Posts by Rob Perry
Senior Eagles start basketball season
Tim Nanephosy of host East Elgin Secondary School, on a breakaway, shot for the West Elgin Secondary School hoop during the opening game of the Thames Valley Southeast Senior boys basketball season on Thursday, Dec. 3. EESS won the game 63-24.
Read MoreOpening losses for EESS volleyball squads
Tori Kuhn, left, of host East Elgin Secondary School spiked the ball during the season opener for the EESS Junior volleyball team, while East Elgin’s Amanda Milmine, right, set the ball during a Senior game, both against Parkside Collegiate Institute, on Tuesday, Dec. 1. PCI swept both matches three games to nil.
Read MoreFire on Talbot East
Aylmer firefighters used a fan to exhaust smoke fumes from a house at 333 Talbot St. E. on Wednesday morning, Dec. 2. Details weren’t immediately available, but no one was reported hurt in the fire.
Read MoreSparta PS falls to Forest Park
Kyle McGlone of Sparta Public School dug the ball during a Thames Valley Southwest Senior boys volleyball playoff game against Forest Park in St. Thomas, Wednesday, Nov. 25. Sparta won the first game of the match, but then lost the second and a tie-breaker.
Read MoreSailors hand out candy at Port Stanley parade
Members of the Port Stanley Sailor Junior C hockey team loaded up on candy to hand out to spectators along the route of the annual Dicken’s Days Parade to welcome Christmas to the village on Friday night, Nov. 27. Rain earlier in the day eased to a light mist by the time the procession started.
Read MoreJr. Eagles win football consolation championship
East Elgin Secondary School Junior football players hoisted the trophy after winning the Thames Valley Regional Central consolation championship with a 43-20 victory over Clarke Road Secondary School at TD Waterhouse Stadium, Western University, on Thursday, Nov. 26. Clarke Road led 14-0 at one point in the first quarter, but EESS rallied to take the trophy.
Read MoreNSPS wins Senior girls volleyball title
Kylie Geurtjens of New Sarum Public School’s Senior girls volleyball team bumped the ball backwards over her head and the net during a Thames Valley Southwest elementary championship game against host June Rose Callwood Public School in St. Thomas, Tuesday, Nov. 24. New Sarum took the title in two straight games, and will advance to…
Read MoreSouth Dorchester takes on Locke’s in volleyball
Kayley Paul served for South Dorchester Public School during a Junior girls (Grades 4 through 6) volleyball game against Locke’s Public School on Monday, Nov. 23. SDPS also played against host New Sarum Public School.
Read MoreBAD Girls sting Sting 2-1
Kirsten Thompson of host BAD Girls Midget A hockey team rushed the puck down the ice at East Elgin Community Complex during a game against the Sarnia Lady Sting, Friday night, Nov. 20. The BAD Girls won the game 2-1, improving their record for the season to 12 wins, three losses and one tie.
Read MoreMuseum Volunteers Christmas Tour of Homes
Visitors examined the living room of the Krista and Brett Hueston residence at 26 South St. W. during the 14th annual Christmas Tour of Homes organized by Aylmer-Malahide Museum and Archives volunteers, Friday night, Nov. 20. The tour of four Aylmer homes specially decorated by local businesses for Christmas continues through Saturday, Nov. 21.
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