Posts by Rob Perry
EESS competes at WOSSAA swim meet
Brittany Geling swam the butterfly leg in women’s 15 and over 200-metre medley relay for East Elgin Secondary School during WOSSAA competition at the Canada Games Aquatics Centre in London, Thursday, Feb. 20. She and teammates Fiona Murray, Amanda Helka and Caitlynn Smith finished in the middle of the 15-team pack.
Read MoreEESS boys hockey wins Southeast semi
Derek Folkard of host East Elgin Secondary School’s boys hockey team rushed the puck down the ice during a Thames Valley Southeast semifinal game against Lord Dorchester Secondary School at East Elgin Community Complex, Thursday, Feb. 20. EESS won handily, 8-1.
Read MoreBak butterflies at WOSSAA
Katherine Bak of Aylmer, swimming for St. Joseph’s Catholic High School, swam the butterfly leg of the Open women’s 200-metre medley relay during WOSSAA competition at the Canada Games Aquatics Centre in London, Thursday, Feb. 20. Her teammates were Mackenzie Fast, Breanne Bonter and Olivia Frederick.
Read MoreEESS Seniors win Southeast, off to WOSSAA
Ryan Hiemstra of East Elgin Secondary School’s Senior boys basketball team passed to a teammate in a nail-biter of a game against host Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute on the way to a 51-44 win to clinch the Thames Valley Southeast championship Wednesday, Feb. 19. EESS will play for the WOSSAA AAA championship at Clark Road Secondary School Friday, Feb. 21,…
Read MoreEESS Junior boys lose Southeast, but still on for WOSSAA
Dalton Wall of East Elgin Secondary School, left, was guarded by a Tillsonburg player during the Thames Valley Southeast Junior boys basketball championship at Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute, Wednesday, Feb. 19. EESS lost 39-58, but still advances to the WOSSAA AAA final to be played at Clark Road Secondary School in London Friday, Feb. 21,…
Read MoreCentral Elgin’s mayor won’t seek re-election
Central Elgin Mayor Bill Walters announced he would not be seeking re-election this autumn during a luncheon in St. Thomas, Wednesday, Feb. 19. He said four years was long enough to serve, and he wanted to devote his time to family and business commitments. He was proudest in his term as mayor of the year he…
Read MoreMcGregor holds its own Winter Games
Grade 3 pupil Daniel Brannigan, left, wound up for a shot on net while McGregor Public School classmates Nolan Wiebe, Grade 4, and Bianca Giesbrecht, grade 3, watched, Friday, Feb. 14. McGregor spent the afternoon putting on its version of the Winter Olympics, with a variety of modified events and hot chocolate to stay warm.
Read MoreDavenport wrestling practising for spring season
Izzy Broer, top, took fellow pupil Micaela Wiebe from a cross-face hold to a pin during a recent practice for the wrestling team at Davenport Public School in Aylmer. The team’s gearing up now for a spring competitive schedule.
Read MoreEESS Junior boys best WCI 55-29
Dalton Wall of East Elgin Secondary School guarded a Woodstock Collegiate Institute player during the Thames Valley Southeast Junior boys basketball semifinal in Woodstock, Thursday, Feb. 13. EESS won handily, 55-29, to advance to the final, against Tillsonburg at Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 4 p.m.
Read MoreEESS Senior boys edge Woodstock 54-51
Devin Catt of East Elgin Secondary School looked for a teammate to pass to during the Thames Valley Southeast Senior boys basketball semfinal against Woodstock Collegiate Institute in Woodstock, Thursday, Feb. 13. EESS led most of the game but WCI kept it close, especially toward the end. Catt sustained a shoulder injury in the fourth…
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