SPORTS

Local sports in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

EESS Seniors record first win of football season

October 2, 2015 | 0 Comments

Brennen Weber, middle, of host East Elgin Secondary School took down a Clarke Road Secondary School defender to clear the way for EESS rusher Brandon Card during the East Elgin home-opener of the Thames Valley Regional regular season under the lights, Thursday, Oct. 1. Stands were crowded with spectators as East Elgin handily won its…

Junior football Eagles notch second win

October 2, 2015 | 0 Comments

Ethan Haldenby of host East Elgin Secondary School was about to rush into a pack of Clarke Road Secondary School defenders during EESS’s home-opener on Thursday night, Oct. 1. Hundreds of spectators watched as East Elgin scored its second victory of the young Thames Valley Regional season, 34-6.

Sr. EESS boys host home-opener in volleyball

October 2, 2015 | 0 Comments

Quinn Donelan of host East Elgin Secondary School kept the ball in play in a game against West Elgin Secondary School in their first game of the Thames Valley Regional Senior boys volleyball season on Thursday, Oct. 1. West Elgin won the match three games to one.

Hardfought match in Junior volleyball

October 2, 2015 | 0 Comments

Tyler Nancekivell of host East Elgin Secondary School bumped a serve from West Elgin Secondary School during the season-opener in the Thames Valley Regional Junior boys volleyball season on Thursday, Oct. 1. EESS lost a nail-biter two games to three.

Sr. Eagles best CECI in girls basketball 52-25

October 2, 2015 | 0 Comments

Abbey Taylor of East Elgin Secondary School eyed a host Central Elgin Collegiate Institute defender during the first Senior girls basketball game of the Thames Valley Regional regular season in St. Thomas, Thursday, Oct. 1. EESS won 52-25.

Jr. Eagles defeat CECI in basketball

October 2, 2015 | 0 Comments

Brandy Aspden of East Elgin Secondary School looked for a teammate to pass to under the host Central Elgin Collegiate Institute net during the first Junior girls basketball game of the regular season on Thursdsay, Oct. 1. EESS won the game 52-15.

EESS opens field hockey season at City Wide

September 30, 2015 | 0 Comments

Brittany Kirk of East Elgin Secondary School charged down the field with the ball during a Thames Valley Regional girls field hockey game against Strathroy Collegiate Institute at City Wide Sports Park in London, Wednesday, Sept. 30. In changes from last year, all matches will be played on the aritificial turf at City Wide, with three shortened…

Spitfires on three-game winning streak

September 30, 2015 | 0 Comments

Host Aylmer Spitfires Junior C hockey team’s Kyle Dicicco rushed the puck up the ice toward the North Middlesex net during the season home-opener for the Spitfires at East Elgin Community Complex, Saturday night, Sept. 26. Aylmer recorded its third straight win of the young season with a 6-0 victory.

Evergreen Meadows ends horse show season

September 27, 2015 | 0 Comments

Lisa Rioux finished second in Senior Keyhole with a time of 14.876 seconds during the final show of the season for Evergreen Meadows Saddle Club at Aylmer Fairgrounds, Sunday, Sept. 27. Competitors had to ride through a slot of plastic buckets and then make a tight turn before racing back to the finish line. The…

EESS welcomes new students with “Eagle Olympics”

September 25, 2015 | 0 Comments

Grade 9 student Spencer Scott, 13, of the “Purple Porcupines” team limboed his way under a hockey stick while balancing water on his head during “Fill the Cup,” one of the games in East Elgin Secondary School’s annual Eagle Olympics in Aylmer’s Optimist Park, Friday, Sept. 25. The event is held each year to welcome…

Junior Eagles best AVSS in volleyball

September 25, 2015 | 0 Comments

Tyler Giesbrecht of East Elgin Secondary School set the ball during a game against host Arthur Voaden Secondary School in St. Thomas on Thursday, Sept. 24. EESS won the exhibition match four games to one.

EESS Senior girls win again

September 24, 2015 | 0 Comments

Shelby Kampers of host East Elgin Secondary School looked for a teammate to pass to under the Arthur Voaden Secondary School net during a Senior girls exhibition basketball game on Thursday, Sept. 24. EESS won the game 42-10.