Posts by Rob Perry
Lambeth upends Spitfires 5-1
Aylmer Spitfires goalie Andrew Harriman-Duke kept an eye on the puck to one side despite action in front of his net during a Junior C hockey game against Lambeth, Saturday night, Jan. 28. Just six days earlier, Aylmer had squeaked by Lamber 5-4, but this time the opposition came out clearly on top with a…
Read MoreEESS downs CECI in three straight
Linda Nagelhout of host East Elgin Secondary School spiked the ball over the net during a Junior girls volleyball game against Central Elgin Collegiate Institute on Monday, Jan. 23. EESS won the match in three straight games.
Read MoreEESS Juniors top Parkside 51-35
Dyllon Bergen of host East Elgin Secondary School shot for the Parkside Collegiate Institute net during a Junior boys basketball game on Monday, Jan. 23. EESS won the match 51-35, putting it in second place in Thames Valley Regional South with a record of five wins and one loss.
Read MoreJunior Eagles down Glencoe 54-25
Elijah Krahn of host East Elgin Secondary School drove for the Glencoe District High School hoop during a Junior boys basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 19. EESS won the encounter handily, 54-25.
Read MorePCI takes EESS 51-44
Dalton Wall of host East Elgin Secondary School snagged a high pass during a Senior boys basketball game against Parkside Collegiate Institute on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The game remained close through the first half, but in the second PCI crept ahead for a 51-44 victory.
Read MoreEagles end regular season on a win
Tyler Macpherson of host East Elgin Secondary School attempted a wraparound goal during a boys hockey game against Glencoe District High School at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday, Jan. 18. EESS won the game, its last of the regular season, 5-1 to finish in first in Thames Valley Regional South with a record of…
Read MoreDuct tape forever!
Presley Fehr, a Grade 3 pupil at Immanuel Christian School in Aylmer, wore a Duck tape hat and suspenders as she worked on math exercises in class on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Pupils were encouraged to demonstrate their ingenuity by coming up with improvised clothing using the tape for a Spirit Day.
Read MoreClarion call for organ donation
The late Josh Field, an East Elgin Secondary student who died following a car crash in 2009, still lives for his family, including his mother Kathryn. That’s because she and her husband approved the donation of his organs, which went to improving or saving the lives of several others, who, as she said, continue to…
Read MoreEESS students “blitz” dance
Matt Saunders leaped into the air as he and fellow Grade 11 and 12 dance students prepared Monday night, Jan. 16, for public recitals this Wednesday, Jan. 18, and Thursday, Jan. 19, starting at 7 p.m., at East Elgin Secondary School. They were rehearsing “Ballroom Blitz,” a fusion of ballet, jazz, ballroom and hip hop…
Read MoreEESS Seniors second at tourney
East Elgin Secondary School’s Tim Nanephosey took a shot after stealing the ball in his team’s end of the court and racing it to the Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute hoop during a Senior boys basketball game, Friday night, Jan. 13. EESS was hosting an eight-team weekend tournament. East Elgin defeated Ingersoll 60-39 and squeaked by Kingsville 50-48…
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