Category: Featured Stories

Chatham-Kent’s Bobbi Lancaster Was A Groundbreaker For Transgender Athletes

Chatham-Kent’s Bobbi Lancaster Was A Groundbreaker For Transgender Athletes

CKSN Staff- March 31, 2021

When we look at names of influential athletes whose roots run to Chatham-Kent, some obvious names come to mind. If Bobbi Lancaster isn't one you ... Read More

Montour Stuck In Sad Season With Sabres

Montour Stuck In Sad Season With Sabres

CKSN Staff- March 31, 2021

Life has not been easy for the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, who are on an 18 game losing streak.Those struggles are beginning to take a toll ... Read More

An Unforgettable Season For Kayne Gagner

An Unforgettable Season For Kayne Gagner

CKSN Staff- March 30, 2021

Kayne Gagner not only got to play a full season of hockey this year in the USPHL, he got to play for two championship teams. ... Read More

Dear Hockey Coaches: Thank You

Dear Hockey Coaches: Thank You

CKSN Staff- March 30, 2021

Dear Hockey Coach, You've been under fire lately. Your actions and words have never been more scrutinized. And you're expected to know everything there is ... Read More

Stephens Throws Well In Miami

Stephens Throws Well In Miami

CKSN Staff- March 29, 2021

Chatham's Alison Stephens had another strong week of competition, this time at the Miami Hurricanes Invitational in Miami, Florida. Stephens, competing with the University of ... Read More

Jamieson Golf Tour Announces 2021 Schedule

Jamieson Golf Tour Announces 2021 Schedule

CKSN Staff- March 28, 2021

Brooke MacKinnon playing on the Jamieson Tour - Photo by Glenn Gervais The Jamieson Junior Golf Tour has announced their 2021 schedule. Last summer, the ... Read More

Austin Fordham-Miller Invited To Regional CFL Draft Combine

Austin Fordham-Miller Invited To Regional CFL Draft Combine

CKSN Staff- March 26, 2021

Austin Fordham-Miller of Morpeth has been invited to the CFL's Regional Draft Combine. Fordham-Miller is a defensive lineman for the Western University Mustangs. He is ... Read More

Jack Duff Commits To Queens University

Jack Duff Commits To Queens University

CKSN Staff- March 26, 2021

Jack Duff of the Erie Otters - Photo by Terry Wilson/ OHL Images Former Chatham Maroons blueliner Jack Duff has committed to play USports hockey ... Read More

Storytelling: A Method Of Passing Down A History And Expectation Of Abuse In Hockey (And A Solution)

Storytelling: A Method Of Passing Down A History And Expectation Of Abuse In Hockey (And A Solution)

CKSN Staff- March 26, 2021

I remember sitting in the dark on a bus. My Junior hockey team was loud in conversation on our ride home after a game. I ... Read More

Gagner Wins USPHL National Title With Charlotte

Gagner Wins USPHL National Title With Charlotte

CKSN Staff- March 25, 2021

Chatham's Kayne Gagner was part of the National Champion Charlotte Rush. The Rush captured the USPHL Elite Division championship this week. After opening the championship ... Read More

Sports And Recreation Opportunities Returning This Spring

Sports And Recreation Opportunities Returning This Spring

CK Recreation- March 25, 2021

Due to the overwhelming success of CKRecreation’s return to in-person programming, a new roster of activities will be rolled out on April 19, 2021. Programs ... Read More

Throwback Thursday: 1976-1977 Wallaceburg Hornets

Throwback Thursday: 1976-1977 Wallaceburg Hornets

CKSN Staff- March 25, 2021

On this week’s Throwback Thursday, brought to you by CK Tubs and Taps, we look back at the 1976-77 Wallaceburg Hornets Oldtimers. The Hornets have been ... Read More

Jeff Gardiner, A Chatham-Kent Athlete Who Came baCK

Jeff Gardiner, A Chatham-Kent Athlete Who Came baCK

CKSN Staff- March 24, 2021

Jeff Gardiner in the OHL Chatham-Kent sends athletes across Ontario, Canada, and the globe each year to compete athletically. Sponsored by baCK to Chatham-Kent, we’ll be ... Read More

Line Change: A Hockey Coming Out Story

Line Change: A Hockey Coming Out Story

CKSN Staff- March 24, 2021

Hockey isn't for everyone, despite the slogans and media. That includes the LGBTQ+ community. For those in the LGBTQ+ community, coming out can often be ... Read More