Sports News
A racing start at Tri-County track and field
Carly Gregory of East Elgin Secondary School raced away from the start of the Senior girls 400-metre foot race at Tri-County track and field championships at Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas, Tuesday, May 12. Competition continued Wednesday, May 13.
Read MoreJust steps behind at Davenport
Davenport Public School Grade 5 pupil Samantha Giesbrecht, left, glanced behind her to see Leah Collard fast on her heels during an 80-metre sprint heat during the school’s track and field meet on Tuesday, May 12. Other events held that day for pupils to compete in included long jump, triple jump and ball throw.
Read MoreRacing for first at Straffordville PS
Junior boys raced across a field at Straffordville Public School during the 400-metre race at a track and field meet, Thursday, May 7. Connor Roberts came in first.
Read MoreEagle girls edge WESS
Alyssa Blair of East Elgin Secondary School, right, corralled the ball and then dribbled past a West Elgin Secondary School defender during a girls soccer game in Aylmer on Wednesday, May 6. East Elgin won 3-1 to improve their Southeast Division record to two wins and one loss.
Read MoreEast Elgin boys blank West Elgin
East Elgin Secondary School boys soccer player Derek Folkard, right, kept the ball away from a West Elgin Secondary School defender during a game in Aylmer on Wednesday afternoon, May 6. East Elgin won 4-0 to improve their undefeated Southeast Division record to four wins and no losses and their overall record to 12 wins,…
Read MoreEESS competes at Kettle Creek meet
Cassidy Clark, right, of East Elgin Secondary School sprinted to an eighth-place finish in the highly-competitive 100-metre Junior girls sprints during the annual Kettle Creek Invitational track and field meet at Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas, Saturday, May 2.
Read MoreWin at tourney for Straffordville PS
Mackenzie Brackenbury of Straffordville Public School lined up a shot on the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Public School net during a championship tournament for local elementary School basketball teams at Parkside Collegiate Institute, Thursday, April 30. Straffordville won this game 17-14.
Read MoreElementary girls play hoops at EESS
Springfield Public School’s Kayla Voros, left, was chased by South Dorchester’s Kaleigh Kummer when their teams met during the final regional Junior elementary school girls basketball tournament of the season at East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer on Friday afternoon, May 1. East Elgin also hosted the final regional elementary school boys tournament of the…
Read MoreNew Sarum makes tournament final
Springfield Public School Junior boys basketball player Evan Jones tried to jump past New Sarum Public School’s Evan Jones in an attempt to make a shot during their season-ending regional tournament at East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer on Friday afternoon, May 1. New Sarum won that game and later qualified for the championship final…
Read MoreEighteen wrestling medals for Davenport
Christian Bailey of Davenport Public School applied a half-nelson to an opponent during Thames Valley District elementary wrestling championships in London, Thursday, April 1. Davenport sent 26 wrestlers to the meet and came home with 18 medals.
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