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EESS girls sweep past CECI
East Elgin Secondary School lead Nina Wiebe, right, stopped sweeping a rock thrown by skip Caitlyn Evely (not pictured) while vice Alana McNicol called the line at left during a girls curling game versus Central Elgin Collegiate Institute of St. Thomas at the Aylmer Curling Club on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 13. A Central Elgin player at…
Read MoreEESS hockey season opens with a 2-2 tie
Mac Van Os of host East Elgin Secondary School lunged for a loose puck during a Thames Valley Southeast season-opening hockey game against Parkside Collegiate Institute at East Elgin Community Complex, Thursday, Nov. 30. The result was a 2-2 tie.
Read MoreFirst Silver Stick tourney ever at EECC
Goalie Cole Huber of the Aylmer Minor Hockey Peewee Red team blocked a Thornton Tigers’ shot during a Silver Stick Regional Qualifier tournament at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday, November 17. The four-day tournament, which started Thursday night, is the first ever Silver Stick held here, and involves 32 teams in four age divisions.…
Read MoreEESS Junior team earns spot in football final
East Elgin Secondary School Junior quarterback Aidan Haldenby sought to avoid a herd of London South Collegiate Institute defenders during a Thames Valley Central football semifinal at City Wide Sports Park in London on Thursday, Nov. 9. South led 7-3 at the end of the first half, but EESS came back to win 10-7. East…
Read MoreJuniors, seeking perfection, take on Beal
Quarterback Aidan Haldenby of host East Elgin Secondary School threw a pass during a Junior boys football game against London Beal on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 26. EESS, in its last game of the regular season, was hoping to fill out its perfect record so far of five wins and no losses. East Elgin achieved that with…
Read MoreSprinting for the touchdown
Rob Redecop of host East Elgin Secondary School sprinted across the goal line for a touchdown during a Senior football game against London Beal on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 26. EESS won the game, its last of the regular season, 35-0.
Read MoreLet there be light–at EESS
A dim gym at East Elgin Secondary School was considerably brighter than expected during a Junior girls basketball game on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 19. Thames Valley District School Board workers, who weren’t expected to replace the many burned-out lights in the gym until next week, arrived early to do the job on Thursday. As shown…
Read MoreEESS not so bright
East Elgin Secondary School athletes have been playing in increasingly dim conditions in one half of their main gymnasium since September. At this Senior girls basketball game on Tuesday, Oct. 17, where EESS hosted and defeated Woodstock College Avenue 47-16, 22 out of 54 light fixtures in this half of the gym were burned out.…
Read MoreEESS Juniors upset London Lucas 28-14
Quarterback Aiden Haldenby of East Elgin Secondary School broke free of this London Lucas tackle as he rushed the ball during a Junior boys football game under the lights at EESS, Friday night, Oct. 6. The Junior squad recorded EESS’s first-ever win again a London Lucas football team with a 28-14 victory.
Read MoreJuniors march to 20-15 football win
Ethan Wall of host East Elgin Secondary School attempted an onside kick following an EESS touchdown during a Junior boys football game against Parkside Collegiate Institute under the lights, Thursday night, Sept. 28. EESS ended up on top of the hardfought game 20-15. East Elgin Juniors play under the lights again at home this Friday night,…
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