Author: Dave Gough

Chatham Sports Hall of Fame hands out annual bursaries

Chatham Sports Hall of Fame hands out annual bursaries

Dave Gough- July 6, 2026

Chatham Sports Hall of Fame The Chatham Sports Hall of Fame recently announced their 2026 bursary winners. The four winners include: Josh Smith (Chatham Christian ... Read More

Barnstormers sending two starters to CBL All-Star game

Barnstormers sending two starters to CBL All-Star game

Dave Gough- July 5, 2026

The Canadian Baseball League all-star game being held in Chatham's Fergie Jenkins Field on July 12 will have some familiar faces. Chatham-Kent Barnstormers Austin Gurney ... Read More

Local lacrosse players playing at world junior lacrosse championship

Local lacrosse players playing at world junior lacrosse championship

Dave Gough- July 1, 2026

Reese Sands and Brayden Sands are currently playing for Team Haudenosaunee at the 2026 IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship. Both Reese and Brayden played this ... Read More

TJ Brodie officially retires from NHL

TJ Brodie officially retires from NHL

Dave Gough- June 30, 2026

It's official, T,J. Brodie has retired from the NHL. Raised in Eberts, and playing his minor hockey in Dresden and with the Chatham-Kent Cyclones, Brodie ... Read More

Bridget Carleton signed to Unrivaled league

Bridget Carleton signed to Unrivaled league

Dave Gough- June 29, 2026

Bridget Carleton with the WNBL's Townsville Fire Chatham's Bridget Carleton won't be playing pro basketball in Europe in her off-season. Carleton, who plays for the ... Read More

Youth bowlers advance to Junior Gold Championship Tournament

Youth bowlers advance to Junior Gold Championship Tournament

Dave Gough- June 28, 2026

Three local youth ten-pin bowlers have earned spots at the the Junior Gold Championship, which is considered the most prestigious youth bowling tournament in North ... Read More

Plans move forward for Erieau kayak launch

Plans move forward for Erieau kayak launch

Dave Gough- June 26, 2026

Kayakers are one step closer to pushing off after council approved a launch at the end of Third Street in Erieau. The project has been ... Read More

Local athletes prepare for International Children’s Games

Local athletes prepare for International Children’s Games

Dave Gough- June 26, 2026

Members of Team Chatham, who will represent the Chatham and Canada at the International Children’s Games were recognized at the June 8 Chatham-Kent Council meeting. ... Read More

Thomas and DeGelas to both play OUA hockey

Thomas and DeGelas to both play OUA hockey

Dave Gough- June 17, 2026

Brayden DeGelas A pair of Chatham-Kent hockey players have decided what their hockey future is going to look like. Matt Thomas and Brayden DeGelas finished ... Read More

Tilbury goalie Owen Bienstman was selected in last week’s U18 draft

Tilbury goalie Owen Bienstman was selected in last week’s U18 draft

Dave Gough- June 16, 2026

Tilbury goalie Owen Bienstman was selected in last week's U18 draft by the Kingston Frontenacs. Bienstman was picked in the second round, 30rh overall. He ... Read More

Sarnia Sting pick Wheatley’s Brody Brown in OHL draft

Sarnia Sting pick Wheatley’s Brody Brown in OHL draft

Dave Gough- June 13, 2026

Brody Brownvia OHL Wheatley's Brody Brown was the first Chatham-Kent player selected in this weekend's Ontario Hockey League draft. The Sarnia Sting picked Brown in ... Read More

Caleb Roberts commits to Dallas Baptist University

Caleb Roberts commits to Dallas Baptist University

Dave Gough- June 11, 2026

Chatham's Caleb Roberts announced his commitment to play basketball for Dallas Baptist University for this upcoming season. Roberts, a six-foot point guard, spent the past ... Read More

Trio of students honoured at Parry Awards ceremony

Trio of students honoured at Parry Awards ceremony

Dave Gough- June 10, 2026

A trio of Chatham students have a head-start as they prepare for university in the fall. The annual Dr. Jack Parry Awards were handed out ... Read More

VanNeck wins two golds at OFSAA

VanNeck wins two golds at OFSAA

Dave Gough- June 8, 2026

Chatham-Kent Secondary School's Noah VanNeck had a successful OFSAA track and field championship in St. Catharines on the weekend—winning the junior boys shot put and ... Read More