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Senior Eagles rack up 67-20 basketball semifinal win
Brianne Brix of East Elgin Secondary School reacted as her shot on the Woodstock Collegiate Institute net was knocked away by defenders in a Thames Valley Southeast Senior girls semifinal in Dorchester on Thursday, Nov. 12. WCI looked at first ready to give EESS a tough game, but then East Elgin shooters began rolling up…
Read MoreJunior Eagles fall in hardfought basketball semifinal
Maya Allen of East Elgin Secondary School was clotheslined by a Woodstock Huron Park Secondary School defender during a Thames Valley Regional Southeast Junior girls basketball semifinal in Dorchester on Thursday, Nov. 12. EESS trailed 4-20 at the end of the first quarter, yet somehow managed to fight back to within one point of HPSS late…
Read MoreEESS football Seniors blank Medway 18-0
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…
Read MoreFootball Juniors steamroll Oakridge 58-0
Darren Catt of host East Elgin Secondary School ran in the first of many touchdowns his team scored during a Thames Valley Regional Central Junior quarterfinal against London Oakridge, Thursday, Nov. 12. EESS won the game 58-0. East Elgin will play London Saunders in a semifinal at City Wide Sports Park in London on Thursday, Nov.…
Read MoreFootball playoffs start Thursday, Nov. 12
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…
Read MoreSenior Eagles head to basketball semifinal
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,…
Read MoreJunior Eagles advance to basketball semifinal
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,…
Read MoreJunior volleyball pits Springfield against New Sarum
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.
Read MoreEESS Juniors best AVSS, on to volleyball playoffs
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…
Read MoreEESS Senior boys sweep AVSS, advance to playoffs
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…
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