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Author: Jay Smith

Jay Smith is the afternoon drive host of "Weekdaze" on 99.1 CKXS, based out of Wallaceburg. Smith, a local journalist and radio personality, is a Thamesville born and bred sports enthusiast and father of twin girls, Grace and Aubrey. Jay is a grad of Conestoga College's Journalism: Print and Broadcasting program. An avid Red Wings and Blue Jays fan, Smith is also a retired professional wrestler. Jay supplies play-by-play for local Jr. C hockey games on 99.1 CKXS and can be heard live on the air daily from 2 to 7 pm. Follow Smith on Twitter @jay991ckxs

Dresden’s Trevor Thompson Honoured

Dresden’s Trevor Thompson Honoured

Jay Smith- July 15, 2015

Dresden's Trevor Thompson received the Ty Tyson Award of Excellence for Sports Broadcasting on July 13th. Photo courtesy of Nick Martines - www.foxsports.com FOX Sports ... Read More

Chris von Martels Takes The Podium… Again!

Chris von Martels Takes The Podium… Again!

Jay Smith- July 15, 2015

Ridgetown's Chris von Martels and 11-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding Zilverstar have helped Canada earn a silver and bronze at the Pan-Am Games. PHOTO courtesy ... Read More

Ridgetown’s von Martels Medals at Pan-Am Games

Ridgetown’s von Martels Medals at Pan-Am Games

Jay Smith- July 14, 2015

Ridgetown's Chris von Martels and 11-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding Zilverstar helped Canada earn a silver at the Pan-Am Games. PHOTO courtesy of CEALY TETLEY ... Read More

TJ Brodie and Gord Lilley On TONIGHT’s C-K Sports Talk

TJ Brodie and Gord Lilley On TONIGHT’s C-K Sports Talk

Jay Smith- July 13, 2015

C-K Sports Talk can be heard weekly on 99.1 CKXS - Monday nights at 6:10 pm Tonight’s edition of C-K Sports Talk on 99.1 CKXS ... Read More

Ridgetown Sodbuster Run Is Huge Success

Ridgetown Sodbuster Run Is Huge Success

Jay Smith- July 13, 2015

Organizers of the 5K Sodbuster are very pleased with the support of the event, which raised nearly $20,000 The inaugural University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus ... Read More

C-K Sports Talk Is Area’s New Local Sports Show

C-K Sports Talk Is Area’s New Local Sports Show

Jay Smith- July 9, 2015

CKSN.ca has teamed up with local media partners at 99.1 CKXS and TV Cogeco Chatham to present a weekly local sports talk show, entitled C-K ... Read More

TJ Brodie Autograph Signing This Saturday

TJ Brodie Autograph Signing This Saturday

Jay Smith- July 8, 2015

TJ Brodie will be signing for fans at Canadian Tire on Grand Ave in Chatham this Saturday from 10am to 12pm - Photo from Flames.NHL.com ... Read More

Griffin Bantams Making History

Griffin Bantams Making History

Jay Smith- July 7, 2015

Photo from Facebook. Original photograph courtesy of Stacy Houle. Lacrosse is an institution in Wallaceburg. This weekend, the Wallaceburg Griffin Bantam team is adding to ... Read More

Madison Broad Stays Golden At Provincials

Madison Broad Stays Golden At Provincials

Jay Smith- July 6, 2015

WRITTEN BY: ZAC NICHOLSON Madison Broad, or should we call her Midas, once again has struck gold. With a combination of skill and toughness, Broad ... Read More

Red Devils Season Ends In Sweep

Red Devils Season Ends In Sweep

Jay Smith- July 6, 2015

Written By: Zac Nicholson A promising season for the Wallaceburg Red Devils ended in a disappointing loss to the Six Nations Rebels 17-4 on Friday ... Read More

Steward Scores Five Again At Dresden Raceway

Steward Scores Five Again At Dresden Raceway

Jay Smith- July 6, 2015

WRITTEN BY: GARY PATTERSON JULY 5, 2015 – (DRESDEN) – For the second Sunday in a row Nick Steward scored five winners at Dresden Raceway. ... Read More

Local Sports Briefs: July 6, 2015

Local Sports Briefs: July 6, 2015

Jay Smith- July 6, 2015

Wallaceburg’s Madison Broad was golden once again on the weekend. Broad earned four gold medals at the Swim Ontario Long Course Championships. She set personal ... Read More

Locals Compete At Taekwondo National Championships

Locals Compete At Taekwondo National Championships

Jay Smith- July 4, 2015

Photo left to right: Caoch Mark Warburton, Danielle Ennett, Chloe Pretty, Keegan Kovar, Urvashi Thongam, Jewelian Blackbird, Coach Ryan Formosa SUBMISSION TO CKSN.ca Cobra's Taekwondo ... Read More

Local Sports Briefs: July 3, 2015

Local Sports Briefs: July 3, 2015

Jay Smith- July 3, 2015

The Wallaceburg Red Devils face a daunting task tonight as they head to Hagarsville to play the Six Nations Rebels in game three of their ... Read More