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Aylmer Novice Rep team ties OMHA series
Dylan “Tops” Remple of Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Novice Rep team lunged for a puck right after a face-off during the second game of an Ontario Minor Hockey Association championship series against Lambton Shores at East Elgin Community Complex on Sunday, March 13. Lambton Shores won the opening game of the series 3-0 the previous day.…
Read More“Hoop It Up” at EESS
Ryan Hack shot for the net during “Hoop It Up” at East Elgin Secondary School Wednesday, March 9. The event was a fundraiser for EESS’s Community Living Class and its “Best Buddies” program, which pairs CLC students with other schoolmates to promote friendship and inclusion.
Read MoreBronze hockey medals for EESS girls, boys
East Elgin Secondary School players Chelsea Zavitz, left, Amanda VanRoestel, Mikaela Moore, Hannah DeCoutere and Brittany Kirk celebrated after tying a WOSSAA “AAA” girls hockey bronze-medal game against London Catholic Central High at 3-3 in the third period at East Elgin Community Complex on Monday, Feb. 29. The goal forced sudden-death overtime, with EESS tallying again…
Read MoreRegional win for Straffordville girls
Audrey Froese of Straffordville Public School stretched for a rebound during a Thames Valley Regional “AA” final against host Mitchell Hepburn Public School in St. Thomas on Thursday, Feb. 25. Straffordville won the game 29-23 in overtime to take the championship.
Read MoreHard times for EESS Junior boys
Darren Catt of East Elgin Secondary School passed the ball despite the efforts of a host Beal Secondary School defender during the opening game of a WOSSAA “AAA” championship tournament in London on Thursday, Feb. 25. EESS lost that game by a wide margin, but seemed to be having better luck in the bronze-medal match…
Read MoreWOSSAA bronze for EESS Senior girls
Tori Vanderspank of East Elgin Secondary School slapped the ball back over the net during a game against Saunders Secondary in a WOSSAA AAA Senior girls volleyball championship tournament at Catholic Central High School in London, Thursday, Feb. 25. EESS lost to Saunders but defeated host CCH to win the bronze medal.
Read MoreEESS WOSSAA schedules
Five East Elgin Secondary School teams will be competing at WOSSAA AAA tournaments, four in London and one in Aylmer, over the next week. EESS’s Senior girls volleyball team will play an opening game at a tournament hosted by London’s Catholic Central High on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 1 p.m. Depending on how the team…
Read MoreBacking into trouble
Kendra Horlick of East Elgin Secondary School came perilously close to tumbling backward onto her coaches as she sought to save a shot during a Thames Valley Southeast Senior girls volleyball semifinal against Woodstock College Avenue Secondary School at Parkside Collegiate Institute, Tuesday, Feb. 23. EESS lost the match in three straight games.
Read MoreSoutheast heartbreak for EESS Sr. boys basketball
Cooper VanVlaanderen of East Elgin Secondary School made a desperate last-second toss for the Parkside Collegiate Institute basket during the Thames Valley Southeast Senior boys basketball championship at Huron Park Secondary School in Woodstock, Monday night, Feb. 22. The struggle between the two evenly-matched teams was titanic, but Parkside came out on top in the…
Read MoreEagles fall to Huron Park 4-3 in boys hockey semifinal
Mitch Bakker of host East Elgin Secondary School flipped the puck past the Woodstock Huron Park goalie to tally his team’s first goal during a Thames Valley Southeast semifinal at East Elgin Community Complex on Thursday, Feb. 18. Matt Nezezon and Zach Sporbeck also scored for EESS, but it wasn’t quite enough, as Woodstock took…
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