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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.

Hannah DeCoutere of host East Elgin Secondary School reached for control of the puck during a high school girls hockey tournament at East Elgin Community Complex, Monday, Dec. 7. EESS bested Woodstock Collegiate 2-0 in the first game of the tourney, then fell to Clinton St. Anne’s 4-1. East Elgin was to face London Oakridge in…

East Elgin Secondary School Junior football players hoisted the trophy after winning the Thames Valley Regional Central consolation championship with a 43-20 victory over Clarke Road Secondary School at TD Waterhouse Stadium, Western University, on Thursday, Nov. 26. Clarke Road led 14-0 at one point in the first quarter, but EESS rallied to take the trophy.

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.…