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Junior Eagles knocked out of playoffs
Ali Van Gorp of East Elgin Secondary School dug a Woodstock College Avenue Secondary School serve during a Thames Valley Regional Southeast Junior girls volleyball semifinal at Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute, Thursday, Feb. 16. CASS won the match in three straight games.
Read MoreEESS curlers easily take Lord Dorchester
Top photo: East Elgin Secondary School boys curler Branden Blakely threw a rock during a practice at the Aylmer Curling Club on Wednesday, Feb. 8. On an adjacent sheet, another EESS rink defeated Lord Dorchester Secondary School 10-0 to improve their record to six wins and two losses, good for third place in the South East varsity…
Read MoreSpitfires sweep Sailors in quarterfinal series
Aylmer Spitfires Junior C hockey team made short work of Port Stanley Sailors in their best-of-seven quarterfinal playoff series over the last week. Aylmer won 5-2 in the opening game Wednesday, Feb. 8, 5-2 again on Friday, Feb. 10, 9-4 in game 3 Saturday, Feb. 11, and 4-1 in game 4 Sunday, Feb. 12. Spitfires…
Read MoreEESS boys takes first win in three-game series
Trenton Masschaele of host East Elgin Secondary School rounded up the puck during the opener of a Thames Valley Regional Southeast boys hockey three-game quarterfinal series against West Elgin Secondary School at East Elgin Community Complex, Thursday, Feb. 9. West Elgin seemed in charge in the first half of the game, but EESS came back…
Read MoreHPSS ousts EESS Junior boys 45-40
Darren Catt of host East Elgin Secondary School fired a three-pointer during a Thames Valley Regional Southeast Junior boys basketball quarterfinal against Woodstock’s Huron Park Secondary School on Thursday, Feb. 9. Huron Park won 45-40 to advance, while EESS is out of Southeast playoffs.
Read MoreEESS Junior girls advance to semifinals
Lauren Cattrysse of host East Elgin Secondary School set the ball during a Thames Valley Regional Southeast Junior girls volleyball quarterfinal against Woodstock Collegiate Institute, Thursday, Feb. 9. EESS swept the match in three straight games to advance to semifinals to be played Thursday, Feb. 16, at a yet to be determined site.
Read MoreEESS Senior girls lose quarterfinal
Kendra Cornelissen of host East Elgin Secondary School spiked the ball over the net during a Thames Valley Regional Southeast Senior girls volleyball quarterfinal against Woodstock Collegiate Institute, Thursday. Feb. 9. WCI won the match in three straight games to end playoffs for EESS.
Read MoreEESS girls knocked out of hockey playoffs
Sarah Huctwith of host East Elgin Secondary School brought the puck under control during a Thames Valley Regional Southeast girls hockey quarterfinal against Glendale Secondary School of Tillsonburg, Wednesday, Feb. 8. Glendale skated to a 6-1 win, ending the season for EESS.
Read MoreSpitfires shoot down Sailors 5-2
Ryan Humphrey of Port Stanley Sailors rushed the puck down the ice at East Elgin Community Complex during the opening game of a Junior C playoff series against Aylmer Spitfires on Wednesday night, Feb. 8. Aylmer won the game 5-2. The two teams will meet again three times this weekend, Friday at 8:30 p.m. in…
Read MoreEESS Senior girls set for playoffs after sweeping AVSS
Autumn Neufeld of East Elgin Secondary School sent the ball back over the net during a Senior girls volleyball game against host Arthur Voaden Secondary School, Tuesday, Feb. 7. EESS won the match in three straight games, finishing the regular season in second place in Thames Valley Regional South with a record of seven wins…
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