SPORTS

Local sports in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

EESS Juniors squeak by Medway

November 3, 2014 | 0 Comments

Bailey Herron of East Elgin Secondary School ran back a punt during the last Junior football game of the regular season, against host Medway Secondary School, in Arva on Friday, Oct. 31. EESS edged by Medway 15-14 to finish the season in third in London Central division with a record of four wins and two losses.…

Aylmer Tykes fall to Tillsonburg

November 3, 2014 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Tyke goalie Matthew Worrell stretched out to make a stick save before a Tillsonburg player managed to jam in the rebound for a goal during a minor hockey game at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday morning, Nov. 1. Aylmer lost 10-3. Shane Neusteter scored a hat-trick for Aylmer in his team’s first game…

Perfect season for EESS Sr. basketball team

October 30, 2014 | 0 Comments

Amanda Milmine of host East Elgin Secondary School broke through two Parkside Collegiate Institute defenders as she scrambled away from the net during the final game of the regular season for both teams on Thursday, Oct. 30. EESS held a comfortable lead, but then Parkside came thundering back, narrowing the margin to just two points…

Jr. Eagles end basketball season with 6-1 record

October 30, 2014 | 0 Comments

Elora Neufeld of host East Elgin Secondary School tracked a Woodstock College Avenue Secondary School player with the ball during their final game of the regular season on Thursday, Oct. 30. In a chippy game, EESS came out on top 47-26 to finish the season with a record of six wins and one loss, in…

Pupils lap track in IWalk celebration

October 29, 2014 | 0 Comments

Hundreds of pupils from McGregor and Davenport public schools, Assumption Catholic School and Immanuel Christian School lapped the track at East Elgin Secondary School during “IWalk” on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The event promoted walking and bicycling to school as ways to improve physical fitness through “active living.”

EESS Junior girls take first place in South

October 29, 2014 | 0 Comments

Indigo Donelan of host East Elgin Secondary School wrested the ball away from a Woodstock Collegiate Institute player during a game on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Control of the game see-sawed between the two teams, but in the end EESS came out on top 40-32 to take undisputed first place in Thames Valley South with a…

EESS makes South final

October 26, 2014 | 0 Comments

Leah Moore of East Elgin Secondary School slapped the ball away from an Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute player during the Thames Valley South field hockey semifinal at Parkside Collegiate Institute, Thursday, Oct. 23. EESS won that game 1-0 but then lost the final to host PCI 3-0.

Square–and round–dancing at Complex

October 25, 2014 | 0 Comments

Jim Ferris, left, and Dot Mitchell of Jubilee Rounds of St. Jacobs twirled around the floor in the Imperial Hall at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, Oct. 25. They were participating in the 55th anniversary gathering of the Southwestern Ontario Square Dancing Association, which attracted 200 dancers. They were “round dancing,” which, like square…

BAD Bantam CC team edged by St. Marys

October 25, 2014 | 0 Comments

BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Bantam CC goalie Paige Durrell stopped the puck during a game against St. Marys at East Elgin Community Complex, Thursday, Oct. 23. St. Marys narrowly defeated the BAD Girls team 2-1.

Elementary volleyball at Straffordville PS

October 25, 2014 | 0 Comments

Michelle Klassen of host Straffordville Public School volleyed the ball during a Senior Girls match against Davenport Public School on Thursday, Oct. 23. Davenport won three out of the four games played.

Junior Eagles edged out by Glencoe

October 22, 2014 | 0 Comments

Cooper Van Vlaanderen of host East Elgin Secondary School got some air as he spiked a ball during a Junior boys volleyball game against Glencoe District High School on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Glencoe won the match three games to two.

Senior Eagles best Glencoe 3-2

October 22, 2014 | 0 Comments

Anson Teuber of host East Elgin Secondary School served during a Senior boys volleyball match against Glencoe District High School on Tuesday, Oct. 21. EESS edged out its opposition three games to two.