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.

Gagner Scores Four, Ties School Record

Gagner Scores Four, Ties School Record

Ian Kennedy- September 5, 2016

Sydnye Gagner fires during this weekend's NCAA action - Photo by Oakland AthleticsSydnye Gagner had a big weekend in NCAA soccer action for the Oakland ... Read More

Maroons Acquire Jake Reed

Maroons Acquire Jake Reed

Ian Kennedy- September 5, 2016

The Chatham Maroons have acquired Chatham born defenseman Jake Reed from the St. Thomas Stars. Reed is entering his second GOJHL season after scoring 9 ... Read More

OHL’s Storm Counting On McEwan

OHL’s Storm Counting On McEwan

Ian Kennedy- September 2, 2016

The Guelph Storm will be looking for even bigger things from Chatham's James McEwan as they prepare for another OHL season. McEwan led the Storm ... Read More

Local Products Lead Sarnia Over Chatham

Local Products Lead Sarnia Over Chatham

Ian Kennedy- September 2, 2016

Austin Bentley scored for the Sarnia Legionnaires Thursday - Photo by Wyatt Williams/ CKSN.caThe Chatham Maroons dropped their GOJHL preseason finale with several new faces ... Read More

Signing Season In Full Swing

Signing Season In Full Swing

Ian Kennedy- September 1, 2016

Junior hockey teams across Southwestern Ontario are sweeping up prospects in a mad flurry of activity to solidify rosters before the GOJHL and PJHL seasons ... Read More

Chatham’s Clark Green Kicking For Lancers

Chatham’s Clark Green Kicking For Lancers

Ian Kennedy- August 31, 2016

Clark Green kicking in the Windsor Lancers OUA season opener - Photo by Dean Creechan Chatham's Clark Green is kicking for a new team for ... Read More

Kings Open Camp This Week

Kings Open Camp This Week

Ian Kennedy- August 27, 2016

Dresden Kings forward Kyle Dawson, the Great Lakes Junior C Rookie of the Year fi one player the Kings will need to replace this season ... Read More

Back To School For University Athletes

Back To School For University Athletes

Ian Kennedy- August 26, 2016

While Chatham-Kent high school students still have a week to go before the bells begin ringing, almost all University athletics programs are already in full ... Read More

Laprise Looking For Redemption In Vancouver

Laprise Looking For Redemption In Vancouver

Ian Kennedy- August 25, 2016

Chad Laprise - Photo by Josh Schaefer/ Sherdog.comChad Laprise will be looking for a bounce back night August 27 when he steps into the cage ... Read More

Stricter Coaching Guidelines Mandated For High School Sports

Stricter Coaching Guidelines Mandated For High School Sports

Ian Kennedy- August 24, 2016

Coaches in "high risk" sports such as football, rugby, hockey, and track and field will require certification to coach for the first time this year ... Read More

Horney Headed To Southwest

Horney Headed To Southwest

Ian Kennedy- August 22, 2016

Kirsten Horney with the CKSS Golden Hawks - Photo by Wyatt Williams/ CKSN.caChatham's Kirsten Horney will take the next step in her hockey career, as ... Read More

Gorski Ready To Shine At The Next Level

Gorski Ready To Shine At The Next Level

Ian Kennedy- August 17, 2016

Emma Gorski, seen here with the Chatham Outlaws, will play for the PWHL's Barrie Jr. Sharks next season - Photo by Wyatt WilliamsWallaceburg's Emma Gorski ... Read More

New Look For LKSSAA Football

New Look For LKSSAA Football

Ian Kennedy- August 16, 2016

LKSSAA Junior football will move to the Fall in 2016 - Photo by Jocelyn McLaughlinFor grade 9 students entering high school in Chatham-Kent this Fall, ... Read More

Blades Open Camp

Blades Open Camp

Ian Kennedy- August 15, 2016

Brayden Hopkins and the rest of Blenheim Blades open camp this week - Photo by Kelsey Vermeersch/ CKSN.caThe Blenheim Blades open their training camp this ... Read More