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Local sports in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

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.

Major Bantams take Strathroy

January 31, 2017 | 0 Comments

Abby DeCoutere of East Elgin Under 14 Major Bantam girls basketball club shot for the hoop during a game against Strathroy at East Elgin Secondary School, Monday night, Jan. 30. East Elgin won handily.

Assumption hosts youth free throw competition

January 30, 2017 | 0 Comments

Jeffery Heide of Summers Corners Public School won the boys age 9 division of the annual Aylmer Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship held at Assumption Catholic Elementary School on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 26. Jeffery, along with all of the other first place winners of the boys and girls age divisions from 9 to 14,…

East Elgin Bantams second at tourney

January 30, 2017 | 0 Comments

Selecia Wall of host East Elgin Under 13 Bantam girls basketball team shot for the South Windsor hoop during a game at East Elgin Secondary School, Saturday, Jan. 28. East Elgin hosted a four-team tournament, won two games, including this one 28-24, and lost one to finish second overall.

Lambeth upends Spitfires 5-1

January 29, 2017 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Spitfires goalie Andrew Harriman-Duke kept an eye on the puck to one side despite action in front of his net during a Junior C hockey game against Lambeth, Saturday night, Jan. 28. Just six days earlier, Aylmer had squeaked by Lamber 5-4, but this time the opposition came out clearly on top with a…

Davenport cruises past Straffordville PS

January 26, 2017 | 0 Comments

Hayden Kebbel, left, of the Aylmer Davenport Public School Intermediate boys basketball team was defended by Straffordville PS’s Ethan Fehr during a game played at Summers Corners PS on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 25. Davenport won 31-20. East Elgin Secondary School will host two East Division Intermediate boys basketball games on Wednesday, Feb. 1: Summers Corners…