East Elgin Secondary School’s Tim Nanephosey took a shot after stealing the ball in his team’s end of the court and racing it to the Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute hoop during a Senior boys basketball game, Friday night, Jan. 13. EESS was hosting an eight-team weekend tournament. East Elgin defeated Ingersoll 60-39 and squeaked by Kingsville 50-48…
Morgan Blair of host East Elgin Secondary School tried for a lunging save, which failed, just moments after a similar move that ended successfully, during a Senior girls vollebyall game against Parkside Collegiate Institute, Thursday, Jan. 12. EESS lost the match one game to three.
Ali VanGorp of host East Elgin Secondary School was on tiptoes as she dug a Parkside Collegiate Insitute serve during a Junior girls volleyball game on Thursday, Jan. 12. PCI swept the match in three straight games.
Shooting guard John Orlebar, left, of the Summers Corners Public School Senior boys basketball team dribbled past Tiekae Dillard of St. Thomas Locke Public School on his way towards the basket during a home exhibition game, the first of the season, on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 11. Locke’s won the game 26-16.
Dylan Brower of East Elgin Secondary School played with the puck as he helped kill a penalty on teammate Hunter Luscombe, in the box, during a boys hockey game against host Central Elgin Collegiate Institute at the Timken Community Centre in St. Thomas, Wednesday, Jan. 11. EESS won the game by a nose, 4-3.
Rayah Wilson of host East Elgin Secondary School got tangled up with a Woodstock Collegiate Institute player during a girls hockey game at East Elgin Community Complex, Thursday morning, Jan. 12. EESS led comfortably 3-1 in the third period when Woodstock woke up and launched intense attacks, tying the game with 1:30 left. But East…
Sparta area resident and local curler Craig VanYmeren will return to this year’s Men’s Ontario Recharge with Milk Tankard in Cobourg Jan. 29-Feb. 5. It will be his fourth appearance in as many years. The Tankard is the annual Ontario men’s curling championship with the winner representing the province at the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier,…
Aylmer Green Tyke hockey players Tegan Dunn, front, and Hadley Botzang chased the puck with Belmont White player Liam DeWaele in behind during a game at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday morning, Jan. 7. The teams did not officially track the score of the game. It was the first formal game of the season for…
Adam Walker, left, kept a close eye on a rock while Derek Leclair hung back during one end of their Jeff Vansevenant skipped game versus a rink skipped by Fred Petersen at the annual Timber Mart Men’s Bonspiel held at Aylmer Curling Club on Saturday, Jan. 7. Two full draws participated in the event that…
Kyle Hopper, left, of Port Stanley Sailors made a lunging shot that bounced off the right kneepad of Aylmer Spitfires goalie Andrew Harriman-Duke during a hardfought Junior C hockey game at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday night, Jan. 4. Hopper had scored Port Stanley’s first goal, giving his team the lead during part of…
Aylmer Flames Midget Local League forward Tyler Lammers, right, tried a quick turn to avoid a Simcoe Warriors LL2 defender during the annual Christmas Local League hockey tournament held at East Elgin Community Complex on Thursday, Dec. 29. Lammers’ teammate Tyler Thomas looked on at left. The Flames won that game 7-3 but lost their…
Sam Parish of the Aylmer Peewee Local League 2 Flames celebrated scoring the deciding goal in his team’s 3-1 championship final win over the Mount Brydges Gold Panthers to take the title of the annual Christmas tournament at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday evening, Dec. 28. Coach Aaryn Bechard said “hardworking” defenceman Griffin Foster…