Category: Featured Stories

U16 Chatham Thunder bring the noise in Ottawa

U16 Chatham Thunder bring the noise in Ottawa

CKSN Submissions- February 7, 2023

U16 Chatham Thunder. From left, Olivia Wilson, Kate Thompson, Emma Winkler, Brooke Howe, Mallarie Badder, Grace Norris, Lindsey Durocher, Lily Allado, Brianna Badder, Claire Forshee. ... Read More

No Baseball Hall of Fame nod for the Chatham All Stars

No Baseball Hall of Fame nod for the Chatham All Stars

CKSN Staff- February 2, 2023

Another year, another slight for the 1934 Chatham Coloured All Stars. Canada’s Baseball Hall of Fame released the names of this year’s inductees this morning, ... Read More

Ball Hawks 16U girls are golden

Ball Hawks 16U girls are golden

CKSN Submissions- February 1, 2023

Chatham Ball Hawks U16 girls. Front Row: Ava Van Horn, Melorey Elson, Eleni Babalis, Emma Aitken, Sheaden Kiss, Taryn DeCook. Back Row: Coach Todd Hamaguchi, ... Read More

CK’s IBL club drops team name

CK’s IBL club drops team name

CKSN Staff- January 30, 2023

Fergie Jenkins Field in Chatham. Days after announcing a team name, Chatham-Kent’s new Intercounty Baseball League franchise has decided to go in a different direction ... Read More

Wallaceburg players drafted to Junior A and Major Series Lacrosse

Wallaceburg players drafted to Junior A and Major Series Lacrosse

CKSN Staff- January 26, 2023

Two Wallaceburg natives are moving up the ranks in the world of provincial lacrosse. Brayden Mitchell was the 14th overall pick in the second round ... Read More

Polar Plunge raises over $100K for Special Olympics Ontario

Polar Plunge raises over $100K for Special Olympics Ontario

Robyn Brady- January 25, 2023

(Photo by Chris Taylor) Organizers are thrilled with the turnout for this year’s Polar Plunge for Special Olympics, the first in-person event in Chatham since ... Read More

Wallaceburg U11 Girls return home tournament champions

Wallaceburg U11 Girls return home tournament champions

CKSN Staff- January 24, 2023

Black Goose Restaurant Wallaceburg U11 Girls. (Contributed photo) The Black Goose Restaurant Wallaceburg U11 Girls are 2023 BAD Blazers Winter Tournament Champions! The Lakers battled ... Read More

36th annual Farmers Bonspiel attracts curlers from across Ontario

36th annual Farmers Bonspiel attracts curlers from across Ontario

CKSN Staff- January 24, 2023

(Photo courtesy of Harry Curtis) More than two dozen teams from across Ontario were in Wallaceburg this past weekend for the 36th annual All Ontario ... Read More

UCC Lancers win Vaughan Peckham senior girls’ volleyball tournament

UCC Lancers win Vaughan Peckham senior girls’ volleyball tournament

CKSN Submissions- January 23, 2023

The Ursuline Lancers volleyball team following their victory at the Vaughan Peckham senior girls’ volleyball tournament. (Contributed photo) The Ursuline Lancers volleyball team have been ... Read More

Local curler looking for ninth championship at Farmers Bonspiel

Local curler looking for ninth championship at Farmers Bonspiel

CKSN Staff- January 21, 2023

Jerry Meyskens at the 36th All Ontario Farmers Bonspiel at the Wallaceburg Sydenham Curling Club. (CKSN Photo) The 36th All Ontario Farmers Bonspiel continues this ... Read More

Pair of Maroons to play in  St. Andrew’s College MacPherson Challenge

Pair of Maroons to play in St. Andrew’s College MacPherson Challenge

CKSN Submissions- January 20, 2023

Two Chatham Maroons have been named to the leadership team for a prestigious junior hockey tournament. The St. Andrew’s College MacPherson Challenge returns this year ... Read More

Bill Stobbs, a staple in Jr. hockey, passes away

Bill Stobbs, a staple in Jr. hockey, passes away

CKSN Submissions- January 18, 2023

Written by the PJHL Bill Stobbs. (Photo courtesy of simplechoicecremation.ca) It is with deeply saddened hearts that the PJHL announces the passing of Bill Stobbs. ... Read More

Blenheim’s Abby Stonehouse is golden

Blenheim’s Abby Stonehouse is golden

CKSN Staff- January 16, 2023

Team Canada wins gold in the IIHF U18 Women’s World Hockey Championship. Canada earned its second consecutive gold medal at the IIHF U18 Women’s World ... Read More

Full-service sportsbook opens at Caesars Windsor

Full-service sportsbook opens at Caesars Windsor

CKSN Staff- January 14, 2023

Caesars Windsor President Kevin Laforet was joined by Windsor-West NDP MP Brian Masse, Mayor Drew Dilkens, and NHL Hall of Famer Grant Fuhr during a ... Read More