Posts by Rob Perry
Hwy. 401 salute for Canadian volunteer killed in Syria
Spectators, many of them from the East Elgin area, lined the Elgin Road (Imperial Road) overpass across Highway 401 to watch as the hearse bearing the remains of John Gallagher, 32, who died fighting as a volunteer for Kurdish forces against Islamic State in Syria, pass by, Friday afternoon, Nov. 20. Overpasses were reportedly crowded all…
Read MoreSenior football Eagles fall to Oakridge
Brody Claessens, left, caught a pass from quarterback Luke Vanderspank as the East Elgin Secondary School Senior boys football team warmed up for a Thames Valley Regional Central consolation semifinal against London Oakridge at City Wide Sports Park in London Thursday night, Nov. 19. A previous game that ran over resulted in the match starting…
Read MoreSenior Eagles in AAA basketball bronze medal game
Kendra Horlick of East Elgin Secondary School shot for the London Lucas net during a WOSSAA AAA tournament at London Oakridge Secondary School on Thursday, Nov. 19. EESS lost to the strong Lucas squad, but was still in contention for a bronze medal.
Read MoreJunior Eagles takes silver in WOSSAA AAA
East Elgin Secondary School’s Paiten Giesbrecht fought with a host London Lucas defender for possession of the ball during a WOSSAA AAA Junior girls basketball tournament, Thursday afternoon, Nov. 19. Despite a hostile crowd, EESS won the game 42-35 to advance to the final against London Catholic Central High. CCH came out on top of…
Read MoreEESS football Jrs. overwhelm London Saunders 33-7
Quarterback Leo Centeno of East Elgin Secondary School, unable to find anyone else to give the ball to, ran it in himself during the second quarter of a Thames Valley Regional Central Junior football semifinal against London Saunders at City Wide Sports Park in London, Thursday, Nov. 19. EESS won the game 33-7.
Read MoreEast Elgin Seniors win Southeast Senior basketball
Abbey Taylor of East Elgin Secondary School sneaked a pass around a host Lord Dorchester Secondary School defender during the Thames Valley Southeast Senior girls championship on Tuesday night, Nov. 17. EESS led most of the game, but the battle was a seesaw one, with LDSS constantly threatening. A three-pointer by Kendra Cornelissen with just…
Read MoreSenior Eagles rack up 67-20 basketball semifinal win
Brianne Brix of East Elgin Secondary School reacted as her shot on the Woodstock Collegiate Institute net was knocked away by defenders in a Thames Valley Southeast Senior girls semifinal in Dorchester on Thursday, Nov. 12. WCI looked at first ready to give EESS a tough game, but then East Elgin shooters began rolling up…
Read MoreHouse fire just west of Springfield
Malahide firefighters fought a stubborn fire in a home on the north side of Ron McNeil Line, just west of Springfield, Thursday night, Nov. 12. Tankers from several stations raced to hydrants on Dingle Street and Talbot Street East in Aylmer and in front of Aylmer Tire, then back to the blaze, to keep firefighters…
Read MoreJunior Eagles fall in hardfought basketball semifinal
Maya Allen of East Elgin Secondary School was clotheslined by a Woodstock Huron Park Secondary School defender during a Thames Valley Regional Southeast Junior girls basketball semifinal in Dorchester on Thursday, Nov. 12. EESS trailed 4-20 at the end of the first quarter, yet somehow managed to fight back to within one point of HPSS late…
Read MoreEESS football Seniors blank Medway 18-0
Wylie Dowson of host East Elgin Secondary School threw himself on an erratically bouncing ball from a London Medway Secondary School kickoff during a Thames Valley Regional Central Senior boys football quarterfinal on Thursday, Nov. 12. EESS marched to an 18-0 win. East Elgin will play London Oakridge in a semifinal at City Wide Sports Park…
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