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Aylmer Novice Rep hockey player Dylan Rempel tried to pass the puck to a teammate in front of the opposition’s net during his team’s second game of the annual April Rep tournament hosted by the Aylmer Minor Hockey Association at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday morning, April 3. Aylmer won that game 7-3 over…

Belmont Juveniles forward Calvin Catherwood, middle, battled for the puck against a Glanbrook opponent at the faceoff circle during their game at the annual Aylmer Minor Hockey Association April Rep tournament at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday, April 3. Belmont lost 4-2. The game was closer than the score indicated as Belmont was down…

Aylmer Flames Peewee Rep hockey player John Orlebar cleared the puck from his defensive zone during a tournament game versus the Six Nations Blackhawks at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday morning, April 3. Aylmer lost that game 5-1 to Six Nations and tied Waterford 4-4 the night before. Aylmer was blanked 5-0 by Strathroy…

Cecilia Propper, left, Mariska Buro and Madeline Propper (Cecilia’s sister) held hands while doing some warm-up laps before the races began during the last session of the season for the East Elgin Community Complex Youth Speed Skating Club on Wednesday, April 1. A total of 20 skaters participated in this year’s Learn to Speed Skate…

Makayla Rice, 10, passed her brother Malikye, 13, while on their scooters on one of the ramps at the Grind skateboard park located between Kinsmen and Optimist Parks in Aylmer at about 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 22. The siblings were enjoying some outside activity time in the dying daylight before heading home for the…

McGregor Public School physical education teacher Penny Hilliker explained the rules to pupils for a frozen tag game they were about to play during the last skating day of the season at East Elgin Community Complex for the Aylmer school on Thursday, March 12. The first pupils hit the ice at 9:30 a.m. and the…

Port Stanley’s Miracle Collins, 17, represented St. Thomas Central Elgin Collegiate Institute in the 10th annual Skate Canada Western Ontario High School Skating Invitational Competition held at East Elgin Community Complex in Aylmer on March 4. Ms. Collins, a Grade 17 student, competed in Gold Solo Dance (seen here during the warm up), Junior Silver…

Rebekah Weiler of East Elgin Secondary School bumped the ball during a WOSSAA “AAAA” Junior girls volleyball game against London Mother Teresa at London Saunders Secondary, Friday, Feb. 27. EESS lost that match, and one earlier in the day against London Lucas.

Tanner Kyle of East Elgin Secondary School cut around a London Beal Secondary School defender during the first game of a WOSSAA “AAAA” Senior boys basketball tournament at London Banting Secondary School, Friday, Feb. 27. EESS lost the match against the highly-ranked Beal team by a wide margin, then played a closer game against London…