Category: Featured Stories
The Chatham-Kent Connection That Got Jackie Robinson To The Majors | Black History Month
Without Wendell Smith, the history of sport may look completely different. He challenged ideas, racism, and exclusion in sport one word at a time. It’s ... Read More
Flat Chase Was a Baseball Legend | Black History Month
Born in Buxton, Ontario in 1910, Earl “Flat” Chase was one of the region’s top young baseball players in the first half of the 1900’s. ... Read More
Black Ice: Boomer Harding’s On-Ice Legacy | Black History Month
Wilfred 'Boomer' Harding may be best known as a baseball legend with the Chatham Coloured All-Stars, but his hockey career is one for the ages ... Read More
Robbins and Wright Broke Barriers In Blenheim | Black History Month
Mike Robbins and Buddy Wright were two barrier breaking hockey players for the 1971-72 Blenheim Blades. The duo suited up for the Blenheim Blades at ... Read More
Carleton Leads As Canada Punches World Cup Ticket
Bridget Carleton was Canada's leader as Team Canada punched its ticket to the 2022 World Cup in Sydney, Australia. “We came here and did what ... Read More
The NCAA’s First Black Hockey Coach: Eddie Wright | Black History Month
Eddie Wright with the Boston University hockey team - Photo from the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society Hockey remains a predominantly white sport. Eddie Wright however, ... Read More
Kucera Sisters Power Saints To Season Opening Win
The St. Clair College Women’s Basketball team was eager to get back on the SportsPlex court Wednesday night and fashioned a gritty 67-63 win over ... Read More
When Jim Dudley Came To Bat | Black History Month
Jim Dudley was one of the best ball players Chatham-Kent has seen. As a teenager, Dudley, who also went by James, and J.C., played baseball ... Read More
From A Pulpit To The Super Bowl – Tony Dungy’s Roots Are In Chatham-Kent | Black History Month
Tony Dungy became the first Black NFL coach to win a Super Bowl title when he led the Indianapolis Colts to a title in Super ... Read More
Binga Captained Blades As League’s Only Black Player | Black History Month
Gerry Binga was the only Black hockey player on the Blenheim Golden Blades. Not only that, he was the only Black hockey players in the ... Read More
Angela James Gives Wallaceburg An MVP Performance | Black History Month
Angela James in Wallaceburg accepting the Lipstick tournament MVP honours Angela James was the superstar of women's hockey in the 1980s and 1990s. She won ... Read More
Maroons Return With Home Win
Cameron Graham The Chatham Maroons first home game since the lifting of provincial health initiatives that impacted sport finished in a win. Chatham came from ... Read More
Video: Ryan Gagner OHL Highlights
Ryan Gagner is one of the most promising prospects from Chatham-Kent. Gagner is currently in his rookie OHL season with the Peterborough Petes. Dylan Krill (@dylan_krill), ... Read More
Joe Louis’ Ties To Chatham-Kent | Black History Month
Joe Louis remains one of the history's greatest boxers. Louis also had ties to Chatham-Kent. Louis’ parents were born of freed slaves. When he came ... Read More