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Belmont Peewees advance to OMHA finals
Belmont Peewee Rep goalie Chase McGee dealt with a flurry of action in front of his net during the fifth game of an Ontario Minor Hockey Association semifinal series against Port Dover, Saturday, March 8. . Port Dover went up 2-0 in the first period, but Belmont narrowed that gap to one in the second…
Read MoreEESS boys lose WOSSAA hockey to CCH
Matt Berkelmans of host East Elgin Secondary School rushed the puck toward the London Catholic Central High net during the WOSSAA “AAA” final at East Elgin Community Complex, Monday, March 3. CCH shut out EESS 3-0.
Read MoreEESS boys advance to Southeast hockey final
Garrett Hickey, left, Braydon Underhill, Derek Folkard and Riley Harbour celebrated Folkard scoring host East Elgin Secondary School’s third goal during a Thames Valley Southeast semifinal against Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute at East Elgin Community Complex, Tuesday, Feb. 25. East Elgin won 5-0 and will play Tillsonburg for the championship at EECC Thursday, Feb. 27,…
Read MoreDavenport wrestling practising for spring season
Izzy Broer, top, took fellow pupil Micaela Wiebe from a cross-face hold to a pin during a recent practice for the wrestling team at Davenport Public School in Aylmer. The team’s gearing up now for a spring competitive schedule.
Read MoreArrows host winter swim meet
Aylmer Optimist Arrows team member Melena Siannas emerged out of the Ontario Police College indoor pool during the butterfly stroke leg of a 100 metre 10-11 girls individual medley heat on Sunday, Feb. 9 during the annual winter swim meet hosted by the Aylmer club. Over 140 swimmers from five swim clubs competed in the…
Read MoreBAD Girls host tournament
BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Peewee C players celebrated a 2-1 win over Waterloo Ravens at East Elgin Community Complex, Friday, Jan. 31. The BAD Girls league is hosting a weekend tournament for teams from across Southwestern Ontario. Games are also being played in Dorchester and Belmont.
Read MoreTwo wins and a loss at tournament
Devon Catt of East Elgin Secondary School recovered the ball rushed the London Montcalm net during the final of a Senior boys basketball tournament at St. Joseph’s Catholic School in St. Thomas, Saturday night. EESS defeated London Laurier 45-41 and host St. Joe’s 42-29 before losing 71-51 to Montcalm in the championship game.
Read MoreEESS holding dance recitals
Lorena Gisbrecht performed hip hop to “Likea Cholo” by Down during a rehearsal Monday, Jan. 13, for recitals for the dance program at East Elgin Secondary School, Wednesday, Jan. 15, and Thursday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. She’s one of 40 students in the recitals. Tickets available at the door are $5 a person.
Read MoreHat-trick for Barrie
Sarah Huctwith of host East Elgin Secondary School rushed the puck down the ice during a Girls hockey game against West Elgin Secondary School at East Elgin Community Complex, Thursday, Jan. 9. EESS won 6-1 with a hat-trick from Katharine Barrie and singles from Mikaela Moore, Carly Van Roestel and Danielle Vansevenant.
Read MoreBAD Bantam C hockey
Kelsi Sheils of host BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Bantam C hockey team rushed the puck down the ice at East Elgin Community Complex during a game against Kent County, Saturday, Dec. 4. Brooke Weller and Katie Wilson each scored for the BAD Girls as the two teams fought to a 2-2 tie.
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