Author: Ian Kennedy

A University of Western Ontario graduate, Ian Kennedy loves local sports and promoting his community, which is why he founded CKSN in 2011. Ian’s sportscasts and news contributions are regularly featured on 99.1 CKXS FM in Wallaceburg. In the past, Ian worked as a columnist and reporter for the Chatham-Kent Daily Post and Chatham Voice.

Steph Brooks To Play For Laurier

Steph Brooks To Play For Laurier

Ian Kennedy- July 30, 2018

Steph Brooks will goalkeep for Wilfrid Laurier University next season - Contributed PhotoChatham-Kent soccer player Stephanie Brooks will play USports soccer next season for Wilfrid ... Read More

Grayson Ladd Competing For A Spot With Team Canada

Grayson Ladd Competing For A Spot With Team Canada

Ian Kennedy- July 28, 2018

Grayson Ladd, a defenseman with with Windsor Spitfires opens his first shot at representing Team Canada today, as he's in attendance at Hockey Canada's Under-18 ... Read More

Athletes’ Fuel Cup Ready To Roll

Athletes’ Fuel Cup Ready To Roll

Ian Kennedy- July 27, 2018

The Athletes Fuel Cup will get underway Monday with a bigger format for fans. The tournament will feature three teams this year, captained by Calgary ... Read More

McGrail To Backstop Komoka Kings

McGrail To Backstop Komoka Kings

Ian Kennedy- July 27, 2018

Joe Capirchio (left) and Trenton McGrail (right) sign with the Komoka KingsDresden's Trenton McGrail will backstop a new team this coming season as the netminder ... Read More

Dylan McLay: CK Election & Sports Interview

Dylan McLay: CK Election & Sports Interview

Ian Kennedy- July 26, 2018

Below are the Chatham-Kent Election and sports interview responses for Ward 4, North Kent candidate Dylan McLay of Tupperville. Remember to vote October 22. Name: ... Read More

Montour Avoids Arbitration, Signs With Ducks

Montour Avoids Arbitration, Signs With Ducks

Ian Kennedy- July 25, 2018

Former Tilbury resident Brandon Montour avoided NHL arbitration this week, re-upping with the Anaheim Ducks on a two-year contract. The two-year contract is worth a ... Read More

JV Cougars Tops In Division

JV Cougars Tops In Division

Ian Kennedy- July 24, 2018

Dante Handsor and the Chatham-Kent Cougars finished first - Photo by Dean Creechan/ CKSN.caThe Chatham-Kent Cougars Junior Varsity football team finished atop their division after ... Read More

Melissa Harrigan: CK Election & Sports Interview

Melissa Harrigan: CK Election & Sports Interview

Ian Kennedy- July 24, 2018

Below are the Chatham-Kent Election and Sports interview responses from Ward 1, Tilbury council candidate Melissa Harrigan. Remember to vote October 22. Name: Melissa Harrigan ... Read More

Athletes Fuel To Host Third Cup Featuring Brodie, Griffith, Schaafsma

Athletes Fuel To Host Third Cup Featuring Brodie, Griffith, Schaafsma

Ian Kennedy- July 23, 2018

Many of Athletes Fuel's top players gathered for the annual Athletes Fuel Cup team draft - Contributed PhotoAthletes Fuel Strength & Conditioning in Chatham held ... Read More

Several CK Athletes Medal At Athletics Ontario Meet

Several CK Athletes Medal At Athletics Ontario Meet

Ian Kennedy- July 23, 2018

Payton Sabourin with her bronze medal from the 400m hurdles - Photo CKSN.caAfter Emma Pegg and Alison Stephens won gold on day one of the ... Read More

Local Swimmers At Canadian Junior Championships

Local Swimmers At Canadian Junior Championships

Ian Kennedy- July 23, 2018

A trio of local swimmers, Genevieve Sasseville, Kendra Polewski, and David Tran, will compete this week at the Canadian Junior Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sasseville ... Read More

More Gold For Pegg, Stephens At Athletics Ontario Championships

More Gold For Pegg, Stephens At Athletics Ontario Championships

Ian Kennedy- July 22, 2018

Emma Pegg wouldn't be quite so fast if she had to run with all of her gold medals in tow. The Morpeth resident added to ... Read More

Maroons’ Fowler Headed For Sweden

Maroons’ Fowler Headed For Sweden

Ian Kennedy- July 21, 2018

Steven Fowler with the Chatham Maroons - Photo by Kelsey Vermeersch/ CKSN.caChatham Maroons forward Steven Fowler will head across the Atlantic next season to play ... Read More

Dorssers Leads Jamieson Tour

Dorssers Leads Jamieson Tour

Ian Kennedy- July 21, 2018

Owen Dorssers putting with the University of GuelphLocal golfer Owen Dorssers is currently leading the Jamieson Junior Golf Tour's collegiate men's division midway through the ... Read More