About 100 Special Olympics athletes and their coaches from London, St. Thomas and area gave “high-fives” to Ontario Police College students and staff members as they embarked on a run on Tuesday night, June 9. After the run and a barbecue. everyone joined together to play softball, soccer and bocce. The college hosts the Olympians…
Youngsters hurtled across an inflatable amusement, one of several attractions and games at the 25th annual Springfield Community Fun Day on Saturday, July 6. Other events included a breakfast, ball games, contests and a watermelon-eating competition.
Kaitlyn Dance, front (in red sweater), and Shelby Laindlaw of Aylmer were teammates on the Power Edge Pro hockey team that competed in the Draft Day Hockey “London Rising Stars” youth tournament at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday morning, May 30. The tournament, which also had games played on Friday, May 29, and Saturday,…
Emily Howe, 4, got right to helping her Dad Chris and Mom Jody find the right lures before casting their lines into the family pond during Family Fishing Day on Saturday morning, May 30. Sponsored by the Elgin Conservation and Hunting Heritage Association (formerly the Elgin Wild Turkey Chapter), Family Fishing Day offered free fishing…
East Elgin Secondary School Grade 12 student Jayne Pinder, front, and her classmate Kylie Robitaille were among hundreds of high school students from throughout the province who participated in this year’s Edu-cast event on Friday, May 29 at Pleasant Valley Trout Farm located between Springwater and Sparta. Edu-cast is a two-day fishing tournament that invites secondary…
Riley Knelsen, Grade 1, joined other McGregor Public School pupils in a Jump Rope for Heart event on Friday afternoon, May 22. An estimated $1,000 was raised for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
East Elgin Secondary School players congratulated each other after winning the Thames Valley Southeast championship 1-0 in a hardfought game against Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute in Tillsonburg, Monday, May 25. EESS advances to and hosts a WOSSAA “AAAA” championship tournament at Columbus Park south of Aylmer, Thursday, May 28.
East Elgin Secondary School boys soccer player Haldan Horlick, right, looked behind him to gauge how close a Woodstock Huron Park player was before attempting to control the ball during their Southeast Division semifinal game in Aylmer on Thursday, May 21. East Elgin won 4-0 with goals by Tim Nanephosy, Austin Loewen, Leo Centeno and…
Kelley McNiven on Tia made a tight turn in the Junior A barrel races at the first horse show of the season for Evergreen Meadows Saddle Club at Aylmer Fairgrounds, Sunday, May 24. She finished first with a time of 22.802 seconds. The show involved 30 horses.
Jeremy Cunningham of East Elgin Secondary School flew along the track in Junior boys 1,500-metre foot race during WOSSAA track and field competition at TD Waterhouse Stadium at Western University in London, Thursday, May 21. The meet continued Friday, May 22, with the top six in each event advancing to West Regionals at TD Waterhouse…
Second baseman Taylor Brackenbury of East Elgin Secondary School’s ball club threw to first to force an out against UMEI Christian School during the opening game of a two-day tournament at Slo-Pitch City near Dorchester, Thursday, May 21. EESS won that game 12-7, then lost to Nantyr Shores 13-11 later the same day.
East Elgin Secondary School boys soccer player Stephen Desousa, right, battled for possession of the ball versus a West Elgin player during their quarterfinal playoff game in Aylmer on Tuesday afternoon, May 19. East Elgin won 5-1 with goals scored by Austin Loewen (two), Leo Centeno, Trevon Ball and Luke Vanderspank. East Elgin hosts the…