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Madyson Bakker of Springfield Brewers Navy 4-Pitch team checked where the ball was as she ran toward home plate during a game against Gold on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Malahide Community Place in Springfield. The league’s 4-Pitch teams will wrap up their season with a celebration Tuesday night, Aug. 11.

Jesse McCarthy of Burlington bumps the ball over the net during a beach volleyball tournament that is part of Beachfest, Saturday, Aug. 1. He was visiting his mother, who summers in the village. Beachfest, which replaces Tub Daze, continues through Sunday.

Rachelle Charron of host Belmont Verhoef Dairy Farm Under 14 girls soccer team rushed the South East Purple net on a breakaway during a West London Soccer game on Wednesday, July 29. Belmont won the game 3-2, with Grace Gillet scoring twice and then Hannah Hoos the game winner in the final minutes of the…

Cody Beggs of host Belmont Milk Ankor Farms Under 12 boys team rushed the ball down the field toward the South East net during a West London Soccer game on Tuesday night, July 29. South East won the game 6-1, with Belmont’s lone goal scored by Jeremy Simpson.

Emma Grace Huygen, in blue, of host Belmont Harkness Printing Under 12 girls team vied for possession of the ball with a South East player during a West London Soccer game on Monday night, July 27. Belmont won 4-0, with Huygen scoring one of her team’s goals. Megan Esler tallied two and Jolene Sollner a…

Troy Helkaa, 8, of New Sarum rode Powin to a first place finish in the lead line pleasure class with some help from Kayla Berdan during the latest horse show organized by the Evergreen Meadows Saddle Club at the Aylmer Fairgrounds on Sunday, July 26. A total of 15 horses and ponies were brought to…

Kaylee Nooren, 13, competed in the Ontario Junior Singles Horseshoe Pitching Championships at the pits located behind East Elgin Community Complex in Aylmer on Saturday morning, July 25. Ms. Nooren is a member of the East Elgin Horseshoe Club which at over 20 had the most competitors in the tournament, the first time it had…

Jada Ryerse, 11, of Lyons was the first of her sisters to cast her line into the pond at Springwater Conservation Area on Saturday morning, July 25 for the annual Kids, Cops and Canadian Tire Fishing Derby. Hotdogs and drinks for the participating children were served for lunch and prizes were handed out at the…

Ilse Kloosterman, 10, struggled into a wet T-shirt during a relay race at a weekly children’s summer program at Springfield library, Thursday, July 23. Competitors had to dip the T-shirt in water and put it on before running back to their team to hand off the shirt to the next racer. That day, 40 children and five teen…