Heidelberg swimmer finds herself in sync
As a new season gets off to a great start for the Waterloo Regional Synchronized Swim Club, a Heidelberg resident is among the team’s bright lights.
Sarah Adams, a Grade 9 student at Elmira District Secondary School, recently finished fourth overall in the ‘under 13’ category, scoring the top spot for her duet routine with teammate Emily McKenzie at the Lisa …Read more
Lancers opens season with three wins apiece
The girls’ volleyball season is off to a smashing start at Elmira District Secondary School, with both seniors and juniors going 3-0 in their first three games.
On Tuesday, both squads defeated Waterloo-Oxford three sets to one.
The senior girls also won an exhibition game over Listowel before the season started. …Read more
Senior boys notch first win of season
The EDSS senior boys’ basketball team picked up its first win on Monday, notching a 48-43 victory over Preston Heights.
The Lancers built up an early lead and were ahead 12 points at halftime, but the Panthers pulled even in the third quarter. The two teams were neck and neck as the clock counted down the final minutes, but Preston Heights missed an easy layup and Matt Bauman made a pair of long drives to the net to edge EDSS out in front …Read more
Jacks slip into last place in conference
The Wellesley Applejacks came away with no points to show for their efforts last weekend, dropping three games in three days.
The Jacks fell 4-3 to Thamesford on Nov. 27, then lost 6-1 to North Middlesex on Saturday and 5-1 to Port Stanley on Sunday …Read more
Top teams put Kings to the test
Facing the two best teams in the Midwestern Conference in back-to-back games, the Sugar Kings knew they were in for a rough ride last weekend.
Opening with a 3-2 overtime loss in Waterloo Nov. 21, the Kings came home the next night to battle hard against first-place Brantford only to watch the wheels fall off in the third period in a 6-2 loss …Read more
WMC makes a splash with EDSS
The EDSS swim team participated in its first meet at the new Woolwich Memorial Centre last week, and the upgraded venue made a splash.
Vice-principal and swim team coach Dave Conlon heard a story from a Kitchener Collegiate Institute teacher who said that the team had not been too excited about coming to swim out in Elmira as they remembered the old pool facilities, but quickly changed their tune when they arrived at the new WMC. …Read more
Football season comes to an end
ONE LAST TIME The EDSS football season ended Tuesday as the senior Lancers lost 35-21 to Huron Heights, sending the Huskies to the B championship final. Above, Zack Barriage, right, tackles a Huron Heights player.
Local riders shine at Royal Horse Show
After working hard all summer to qualify, a pair of local equestrian riders came home from the Royal Horse Show decked in ribbons.
Paige Grant of St. Agatha and her pony Westwin was the overall large pony champion, while Taylor Blackwell of Wellesley and her pony No Worries finished fourth overall for medium ponies.
The girls started riding when they were six and seven years old. Now 15, Grant competes in the large pony class …Read more
Jacks halt six-game skid with win over Burford
The Wellesley Applejacks put paid to a six-game losing streak last weekend, heading into overtime to down the Burford Bulldogs 5-4.
Coach Kevin Fitzpatrick was pleased to see the team pick up two points, but noted they had chances to put the game away in the third period. …Read more
Rangers pitch in for Food Bank
GETTIN’ THE GOODS Riverside PS student Walker Schott (left) and Kitchener Rangers player John Moore sort food at the Food Bank of Waterloo Region Tuesday.
