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Eagles Soar High in First TVRA Ultimate Championships
The East Elgin Eagles won the first ever Thames Valley Ultimate Frisbee Championship this year. The Eagles played in the two-day tournament held in Belmont, consisting of eight matches and then playoffs. Teams came from London, Elgin County and Oxford County to participate in the league. OFSAA has recognized Ultimate Frisbee as a sanctioned sport in high school athletics for the first time this year. The sport is filled with…
Banting making impressive ground strokes in tennis
Banting’s tennis team made TVRA proud with their success this year! Banting won first place girls singles at WOSSAA and first Place non-ranked boys doubles at WOSSAA. Alex Matic and Endika Torres went on to win first place gold at OFSAA for boys doubles and Kristianna Toth won second place silver in Girls singles at OFSAA! Congratulations on such an amazing and impressive tennis season!
SPECTRA 2022 Award Winners
Each graduating year, an exceptional young male and female high school student from London & surrounding area that contributes to their community, excels in athletics and academics and is a leader in their school will win the SPECTRA Award. SPECTRA was established in memory of Alex Kelman who passed away in December 1982. Alex was a long-time sportscaster at CFPL and a founding member of the Sports Celebrity Dinner &…
2022 Boys Captains/Veterans Basketball games
The return of our annual TVRA East Boys Captains/Veterans basketball game was played on Thursday, April 7th in front of a live crowd. It was an awesome experience to have family and friends as fans cheering on the boys. This year our game raised over $700 for the Canadian Red Cross’ Ukrainian Humanitarian Effort! Junior game: In a dominant performance, the City defeated the County 103-66. Great ball movement and…
Julia Tunks smashes two meet records at TVRA Championships
Julia Tunks wasted no time last week at the TVRA Track and Field Championships in both the junior girls shotput and discus. The previous record for the shotput was 12.38 m set by Adele St. John of Banting SS. The previous record for the discus was set by Rebecca Blane of SDCI back in 1999 with a throw of 37.30 m. Congratulations Julia! We look forward to watching you compete…
Tri-County Tennis Championships
On Wednesday May 11th, 75 student athletes, representing 10 different schools, took part in the 2022 TVRA Tri-County Tennis Championships, at Pinafore Park in St. Thomas. This event has not run for two years, so it was great to see so many athletes participating, and the weather could not have been better. Below is a picture of the Mixed Doubles Champions, Sheldon Geerts and Holly Brulotte from Lord Dorchester Secondary…