Mason Matthews of host Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Under 13 Rep team looked for a teammate to pass to during the final game for their age division in an annual year-end weekend Rep tournament at East Elgin Community Complex on Sunday, April 2. Aylmer lost the hard-fought game to Milton 2-1 in overtime, after nearly 10…
Players from host Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Under 9 Minor Development team celebrated after winning a 2-1 squeaker against Belle River (from near Windsor) in a game at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, March 18. Minor Development is a level of house between House League and Rep. (AE/Rob Perry)
Brenda Haayema delivered a rock during a bonspiel hosted by the Day Ladies League at Aylmer Curling Club on Wednesday, March 15. The six-team spiel was won by Linda Allard, Judy Vardon, Bernice Tracey and Marilyn Monk of Ingersoll District Curling Club. More photos in the March 22 edition of The Aylmer Express. (AE/Rob Perry)
Drew Thoonen of Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Under 15 Rep team kept his stick on the puck despite the efforts of a Delhi player during a first-round playoff game at East Elgin Community Complex on Thursday night, March 9. Aylmer won the game 4-1, completing the first round with a record of five wins and three…
Keegan Howe, 8, of host Golden Feather Archery Club prepared to loose an arrow during the Tri-County indoor championships at Columbus Club in Aylmer on Saturday, March 4. Teams from Elgin, Norfolk and Jarvis competed, divided into three youth and 10 adults squads. This was the first Tri-County meet since one held just before COVID…
Host East Elgin Secondary School goalie Tess McCallum fended off a Lord Dorchester Secondary School assault on her net during the third in a best-of-five Thames Valley Southeast AA Girls hockey championship series at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday, Feb. 15. EESS led the series two games to none going in, but Lord Dorchester…
Gavin Giesbrecht of host East Elgin Secondary School scored on a breakaway in a Thames Valley Southeast AA Senior boys semifinal against Woodstock Huron Park Secondary School on Tuesday, Feb. 14. EESS, which had a substantial lead at the half, staved off a renewed assault from HPSS in the final two quarters for a nail-biting 56-53…
Ainsley Preszcator of host East Elgin Secondary School’s Senior girls volleyball team returned an Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute serve during the final match of a Thames Valley Southeast AA championship tournament on Thursday, Feb. 16. EESS defeated Tillsonburg Glendale three games to none in the opening match of the event, but lost to a strong…
Darrah Farrow of host East Elgin Secondary School’s Junior girls volleyball team dug the ball during the first round of a Thames Valley Southeast AA championship tournament on Thursday, Feb. 16. EESS lost this match against Woodstock College Avenue Secondary School three games to one, ending East Elgin’s hopes of a gold medal. (AE/Rob Perry)
BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Under 11 goalie Natalie Visser deflected a shot from a St. Thomas player during a round-robin playoff game for the Western Ontario Girls Hockey League at East Elgin Community Complex on Tuesday night, Feb. 7. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. The nine teams in the league will be narrowed to…
Kolbie Kleinschmidt of Belmont Minor Hockey’s Under 9 team, after a face-off, rushed the puck into the Saugeen Shores’ end during a weekend tournament game at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, Feb. 4. The event involved 20 U9 teams from across Southwestern Ontario. Belmont lost this game but won two others, only to lose…
Lukas Edwards of host Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Under 15 Local League team raced the puck down the boards during a game against Ilderton at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, Jan. 14. The hardfought game was scoreless going into the third period but, in the end, Ilderton edged out Aylmer 2-1 for the win. (AE/Rob…