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Jr. Eagles down CECI 40-16, extend win streak to three
Kayla Pallet of East Elgin Secondary School had her shot blocked by a host Central Elgin Collegiate Institute defender during a Junior girls basketball game on Thursday, Sept. 29. EESS won 40-16 to remain undefeated after three regular-season games.
Read MoreSenior Eagles sweep WESS in volleyball
Cooper VanVlaanderen of host East Elgin Secondary School dug a serve from West Elgin Secondary School during a Senior boys volleyball game on Tuesday, Sept. 27. EESS won the match in three straight games.
Read MoreEESS Juniors off to strong start in basketball
Lauren Cattrysse of East Elgin Secondary School sought to distract a host Lord Dorchester Secondary School player during their first Junior girls basketball game of the regular season, Thursday, Sept. 22. EESS won the game handily.
Read MoreEESS Juniors win rare 1-0 victory in football
Quarterback Aiden Haldenby of East Elgin Secondary School scrambled to make an advance during a Junior football exhibition game against London Saunders under a scorching hot sun at Medway Secondary School in Arva, Thursday afternoon, Sept. 22. EESS tallied a “rouge” under Canadian football rules for a rare 1-0 victory.
Read MoreSpitfires edge Stars in home opener
Aylmer Jr. C Spitfires forward Cody Underhill celebrated scoring a shorthanded goal in the first period of his hockey team’s home opener at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday evening, Sept. 17. The Spitfires won the back and forth tilt 5-4 with Underhill being named first star of the game after she scored twice and…
Read MoreSenior Eagles back on the court
Tori Kuhn, left, and Maya Allen played defence around the East Elgin Secondary School hoop as Sarnia St. Pat’s players looked for a way in during the third game of a Senior girls basetball tournament hosted by Western University in London Saturday afternoon, Sept. 17. EESS had won one game and lost the second prior…
Read MoreJunior Eagles win first game of tourney
Albe Ward of East Elgin Secondary School started a lay-up during the opening game against London Laurier of a weekend Junior girls basketball tournament hosted by St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School in London, Friday night, Sept. 16. EESS won handily, 42-19.
Read MoreAMHA road hockey players turned into wet warriors
The second annual Aylmer Minor Hockey Association road hockey tournament took place in the pouring rain on Saturday morning, Sept. 17 in the parking lot in front of and beside the German Canadian Club’s Saxonia Hall just west of town. The all-day tournament featured 19 teams with 89 registered players in five age divisions. The…
Read MorePlowing for the fun of it
Allister Cameron, left, a former champion from 1950, 1951 and 1952, got done his duties as an Elgin Plowmen’s Association steward early at Saturday’s county plowing match on the Mary VanRoestel farm at the north end of Springwater Road Saturday, Sept. 10, and, under the gaze of fellow director Paul Faulds, went out to try his…
Read MoreSparking an interest in the outdoors
Penny Julian of Beachville helped her daughter Evelyn, 8, as they tried to get a spark for starting a campfire at the East Elgin Sportsmen’s Association north of Summers Corners on Saturday, Sept. 10. Evelyn was among 60 participants 8 through 15 years old in the club’s first-even Youth Outdoor Day of Adventure. Youngsters also…
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