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Local sports in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

HPSS ousts EESS Junior boys 45-40

February 10, 2017 | 0 Comments

Darren Catt of host East Elgin Secondary School fired a three-pointer during a Thames Valley Regional Southeast Junior boys basketball quarterfinal against Woodstock’s Huron Park Secondary School on Thursday, Feb. 9. Huron Park won 45-40 to advance, while EESS is out of Southeast playoffs.

EESS Junior girls advance to semifinals

February 10, 2017 | 0 Comments

Lauren Cattrysse of host East Elgin Secondary School set the ball during a Thames Valley Regional Southeast Junior girls volleyball quarterfinal against Woodstock Collegiate Institute, Thursday, Feb. 9. EESS swept the match in three straight games to advance to semifinals to be played Thursday, Feb. 16, at a yet to be determined site.

EESS Senior girls lose quarterfinal

February 10, 2017 | 0 Comments

Kendra Cornelissen of host East Elgin Secondary School spiked the ball over the net during a Thames Valley Regional Southeast Senior girls volleyball quarterfinal against Woodstock Collegiate Institute, Thursday. Feb. 9. WCI won the match in three straight games to end playoffs for EESS.

EESS girls knocked out of hockey playoffs

February 10, 2017 | 0 Comments

Sarah Huctwith of host East Elgin Secondary School brought the puck under control during a Thames Valley Regional Southeast girls hockey quarterfinal against Glendale Secondary School of Tillsonburg, Wednesday, Feb. 8. Glendale skated to a 6-1 win, ending the season for EESS.

Spitfires shoot down Sailors 5-2

February 9, 2017 | 0 Comments

Ryan Humphrey of Port Stanley Sailors rushed the puck down the ice at East Elgin Community Complex during the opening game of a Junior C playoff series against Aylmer Spitfires on Wednesday night, Feb. 8. Aylmer won the game 5-2. The two teams will meet again three times this weekend, Friday at 8:30 p.m. in…

EESS Senior girls set for playoffs after sweeping AVSS

February 8, 2017 | 0 Comments

Autumn Neufeld of East Elgin Secondary School sent the ball back over the net during a Senior girls volleyball game against host Arthur Voaden Secondary School, Tuesday, Feb. 7. EESS won the match in three straight games, finishing the regular season in second place in Thames Valley Regional South with a record of seven wins…

EESS Junior boys to meet Huron Park in quarterfinal Feb. 9

February 8, 2017 | 0 Comments

Peter Braun of host East Elgin Secondary School shot for the Arthur Voaden Secondary School hoop during a Junior boys basketball game against Arthur Voaden Secondary School on Tuesday, Feb. 7. EESS won 36-16 to improve its record to six wins and one loss, then defeated previously undefeated Central Elgin Collegiate Institute 54-49 on Wednesday,…

EESS Junior girls best Voaden in three straight

February 8, 2017 | 0 Comments

Meghan Wright of visiting East Elgin Secondary School volleyed the ball back over the net during a Junior girls volleyball game at Arthur Voaden Secondary School in St. Thomas Tuesday, Feb. 7. EESS won in three straight games to finish its regular season in second place in Thames Valley Regional South with a record of…

EESS Senior boys to meet CASS in quarterfinal

February 8, 2017 | 0 Comments

Cooper VanVlaanderen of host East Elgin Secondary School made a lay-up on the Arthur Voaden Secondary School hoop during a Senior boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 7. EESS won the game 63-51, then lost 29-50 to Central Elgin Collegiate Institute on Wednesday, Feb. 8, to finish the regular season in third place in Thames…

Spiking for the point

February 6, 2017 | 0 Comments

Tori Kuhn of host East Elgin Secondary School went for the spike during a Senior girls volleyball game against Central Elgin Collegiate Institute on Monday, Feb. 6. CECI narrowly won the match, three games to two.  

Spitfires fall to Dolphins in OT

February 5, 2017 | 1 Comment

Aylmer Jr. C Spitfires starting goaltender Andrew Harriman-Duke made a pad save off of a Dorchester Dolphins shot during the last home game of the regular season for the Spitfires at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday night, Feb. 4. The Spitfires lost in overtime 3-2. Harriman-Duke was the second star of the game after…

Summers Corners downs Davenport

February 4, 2017 | 0 Comments

Kaley Paul, left, of Davenport Public School kept the ball away from Ella Cattrysse of Summers Corners Public School during a Senior girls elementary basketball game at East Elgin Secondary School, Tuesday, Jan. 31. Summers Corners took the win.