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Local sports in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

EESS wins silver at WOSSAA boys hockey

March 3, 2015 | 0 Comments

Gage Zehr of East Elgin Secondary School skated the puck down the ice during the championship game of the WOSSAA “AAAA” boys hockey tournament in London, Monday, Monday, March 2. EESS upset London Lucas 2-1 in their opening game to advance to the final, but fell to Arva’s Medway 5-2.

Juniors drop a pair of WOSSAA volleyball games

March 2, 2015 | 0 Comments

Rebekah Weiler of East Elgin Secondary School bumped the ball during a WOSSAA “AAAA” Junior girls volleyball game against London Mother Teresa at London Saunders Secondary, Friday, Feb. 27. EESS lost that match, and one earlier in the day against London Lucas.

No joy for EESS Seniors at WOSSAA basketball

March 2, 2015 | 0 Comments

Tanner Kyle of East Elgin Secondary School cut around a London Beal Secondary School defender during the first game of a WOSSAA “AAAA” Senior boys basketball tournament at London Banting Secondary School, Friday, Feb. 27. EESS lost the match against the highly-ranked Beal team by a wide margin, then played a closer game against London…

Losses for EESS Seniors at WOSSAA volleyball

March 2, 2015 | 0 Comments

Tori Vanderspank of East Elgin Secondary School bumped the ball during a WOSSAA “AAAA” Senior girls volleyball game against host London Saunders Secondary School, Friday, Feb. 27. EESS lost that match and a subsequent one to London Mother Teresa.

Summer Corners girls edge Southwold

February 26, 2015 | 0 Comments

Summers Corners Public School Intermediate girls basketball player Ali Van Gorp battled for the ball with a Southwold opponent during a Southwest division semi-final game at Summers Corners on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The home squad won 18-15 with Ali leading her team in scoring with six points. The win advanced Summers Corners to the Southwest…

Davenport advances to boys final

February 26, 2015 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Davenport Public School Intermediate boys basketball player Zach Copeland, right, went for a shot at the basket with teammate Brett Van Bommel looking on and waiting for a potential rebound during the Southwest division semi-final playoff game versus Mitchell Hepburn Public School at Summer Corners Public School on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Davenport won 27-14. Davenport trailed in…

A day of defeats for EESS

February 24, 2015 | 0 Comments

Kyle Bennett of host East Elgin Secondary School got called for holding on this Tillsonburg player during the Thames Valley Southeast Senior boys basketball final, Tuesday, Feb. 24. Tillsonburg won the game 47-38, capping a day of losses for East Elgin’s basketball and hockey teams. However, those teams, along with EESS’s volleyball squads, will get…

EESS Juniors lose in basketball, but keep it close

February 24, 2015 | 0 Comments

Quinn Donelan of host East Elgin Secondary School looked for a way through the Parkside Collegiate Institute defence during the Thames Valley Southeast final on Tuesday night, Feb. 24. PCI won the hardfought match 44-39.

EESS boys, girls lose at Southeast hockey finals

February 24, 2015 | 0 Comments

Gage Zehr of East Elgin Secondary School rushed the puck toward the host Tillsonburg net during the Thames Valley South boys hockey final on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Tillsonburg scored early and held a 1-0 lead until nearly the end of the second period, when Zach Robertson tallied to tie the game for EESS. The third…

Aylmer Novice Rep win series clincher in OT

February 23, 2015 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Flames Novice Rep goalie Dawson Walcarius watched the puck fly by his net during game five of his hockey team’s Southern Counties Ontario Minor Hockey Association playoff series versus Six Nations at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday night, Feb. 20. Aylmer won 5-4 in overtime on a goal scored by Donovan Appleford with…

Aylmer Novice LL1 tie series

February 22, 2015 | 0 Comments

Forward Rhyan Hewbank celebrates after scoring one of his three goals during a first round game of his Aylmer team’s Lambton Middlesex Local League playoffs series versus Mount Brydges at East Elgin Community Complex on Sunday, Feb. 22. Aylmer Novice LL1 won 5-1 to even the series at two wins and a tie apiece and…

BAD Peewee BB fall to Bluewater

February 22, 2015 | 0 Comments

Peytan Claessens of the BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Peewee BB hockey team skated the puck up the ice and out of her defensive zone during a provincial playoff game versus the Bluewater Hawks at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 21. The home Blazers lost 2-0 with one of the opponents’ goals shot into…