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Wylie Dowson of host East Elgin Secondary School threw himself on an erratically bouncing ball from a London Medway Secondary School kickoff during a Thames Valley Regional Central Senior boys football quarterfinal on Thursday, Nov. 12. EESS marched to an 18-0 win. East Elgin will play London Oakridge in a semifinal at City Wide Sports Park…

East Elgin Secondary School’s Junior and Senior  football teams will take to their home field on Thursday, Nov. 12, in the first round of Thames Valley Regional playoffs. The Juniors, with a record of four wins and two losses, will take on London Oakridge, which is 1-5 for the regular season, at 12 noon. The…

A grinning Kendra Horlick of host East Elgin Secondary School, on a breakaway, shot at the West Elgin Secondary School hoop during a Thames Valley South quarterfinal on Tuesday, Nov. 10. EESS won by a big margin to advance to a “crossover” Southeast semifinal against Woodstock Collegiate Institute at Dorchester Community Centre on Thursday, Nov. 12,…

Ali VanGorp of host East Elgin Secondary School passed to teammate Indigo Donelan from under the Woodstock Collegiate Institute net during a Thames Valley Southeast Junior girls basketball quarterfinal on Tuesday, Nov. 10. EESS cruised to a 34-13 win, and will take on Woodstock Huron Park in a semifinal at Dorchester Community Centre on Thursday,…

Julie Nagelhout of host Springfield Public School served during a volleyball game against New Sarum Public School on Monday, Nov. 9. The Junior league is for local elementary pupils in Grades 4 through 6 and, while scores are kept, the emphasis is on developing skills and having fun.

Tyler Giesbrecht of East Elgin Secondary School set up the ball for a teammate during a Junior boys volleyball game against host Arthur Voaden Secondary School in St. Thomas, Tuesday, Nov. 3. EESS won the match three games to one. Ranked fifth in Thames Valley South, East Elgin was to play fourth-ranked Glencoe District High…

Marcus Enns of East Elgin Secondary School’s Senior boys volleyball team bumped the ball during a game against host Arthur Voaden Secondary School in St. Thomas on Tuesday, Nov. 3. EESS won in three straight games and, fourth-ranked at the end of the Thames Valley Regional South regular season, will take on third-place Parkside Collegiate Institute…

Aylmer Jr. C Spitfires forward Jesiah Sweetland, right, battled for the puck with Port Stanley Sailors defenseman Gage Zehr (of Aylmer) during first period action at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday night, Oct. 28. The host Spitfires won 4-0 with goalie Andrew Harriman-Duke, who was named first star of the game, earning the shutout…

East Elgin Secondary School qualifiers Caitlyn Evely of Lyons, left, and Amy Knelsen of Mount Salem, both 14, shared a smile before competing in the WOSSAA cross country Midget girls race at Springwater Conservation Area on the late morning of Thursday, Oct. 29. Hundreds of competitors from high schools throughout the London region descended upon Springwater for…