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EESS competes at WOSSAA swim meet
Brittany Geling swam the butterfly leg in women’s 15 and over 200-metre medley relay for East Elgin Secondary School during WOSSAA competition at the Canada Games Aquatics Centre in London, Thursday, Feb. 20. She and teammates Fiona Murray, Amanda Helka and Caitlynn Smith finished in the middle of the 15-team pack.
Read MoreEESS boys hockey wins Southeast semi
Derek Folkard of host East Elgin Secondary School’s boys hockey team rushed the puck down the ice during a Thames Valley Southeast semifinal game against Lord Dorchester Secondary School at East Elgin Community Complex, Thursday, Feb. 20. EESS won handily, 8-1.
Read MoreBak butterflies at WOSSAA
Katherine Bak of Aylmer, swimming for St. Joseph’s Catholic High School, swam the butterfly leg of the Open women’s 200-metre medley relay during WOSSAA competition at the Canada Games Aquatics Centre in London, Thursday, Feb. 20. Her teammates were Mackenzie Fast, Breanne Bonter and Olivia Frederick.
Read MoreEESS Seniors win Southeast, off to WOSSAA
Ryan Hiemstra of East Elgin Secondary School’s Senior boys basketball team passed to a teammate in a nail-biter of a game against host Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute on the way to a 51-44 win to clinch the Thames Valley Southeast championship Wednesday, Feb. 19. EESS will play for the WOSSAA AAA championship at Clark Road Secondary School Friday, Feb. 21,…
Read MoreEESS Junior boys lose Southeast, but still on for WOSSAA
Dalton Wall of East Elgin Secondary School, left, was guarded by a Tillsonburg player during the Thames Valley Southeast Junior boys basketball championship at Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute, Wednesday, Feb. 19. EESS lost 39-58, but still advances to the WOSSAA AAA final to be played at Clark Road Secondary School in London Friday, Feb. 21,…
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 MoreEESS Junior boys best WCI 55-29
Dalton Wall of East Elgin Secondary School guarded a Woodstock Collegiate Institute player during the Thames Valley Southeast Junior boys basketball semifinal in Woodstock, Thursday, Feb. 13. EESS won handily, 55-29, to advance to the final, against Tillsonburg at Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 4 p.m.
Read MoreEESS Senior boys edge Woodstock 54-51
Devin Catt of East Elgin Secondary School looked for a teammate to pass to during the Thames Valley Southeast Senior boys basketball semfinal against Woodstock Collegiate Institute in Woodstock, Thursday, Feb. 13. EESS led most of the game but WCI kept it close, especially toward the end. Catt sustained a shoulder injury in the fourth…
Read MoreSpitfires eliminated by Dorchester
Centre Luke Bettencourt, right, of the Aylmer Jr. C Spitfires fought for possession of the puck with Dorchester’s Gus Ford after a faceoff in Aylmer’s defensive zone during game four of their Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League first round playoff series at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Aylmer lost 4-3 and were eliminated…
Read MoreEagles at TVRAA swim meet
Victoria Snyder of East Elgin Secondary School swam in girls 15 and under 50-metre backstroke during Thames Valley Regional competition at the Canada Games Aquatics Centre in London, Wednesday, Feb. 12. She was also a member of a 200-metre freestyle relay team.
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