Posts by Rob Perry
Belmont Novices up 2-1 in series
Holden Clark, left, celebrated scoring the first goal of the game with Belmont Minor Hockey Novice Rep teammate Noah VandenBrink during an OMHA playoff game against North Middlesex Junior Stars at the Belmont arena, Wednesday, March 5. Belmont went on to win 5-3 and take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. Belmont will play…
Read MoreImpaired charge against Aylmer man
An Aylmer man, 62, was charged with impaired driving after being arrested in the parking lot of a Liquor Control Board of Ontario store in St. Thomas Monday, March 3, at 9 p.m. The man failed a roadside sobriety test and was subsequently charged with having a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit for a…
Read MoreEESS boys lose WOSSAA hockey to CCH
Matt Berkelmans of host East Elgin Secondary School rushed the puck toward the London Catholic Central High net during the WOSSAA “AAA” final at East Elgin Community Complex, Monday, March 3. CCH shut out EESS 3-0.
Read MoreEESS wins Southeast in boys hockey shoot-out
Matt Berkelmans of host East Elgin Secondary School manoeuvred around a Tillsonburg player during the Thames Valley Southeast boys hockey final at East Elgin Community Complex, Thursday, Feb. 27. Tillsonburg had a 1-0 lead when, with one minute remaining in the game, EESS’s Derek Folkard scored to force overtime. The teams went to a shoot-out,…
Read MoreEESS girls knocked out in squeaker
Chelsez Zavitz of East Elgin Secondary School’s girls hockey team flipped the puck across the rink during a Thames Valley Southeast semifinal against Lord Dorchester Secondary School at East Elgin Community Complex, Tuesday, Feb. 25. EESS led 2-0 going into the second period, but Dorchester scored three unanswered goals for the win.
Read MoreEESS boys advance to Southeast hockey final
Garrett Hickey, left, Braydon Underhill, Derek Folkard and Riley Harbour celebrated Folkard scoring host East Elgin Secondary School’s third goal during a Thames Valley Southeast semifinal against Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute at East Elgin Community Complex, Tuesday, Feb. 25. East Elgin won 5-0 and will play Tillsonburg for the championship at EECC Thursday, Feb. 27,…
Read MoreSenior Eagles lose to CCH at WOSSAA
Matt Goble of East Elgin Secondary School’s Senior boys basketball team drove by London Catholic Central High defenders during the WOSSAA “AAA” final at Clark Road Secondary School, Monday night. CCH took control early in the game and never gave it up, despite repeated efforts by East Elgin players, and Catholic Central ended up with…
Read MoreJuniors fall in WOSSAA bid
Tim Nanephosy of East Elgin Secondary School’s Junior boys basketball team shot for the Medway Secondary School hoop during the WOSSAA “AAA” championship final in London, Monday, Feb. 24. The Juniors got off to a slow start, dropping behind 17-39 by half-time. But they stormed back in the second half, narrowing the scoring gap to as…
Read MoreBAD Midget A takes on Woodstock
Victoria Grunsell of BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Midget A hockey team passed the puck to teammates during a game against Woodstock at East Elgin Community Complex, Friday, Feb. 21. Woodstock came away on top 5-2.
Read MoreMalahide powerless to speed Complex review
Malahide Mayor David Mennill told township councillors Thursday, Feb. 20, they were helpless when it came to how quickly a much-delayed operational review of East Elgin Community Complex would be completed. He suggested trying a stiffly-worded letter to LeisurePlan International, the consultant doing the work, if the review wasn’t in by the end of February. LeisurePlan was hired even…
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