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Children played “scooterboard tag,” badminton and other games in a public “Unplug & Play” session hosted by Springfield Public School after classes ended on Monday, April 25. Events at schools and other sites around East Elgin continue through this week, as young and old alike are encouraged to set aside electronic devices and find more…

Host Belmont Atoms players celebrated after winning the Ontario Minor Hockey Association “C” championship with a 6-1 win over Stayner on Saturday afternoon, March 26. With the series tied at two games each, Belmont jumped out to an early lead with five unanswered goals in the first period, then hung on for the title.

Players with the Aylmer Flames Novice Rep hockey team saluted their fans after they lost game four of their Ontario Minor Hockey Association West C Division championship final series at East Elgin Community Complex 7-3 to the Lambton Shores Predators on Sunday, March 20. The loss eliminated Aylmer from the OMHA championship series and they were awarded…

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…