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Local sports in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

IP tournament at Complex

March 25, 2017 | 0 Comments

Reese Knelsen of Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Initiation Program carried the puck during a game against Dorchester at a tournament at East Elgin Community Complex, Saturday, March 25. Three teams from Aylmer, and others from Port Stanley, Belmont, Dorchester, Ingersoll, Ayr, Plattsville and Thamesford, took part in the fun event.

Junior basketball season opens

March 22, 2017 | 0 Comments

Victor Hiebert of host Immanuel Christian School’s Junior boys basketball team bounced a pass to a teammate during a game against St. Anne’s Catholic School of St. Thomas on Tuesday, March 21. The match was the first of the season in a local elementary basketball league.

Aylmer Novice Flames OMHA champs

March 21, 2017 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Novice Rep Flames player Landon Currie celebrated after scoring a goal during his team’s 8-4 convincing win over the Lucan Irish on Monday evening, March 20 at East Elgin Community Complex. The win clinched the Ontario Minor Hockey Association Novice C championship for the Flames who swept Lucan three games to none to win…

Spitfires fall in game seven

March 20, 2017 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Jr. C Spitfires forward Jamie Brzozowski, right, battles for the puck with Dorchester Dolphins player Brett Van Dusen during game seven of their Yeck Division championship final series at the Flight Exec Centre in Dorchester on Sunday night, March 19. The Dolphins won 5-0 to take the series four games to three and end…

Spitfires force game seven

March 19, 2017 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Jr. C Spitfires goalie Andrew Harriman-Duke made one of his 46 saves on 50 shots during his team’s 5-4 home victory over the Dorchester Dolphins in game six of their Yeck Division final series at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday night, March 18. Aylmer’s win forced game seven the next night, Sunday, March…

Home ice disadvantage

March 16, 2017 | 0 Comments

Luke Bettencourt of Aylmer Spitfires Junior C hockey team set up for a shot on the Dorchester Dolphins net during Game 4 of their best-of-seven Yeck Division championship series at East Elgin Community Complex, Wednesday night, March 15. Playing at home is supposed to be an advantage, but that hasn’t worked out for either the…

Spitfires rally to win Game 3

March 13, 2017 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Spitfires Junior C hockey team staged a dramatic comeback in Game 3 of its Yeck Division championship series at Dorchester Dolphins Sunday night, March 12, to win 4-3. The Spitfires now lead the best-of-seven series two games to one, with Game 4 in Aylmer Wednesday night, March 15, at 8:15 p.m. at East Elgin…

Spitfires win Game 1, but Game 2…

March 11, 2017 | 0 Comments

Jesse Tottle of host Aylmer Spitfires Junior C hockey club charged down the ice, accompanied by teammates, during Game 2 of a best-of-seven Yeck Division championship series against Dorchester at East Elgin Community Complex, Saturday night, March 11. Aylmer won Game 1 in Dorchester 5-3 the previous night, on the strength of two goals each…

Skating shown off at EECC

March 10, 2017 | 0 Comments

Sabryn Johnson, a Senior Silver competitor, danced to “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” during the annual Carnival put on by Aylmer Skating Club at the end of its season at East Elgin Community Complex, Wednesday night, March 8. All 63 club members participated, along with 32 synchronized skaters from the Port Stanley Waves teams.

AMHA Novice Rep take Game 1 of OMHA final series

March 10, 2017 | 0 Comments

Mathew Worrall of host Aylmer Minor Hockey Association’s Novice Rep team rushed the puck down the ice during Game 1 of an Ontario Minor Hockey Association championship series against Lucan at East Elgin Community Complex Thursday night, March 9. Aylmer won 5-1 with a hat-trick for Chace Stokley and two goals from Cole Shoup. Game…

Summers Corners wins TVDSB title

March 7, 2017 | 0 Comments

Summers Corners Public School Intermediate girls basketball player Jessica Weninger saved the ball from going out of bounds while a St. Thomas Mitchel Hepburn PS opponent moved to block her next move during the Thames Valley District School Board AAA championship final game at Saunders Secondary School in London on Saturday, March 4. Summers Corners…

Atom Rep Flames off to league semi-finals

March 6, 2017 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Atom Rep Flames defenceman Taryn Sullivan brought the puck from behind the net towards the blue line during her team’s last game of the Southern Counties Minor Hockey League round-robin playoffs versus the Norwich Knighthawks at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday evening, March 3. Aylmer won the game 6-2 to finish the round…