Host East Elgin Secondary School quarterback Luke Vanderspank uncorked a pass during a senior boys football exhibition game in the rain against London Banting on Friday night, Sept. 11. EESS won the game 29-0. East Elgin will play in a Red Feather game for United Way against London Central at TD Waterhouse Stadium, Western University, London, on Tuesday, Sept. 22…
Gavin Russell, left, of the Mini Spitfires and Cole Shoup of the Road Rash vied for possession of the ball along the boards during a street hockey tournament hosted by Aylmer Minor Hockey Association at Saxonia Hall in Malahide on Saturday, Sept. 12. The event, just for fun and expected to become an annual event, involved 14 teams.
An estimated 350 diners ate 500 pounds of fried perch during an annual fundraising dinner put on by the Port Bruce Ratepayers Association at the community pavilion, Saturday night, Sept. 12. Organizers hoped to raise $2,000 to put toward community projects.
Heather Sceviour of Driver Realty Inc. team drove toward the Fitness to the Max net during a season-ending playoff tournament game for East Elgin Soccer adult house league teams on Saturday morning, Aug. 29. The eventual winner of the tournament was Knights of Columbus, which defeated Talbot Trail Physiotherapy 4-2 in the final.
Straffordville’s 18th annual Watermelon Fest was a hit on Saturday, Aug. 29. Big crowds turned out through the day for free watermelon and cotton candy, children’s rides, enterntainment and seed-spitting and watermelon-eating competitions.
The 18th annual Straffordville Watermelon Fest, offering mostly free events to the public and aimed at family fun, will be held again this year in the park around Straffordville Community Centre, Saturday, Aug. 29, organizer Rose Gardner said. Events include a decorated-bicycle parade, seed-spitting and watermelon-eating contests, entertainment, crafters, a car show and, after dusk, an outdoor movie. Last…
Actor Bruce Davies gave a painful foot rub to Jamie Williams during a rehearsal for “Real Estate,” a new play opening at Port Stanley Festival Theatre on Wednesday, Aug. 26, and continuing through Saturday, Sept. 19. The romantic comedy tells the story of a home owner with writer’s block who stands in the way of the sale of his own…
Alexis VanHalteren banged out a hit for Springfield Brewers Peewee girls ball team during a game against Oneida at Malahide Community Place, Monday night, Aug. 24. Springfield won that game, and will wrap up its season with a tournament in Byron Aug. 28-30.
Genna Churchill, right of Belmont Westminster Mutual Insurance team vied with a Copp’s Buildall player for possession of the ball during the final of the West London Soccer Challenge Cup for Under 18 girls teams in Dorchester, Sunday, Aug. 23. Belmont took the title with a hardfought 2-1 win.
Jordan McCandless, left, Timothy Flikkema, Luke Schlinderer, Cody Beggs, Joshua McCandless and Jacob Brown of Belmont Milk Under 12 boys team celebrated after scoring a goal against DKB Storm during the final of the West London Soccer Challenge Cup in Dorchester, Sunday, Aug. 23. McCandless and Schlinderer tallied both Belmont’s goals, but the team was edged out by Storm 3-2.