Category: Columns
CK’s Top 10 Sports Stories of 2020: #3 Bridget Carleton Is Our Constant
What hasn't Bridget Carleton accomplished recently? And when has she not been an incredible ambassador for Chatham-Kent? When 2020 began, Carleton was playing professionally in ... Read More
CK’s Top 10 Sports Stories of 2020: #4 TJ Brodie Finds A New Home
TJ Brodie made news for a number of reasons in 2020. As 2019 closed he was returning from a collapse on the ice during a ... Read More
CK’s Top 10 Sports Stories of 2020: #5 Finding The Positives In COVID-19
Jana Kucera and Logan Kucera shoot on Charles Peet's home court There were positives? Well, it's hard to imagine, but a lot of wonderful stories ... Read More
CK’s Top 10 Sports Stories of 2020: #6 Oh Canada…CK’s National Athletes
Chatham-Kent is a small corner of Canada, but we have an unusually large representation on the National stage. Jessie McPherson helped Canada win a U18 ... Read More
CK’s Top 10 Sports Stories of 2020: #7 Emma Negri Is A Broken Record
Over and over again Emma Negri broke Athletics Ontario records. The young thrower was one of the most followed and most read about athletes in ... Read More
CK’s Top 10 Sports Stories of 2020: #8 Indigenous Athletes Shine
In 2020, we made a point to increase our coverage of local Indigenous athletes from Walpole Island and Moraviantown. But our local athletes made it ... Read More
CK’s Top 10 Sports Stories of 2020: #9 Equity Takes The Stage
Organizers of the Chatham-Kent Supports Black Lives Matter event 2020 was a year filled with so many major events taking place across the globe, not ... Read More
CK’s Top 10 Sports Stories of 2020: #10 – Local Athletes Scooped Up In OHL Draft
Gagner, Stonehouse, and Veccia - CKSN.ca Photos The OHL Draft is annually an opportunity for the top young prospects in the province to see their ... Read More
‘Twas The Night Before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the landNot a game was a playing, nor scheduled or planned;The skates were hung by the chimney ... Read More
Throwback Thursday: 1959 Blenheim Bantams Win OMHA Title
In this week's Throwback Thursday, brought to you by CK Tubs and Taps, we look at the 1959 OMHA champion Blenheim Bantams. The Blenheim Bantams ... Read More
Chatham-Kent’s Brooke Turner, Making CK Proud
Chatham-Kent sends athletes across Ontario, Canada, and the globe each year to compete athletically. Sponsored by baCK to Chatham-Kent, we’ll be featuring local athletes who have ... Read More
Whether They’ll Say It Or Not, Council Is Abandoning Any Near Future Plans For A New Arena
Whether or not they'll admit it, Monday's Chatham-Kent council decision to move around the $18.5 million they had set aside for an arena complex is ... Read More
Athlete of the Year Voting Trimmed To Top 10, VOTE NOW
After two weeks of voting, and several thousand votes cast, we've narrowed the Chatham-Kent 2020 Athlete of the Year voting to the top 10 on ... Read More
Vote Once Per Day For Chatham-Kent’s Male And Female Athletes of the Year
Voting continues for Chatham-Kent's 2020 Female and Male Athletes of the Year. You can vote once per day per device! On December 15, we will ... Read More