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.

Nominations Sought For Fantuz Courage Awards

Nominations Sought For Fantuz Courage Awards

Ian Kennedy- June 30, 2017

Photo from CanadaFootballChat.comAndy Fantuz and CanadaFootballChat.com are looking for nominations for the Fantuz Courage Awards. According to the call for nominations, "Andy Fantuz wants to ... Read More

Maroons Add Austin Bentley

Maroons Add Austin Bentley

Ian Kennedy- June 28, 2017

Austin Bentley with the Blenheim Blades - Photo by the Blenheim BladesThe Chatham Maroons continued their signing spree of local products, adding Chatham product Austin ... Read More

Deleary Headed To Fanshawe

Deleary Headed To Fanshawe

Ian Kennedy- June 28, 2017

Mattea Deleary will play for the Fanshawe Falcons next seasonChatham-Kent Secondary School's Mattea Deleary will play volleyball next season at the OCAA level after choosing ... Read More

Leafs Do Not Qualify Griffith, Will Become UFA

Leafs Do Not Qualify Griffith, Will Become UFA

Ian Kennedy- June 26, 2017

Wallaceburg's Seth Griffith will be with a new organization again next season after he did not receive a qualifying offer from the Toronto Maple Leafs. ... Read More

Cougars Stay Undefeated, Sit In First

Cougars Stay Undefeated, Sit In First

Ian Kennedy- June 25, 2017

The Chatham-Kent Cougars defense takes town a Halton Hills rusher - Photo by Dean Creechan/ CKSN.caThe Junior Varsity Chatham-Kent Cougars are now 4-0 to start ... Read More

Raaymakers Invited To Tampa Bay Lightning Development Camp

Raaymakers Invited To Tampa Bay Lightning Development Camp

Ian Kennedy- June 25, 2017

Joseph Raaymakers of the Soo Greyhounds - Photo by Terry Wilson/ OHL ImagesChatham's Joseph Raaymakers has been invited to skate at the Tampa Bay Lightning's ... Read More

Langan, Tricker Lead Canada To Gold

Langan, Tricker Lead Canada To Gold

Ian Kennedy- June 25, 2017

Hokey Langan (left) and Rachael Tricker (right) led Canada to a World Ball Hockey Championship gold medal - Contributed PhotoChatham's Hokey Langan, and Thamesville's Rachael ... Read More

Lakers Make First On Ice Move

Lakers Make First On Ice Move

Ian Kennedy- June 22, 2017

The Wallaceburg Lakers announced their first signing of the offseason, in 1997 born defenseman Kevin Burchat. Burchat, who didn't play in 2016-2017, spent the 2015-2016 ... Read More

Ladd Selected For Canada U17 Camp

Ladd Selected For Canada U17 Camp

Ian Kennedy- June 21, 2017

Kent Bridge's Grayson Ladd will be among the top hockey players, aged 16-19 competing for a roster spot this summer at the Hockey Canada National ... Read More

Junior Varsity Cougars Look Top Stay Undefeated

Junior Varsity Cougars Look Top Stay Undefeated

Ian Kennedy- June 20, 2017

A Chatham-Kent Cougars player rushes the ball last weekend at Norm Perry Park in Sarnia - Photo by Dean Creechan/ CKSN.caThe Junior Varsity Chatham-Kent Cougars ... Read More

Griffith Available, Brodie Protected For NHL Expansion Draft

Griffith Available, Brodie Protected For NHL Expansion Draft

Ian Kennedy- June 18, 2017

Wallaceburg's Seth Griffith could be handed a new opportunity this week as the forward was left exposed by the Toronto Maple Leafs for the upcoming ... Read More

Brooke MacKinnon, Anthony Atkinson Win Jack Parry Award

Brooke MacKinnon, Anthony Atkinson Win Jack Parry Award

Ian Kennedy- June 15, 2017

Brooke MacKinnon and Anthony Atkinson celebrate their 2017 Dr. Jack Parry Award wins - Photo from CKSS TwitterBrooke MacKinnon and Anthony Atkinson are the 2017 ... Read More

Jack Parry Awards Tonight

Jack Parry Awards Tonight

Ian Kennedy- June 15, 2017

2017 nominees for the Dr. Jack Parry Award - Contributed PhotoThe 2017 Dr. Jack Parry Award will be handed out tonight in Chatham. The award ... Read More

Delaney Taylor Makes Team Ontario

Delaney Taylor Makes Team Ontario

Ian Kennedy- June 14, 2017

Thamesville's Delaney Taylor will compete this summer at the Canadian Rugby Championships, after being named to Team Ontario this week. Taylor will play with the ... Read More