Sports Headlines

Dylan “Tops” Remple of Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Novice Rep team lunged for a puck right after a face-off during the second game of an Ontario Minor Hockey Association championship series against Lambton Shores at East Elgin Community Complex on Sunday, March 13. Lambton Shores won the opening game of the series 3-0 the previous day.…

East Elgin Secondary School players  Chelsea Zavitz, left, Amanda VanRoestel, Mikaela Moore, Hannah DeCoutere and Brittany Kirk celebrated after tying a WOSSAA “AAA” girls hockey bronze-medal game against London Catholic Central High at 3-3 in the third period at East Elgin Community Complex on Monday, Feb. 29. The goal forced sudden-death overtime, with EESS tallying again…

Grace Gall of host Aylmer Optimist Arrows swam in a Girls 12-13 freestyle relay race during a meet at Ontario Police College on Sunday, Feb. 14. Clubs from Sarnia, Chatham and Leamington also competed. Grace was one of the top performers for the Arrows, garnering 29 points in a variety of events.

Jeremy Cunningham of East Elgin Secondary School raced through the water in the boys 200-metre individual medley final at the Thames Valley Regional swim meet at the Canada Games Aquatics Centre in London on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Competition continues through Wednesday morning, Feb. 10.

Rayah Wilson of host East Elgin Secondary School backhanded a shot during a Thames Valley Southeast girls hockey quarterfinal against Woodstock Collegiate Institute at East Elgin Community Complex, Monday, Feb. 8. EESS won the game 4-0, with goalie Leah Moore earning the shutout.

Carleigh Sawyer of BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Hockey League’s Midget house league team lunged for the puck during one of the games in a tournament hosted by BAD at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, Jan. 30. The 27-team event, ranging from Novice through Midget, started Friday and concludes Sunday. BAD Girls won this scrapper 2-0…

Kristy Babb released a rock during the Aylmer Businesswomen’s Bonspiel at Aylmer Curling Club on Saturday, Jan. 16. The bonspiel involved six teams. Ms. Babb’s rink, which also included Kerry Kerr, Bernita Jordan and Amy Wilson, won the event.

Kirsten Thompson of host East Elgin Secondary School, in white, was jostled by a Tillsonburg player as they raced for the puck behind the EESS net during a girls hockey game at East Elgin Community Complex, Thursday, Jan. 7. East Elgin bested Tillsonburg 6-3.

Members of the Aylmer Minor Hockey Association Novice LL1  hockey team celebrated after defeating East Lambton 7-1 in a Christmas Cup Novice mini-tournament at East Elgin Community Complex, Tuesday, Dec. 29.