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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.

Darren Catt of host East Elgin Secondary School ran in the first of many touchdowns his team scored during a Thames Valley Regional Central Junior quarterfinal against London Oakridge, Thursday, Nov. 12. EESS won the game 58-0. East Elgin will play London Saunders in a semifinal at City Wide Sports Park in London on Thursday, Nov.…

Tori Vanderspank of East Elgin Secondary School rushed the ball down the field during a Thames Valley Regional girls field hockey semifinal against Medway at City Wide Sports Park on Thursday, Oct. 22. The match should have been a pushover for Medway, the top-ranked team in the league with a regular season record of 10…

Ethan Haldenby of host East Elgin Secondary School was about to rush into a pack of Clarke Road Secondary School defenders during EESS’s home-opener on Thursday night, Oct. 1. Hundreds of spectators watched as East Elgin scored its second victory of the young Thames Valley Regional season, 34-6.

Brittany Kirk of East Elgin Secondary School charged down the field with the ball during a Thames Valley Regional girls field hockey game against Strathroy Collegiate Institute at City Wide Sports Park in London, Wednesday, Sept. 30. In changes from last year, all matches will be played on the aritificial turf at City Wide, with three shortened…

Chelsea Allen, right, of host East Elgin Secondary School knocked the ball away from a Central Elgin Secondary School defender during a Senior girls exhibition basketball game on Tuesday, Sept. 22. EESS won the game 38-21.

Heather Sceviour of Driver Realty Inc. team drove toward the Fitness to the Max net during a season-ending playoff tournament  game for East Elgin Soccer adult house league teams on Saturday morning, Aug. 29. The eventual winner of the tournament was Knights of Columbus, which defeated Talbot Trail Physiotherapy 4-2 in the final.

Youngsters held up their hands in response to a musical question by Brian May of Studio Arts in St. Thomas during a party at Malahide Community Place to close the Springfield library’s Summer Reading Club on Thursday, Aug. 20. They were also treated to hot dogs and ice cream.

Sydney Rossi of host Belmont Minor Soccer’s Westminster Mutual Under 18 girls soccer team threw in the ball from the sidelines during a game against Strathroy Strikers on Sunday, Aug. 9. Belmont won the game 7-2 to end its West London Soccer regular season with a perfect record of 10 wins and no defeats. Goals were scored…

Seth Walker of host Aylmer Pool swim team competed in boys 14 and under backstroke during a meet against Strathroy, Wednesday, July 29. Aylmer won despite being outnumbered. This was the last home meet of the summer for the team.