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Local sports in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

Senior Eagles extend streak to eight games

October 20, 2015 | 0 Comments

Shelby Kampers of host East Elgin Secondary School shot for the Arthur Voaden Secondary School hoop during a Senior girls basketball game on Tuesday, Oct. 20. EESS won the game 51-14 to extend its winning streak so far this season to eight games.

Junior Eagles defeat College Ave. in basketball

October 20, 2015 | 0 Comments

Genna Smart of host East Elgin Secondary School shot for the Woodstock College Avenue net during a Junior girls basketball game on Tuesday, Oct. 20. EESS won 47-25 to improve its record this season to four wins and one loss.

Almost there, just a little further…

October 19, 2015 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Optimist Arrows swim team member Mariska Buro slowed down a little anticipating getting to the wall of the pool at the end of  her girls age 7 and under 25-yard back stroke heat at a meet hosted by her club at the Ontario Police College pool located northeast of Aylmer on Sunday morning, Oct. 18.…

A different way to wear those goggles

October 19, 2015 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Optimist Arrows swim team member Seth Walker either decided to go without his goggles during his boys age 12-13 50-yard butterfly stroke heat or they slipped from covering his eyes to become a chinstrap at a meet hosted by his club at the Ontario Police College pool located northeast of Aylmer on Sunday morning,…

Spitfires still undefeated to start season

October 19, 2015 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Jr. C Spitfires hockey player Kyle Dama broke a North Middlesex Stars player’s stick while trying to pass the puck by him during their game at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday night, Oct. 17. Seen in the background is Duma’s teammate Josh Reda. Aylmer tripled North Middlesex 9-3 to extend their season-starting winning streak…

Junior Eagles in tourney final

October 19, 2015 | 0 Comments

Paiten Giesbrecht of East Elgin Secondary School tried without success to keep a stray ball in-bounds during the championship game against London Lucas at a Junior girls basketball tournament at London Oakridge Secondary School Saturday, Oct. 17. EESS won preliminary games against Clarke Road SS Friday night and host Oakridge Saturday at noon to advance…

EESS Juniors defeat LDSS 39-15

October 14, 2015 | 0 Comments

Ali VanGorp of host East Elgin Secondary School looked for a teammate to pass to during a Thames Valley Regional Junior girls basketball game against Lord Dorchester Secondary School on Tuesday, Oct. 13. EESS won the game 39-15 to extend its winning streak so far this season to three straight victories.

Senior Eagles top LDSS 46-21

October 13, 2015 | 0 Comments

Kendra Horlick of host East Elgin Secondary School passed back to a teammate during a Senior girls basketball game against Lord Dorchester Public School on Tuesday, Oct. 13. EESS won the game 46-21 to extend its winning streak so far this Thames Valley Regional season to six games.

Cross-country at Springwater

October 13, 2015 | 0 Comments

Bella Gardner of East Elgin Secondary School ran in the Senior girls race during a cross-country meet at Springwater Conservation Area, Thursday, Oct. 8. The event was organized by Central Elgin Secondary School. WOSSAA championships will be held at Springwater on Thursday, Oct. 29

Junior Eagles best WCI in basketball

October 7, 2015 | 0 Comments

Amber Jones of host East Elgin Secondary Schol twisted the ball away from a Woodstock Collegiate Institute defender during a Junior girls basketball game on Tuesday, Oct. 6. EESS won the encounter 36-10.

Getting some country air

October 3, 2015 | 0 Comments

Henry Redecop went airborne on his dirt bike over the crest of a hill during the second annual “Mexican 500” motocross event held southwest of Straffordville on Saturday, Oct. 3. The dirt bike racing event included two “motos” or heats with more than 20 riders each who drove over a long cross country course that…

Eagles face tough fight at tourney

October 2, 2015 | 0 Comments

Amanda Milmine of East Elgin Secondary School made an oblique shot on the Chatham-Kent Secondary School hoop during the first game of a weekend tournament at Catholic Central High in London, Friday afternoon, Oct. 2. EESS led at the start of the game, but Chatham-Kent wrested back control in the next three quarters for a…