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.

Ballhawks Sterling In Grabbing Silver

Ballhawks Sterling In Grabbing Silver

Ian Kennedy- February 13, 2017

The 15U Chatham Ballhawks girls captured silver medals on the weekend in The McGregor Cup- OVA Championship tournament held in Chatham at Ursuline College. The ... Read More

Vote For the Chatham-Kent Wildcats Novice Boys

Vote For the Chatham-Kent Wildcats Novice Boys

Ian Kennedy- February 12, 2017

Chatham-Kent Wildcats Novice boys - Contributed PhotoThe Chatham-Kent Wildcats Novice boys basketball team has qualified for the Ford Drills and Skills competition. The Wildcats need ... Read More

Full Face Shields To Be Mandatory For All Junior Hockey Next Season

Full Face Shields To Be Mandatory For All Junior Hockey Next Season

Ian Kennedy- February 11, 2017

All levels of Junior hockey, including local Junior B and C teams will wear full face masks beginning next season - Photo by the Blenheim ... Read More

Pataki, Green Headed To CFL Combine

Pataki, Green Headed To CFL Combine

Ian Kennedy- February 10, 2017

Wallaceburg's Jonah Pataki and Chatham's Clark Green will participate in the 2017 CFL Combine next month leading up to the CFL Draft. Pataki and Green ... Read More

Emma Gorski Commits To Merrimack

Emma Gorski Commits To Merrimack

Ian Kennedy- February 9, 2017

Emma Gorski with the Barrie Sharks - Contributed PhotoWallaceburg's Emma Gorski has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey for Merrimack College. The goaltender is ... Read More

Konecny Hurt, To Miss 4-6 Weeks

Konecny Hurt, To Miss 4-6 Weeks

Ian Kennedy- February 8, 2017

Clachan's Travis Konecny will miss a significant portion of his rookie NHL campaign after the Philadelphia Flyers forward was hurt February 6. Facing the St. ... Read More

Blades Pull Even, Bateman Scores Three

Blades Pull Even, Bateman Scores Three

Ian Kennedy- February 7, 2017

The Blenheim Blades celebrate a goal Monday night in Dresden - Photo by the Blenheim BladesThe Blenheim Blades pulled even in their best-of-seven PJHL series ... Read More

Black History Month: CK’s Athletes and Teams

Black History Month: CK’s Athletes and Teams

Ian Kennedy- February 7, 2017

A few years ago, CKSN ran a series of Black History Month articles honouring Chatham-Kent's historical black athletes and teams. Here's a link to each ... Read More

Kaitlyn Isaac Commits To Cornell

Kaitlyn Isaac Commits To Cornell

Ian Kennedy- February 6, 2017

Kaitlyn Isaac with the PWHL's Bluewater Hawks - Contributed PhotoWallaceburg's Kaitlyn Isaac will play NCAA Division I hockey for Cornell University as the defender committed ... Read More

Success Follows Ashley Jackson

Success Follows Ashley Jackson

Ian Kennedy- February 6, 2017

Ashley Jackson with the Dalhousie Tigers - Photo by Dalhousie AthleticsIt's been an incredible year for Chatham's Ashley Jackson to say the least. Jackson, who ... Read More

Kings’ Liberty Named League MVP

Kings’ Liberty Named League MVP

Ian Kennedy- February 2, 2017

Dresden Jr Kings captain Dillon Liberty was named league MVP - Photo by the Dresden Kings Thamesville's Dillon Liberty was honoured Wednesday night at the ... Read More

Niveen Tekhli Next To Southwest Academy

Niveen Tekhli Next To Southwest Academy

Ian Kennedy- February 1, 2017

Chatham's Niveen Tekhli will join a growing group of Chatham-Kent athletes now competing for Southwest Academy in London - Photo from Southwest AcademyThe trend of ... Read More

Kellier Helps Guelph Win Team Challenge

Kellier Helps Guelph Win Team Challenge

Ian Kennedy- February 1, 2017

Josh Kellier competing with Guelph - Contributed PhotoChatham's Josh Kellier helped the University of Guelph Gryphons win the McGill Team Challenge Track meet this past ... Read More

Windsor Minor Hockey President Suspended

Windsor Minor Hockey President Suspended

Ian Kennedy- January 31, 2017

The Windsor Minor Hockey Association has handed down their decision on president Dean Lapierre, who last week was criticized for making sexist and minsogynst comments ... Read More