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Kendra Cornelissen of East Elgin Secondary School threw a personal best of 9.53 metres during Seniors girls shot put at Tri-County Track and Field Championships at Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas, Wednesday, May 11. She placed fourth in her event. (An earlier version contained wrong first name. The Express regrets the error.)

Bekah Wieler of host East Elgin Secondary School vied against a Parkside Collegiate Institute player for possession of the ball during a girls soccer game on Monday afternoon, May 9. PCI won the game 5-1.

Four-time Canadian National MX1 champion motocross dirt bike racer Colton Facciotti of Aylmer visited Immanuel Christian School on Monday morning, May 9 to answer questions and give a brief demonstration to Grade 5/6 students there. The demo consisted of a brief ride in the parking lot when he pulled a couple of wheelies and provided…

Autumn White won senior girls triple jump with a hop, skip and leap of 6.72 metres during a track and field meet at New Sarum Public School on Friday, May 6. Grade 4 through 8 pupils participated in the competition.

Jessica Friesen of host East Elgin Secondary School kept the ball away from a London District Christian Secondary School defender during a girls soccer tournament at Columbus Field south of Aylmer on Friday, April 29. EESS won that game 2-1 but lost the next two.

The London Clarke Road Secondary School keeper, left, tried to halt East Elgin Secondary School’s Brody Claessens’ charge at the net during a warm-up tournament for this year’s high school boys soccer season at Columbus Field south of Aylmer, Thursday, April 28. Host EESS bested Ingersoll District Collegiate 2-1 and Clarke Road 4-3 before falling…

Charlotte Rollins of East Elgin Secondary School soared through the air in Senior girls long jump during the first high school track and field meet of the season at Regina Mundi Collegiate in London on Wednesday, April 27. EESS athletes will compete locally in a meet at Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas on Saturday,…

Children raced toward a “gold mine” while under bombardment from sidelines to try to collect the most pieces in a set time during “Games Galore” at Straffordville Public School on Tuesday evening, April 26. The event was part of “Unplug & Play” week in East Elgin, where children and adults were encouraged to set aside…

Damian Loewen, 10, took a turn at the soccer penalty kick contest, one of three different activities that were offered at East Elgin Secondary School on Monday evening, April 25 during Unplug and Play Week. The other two activities held at EESS that night included a basketball free-throw contest and “GaGa Ball” for younger children.…

Springfield Public School Junior girls basketball player Taryn Sullivan, left, aimed before attempting a shot at the hoop while Davenport Public School’s Johannah Walker went for the block during the B Division Elgin County Elementary School season-ending tournament at East Elgin Secondary School on Friday, April 22. Springfield ended up winning that close game 15-14 and…