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Local sports in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

Junior Eagles win first exhibition game of season

September 22, 2015 | 0 Comments

Maya Allen of host East Elgin Secondary School passed to a teammate during a Junior girls exhibition basketball game against Central Elgin Collegiate Institute on Tuesday, Sept. 22. EESS won the game.

EESS bests CESS 38-21 in exhibition game

September 22, 2015 | 0 Comments

Chelsea Allen, right, of host East Elgin Secondary School knocked the ball away from a Central Elgin Secondary School defender during a Senior girls exhibition basketball game on Tuesday, Sept. 22. EESS won the game 38-21.

Rusty Gaits holds last horse show of season

September 20, 2015 | 0 Comments

Aaliyah McConnell of London rode her horse Quincy’s Glamour Bar in the Open Hunt Seat Equitation class during the Rusty Gaits Saddle Club horse show at Aylmer Fairgrounds on Sunday morning, Sept. 20. The show was the last one of the 2015 season for the club.

Rounding third, going for home!

September 19, 2015 | 0 Comments

Stephanie Desousa rounded third base and went on to score a run for her Springfield Isotopes team during the season-ending co-ed softball tournament at the Malahide Community Place diamonds in Springfield on Saturday, Sept. 19. The players managed to squeeze some games in between rain showers that day that became heavier in the afternoon.

Senior Eagles kick off basketball season at tourney

September 18, 2015 | 0 Comments

Chelsea Zavitz of East Elgin Secondary School’s senior girls basketball squad fired a pass at a teammate during the opening game of the Woodstock Early Bird Tournament at Woodstock Collegiate Institute on Thursday, Sept. 17. EESS defeated London Westminster 39-34.

Exhibition football in the rain at EESS

September 14, 2015 | 0 Comments

Host East Elgin Secondary School quarterback Luke Vanderspank uncorked a pass during a senior boys football exhibition game in the rain against London Banting on Friday night, Sept. 11. EESS won the game 29-0. East Elgin will play in a Red Feather game for United Way against London Central at TD Waterhouse Stadium, Western University,…

Starting the hockey season on the road

September 13, 2015 | 0 Comments

Gavin Russell, left, of the Mini Spitfires and Cole Shoup of the Road Rash vied for possession of the ball along the boards during a street hockey tournament hosted by Aylmer Minor Hockey Association at Saxonia Hall in Malahide on Saturday, Sept. 12. The event, just for fun and expected to become an annual event,…

Battling for soccer supremacy

August 31, 2015 | 0 Comments

Heather Sceviour of Driver Realty Inc. team drove toward the Fitness to the Max net during a season-ending playoff tournament  game for East Elgin Soccer adult house league teams on Saturday morning, Aug. 29. The eventual winner of the tournament was Knights of Columbus, which defeated Talbot Trail Physiotherapy 4-2 in the final.

Springfield Peewee girls best Oneida

August 25, 2015 | 0 Comments

Alexis VanHalteren banged out a hit for Springfield Brewers Peewee girls ball team during a game against Oneida at Malahide Community Place, Monday night, Aug. 24. Springfield won that game, and will wrap up its season with a tournament in Byron Aug. 28-30.

Belmont Westminster takes Challenge Cup gold

August 24, 2015 | 0 Comments

Genna Churchill, right of Belmont Westminster Mutual Insurance team vied with a Copp’s Buildall player for possession of the ball during the final of the West London Soccer Challenge Cup for Under 18 girls teams in Dorchester, Sunday, Aug. 23. Belmont took the title with a hardfought 2-1 win.

West London silver for Belmont U12 boys

August 23, 2015 | 0 Comments

Jordan McCandless, left, Timothy Flikkema, Luke Schlinderer, Cody Beggs, Joshua McCandless and Jacob Brown of Belmont Milk Under 12 boys team  celebrated after scoring a goal against DKB Storm during the final of the West London Soccer Challenge Cup in Dorchester, Sunday, Aug. 23. McCandless and Schlinderer tallied both Belmont’s goals, but the team was…

Losing her hat results in nice score

August 23, 2015 | 0 Comments

A judge gave Jacquie Gowing of Bluevale and her horse You Q T Cat a high score in the Open class of the Ontario Reined Cow Horse Association show held at the Walker Ranch near Richmond on Sunday, Aug. 23. Mrs. Gowing lost her cowboy hat during her run but it didn’t seem to phase…