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.

Nolan Gardiner Acquired By The Caledonia Corvairs

Nolan Gardiner Acquired By The Caledonia Corvairs

Ian Kennedy- January 10, 2018

Nolan Gardiner of Tilbury is headed to his third team of the season, after signing with the GOJHL's Caledonia Corvairs. Gardiner had spent the last ... Read More

Leamington Flyers Acquire Levi Tetrault

Leamington Flyers Acquire Levi Tetrault

Ian Kennedy- January 9, 2018

Levi Tetrault, seen here with the OHL's Guelph Storm, will finish the season with the GOJHL's Leamington Flyers - Photo by Terry Wilson/ OHL ImagesThe ... Read More

Ex-Maroon Braden Henderson Dealt To North Bay

Ex-Maroon Braden Henderson Dealt To North Bay

Ian Kennedy- January 8, 2018

Braden Henderson who played for the Chatham Maroons last season has been traded to the OHL's North Bay BattalionIn a flourish of action leading up ... Read More

Grayson Ladd Traded To The Windsor Spitfires

Grayson Ladd Traded To The Windsor Spitfires

Ian Kennedy- January 7, 2018

Grayson Ladd has been traded from the OHL's Kitchener Rangers to the Windsor Spitfires - Photo by Aaron Bell/ OHL ImagesGrayson Ladd of Kent Bridge ... Read More

Kings Chasing The Crown

Kings Chasing The Crown

Ian Kennedy- January 7, 2018

Dresden Kings goalie Brendan Johnston watches during weekend action against Blenheim - Photo by the Blenheim BladesWhen the Dresden Kings sat atop the PJHL's Stobbs ... Read More

Wallaceburg Hall of Fame Announces Annual Honourees

Wallaceburg Hall of Fame Announces Annual Honourees

Ian Kennedy- January 5, 2018

Shauney FIscher looks to make a pass in OUA basketball action - Photo York Lions AthleticsThe Wallaceburg Sports Hall of Fame will honour their 2018 ... Read More

Kopinak Makes The Move To New DI School

Kopinak Makes The Move To New DI School

Ian Kennedy- January 4, 2018

Wheatley's Erin Kopinak will be taking her golf game to a new school this January, as she is moving to play NCAA Division I golf ... Read More

2017 Chatham-Kent Male Athlete of the Year: Brendan Seys

2017 Chatham-Kent Male Athlete of the Year: Brendan Seys

Ian Kennedy- January 3, 2018

Brendan Seys is Chatham-Kent's 2017 Male Athlete of the Year - Photo by Wayne State AthleticsAfter more than three weeks of voting, the Chatham-Kent Sports ... Read More

2017 Chatham-Kent Female Athlete of the Year: Bridget Carleton

2017 Chatham-Kent Female Athlete of the Year: Bridget Carleton

Ian Kennedy- January 2, 2018

Bridget Carleton has had a big year with Iowa State and Canada - Photo by Iowa State AthleticsAfter more than two weeks of voting, the ... Read More

Our First Story: 2011 to 2018 And Some Familiar Names

Our First Story: 2011 to 2018 And Some Familiar Names

Ian Kennedy- January 1, 2018

Noah Fox of the Dresden Kings is one of several local players who were in our first ever story - Photo by the Dresden KingsOur ... Read More

Chatham-Kent’s Top Sports Stories of 2017

Chatham-Kent’s Top Sports Stories of 2017

Ian Kennedy- December 30, 2017

The Wallaceburg Lakers were CKSN's top newsmakers of 2017 - Photo by Wyatt WilliamsWe count down the top 10 sports stories and newsmakers of 2017 ... Read More

Moore, Lakers Shutout Lakeshore

Moore, Lakers Shutout Lakeshore

Ian Kennedy- December 28, 2017

Travis Moore makes a save for the Wallaceburg Lakers - Photo by Wyatt Williams/ CKSN.caThe Wallaceburg Lakers shutout the Lakeshore Canadiens Wednesday night, upsetting one ... Read More

Spence, Frasca At GOJHL Prospects Game

Spence, Frasca At GOJHL Prospects Game

Ian Kennedy- December 28, 2017

Grant Spence celebrates after scoring for the Maroons this season - Photo by Kelsey Vermeersch/ CKSN.caChatham Maroons forwards Grant Spence and Jordan Frasca will take ... Read More

Let’s Put The Lakers In Perspective

Let’s Put The Lakers In Perspective

Ian Kennedy- December 27, 2017

Travis Moore turns away a Blenheim Blades shot - Photo by Wyatt Williams/ CKSN.caThey were our top story of 2017, but for everyone out there ... Read More