Local curler Craig Van Ymeren, right, who regularly participates in a men’s league at the Aylmer Curling Club, was third to skip Joe Frans, left, during the Ontario Men’s Curling Championship, also known as the Tankard, at the Flight Exec Centre in Dorchester from Feb. 2-8. Here the pair are seen discussing strategy during their…
Grayson Bertelsen of Belmont Minor Hockey’s Mite team flew like Bobby Orr during a game against Port Stanley at Belmont Community Centre, Sunday, Feb. 1. Players that age compete just for fun and to learn skills, so score isn’t kept.
Josh Lockington,6,slid down the snow covered toboggan hill on the north side of Steen Park in Aylmer on Monday morning, Feb. 2. About 20 centimetres of snow fell overnight and all schools in the Aylmer area were closed the next day.
Hayden Dunn of BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Novice B hockey team rushed the puck down the ice during a game against Cambridge in a 42-team tournament hosted by BAD at Belmont Community Centre and, in this case, East Elgin Community Complex. The local team won this game 3-1.
Grade 8 pupil Heather Dennis prepared to uncork a throw during “Dodgeball Mania” at New Sarum Public School, Tuesday, Jan. 27. Pupils stayed after school for two hours to play dodgeball and eat pizza, raising money for next year’s Grade 8 graduation.
Alison Parr, left, of the East Elgin Youth Basketball Major Atoms girls team waited for the ball to drop after a teammate made a shot during a game versus the London 86ers at East Elgin Secondary School on Friday night, January 23. East Elgin lost 25-20 to bring their record to one win and one…
Devon Farrow of Davenport Public School drove by defender Sam Gutmanis of host Mitchell Hepburn Public School during a boys “AA” basketball game in St. Thomas, Tuesday, Jan. 20. Davenport won that game, and another against Straffordville Public School.
Chloe Hough of Sparta Public School rushed the ball down the court during the opening game of the Girls “A” basketball season against host Locke’s Public School in St. Thomas, Wednesday, Jan. 14. Teams play five regular-season games before playoffs begin.
Mari Varey of Aylmer Optimist Arrows sped through the water during a freestyle relay race at the London Aquatic Club`s 12 and Under Celebration Meet at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre, Saturday, Jan. 17. She was on the girls 9-10 4×50-metre team.
Katie Parker of East Elgin Secondary School bumped the ball during a Thames Valley Southeast Senior girls volleyball game against host Arthur Voaden Secondary School, Thursday, Jan. 15. EESS took the match in three straight games.
Eric Scherer of East Elgin Secondary School shot for the host Arthur Voaden Secondary School hoop during a Thames Valley Southeast Junior boys basketball game in St. Thomas, Thursday, Jan. 8. EESS won 50-20.
Justin Attfield of East Elgin Secondary School placed second in men’s 200-metre freestyle, just behind teammate Jeremy Cunningham, during the Robarts Winter Classic Swim Meet in London, Thursday, Jan. 8. Fourteen EESS swimmers competed there.