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Eagle boys triple Glencoe
Jordie Telfer of the host East Elgin Secondary School boys soccer team battled for the ball against a Glencoe defender during a game on Tuesday, May 13. The Eagles won 6-2 to remain undefeated with three wins and no losses. East Elgin will travel to West Lorne to face West Elgin Secondary School on Friday,…
Read MoreHigh jump at Sparta PS
Grade 8 pupil Clayton Jackson sailed over the bar at a height of 1.40-metres during a track and field meet at Sparta Public School on Tuesday, May 13. Top finishers in each event for each grade were to move on to the regional elementary track and field meet scheduled for Tuesday, May 20 at East…
Read MoreTrack meet takes over Davenport PS
Davenport Public School Grade 6 pupil Lucas Cyr competed in the boys long jump event during the school’s track and field meet on Tuesday, May 13. The top athletes will move on to the regional elementary track and field meet that will be held at East Elgin Secondary School on Tuesday, May 20.
Read MoreRugby kicks off at EESS
Rickey Heide of host East Elgin Secondary School sought a way around a Tillsonburg Glendale tackler during the EESS boys rugby home-opener, Monday, May 12. Glendale ended up on top of the match, 15-0.
Read MoreA win for EESS girls
Morgan Blair of host East Elgin Secondary School kept the ball away from a Central Elgin Secondary School player during EESS’s home-opener, Friday, May 9. East Elgin took a 3-2 win with two goals from Alyssa Blair and one from Katharine Barrie.
Read MoreEESS boys win soccer home opener
Austin Loewen of East Elgin Secondary School slid the ball past the Central Elgin Secondary School keeper to score in EESS’s home-opener, Friday, May 9. East Elgin went on to a 4-2 victory.
Read MoreTrack and field at New Sarum PS
Jaden Templeton flew through the air during Senior girls long jump at New Sarum Public School’s track and field meet Thursday, May 8. A total of 150 Grade 4 through 8 pupils participated.
Read MoreFifth career win for Schiller at Springbank
Jeff Schiller, formerly of the New Sarum area and now of London, has been competing at the Springbank Road Races for 11 years, and this year won his fifth career victory in the elite men’s division. Mr. Schiller, 32, a graduate of East Elgin Secondary School, is now a physical education teacher at Montcalm Secondary…
Read MoreEast Elgin athletes at Kettle Creek meet
East Elgin Secondary School’s Sean Lee competed in the Senior boys 100-metre hurdles at the 16th annual Kettle Creek Track and Field invitational meet on the grounds of Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas on Saturday, May 3.
Read MoreEESA fishing derby attracts a crowd
Several young anglers and their families brought their rods, reels and bait to the East Elgin Sportsmen’s Association compound for the annual Mahlon Hale Children’s Fishing Derby on Saturday, May 3. Children under the age of 16 fished for free, and the Association provided lunch and goody bags for all participants, with prizes given to…
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