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Belmont Minor Hockey’s Peewee Rep team defeated host Mariposa 5-1 on Saturday, March 29, to win the Ontario Minor Hockey Association C championship for this season. Belmont lost the first away game of the playoff series, and tied the second before taking a pair of home games last weekend.

Belmont Minor Hockey Atom players formed a guard of honour as their Novice Rep team skated onto the ice for Game 2 of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association West championship series against Hagersville, Sunday night, March 16. The night before, Belmont defeated host Hagersville 9-3. But in Belmont, the two teams fought a seesaw battle that…

Jennifer Singh, right, of Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo in Hamilton had four boys hold a boa constrictor during a March break presentation at Aylmer library, Tuesday, March 11. The event was attended by 60 children and adults.

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…

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.

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,…

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.

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…