Lee Ye, 16, of Belmont swatted the birdie back to her warm-up partner during the first day of the Aylmer Badminton Camp at Immanuel Christian School on Friday, Aug. 22. Several teenagers were participating in the three day badminton skills workshop to hone their games either for high school competition or just for fun.
Four-pitch player Avery Bergen was on her way to third base as part of a skills drill during the Springfield Brewers four-pitch and blast ball season-ending wrap event on Tuesday, Aug. 19 at Malahide Community Place. After an hour-long set of skill drills, the players and their parents were treated to a barbecue. The baseball…
Attacker Tyler Lammers, left, of Roszells Furnishings is paced by defender Sandi Vanderkooy of Pioneer Seeds during the Under 15 final of a season-ending tournament for East Elgin Soccer teams at Columbus Park in Malahide, Saturday, Aug. 18. The game ended in a 2-2 tie and a double-shootout was needed before Pioneer was determined to…
Katlyn Van Bommel of Belmont Westminster Insurance Under 16 Girls team popped a short shot that scored despite being squeezed by two Coulters Pharmacy defenders during the final for the West London Soccer Challenge Cup in Dorchester, Sunday, Aug. 17. The Under 16 team won 5-1 and the Belmont Van Bommel Farms Under 18 Girls…
Katherine Bak of host Aylmer Pool’s team swam Open Girls backstroke during a meet against Dorchester on Wednesday, Aug. 13. The meet involved 75 swimmers, and Aylmer won 373 points to 334. Aylmer will host this year’s eight-team championship meet on Saturday, Aug. 23.
Kendra Horlick of host Belmont Van Bommel Farms Under 18 Girls soccer team sent a long, lobbing shot that dropped into the opposing net during the team’s final regular season game against OAK Tae Kwan Do, Sunday, Aug. 10. Belmont, which leads its division, has already advanced to the final of West London Soccer’s Challenge…
Kelsey Campbell, riding Olson Wimpy, placed first in the Junior A Keyhole class at the Aylmer Fair Open Horse Show on Sunday morning, Aug. 10. Hosted by the Evergreen Meadows Saddle Club, Sunday’s show at the Aylmer fairgrounds attracted 62 horses, the best attended of the season. Other attractions on the last day of the…
Two drivers and their battered cars converged in the middle of the track during a four-cylinder figure eight heat in one of the Thrill Show Production events at the Aylmer Fair on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 9. Thrill Show staged various demolition derby events throughout the afternoon and evening. Sunday’s events included a morning horse show,…
Brandi Cook of host Springfield Brewers Girls Squirt baseball team uncorked a fast pitch during the second game of an Ontario Rural Softball Association “A” Division championship series against Innerkip on Thursday, Aug. 7. Springfield took that game, and the series in two straight.
The Springfield Brewers Atom Girls team, ages 8-9, won the Ontario Rural Softball Association “A” Division championship with a victory over Wyoming Tuesday, Aug. 5. Springfield’s Squirt Girls are vying for a title of their own, and won the first game of an “A” series at Innerkip Wednesday, Aug. 6. The Springfield team will return home for…
Tyler Lammers of Whirlpool Roszell’s Furnishings reacted after heading the ball during an East Elgin Soccer Under 15 house league game on Monday, Aug. 4. Roszell’s came out on top of Pioneer 8-3.
Scott Claringdon of Tillsonburg passed the ball during a beach volleyball tournament that was part of Port Burwell’s annual Tub Daze celebration on Saturday, Aug. 2. Several teams came out despite the threat of rain much of the day and, at one point in the early afternoon, a thunderstorm passed just to the north, pouring…