SPORTS

Local sports in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

Eagles fall to Central Elgin

May 18, 2015 | 0 Comments

East Elgin Secondary School girls soccer player Jane Walker, right, tried unsuccessfully to keep the ball in bounds against a Central Elgin defender during a road game at the St. Thomas high school on Friday, May 15. East Elgin lost 2-1 with their lone goal scored by Krista Marceau. East Elgin has a rematch at…

Going Gaga at Springfield PS

May 14, 2015 | 0 Comments

Grade 1 pupil Khanan Hernandez, left, pounded the ball to stay in the round a little longer while his classmate Lucas Wall looked on during a game of Gaga Ball at Springfield Public School’s track and field day on Wednesday morning, May 13. Pupils participated in several traditional and non-traditional track and field events during unseasonably…

A racing start at Tri-County track and field

May 13, 2015 | 0 Comments

Carly Gregory of East Elgin Secondary School raced away from the start of the Senior girls 400-metre foot race at Tri-County track and field championships at Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas, Tuesday, May 12. Competition continued Wednesday, May 13.

Just steps behind at Davenport

May 12, 2015 | 1 Comment

Davenport Public School Grade 5 pupil Samantha Giesbrecht, left, glanced behind her to see Leah Collard fast on her heels during an 80-metre sprint heat during the school’s track and field meet on Tuesday, May 12. Other events held that day for pupils to compete in included long jump, triple jump and ball throw.

Racing for first at Straffordville PS

May 8, 2015 | 0 Comments

Junior boys raced across a field at Straffordville Public School during the 400-metre race at a track and field meet, Thursday, May 7. Connor Roberts came in first.

Eagle girls edge WESS

May 7, 2015 | 0 Comments

Alyssa Blair of East Elgin Secondary School, right, corralled the ball and then dribbled past a West Elgin Secondary School defender during a girls soccer game in Aylmer on Wednesday, May 6. East Elgin won 3-1 to improve their Southeast Division record to two wins and one loss.

East Elgin boys blank West Elgin

May 7, 2015 | 0 Comments

East Elgin Secondary School boys soccer player Derek Folkard, right, kept the ball away from a West Elgin Secondary School defender during a  game in Aylmer on Wednesday afternoon, May 6. East Elgin won 4-0 to improve their undefeated Southeast Division record to four wins and no losses and their overall record to 12 wins,…

EESS competes at Kettle Creek meet

May 5, 2015 | 0 Comments

Cassidy Clark, right, of East Elgin Secondary School sprinted to an eighth-place finish in the highly-competitive 100-metre Junior girls sprints during the annual Kettle Creek Invitational track and field meet at Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas, Saturday, May 2.

Win at tourney for Straffordville PS

May 4, 2015 | 0 Comments

Mackenzie Brackenbury of Straffordville Public School lined up a shot on the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Public School net during a championship tournament for local elementary School basketball teams at Parkside Collegiate Institute, Thursday, April 30. Straffordville won this game 17-14.

Elementary girls play hoops at EESS

May 4, 2015 | 0 Comments

Springfield Public School’s Kayla Voros, left, was chased by South Dorchester’s Kaleigh Kummer when their teams met during the final regional Junior elementary school girls basketball tournament of the season at East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer on Friday afternoon, May 1. East Elgin also hosted the final regional elementary school boys tournament of the…

New Sarum makes tournament final

May 4, 2015 | 0 Comments

Springfield Public School Junior boys basketball player Evan Jones tried to jump past New Sarum Public School’s Evan Jones in an attempt to make a shot during their season-ending regional tournament at East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer on Friday afternoon, May 1. New Sarum won that game and later qualified for the championship final…

Eighteen wrestling medals for Davenport

May 4, 2015 | 0 Comments

Christian Bailey of Davenport Public School applied a half-nelson to an opponent during Thames Valley District elementary wrestling championships in London, Thursday, April 1. Davenport sent 26 wrestlers to the meet and came home with 18 medals.