SPORTS

Local sports in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

“The Fixer-Upper” at Port Stanley Festival Theatre

July 30, 2014 | 0 Comments

Actor Jamie Williams, while talking to an unseen caller, Danielle Nicole in a variety of characters, describes an intimate encounter he overheard in “The Fixer-Upper,” the new play opening at Port Stanley Festival Theatre on Wednesday, July 30, and continuing through Saturday, Aug. 16. Mr. Williams portrays a landlord dealing with seven different callers in a comedy written by…

Reading flash mob in Belmont

July 29, 2014 | 0 Comments

Participants in the summer reading club at Belmont Library visited the nearby Foodland grocery store Tuesday, July 29, and erupted into a “flash mob,” dancing to music as they read their books. They were joined by staff members from the store. The club meets every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for special activities.

Horse show attracts 40 riders

July 27, 2014 | 0 Comments

McKenna Carroll of Shedden rode Halloween Colours to first place in the Jumping class at the Evergreen Meadows Saddle Club horse show at Aylmer Fairgrounds on Sunday, July 27. Evergreen Meadows will hold an open horse show at the Aylmer Fair on Sunday, Aug. 24 starting at 9 a.m. The club’s next regular show, again at…

Fishing derby at Springwater

July 26, 2014 | 0 Comments

Kienan Davey, 6, left, his mother Tabatha and his brother Leighton, 3, of St. Thomas cast their hooks and bait into the water at Springwater Conservation Area on Saturday, July 26 for the annual Kids, Cops and Canadian Tire Fishing Derby. Everyone participating could fish for free but the usual vehicle day pass fee was…

Free swim at Aylmer Pool

July 25, 2014 | 0 Comments

Gracie Bergen, 9, of Brownsville jumped off of the low diving board at Aylmer Pool’s diving tank during a free public swim sponsored by Eastlink on Friday afternoon, July 25. An Eastlink employee was camped out beside the fenced-in outdoor facility handing out free purple beach balls and popsicles.

Under 18 East Elgin soccer

July 24, 2014 | 0 Comments

Brianne Brix of Skipwell Farms rushed the ball toward the Durkee’s net during Under 18 East Elgin Soccer action at Columbus Field south of Aylmer, Wednesday, July 23. The game ended in a tie.

Aylmer Pool wins another meet

July 24, 2014 | 0 Comments

Bella Bennett of host Aylmer Pool swam in Girls 12 and under backstroke during a meet against Woodstock “A” on Wednesday, July 23. Aylmer won the meet, and will next take on Dorchester Wednesday, Aug. 13, starting at 6 p.m., and then host the all-day Tri-County Meet for eight clubs on Saturday, Aug. 23.

Public skating at the Complex

July 23, 2014 | 0 Comments

Janessa Smith, 9, left, and Reese Watson, 10, hit the Kinsmen rink for a public skate at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday morning, July 23. Both of the girls were from St. Thomas and play competitive hockey.

Belmont U18 Girls sweep two prelim games

July 21, 2014 | 0 Comments

Carly VanRoestel of host Belmont’s Vanbommel Farms Under 18 Girls soccer team headed a throw-in during West London Soccer Challenge Cup preliminaries Saturday, July 19. Belmont won that game 1-0 off a goal from Kate Allen, and earlier in the day bested Body Mechanics 3-2, with two goals from Sarah Hardy and one from Krista…

East Elgin Youth Soccer scores

July 21, 2014 | 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: Last week’s soccer scores were inadvertently left out of the newspaper. The Express regrets the error. Please click here to download a PDF of the soccer scores from the week of July 7-11.

Learning the game is fun for U5 soccer players

July 18, 2014 | 0 Comments

East Elgin Youth Soccer Association maroon team player Tiara Mannen, middle, jockeyed for the ball with teammates Leila Lakhansingh and Ethan Van Wychen while black players Aiden Friesen and Dominique Renaud chased not far behind during their game at Columbus Park south of Aylmer on Wednesday, July 16. The black team won the game with…

4 Pitch in Springfield

July 17, 2014 | 0 Comments

Sophia Syrnyk belted out a hit during a Springfield Brewers 4 Pitch game at Malahide Community Place in Springfield, Tuesday, July 15. The program is a step up for youngsters 5-7 from Blastball or T-ball. Instead of hitting off a tee, children are pitched to by coaches.