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Nic Klassen of East Elgin Secondary School emerged from a pack of teammates and Medway Secondary School players during their last game of the regular season in wet and muddy conditions in Arva, Friday, Oct. 31. EESS won the game 10-3 to finish third in Thames Valley Regional’s London Central first division. Had East Elgin lost, it…

Hundreds of pupils from McGregor and Davenport public schools, Assumption Catholic School and Immanuel Christian School lapped the track at East Elgin Secondary School during “IWalk” on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The event promoted walking and bicycling to school as ways to improve physical fitness through “active living.”

Abigail Davis of Aylmer Optimist Arrows swim team competed in the Mixed 8-9 year old 200-yard freestyle relay during a meet at Ontario Police College, Sunday, Oct. 19. Aylmer placed second in the seven-team event.

Fullback Brody Claessens of host East Elgin Secondary School charged into the London Central end zone to score one of his three touchdowns of the game, Friday, Oct. 10. EESS won the game 34-21.

Jeremy Cunningham of East Elgin Secondary School neared the end of the Junior boys 6.36-kilometre cross-country race during a meet at Springwater Conservation Area on Thursday, Oct. 2. The invitational meet was attended by several high schools.

Kendra Nesbitt of host East Elgin Secondary School kept the ball away from an Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute defender during a girls field hockey game on Tuesday, Sept. 23. EESS won that game 2-1 and, in the second of a doubleheader, Glencoe District High School 5-0.

Aylmer Jr. C Spitfires goalie Michael Mommersteeg could only watch as the puck trickled behind him during his team’s home opener of the season at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, Sept. 20. A defenseman teammate of Mommersteeg’s dived in an attempt to clear the puck away but he and a North Middlesex forward ended…

Troy Berkelmans, left, and Mathew Nezezon of host East Elgin Secondary School brought down a Clarke Road rusher before he could cross the goal line during a Senior boys football exhibition game on Friday night, Sept. 12. EESS came out on top 37-14.

East Elgin Secondary School Senior football team players raised a cheer prior to a practice Thursday, Aug. 28. This year’s senior squad had 52 members, and will travel to Watkins Memorial High School in Etna Township, Ohio, for an exhibition game on Friday, Sept. 5, before returning home for another exhibition match under the lights…

Katherine Bak of host Aylmer Pool’s team swam Open Girls backstroke during a meet against Dorchester on Wednesday, Aug. 13. The meet involved 75 swimmers, and Aylmer won 373 points to 334. Aylmer will host this year’s eight-team championship meet on Saturday, Aug. 23.