Category: Baseball
Baseball in Chatham-Kent
Chatham U14 Diamonds Win Provincial Title
The Chatham Diamonds U14 baseball team were crowned 'AA' Ontario Champions after a spectacular performance in August Madness. The tournament format saw the Diamonds play ... Read More
Hogg Wins Provincial Title With Owen Sound
Brady Hogg of Thamesville and the Owen Sound Selects won the U23 Provincial Tournament in Cambridge this weekend. The Selects went undefeated in the round ... Read More
Remembering Chatham Township’s Green Valley All-Black Baseball Team
By Ian Kennedy / CKSN.ca Green Valley School, with Teacher Cleata Morris A lot has been written about the 1934 Chatham Coloured All-Stars. They were ... Read More
Local Duo Pitching For Welland
Chatham pitchers Richard Corrente and Austin Oulds are manning the mound for the Intercounty Baseball League's Welland Jackfish this summer. Corrente started Friday, throwing for ... Read More
Sixty Three Years Before The Chatham All-Stars, The Towns First All-Black Team Took The Field
By Ian Kennedy The Chatham Barrack Grounds were the site of early baseball History has a way of uncovering itself. If you walk into the ... Read More
In 1934 Tom Cook Won A Stanley Cup…And A Baseball Title With Blenheim
Tommy Cook of Chicagos Black Hawk Team, getting in trim for an active season of Ice Hockey in Chicago Oct. 24, 1935. (AP Photo) Tom ... Read More
The Florence Chicks Were One Of Ontario’s Most Feared Teams
In the village of Florence, just outside the Chatham-Kent boundary, there’s church, and cemetary. A pizza place, and a post office. It’s nestled along the ... Read More
Ridgetown’s Harry O’Neill Was The Inventor Of Baseball’s ‘Slider’ Pitch
Harry O'Neill in 1924 When you wade back through Chatham-Kent's sports history, there are many stories that will surprise you. One of those, has to ... Read More
Chatham Colored All-Stars “Field Of Honour” Game Scheduled For October 2
Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 2, 2021. That's the day the "Field of Honour" charity softball game will be held in recognition of the ... Read More
After The Chatham Colored All-Stars Came Taylor A.C. and the Kent Panthers
The history of the Chatham Coloured All-Stars has become well documented and discussed in recent years. The team left a lasting impact on the baseball ... Read More
Hank Biasatti: From Chatham To Both The NBA, And MLB
Hank Biasatti's Basic Training group in Chatham, Ontario - 1945 Imagine playing in two major league sports. It's a feat that has been accomplished by ... Read More
One Word At A Time: Wendell Smith Changed Sports For Black Athletes
Jackie Robinson (far left) next to Wendell Smith (second from left) Without Wendell Smith, the history of sport may look completely different. He challenged ideas, ... Read More
Throwback Thursday: 1959 OBA Champions
On this weeks Throwback Thursday, brought to you by CK Tubs and Taps, we look back at the 1959 Legion 431 OBA Champions, This Major A ... Read More
The Story of Rube Waddell: Chatham’s Other Baseball Hall of Famer
When people discuss Chatham, Ontario and the Baseball Hall of Fame, Fergie Jenkins is the name that usually comes up. Born and raised in Chatham, ... Read More