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Springfield Public School Grade 5 pupil Marilyn Powers, far left, competed in the girls age 10 division of the annual Aylmer Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship held at Assumption Catholic Elementary School on Friday, Jan. 22. Miguel Heide, a Summers Corners Public School Grade 5 pupil, competed in the boys age 10 division. The competitors…

Landon Underhill of host Summers Corners Public School rushed toward the Mitchell Hepburn Public School hoop during an elementary “AA” boys basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 21. Hepburn came out on top, 35-19.

Makenly Milmine of East Elgin Secondary School, on a breakaway, leaped toward the host Arthur Voaden Secondary School hoop as he made a shot in a Junior boys basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 19. EESS ended up on top, 47-20.

Hayley Ostrander of host East Elgin Secondary School rounded with the puck as she prepared to clear it out of her team’s end of the rink during a girls hockey game against Woodstock Huron Park Secondary School at East Elgin Community Complex, Wednesday morning, Jan. 20. EESS won the game 7-0, with goalie Leah Moore…

Dawson Hitsman of East Elgin Secondary School went up for a shot on the host Arthur Voaden Secondary School net during a Senior boys basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 19. EESS won 74-24, improving its record for the season to six wins and one loss.

Justin Wilson, left, Tyler Nancekivell, Hunter Luscombe and Duncan Matthews of host East Elgin Secondary School celebrated a goal by Luscombe during a Thames Valley South boys hockey game against West Elgin Secondary School at East Elgin Community Complex, Monday, Jan. 18. EESS won the game 12-2 to finish the regular season with a perfect…

Rosie McCaw, 8, of Aylmer Optimist Arrows swim team raced in Girls 50-metre breaststroke during a “Celebration Meet” for competitors 12 and under at the Canada Games Aquatics Centre in London on Saturday, Jan 16. The event involved 340 swimmers from a dozen clubs across Southwestern Ontario.

Julie Nagelhout of host East Elgin Eagles Major A basketball club waited out a St. Thomas Shock defender during an Ontario Basketball Association game at East Elgin Secondary School, Friday night, Jan. 15. The lead went back and forth, but in the final quarter St. Thomas surged for a 25-19 victory. This was the first game…

Braydon Underhill of host East Elgin Secondary School tumbled along with a Central Elgin Collegiate Institute player as they vied for control of a loose ball during a Junior boys basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 14. EESS took the game 61-20, and remains in second place in Thames Valley South with a record of five wins…