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First youth soccer action of the season
Owen Kerr, front (black shirt), of the Royal LePage U-7 team fought for the ball against Brynn Jacques (green shirt) during their first game of the East Elgin Youth Soccer season at the Columbus Park pitches south of Aylmer on Thursday evening, June 8. Also pictured were Brynn’s teammates Madeline DeKeyzer, left, Linda Bergen and…
Read MoreBeating the throw to second
Tess Kristoff of host Springfield Brewers Softball Association’s Under 12 Squirt girls Tier 1 Rep team got to second base ahead of a Kitchener Klassi’s throw during a game on Wednesday night, June 7. Springfield came out on top 8-6.
Read MoreBelmont Shooters best Lambeth 7-1 in soccer action
Grace Dodgson of host Belmont Minor Soccer’s Shooters Sports Photography Under 14 girls team tallied her squad’s first goal in a game against Lambeth 2 Orange on Wednesday night, June 7. Belmont won the match 7-1.
Read MoreThree up, three down
Zachary “Z Man” Wilson, pitcher for the Springfield Brewers Tier 1 boys Squirt (Under 12) softball team mowed down three Ayr hitters in a row, striking them all out, during one inning at a game at Malahide Community Place on Wednesday night, June 7. Springfield won the encounter 10-0.
Read MoreMaking a hit at CLC ball tournament
Dustin Neufeld of East Elgin Secondary School belted out a hit during a CLC ball tournament hosted by Arthur Voaden Secondary School in St. Thomas on Wednesday, June 7. EESS played AVSS, as well as Woodstock College Avenue and London Montcalm.
Read MoreRecords fall at track meet
Alan Wall of Davenport Public School leaped 3.47 metres in Intermediate boys long jump to place third during a nine-school regional public elementary track and field meet at East Elgin Secondary School on Tuesday, May 23. A dozen records were tied or broken that day.
Read MoreRelaying for Life at EESS
Bella Gardener of the Red Hot Chilli Steppers photobombed The Aylmer Express photographer as she and her teammates lapped the track at East Elgin Secondary School as part of a Relay for Life for the Canadian Cancer Society, Friday, May 26. The event, open to the public, started at 11 a.m. and continued for 12…
Read MoreBoys baseball back at EESS
Cameron Wiebe of East Elgin Secondary School blasted out a hit during a boys baseball game against Central Elgin Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas on Thursday, May 11. This was the first time in many years East Elgin has fielded a boys team in the sport. Due to a wet spring, the season turned out…
Read MoreExhibition soccer
Joey Thiessen of host East Elgin Secondary School headed the ball toward, but in the end over, the Athur Voaden Secondary School net during an exhibition boys soccer match on Tuesday, May 9. EESS came out on top 2-1.
Read MoreEESS girls blank AVSS 4-0
Ripley Pippo-Murphy of host East Elgin Secondary School fired a shot at the Arthur Voaden Secondary School net during a girls soccer game on Tuesday afternoon, May 9. EESS won 4-0.
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