SPORTS

Local sports in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

Sparking an interest in the outdoors

September 10, 2016 | 0 Comments

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…

Getting set for some football

September 1, 2016 | 0 Comments

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.

East Elgin adult soccer wraps season

August 30, 2016 | 0 Comments

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.

Shoes a-flying at Springwater

August 28, 2016 | 0 Comments

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…

Spitfires edged by Navy Vets

August 22, 2016 | 0 Comments

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…

Cam’s Heating and Air take U13 soccer tourney

August 22, 2016 | 0 Comments

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…

Belmont U18 girls are West London champs

August 21, 2016 | 0 Comments

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…

A little “dab” will do you

August 19, 2016 | 0 Comments

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…

Season’s last meet at Aylmer Pool

August 18, 2016 | 0 Comments

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.

Keeping cool in Springfield

August 11, 2016 | 0 Comments

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.

Aylmer Alligators win another meet

August 11, 2016 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Alligators swim team member Lilah Goodwin jumped into the water to start her girls six and under butterfly stroke heat during a swim meet at the Aylmer outdoor pool on Wednesday evening, Aug. 10. The Alligators, with 439 accumulated points, won the competition against a team from Woodstock that had 138 total points. The…

Banger Race entry getting prettied up

August 8, 2016 | 0 Comments

Shalem Hernandez, left, Austin Cook, Jordan Steele, Gregory Killough, Joshua Hernandez, Mackenzie Steele, Ilse Kloosterman, Mark Kloosterman and Justin Kloosterman of Springfield library’s Summer Reading Club started painting an old Buick donated by Elgin Auto of Aylmer on Monday, August 8. They’re helping prepare it for a “Garage Challenge Banger Race” at Aylmer Fair Friday…