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Grade 9 student Spencer Scott, 13, of the “Purple Porcupines” team limboed his way under a hockey stick while balancing water on his head during “Fill the Cup,” one of the games in East Elgin Secondary School’s annual Eagle Olympics in Aylmer’s Optimist Park, Friday, Sept. 25. The event is held each year to welcome…

Tyler Giesbrecht of East Elgin Secondary School set the ball during a game against host Arthur Voaden Secondary School in St. Thomas on Thursday, Sept. 24. EESS won the exhibition match four games to one.

Shelby Kampers of host East Elgin Secondary School looked for a teammate to pass to under the Arthur Voaden Secondary School net during a Senior girls exhibition basketball game on Thursday, Sept. 24. EESS won the game 42-10.

Maya Allen of host East Elgin Secondary School passed to a teammate during a Junior girls exhibition basketball game against Central Elgin Collegiate Institute on Tuesday, Sept. 22. EESS won the game.

Aaliyah McConnell of London rode her horse Quincy’s Glamour Bar in the Open Hunt Seat Equitation class during the Rusty Gaits Saddle Club horse show at Aylmer Fairgrounds on Sunday morning, Sept. 20. The show was the last one of the 2015 season for the club.

Stephanie Desousa rounded third base and went on to score a run for her Springfield Isotopes team during the season-ending co-ed softball tournament at the Malahide Community Place diamonds in Springfield on Saturday, Sept. 19. The players managed to squeeze some games in between rain showers that day that became heavier in the afternoon.

Chelsea Zavitz of East Elgin Secondary School’s senior girls basketball squad fired a pass at a teammate during the opening game of the Woodstock Early Bird Tournament at Woodstock Collegiate Institute on Thursday, Sept. 17. EESS defeated London Westminster 39-34.

Host East Elgin Secondary School quarterback Luke Vanderspank uncorked a pass during a senior boys football exhibition game in the rain against London Banting on Friday night, Sept. 11. EESS won the game 29-0. East Elgin will play in a Red Feather game for United Way against London Central at TD Waterhouse Stadium, Western University,…

Gavin Russell, left, of the Mini Spitfires and Cole Shoup of the Road Rash vied for possession of the ball along the boards during a street hockey tournament hosted by Aylmer Minor Hockey Association at Saxonia Hall in Malahide on Saturday, Sept. 12. The event, just for fun and expected to become an annual event,…