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Springfield takes on…Springfield
Springfield Brewers girls Under 16 Minors Rep team first baseman Leah Elijah caught the throw from a teammate, but only just after Kristen Laur of the Springfield girls Under 16 Majors Rep team safely crossed first base following a bunt, during a game between the two home teams at Malahide Community Place on Thursday night,…
Read MoreTrying out lawn bowling for the first time
McGregor Public School Grade 4 pupil Emma Cyr attempted lawn bowling during an afternoon of lessons for her and her classmates put on by Aylmer Lawn Bowling Club on Friday afternoon, June 16.
Read MoreBelmont U16 girls edge London Oakridge 3-2
Grace Gillet of host Belmont Minor Soccer’s Hub Under 16 girls soccer team fought to keep the ball during a game against London Oakridge on Thursday night, June 15. Belmont squeaked in a winner, 3-2.
Read MoreFirst 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…
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