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Kyle Hopper, left, of Port Stanley Sailors made a lunging shot that bounced off the right kneepad of Aylmer Spitfires goalie Andrew Harriman-Duke during a hardfought Junior C hockey game at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday night, Jan. 4. Hopper had scored Port Stanley’s first goal, giving his team the lead during part of…

Nick Knechtel of host East Elgin Secondary School get set to fire the puck into the West Elgin Secondary School end during a boys hockey game at East Elgin Community Complex, Tuesday, Dec. 20. EESS won the game 3-0, with goalie Blake Zehr credited with the shutout.

Julie Nagelhout of Summers Corners Public School sent the ball back over the net during the girls AAA Thames Valley District School Board elementary volleyball championship final against Westmount Public School at Lucas Secondary in London, Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10. SCPS lost the match to a strong Westmount team in two straight, but still took…

Andie Wittland of host East Elgin Secondary School kept a Tillsonburg player away from goalie Grace McCallum during a girls hockey game at East Elgin Community Complex, Tuesday morning, Dec. 6. EESS won 4-0, with McCallum and Anna Leroux sharing the shutout.

Mario Verhaeghe of East Elgin Secondary School’s senior football team pounced on a host Parkside Collegiate Institute fumble during a Thames Valley Central quarterfinal on Friday afternoon, Nov. 11. EESS, which had trouble with its game during the regular season, finishing with a record of two wins and four losses, seemed to have gotten its…

East Elgin Secondary School’s Devin Catt faked a punt and then ran with the ball for a first down during a Junior boys Thames Valley semifinal against London Laurier in London Thursday, Nov. 10. EESS, after a perfect undefeated regular season, with a 32-18 victory now advances to the final at City Wide Sports Field…

Johannah Walker of host Aylmer Optimist Arrows swim team raced in Girls 12-13 100-yard backstroke event during a SEAL League meet involving seven clubs at Ontario Police College on Sunday, Oct. 23.

Madi McQuiggan of East Elgin Secondary School fired the ball toward the Strathroy District Collegiate Institute net during a girls field hockey game at City Wide Sports Park in London, Tuesday, Oct. 11. Strathroy edged out EESS 1-0.

Scores of Bantam girls started their race during a district elementary public school cross-country meet at Steen Park in Aylmer, Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 4. The meet is an annual event, with top finishers advancing to Thames Valley District School Board championships.

Quarterback Aiden Haldenby of East Elgin Secondary School scrambled to make an advance during a Junior football exhibition game against London Saunders under a scorching hot sun at Medway Secondary School in Arva, Thursday afternoon, Sept. 22. EESS tallied a “rouge” under Canadian football rules for a rare 1-0 victory.