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.

Ally Oulds Running For Team Canada And Ontario

Ally Oulds Running For Team Canada And Ontario

Ian Kennedy- July 14, 2017

Ally Oulds will run for both Team Canada and Team Ontario this summer - Photo by Peggy Johnson / CKSN.caChatham's Ally Oulds will wear multiple ... Read More

Stephens, Sabourin Competing At Track And Field Championships

Stephens, Sabourin Competing At Track And Field Championships

Ian Kennedy- July 13, 2017

Payton Sabourin is one of two locals competing at the Ontario Legion championships this week - Photo by Peggy Johnson/ CKSN.caChatham's Alison Stephens and Payton ... Read More

Johnson Named To Team Canada

Johnson Named To Team Canada

Ian Kennedy- July 12, 2017

Pierce Johnson, seen here with the Windsor Lancers, has been named to Team Canada for the Universaide - Contributed PhotoChatham's Pierce Johnson will compete for ... Read More

Delaney Taylor Going To Nationals

Delaney Taylor Going To Nationals

Ian Kennedy- July 11, 2017

Thamesville’s Delaney Taylor will compete this month at the Canadian Rugby Championships in Nova Scotia, after being named to Team Ontario in June. "I'm very ... Read More

Riley To Play For Team Ontario

Riley To Play For Team Ontario

Ian Kennedy- July 7, 2017

Keahna Riley playing with the Wallaceburg Airhawks U19 team - Photo by Ontario Basketballward will play for Team Ontario's U17 entry at the Summer Games ... Read More

Isaac Headed To U18 Tryout

Isaac Headed To U18 Tryout

Ian Kennedy- July 6, 2017

Kaitlyn Isaac with the PWHL's Bluewater Hawks - Contributed Photo Wallaceburg’s Kaitlyn Isaac will try to earn attention from Team Ontario and Team Canada's top ... Read More

Laprise Fighting At UFC 213 This Weekend

Laprise Fighting At UFC 213 This Weekend

Ian Kennedy- July 5, 2017

Chatham's Chad Laprise has stepped in to replace an injured Alan Jouban at this weekend's UFC 213. Taking place July 8 at T-Mobile Arena in ... Read More

Outlaw Olivia Hilton Makes DI Commitment to Dartmouth

Outlaw Olivia Hilton Makes DI Commitment to Dartmouth

Ian Kennedy- July 4, 2017

Olivia Hilton of the Chatham Outlaws has made an NCAA DI commitment to DartmouthChatham Outlaws defender Olivia Hilton has made an NCAA Division I commitment ... Read More

Trio Aiming For Team Ontario

Ian Kennedy- July 4, 2017

Three Chatham-Kent rugby players will vie for a spot on the Ontario Junior Blues rugby team this week, as regional rosters compete in Kingston. Dresden's ... Read More

Maple City Cagefighting Forced To Cancel Operations

Maple City Cagefighting Forced To Cancel Operations

Ian Kennedy- July 3, 2017

After an extremely successful launch and several well received MMA events, Chatham's Maple City Cagefighting has been forced to cancel all future plans for events ... Read More

McEwan Skating With Montreal Canadiens

McEwan Skating With Montreal Canadiens

Ian Kennedy- July 3, 2017

Chatham's James McEwan is skating with the NHL's Montreal Canadiens at their annual development camp in Brossard, Quebec this week. Last season with the OHL's ... Read More

Chatham-Kent Men’s Hockey Prospects: Offseason

Chatham-Kent Men’s Hockey Prospects: Offseason

Ian Kennedy- July 3, 2017

There are new faces on our top 15 mens prospects, and a group of 2001 prospects in the waiting. A huge offseason and preseason awaits ... Read More

Seth Griffith Signs With Buffalo Sabres

Seth Griffith Signs With Buffalo Sabres

Ian Kennedy- July 1, 2017

Wallaceburg's Seth Griffith signed a one year contract with the NHL's Buffalo Sabres on the opening day of free agency. The one year contract is ... Read More

Seth Griffith Hits Free Agency Today

Seth Griffith Hits Free Agency Today

Ian Kennedy- July 1, 2017

Wallaceburg's Seth Griffith becomes an NHL unrestricted free agent today, joining a long list of NHL free agents looking to land a new team for ... Read More