 16. EESS had enjoyed a perfect record all season, but PCI, which suffered its only regular season loss to East Elgin, got revenge with…
Read MoreJunior football final at EESS Thursday at 11:30 a.m.
East Elgin Secondary School will host the Thames Valley Central Junior football championship this Thursday starting at 11:30 a.m., as the Eagles take on Parkside Collegiate Institute. The game had originally been slated for City Wide Sports Park in London, but EESS and PCI coaches agreed to have the final at East Elgin instead. East…
Read MoreBelmont remembers
A big crowd turned out, despite chilly weather and snow on the ground, for an annual Remembrance Day ceremony in Belmont’s Community Park on Saturday morning, Nov. 11. Similar services were held in Aylmer, Springfield and Port Stanley.
Read MoreElgin, Oxford health units to merge
Oxford County council announced Friday morning, Nov. 10, that its health unit will merge with Elgin St. Thomas Public Health. The merger was endorsed by the two county boards of health at meetings earlier this week, and is to be completed by the spring of 2018. Current offices in St. Thomas and Woodstock would be…
Read MoreEESS Senior girls, despite last-quarter rally, bested by PCI
Maya Allen of East Elgin Secondary School fired a shot at the Parkside Collegiate Institute hoop during a Thames Valley Southeast Senior girls basketball final at Huron Park Secondary School in Woodstock, Thursday, Nov. 9. EESS trailed 35-20 at the end of the third quarter, but rallied to close to within just three points in the…
Read MoreBackwards volleyball at ICS
Megan Friesen of host Immanuel Christian School’s girls volleyball team in a reverse shot sent the ball back over the net on Wednesday, Nov. 8. ICS was playing St. Thomas Community Christian School in an exhibition match.
Read MoreEESS Junior team earns spot in football final
East Elgin Secondary School Junior quarterback Aidan Haldenby sought to avoid a herd of London South Collegiate Institute defenders during a Thames Valley Central football semifinal at City Wide Sports Park in London on Thursday, Nov. 9. South led 7-3 at the end of the first half, but EESS came back to win 10-7. East…
Read MoreEESS Jr. volleyball team in Southeast semi Nov. 9
East Elgin Secondary School’s Junior boys volleyball team will play Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute in a Thames Valley Regional Southeast semifinal at Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 9 a.m. EESS was fifth in the South in regular season with a 3-8 record, while Ingersoll was undefeated in the East…
Read MoreEESS Senior girls squeak by CASS to reach Southeast final, Juniors out–updated
East Elgin Secondary School’s Senior girls basketball team bested host Woodstock College Avenue by one point to win a Thames Valley Southeast semifinal Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 7. The Seniors advance to a final to be played against Parkside Collegiate Institute at Huron Park Secondary School in Woodstock this Thursday, Nov. 9. EESS’s Junior girls, also…
Read MoreEESS in football playoffs
East Elgin Secondary School’s Junior football team, first in Thames Valley Regional Central’s Walzak conference regular season with a perfect 6-0 record, will take on London South Collegiate Institute, second in the Darnell conference with a 4-1 record, in a Central divisional semifinal at City Wide Sports Park in London on Thursday, Nov. 9, starting…
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