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.

CKSS Wins Senior Badminton Title

CKSS Wins Senior Badminton Title

Ian Kennedy- April 13, 2016

Several members of the championship CKSS team including (L-R) coach Tim Liedl, Pierce Johnson, Josh Roy, Tess Scaman, Jordan DeHaw, Austin Oulds, and coach Kelvin ... Read More

McEwan Climbs, Raaymakers Falls In Final NHL Draft Rankings

McEwan Climbs, Raaymakers Falls In Final NHL Draft Rankings

Ian Kennedy- April 12, 2016

James McEwan climbed 39 spots in the final NHL Central Scouting Draft Rankings - Photo by Terry Wilson/ OHL ImagesJames McEwan made a leap up ... Read More

Peewee Wallaceburg Girls Find Silver Lining

Peewee Wallaceburg Girls Find Silver Lining

Ian Kennedy- April 11, 2016

The Wallaceburg Peewee 'C' girls celebrate an OWHA silver - Contributed PhotoThe Wallaceburg Lakers Peewee girls hockey team won silver medals, finishing their run at ... Read More

Grant Spence Drafted By OHL’s Oshawa Generals

Ian Kennedy- April 9, 2016

Chatham's Grant Spence has been selected in the 2016 OHL Draft by the Oshawa Generals. Spence went in the 8th round of the OHL Priority ... Read More

Locals Win Fanshawe Awards

Ian Kennedy- April 9, 2016

Four Chatham-Kent athletes, Sheridan Rogers, Derek Braun, Riley Vanderydt, and Andrew Reaume won major team awards at Friday's Fanshawe College Athletics banquet. Chatham's Sheridan Rogers ... Read More

Montour Named To AHL All-Rookie Team

Montour Named To AHL All-Rookie Team

Ian Kennedy- April 7, 2016

Brandon Montour with the San Diego Gulls - Photo from TheAHL.comFormer Tilbury resident and Chatham-Kent Cyclones alumni Brandon Montour has been named to the American ... Read More

Atom Wildcats Win OBA Gold

Atom Wildcats Win OBA Gold

Ian Kennedy- April 4, 2016

The Chatham-Kent Wildcats U11 team won an OBA title - Contributed PhotoThe U11 Atom Girls Chatham-Kent Wildcats brought home the Ontario Basketball Association Division 5 ... Read More

Three Dozen Medals For Gracie Barra

Three Dozen Medals For Gracie Barra

Ian Kennedy- April 4, 2016

Gracie Barra Chatham took home a lot of hardware at the 2016 Niagara BJJ Open on April 2nd at the Scotia Centre in Niagara Falls. ... Read More

Outlaws Win Division Title

Outlaws Win Division Title

Ian Kennedy- April 3, 2016

The Chatham Outlaws Novice girls hockey team, won their division this weekend - Contributed PhotoThe Chatham Outlaws Novice girls hockey team won the WOGHL Division ... Read More

GOJHL Limiting 20-Year-Olds

GOJHL Limiting 20-Year-Olds

Ian Kennedy- April 1, 2016

Gus Ford was one of Chatham's 9 overage players this season - Photo by Kelsey Vermeersch/ CKSN.caThe GOJHL has voted to set a limit on ... Read More

Griffith Back With Bruins

Griffith Back With Bruins

Ian Kennedy- March 31, 2016

Wallaceburg's Seth Griffith has been recalled by the NHL's Boston Bruins. Griffith, who is leading the AHL's Providence Bruins in scoring with 22 goals and ... Read More

Maroons Eliminated

Maroons Eliminated

Ian Kennedy- March 28, 2016

Devin Panzeca and the Chatham Maroons were eliminated Sunday - Photo by Helen HeathThe Chatham Maroons saw their 2015-2016 GOJHL season come to an end ... Read More

Maroons Hit A Wall

Maroons Hit A Wall

Ian Kennedy- March 24, 2016

The Chatham Maroons couldn't solve Tyler Wall in game four of the GOJHL Western Conference semi-finals, as the Leamington Flyers goalie shut the door, helping ... Read More

Brad Paraskevopolous Commits To Brock

Brad Paraskevopolous Commits To Brock

Ian Kennedy- March 23, 2016

Chatham's Brad Parakevopolous will play for Brock University next season - Photo by Peggy Johnson/ CKSN.caChatham's Brad Paraskevopolous will play OUA volleyball for the Brock ... Read More