Category: Featured Stories

Barnstormers to honour Doug Melvin

Barnstormers to honour Doug Melvin

Dave Gough- June 16, 2025

Chatham's Doug Melvin The Chatham-Kent Barnstormers are planning to honour Chatham's Doug Melvin at their home game versus the London Majors on Tuesday. Melvin, a ... Read More

Bear Line park starting to take shape

Bear Line park starting to take shape

Dave Gough- June 15, 2025

An overhead drone shot of St. Clair College Community Park, under development on Bear Line Road in Chatham, is shown. The new municipal park will ... Read More

Vanderveen and Zomerman win Jack Parry honours

Vanderveen and Zomerman win Jack Parry honours

Dave Gough- June 13, 2025

Winners of the 2025 Dr. Jack Parry Awards, Judine Vanderveen of Ursuline College and Jeramiah Zomerman of Chatham Christian High School. Photo credit: Tanner Havens ... Read More

Day wins IBL weekly honour

Day wins IBL weekly honour

Dave Gough- June 13, 2025

Garret DayPhoto courtesy of Wayne State athletics Chatham-Kent Barnstormers pitcher Garret Day was named a co-winner of the Intercounty Baseball League pitcher of week recently. ... Read More

Dr. Jack Parry Award nominees

Dr. Jack Parry Award nominees

Dave Gough- June 10, 2025

The Jack Parry Awards ceremony in Chatham-Kent will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the Ursuline College Chatham theatre. The awards recognize top ... Read More

VanNeck wins two golds at OFSAA

VanNeck wins two golds at OFSAA

Dave Gough- June 9, 2025

Noah VanNeck likely just put together one of the best athletic years for any Chatham-Kent high school freshman athlete. A Grade 9 student at Chatham-Kent ... Read More

Maroons party like it’s 1999

Maroons party like it’s 1999

Dave Gough- June 9, 2025

The Chatham Maroons celebrate their Sutherland Cup victory with a parade and rally at Chatham Memorial Arena on June 8 The Chatham Maroons celebrated their ... Read More

Carleton hits milestones

Carleton hits milestones

Dave Gough- June 6, 2025

Minnesota Lynx social media Chatham's Bridget Carleton hit a milestone, scoring her 1,000th WNBA point recently. Carleton, who is now in her seventh WNBA season, ... Read More

Lancers win OFSAA rugby bronze medal

Lancers win OFSAA rugby bronze medal

Dave Gough- June 5, 2025

The Ursuline Lancers girls' rugby team put forward a gritty and determined effort to win an OFSAA 'AAA' bronze medal in Aurora on Wednesday. The ... Read More

Barnstormers honouring Fergie Jenkins

Barnstormers honouring Fergie Jenkins

Dave Gough- June 3, 2025

Baseball Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins stands with his bronze sculpture in front of the Chatham-Kent Civic Centre. Photo credit: Robyn Brady, CKXS News.Jenkins This ... Read More

Jordan placed on RedBlacks practice squad

Jordan placed on RedBlacks practice squad

Dave Gough- June 2, 2025

With the CFL season approaching, the Ottawa Redblacks put Chatham's Ethan Jordan on their practice roster. Jordan was drafted by Ottawa in the sixth round, ... Read More

Local athletes qualify for OFSAA track and field

Local athletes qualify for OFSAA track and field

Dave Gough- June 2, 2025

The OFSAA West Regional track and field meet May 29-30 at Western's Alumni Stadium in London. The top four in each event qualified for the ... Read More

Lancer soccer and rugby teams advance to OFSAA

Lancer soccer and rugby teams advance to OFSAA

Dave Gough- May 29, 2025

The Ursuline Lancers boys soccer team and girls rugby teams are heading to the provincial championships. Boys soccer The Lancer boys soccer team won 4-1 ... Read More

Ridgetown getting an expansion OSHL franchise

Ridgetown getting an expansion OSHL franchise

Dave Gough- May 27, 2025

Senior hockey is coming to Ridgetown. The Ridgetown Royals will make their debut this fall in the Ontario Super Hockey League. The Royals, who are ... Read More