The second annual Aylmer Minor Hockey Association road hockey tournament took place in the pouring rain on Saturday morning, Sept. 17 in the parking lot in front of and beside the German Canadian Club’s Saxonia Hall just west of town. The all-day tournament featured 19 teams with 89 registered players in five age divisions. The…
Allister Cameron, left, a former champion from 1950, 1951 and 1952, got done his duties as an Elgin Plowmen’s Association steward early at Saturday’s county plowing match on the Mary VanRoestel farm at the north end of Springwater Road Saturday, Sept. 10, and, under the gaze of fellow director Paul Faulds, went out to try his…
Penny Julian of Beachville helped her daughter Evelyn, 8, as they tried to get a spark for starting a campfire at the East Elgin Sportsmen’s Association north of Summers Corners on Saturday, Sept. 10. Evelyn was among 60 participants 8 through 15 years old in the club’s first-even Youth Outdoor Day of Adventure. Youngsters also…
Josh Collard turns and catches a pass during a practice for East Elgin Secondary School’s Senior football team Tuesday night, Aug. 30. The Seniors will play their first home game of the season against London South on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 3 p.m. Juniors will take to the field at 1 p.m.
Chad Smith of the Optimist Club team tried the knock the ball away from the fallen Nick Enns of the Showcase Realty team during their final game of the 2016 East Elgin adult soccer league season at Columbus Park south of Aylmer on Sunday evening, Aug. 28. Showcase Realty won 2-1.
Vanessa Riley, 17, of St. Thomas was one of 26 competitors during the annual Secord Home Building Centre Horseshoe Tournament at Springwater Campground southwest of Aylmer on Sunday morning, Aug. 28. Seen behind Ms. Riley was her partner Linda Butler of Windham Centre. Held mostly for the seasonal campers at Springwater Conservation Area, the horseshoe…
Tanner Rickwood of the Aylmer Jr. C Spitfires hockey club, left, tried to keep Oliver Wieringa of the Woodstock Navy Vets from taking the puck to the front of the Aylmer net during the first exhibition game of the season at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday evening, Aug. 20. The Spitfires lost 2-1. Shane…
Kassi DeVos of Cam’s Heating and Air, left, battled for the ball with ETBO Tool and Die’s Ethan Bagel while Ms. DeVos’s teammate Percy Thompson looked on during the championship final game of the U13 Division East Elgin Youth Soccer Cup season-ending tournament at Columbus Park south of Aylmer on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 20. Cam’s…
Kendra Horlick of the Belmont Westminster Insurance Under 18 girls soccer team raced to recover the ball after threatening the East London Future Stars net during the championship game for the West London Soccer league on Sunday afternoon, August 21. Belmont scored early in the game and nursed a 1-0 lead until late in the second…
The Cam’s Heating and Air Conditioning team celebrated winning the Under 13 regular season championship for East Elgin Youth Soccer with a “dab” at Columbus Park on Thursday, Aug. 18. The dab is a hip-hop dance move, described as looking like someone is sneezing into his or her elbow, that’s seemingly been adopted by sports…
Tyler Smith of host Aylmer Pool backstroked through the water during boys 8 and Under race on Wednesday night, Aug. 17. Aylmer took on Strathroy, but no winner emerged because a thunderstorm brought the meet, the last here of the season, to a premature end.
Helper Emmalee McClintock-Clutz, left, poured chocolate syrup on Abigail Friesen’s sundae during a Springfield library Summer Reading Club session on Thursday morning, Aug. 11. The frozen treats offered relief from hot, humid weather that day.