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Aylmer Midget Local League 2 hockey player Nick Sikatori, left, tried to knock the puck away from a Dorchester player during game two of their A Pool first round playoff series at East Elgin Community Complex on Sunday, Feb. 9. The game ended in a 2-2 tie with Kris Goyette and Kyle Benner scoring for…

Aylmer Jr. C Spitfires defenseman Adam Szwed, left, tried to slow down Dorchester’s Gus Ford during game two of their first round playoff series at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, Feb. 8. The Spitfires lost 3-2. Aylmer lost game one of the series in Dorchester 5-1 the evening before and fell 5-2 in Dorchester on…

BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Peewee BB player Rachelle Charron, right raced for the puck against a Waterloo player during the first game of their first round Lower Lakes Female Hockey League playoff series at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, Feb. 8. BAD won 1-0 and also won game two in Waterloo 2-1 the following day to sweep…

Skip Amy Wilson of the East Elgin Secondary School girls curling rink had her eyes on the target while delivering a rock in a game versus Glencoe District High School at Aylmer Curling Club on Thursday, Feb. 6. East Elgin lost 8-2 to finish the regular season without a win.

Evan Jenkins, left, and Adam Walker of the East Elgin Secondary School boys curling rink discuss the next shot and strategy during the final regular season game versus Glencoe District High School at Aylmer Curling Club on Thursday, Feb. 6. East Elgin lost 7-3 to finish the regular season with a record of one win,…

Devin Catt of host East Elgin Secondary School backed his way toward the Central Elgin Secondary School net during a Senior boys basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 4. EESS trailed 19-22 at the half, but stormed back in the third and fourth quarters to take control of the game and a 46-36 victory. That extended East…

Cooper Van Vlaanderen of host East Elgin Secondary School picked off a rebound from a teammate’s foul shot and scored during a game against Central Elgin Collegiate Institute Tuesday, Feb. 4. EESS won 57-18 to extend its undefeated record to eight wins so far this season.

Cole Seaton of Assumption Catholic School shot for the hoop during the annual Aylmer Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championships in Aylmer, Thursday, Jan. 30. He placed second in the 11-year-old boy division. Nearly 50 youths 9 to 14 years old from local schools participated.

Ryan Stapleton of the Aylmer Jr. C Spitfires, right, absorbed a hit from Mount Brydges’ Spencer Wilson during Aylmer’s second last game of the regular season at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The Spitfires built a 4-0 lead into the second period and led 6-1 going into the third period before the Bulldogs…