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Local sports in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

Aylmer Atoms down Port Stanley

November 15, 2014 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Atom Rep forward Branden Ostrander, right, tried to knock Port Stanley’s Quinn Minielly off of the puck during their first game of the annual Rep hockey tournament at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday night, Nov. 14. Aylmer won 5-1. Branden scored two goals and added two assists. Ashton Ivanyshyn also scored two goals and…

Junior girls take WOSSAA bronze

November 14, 2014 | 0 Comments

Kendra Cornelissen of host East Elgin Secondary School tangled with a London John Paul II defender during the bronze-medal game of the WOSSAA AAAA Junior girls basketball tournament on Friday, Nov. 14. EESS squeaked by 43-40 to win the medal.

EESS Juniors in WOSSAA bronze game

November 14, 2014 | 0 Comments

Brandy Aspden of host East Elgin Secondary School shot for the hoop during a preliminary game against London Saunders Secondary in the WOSSAA AAAA Girls basketball tournament on Friday, Nov. 14. EESS lost that encounter 39-25 and will play in the bronze-medal game at EESS at 3 p.m.

Seniors downed by Parkside 57-51

November 11, 2014 | 0 Comments

Katie Parker of host East Elgin Secondary School drove for the Parkside Collegiate Institute hoop during the Thames Valley Regional Southeast final on Tuesday, Nov. 11. EESS trailed by five points at the half, but came back in the fourth quarter to tie the game. But PCI would go on to win  57-51. East Elgin…

EESS Junior girls lose Southwest final 35-30

November 11, 2014 | 0 Comments

Maya Allen of host East Elgin Secondary School had her shot blocked by a Woodstock Huron Park defender during the Thames Valley Regional Junior girls final on Tuesday, Nov. 11. EESS lost the game 35-30, with countless shots going anywhere but into the Huron Park net. The East Elgin Juniors will have a chance to…

EESS Seniors topple Huron Park 50-44

November 7, 2014 | 0 Comments

Katie Parker of host East Elgin Secondary School got around a Woodstock Huron Park defender and shot on net during a Thames Valley Southeast semifinal on Friday, Nov. 7. The game was hardfought but EESS ended up on top, 50-44. East Elgin will play in the Southeast final at home Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 8…

EESS Juniors win basketball semifinal 38-19

November 7, 2014 | 0 Comments

Kendra Cornelissen of host East Elgin Secondary School tried to push her way past Central Elgin Collegiate defenders during a Thames Valley Southeast semifinal on Friday, Nov. 7. EESS won the game 38-19, and will host the Southeast final Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m.

EESS Juniors win football quarterfinal; semifinal Nov. 14 at 2 p.m.

November 7, 2014 | 0 Comments

Host East Elgin Secondary School Junior football players lined up to attempt an onside kick early in a Thames Valley Central Tier 1 football quarterfinal against London Central Secondary on Friday, Nov. 7. The two teams traded touchdowns until, with EESS ahead 35-34, Central attempted a two-point conversion rather than settling for a single to…

Intermediate girls volleyball at SCPS

November 7, 2014 | 0 Comments

Sienna Porter of Davenport Public School volleyed the ball during an Intermediate girls match against host Summers Corners Public School, Thursday, Nov. 6. SCPS won the match.

Juniors, Seniors in Southeast basketball semis Friday, Nov. 7

November 5, 2014 | 0 Comments

Kenzie Geurtjen of host East Elgin Secondary School fired a shot on the Tillsonburg net during a Thames Valley Southeast quarterfinal on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Top-ranked EESS blew by bottom-ranked Tillsonburg to advance to the Southeast semifinal against Central Elgin Collegiate Institute at East Elgin on Friday, Nov. 7, at 3:30 p.m. EESS’s Seniors, also…

EESS Jr. volleyball team out of divisional playoffs

November 5, 2014 | 0 Comments

Cooper VanVlaanderen of East Elgin Secondary School’s Junior boys volleyball team bumped a host Central Elgin Collegiate Institute serve during a Thames Valley Regional South semifinal on Tuesday, Nov. 4. EESS won the first game 25-21, but then lost the next three to be knocked out of divisional playoffs. The East Elgin team, along with their…

EESS Seniors overcome Medway to avoid relegation

November 3, 2014 | 0 Comments

Nic Klassen of East Elgin Secondary School emerged from a pack of teammates and Medway Secondary School players during their last game of the regular season in wet and muddy conditions in Arva, Friday, Oct. 31. EESS won the game 10-3 to finish third in Thames Valley Regional’s London Central first division. Had East Elgin lost, it…