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Gracie Bergen, 9, of Brownsville jumped off of the low diving board at Aylmer Pool’s diving tank during a free public swim sponsored by Eastlink on Friday afternoon, July 25. An Eastlink employee was camped out beside the fenced-in outdoor facility handing out free purple beach balls and popsicles.

Brianne Brix of Skipwell Farms rushed the ball toward the Durkee’s net during Under 18 East Elgin Soccer action at Columbus Field south of Aylmer, Wednesday, July 23. The game ended in a tie.

Bella Bennett of host Aylmer Pool swam in Girls 12 and under backstroke during a meet against Woodstock “A” on Wednesday, July 23. Aylmer won the meet, and will next take on Dorchester Wednesday, Aug. 13, starting at 6 p.m., and then host the all-day Tri-County Meet for eight clubs on Saturday, Aug. 23.

Janessa Smith, 9, left, and Reese Watson, 10, hit the Kinsmen rink for a public skate at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday morning, July 23. Both of the girls were from St. Thomas and play competitive hockey.

Carly VanRoestel of host Belmont’s Vanbommel Farms Under 18 Girls soccer team headed a throw-in during West London Soccer Challenge Cup preliminaries Saturday, July 19. Belmont won that game 1-0 off a goal from Kate Allen, and earlier in the day bested Body Mechanics 3-2, with two goals from Sarah Hardy and one from Krista…

Editor’s Note: Last week’s soccer scores were inadvertently left out of the newspaper. The Express regrets the error. Please click here to download a PDF of the soccer scores from the week of July 7-11.

East Elgin Youth Soccer Association maroon team player Tiara Mannen, middle, jockeyed for the ball with teammates Leila Lakhansingh and Ethan Van Wychen while black players Aiden Friesen and Dominique Renaud chased not far behind during their game at Columbus Park south of Aylmer on Wednesday, July 16. The black team won the game with…

Sophia Syrnyk belted out a hit during a Springfield Brewers 4 Pitch game at Malahide Community Place in Springfield, Tuesday, July 15. The program is a step up for youngsters 5-7 from Blastball or T-ball. Instead of hitting off a tee, children are pitched to by coaches.

Matty Shackelton of the host Springfield Brewers Atom boys team belted out a hit during a ball game against Dunnville on Wednesday, July 9. In a high-scoring game, Dunnville edged out Springfield 15-14.

Julia Simpson of Westminster Insurance Belmont Under 16 Girls soccer team outpaced a Dorchester defender during a West London Soccer Challenge Cup playoffs qualifying tournament, Saturday, July 12. Her team won that game 11-0, and racked up two wins earlier in the day, 3-2 over East London and 4-1 over DKB, to advance to quarterfinals.