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EESS Juniors top Parkside 51-35

Dyllon Bergen of host East Elgin Secondary School shot for the Parkside Collegiate Institute net during a Junior boys basketball game on Monday, Jan. 23. EESS won the match 51-35, putting it in second place in Thames Valley Regional South with a record of five wins and one loss.

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BAD Bantam C finish fourth

BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Bantam C Girls Hockey player Caitlyn Plant, left, watched her goalie Michaila Farrugia make a glove save on a South Oxford Inferno shot during a game played on Saturday, Jan. 21 at East Elgin Community Complex in Aylmer. The BAD Blazers blanked the Inferno 5-0. The BAD Girls Hockey Association hosted their 18th…

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BAD Bantam B place second at own tournament

Taylor Green, left, Dora Willsie (#14) and Peytan Claessens (#12) of the BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Bantam B Girls Hockey team congratulate linemate Kaisha Weil for scoring what turned out to be the only goal of the entire game versus the Wilmot Wolverines during the 18th annual BAD tournament at East Elgin Community Complex in Aylmer on…

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Silver finish for BAD Novice HL

Reilly Knelson of the BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Hockey Association’s Novice House League team, left, celebrated after scoring a goal against the Walkerton Capitals on Friday morning, Jan. 20 at East Elgin Community Complex, the first game of the 18th annual BADGHA tournament that a host team played. The BAD Novice HL team tied Walkerton 2-2…

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Aylmer Peewees ousted from OMHA playdowns

Carter Walcarius of the Aylmer Peewee Rep Flames, right, battled for the puck along the boards with a Port Dover player during game four of their Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) playoff series at East Elgin Community Complex on Thursday evening, Jan. 19. Aylmer lost that game 2-1 and then lost again on Sunday, Jan.…

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Bantam Eagles come from behind to defeat St. Thomas

Selecia Wall of the East Elgin Youth Basketball Club’s Bantam team, right, battled for the ball with two St. Thomas Shock players including Moira Haldenby (#6) during a game played at East Elgin Secondary School (EESS) in Aylmer on Friday evening, Jan. 20. The East Elgin Eagles came from behind after a slow start to…

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Junior Eagles down Glencoe 54-25

Elijah Krahn of host East Elgin Secondary School drove for the Glencoe District High School hoop during a Junior boys basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 19. EESS won the encounter handily, 54-25.

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PCI takes EESS 51-44

Dalton Wall of host East Elgin Secondary School snagged a high pass during a Senior boys basketball game against Parkside Collegiate Institute on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The game remained close through the first half, but in the second PCI crept ahead for a 51-44 victory.

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Eagles end regular season on a win

Tyler Macpherson of host East Elgin Secondary School attempted a wraparound goal during a boys hockey game against Glencoe District High School at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday, Jan. 18. EESS won the game, its last of the regular season, 5-1 to finish in first in Thames Valley Regional South with a record of…

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EESS students “blitz” dance

Matt Saunders leaped into the air as he and fellow Grade 11 and 12 dance students prepared Monday night, Jan. 16, for public recitals this Wednesday, Jan. 18, and Thursday, Jan. 19, starting at 7 p.m., at East Elgin Secondary School. They were rehearsing “Ballroom Blitz,” a fusion of ballet, jazz, ballroom and hip hop…

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