Chatham-Kent Sports Year in Review: May 2011
Brady Campbell of the Elmira Sugar Kings
Read more about sports in Chatham-Kent during the month of May 2011:
- May 1 – After winning their opening game of the season, the Wallaceburg Red Devils lost their home opener against Six Nations. The kick off to the season would mark what would turn out to be an exciting summer for Wallaceburg Minor Lacrosse. Read more about the Wallaceburg Red Devils home opener…
- May 2 – The Chatham-Kent Wildcats Midget girls captured a provincial basketball gold medal. Led by Bridget Carleton, the girls defeated Guelph CYO to capture the gold medal. Read more about the Chatham-Kent Wildcats provincial champions…
- May 5 – After stepping down from his position with the Chatham Maroons, Marc Swayze was named the new head coach and general manager of the Dresden Jr. Kings. Read about Marc Swayze’s hiring with the Dresden Kings…
- May 6 – Blenheim’s Brady Campbell captured a Sutherland Cup all-Ontario win as a member of the Elmira Sugar Kings. In 9 Sutherland Cup games, Campbell, who previously played for the Blenheim Blades, scored 14 points in the championship series. Read more about Brady Campbell’s Sutherland Cup win…
- May 6 – After a referee’s error, Wallaceburg’s Jesse Gross was charged with a loss against fighter Brad Cardinal in a WRECK MMA series fight. Although Gross was awarded a re-match due to the circumstances of the loss, there was a continued outcry from MMA fans regarding the incident. Read more about Jesse Gross here…
- May 11 – Chatham-Kent Secondary School took home the overall team title at the Kent Track and Field Championships, while Thomas Bednarik, Taylor McArthur and Breanne Nicholas were named athletes of the meet. Read more about the Kent Track and Field Championships…
- May 15 – Two summer seasons kicked off in mid-May as the Kent Havoc men started their season off with a win, and South Buxton Raceway held their opening night. Read about South Buxton Raceway’s opening night…
- May 17 – After a short season, the Midget Boy’s Chatham-Kent Wildcats won a provincial gold. Lead by Ian Smart, the Wildcats defeated Waterloo in the gold medal game. Read about the Chatham-Kent Wildcats provincial gold win…
- May 21 – After an incredibly wet month of May, the Maple City Brewers finally got on the field for their “home” opener, which because of unplayable field conditions, took place in Windsor, where the Brewers shut out the Windsor Titans. Read about the Maple City Brewers season opener…
- May 23 – An incredible season led to some hardware for Wallaceburg’s Seth Griffith in May as he was named the London Knights Most Improved Player. Looks like the Knights got it right, because Griffith is currently leading London in scoring and sits among the league leaders. Read about Seth Griffiths award and OHL season…
- May 28 – When it comes to controversy, this story got local hockey fans talking as news leaked that Tilbury Minor Hockey would merge with Chatham Minor Hockey. It’s happened, and it all seems fine now, but that doesn’t mean people weren’t angry at the time. Read about the merger of Tilbury and Chatham Minor Hockey here…
Overall, May was a rainy, miserable month in Chatham-Kent, but the sports in Chatham-Kent were still filled with highlights. What was your favourite highlight from the month of May 2011?
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