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.

Brothers, Matheson Sign In Sweden With Kiruna AIF

Brothers, Matheson Sign In Sweden With Kiruna AIF

Ian Kennedy- June 22, 2019

Kyle Brothers with HYC Herentals of the BeNeLiga - Photo by Kurt Tops PhotographyA pair of local hockey products have signed to play in Sweden's ... Read More

Who Is A Good Trade Fit For TJ Brodie?

Who Is A Good Trade Fit For TJ Brodie?

Ian Kennedy- June 20, 2019

With the NHL draft set for this weekend, many in the hockey world are anticipating that this may be TJ Brodie's final hours as a ... Read More

Harris Headed To OJHL’s Oakville Blades

Harris Headed To OJHL’s Oakville Blades

Ian Kennedy- June 18, 2019

Adam Harris watches a shooter with the Chatham Maroons - Photo by Kelsey Vermeersch/ CKSN.caFormer Chatham Maroons netminder Adam Harris will not be returning this ... Read More

Havoc Women Off To Strong Start

Havoc Women Off To Strong Start

Ian Kennedy- June 18, 2019

The Junior Havoc scrum for the ball - Contributed PhotoThe first of the South Western Ontario Rugby Union 2019 Women's Festivals was held this weekend ... Read More

Red Devils Working Hard To Win Respect

Red Devils Working Hard To Win Respect

Ian Kennedy- June 13, 2019

The Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League season hasn't gone exactly as planned in the win column for the Wallaceburg Red Devils, but that doesn't mean ... Read More

Jamie Schaafsma Not Returning To Fort Wayne

Jamie Schaafsma Not Returning To Fort Wayne

Ian Kennedy- June 12, 2019

Jamie Schaafsma as captain of the ECHL's Fort Wayne Komets - Photo by the Fort Wayne KometsJamie Schaafsma will not be returning to the Fort ... Read More

Vanroboys Makes NCAA DI Commitment To Bentley University

Vanroboys Makes NCAA DI Commitment To Bentley University

Ian Kennedy- June 12, 2019

Lucas Vanroboys playing with the Prince George Spruce Kings in the Junior A National Championships - Photo by Matthew Murnaghan/ Hockey Canada ImagesLucas Vanroboys will ... Read More

Deni Goure Officially Signs With OHL’s Owen Sound Attack

Deni Goure Officially Signs With OHL’s Owen Sound Attack

Ian Kennedy- June 10, 2019

Deni Goure signs with the OHL's Owen Sound Attack - Photo by the Owen Sound AttackDeni Goure is officially a member of the Owen Sound ... Read More

Carleton Makes WNBA Debut With First Place Connecticut

Carleton Makes WNBA Debut With First Place Connecticut

Ian Kennedy- June 10, 2019

Bridget Carleton checked in Sunday night, making her WNBA debut with the first place Connecticut Sun. Carleton had not played for the Sun in their ... Read More

Goure Celebrated At OHL Attack’s Banquet

Goure Celebrated At OHL Attack’s Banquet

Ian Kennedy- June 9, 2019

Deni Goure was honoured at the Owen Sound Attack's annual award ceremony as their first pick in this year's draft -Photo by Owen Sound AttackDeni ... Read More

Kent Havoc Fielding A U15 Girls Team

Kent Havoc Fielding A U15 Girls Team

Ian Kennedy- June 7, 2019

The Kent Havoc will field a U15 girls team this year - Contributed PhotoThe Kent Havoc Rugby Football Club is growing, this time to include ... Read More

Jordan Durston Enjoys “Unreal Experience” With Buffalo

Jordan Durston Enjoys “Unreal Experience” With Buffalo

Ian Kennedy- June 6, 2019

Jordan Durston - Photo by Bill WippertJordan Durston had a year to remember with the NLL's Buffalo Bandits, battling to within one win of a ... Read More

Free Public Swimming Tomorrow In Blenheim And Wallaceburg

Free Public Swimming Tomorrow In Blenheim And Wallaceburg

Ian Kennedy- June 6, 2019

Blenheim's Gable Rees Pool will offer free swimmingThere will be free public swimming tomorrow, June 7 at a pair of Chatham-Kent pools, brought to you ... Read More

Rolls Fighting Former Middleweight Champion

Rolls Fighting Former Middleweight Champion

Ian Kennedy- June 5, 2019

Chatham's Steve Rolls will fight former world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin this coming weekend, June 8, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Rolls, ... Read More