Category: Other Sports

Other Chatham-Kent sports including lacrosse, swimming, tennis, soccer, cross country, track and field, and golf.

Borth Drives Three Longshot Winners At Dresden

Borth Drives Three Longshot Winners At Dresden

CKSN Submissions- June 15, 2020

Photo finish during the 7th race at Dresden Raceway Tyler Borth had the hot hands at Dresden Raceway as he drove two 25-1 shots and ... Read More

In 1967, 10 Indigenous Athletes Ran As One: But Their Run Was Stolen By A White Athlete

In 1967, 10 Indigenous Athletes Ran As One: But Their Run Was Stolen By A White Athlete

CKSN Staff- June 14, 2020

In 1967, 10 Indigenous athletes were tasked with running the Pan Am torch from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Winnipeg, Manitoba for the opening ceremonies of the ... Read More

Flashback Friday: Jordan Durston

Flashback Friday: Jordan Durston

CKSN Staff- June 12, 2020

Jordan Durston Flashback to Jordan Durston playing minor lacrosse in Wallaceburg, Ontario. Flash forward and the modern day Durston recently finished his 5th season of ... Read More

Willow Ridge Safely Filling The Need For Sport And Growing The Game Of Golf

Willow Ridge Safely Filling The Need For Sport And Growing The Game Of Golf

CKSN Staff- June 11, 2020

Willow Ridge Golf & Country Club When COVID-19 swept across the globe, it also erased most sporting opportunities. As things slowly started to re-open, Willow ... Read More

Ferrah Blackbird Believes In The Power Of Lacrosse

Ferrah Blackbird Believes In The Power Of Lacrosse

CKSN Staff- June 10, 2020

Wallaceburg’s Ferrah Blackbird protects the ball - Photo by Wyatt Williams/ CKSN.caFor many Indigenous people, the game of lacrosse, which was derived from a traditional ... Read More

Pro Lacrosse Player Jordan Durston Showing The Way

Pro Lacrosse Player Jordan Durston Showing The Way

CKSN Staff- June 9, 2020

Jordan Durston with the NLL's New England Black WolvesWallaceburg and Walpole Island are filled with young lacrosse players who dream of one day playing professionally ... Read More

Chatham-Kent Athletes Shut Out Of OCAA Sports, With College Sports Suspended Until 2021

Chatham-Kent Athletes Shut Out Of OCAA Sports, With College Sports Suspended Until 2021

CKSN Staff- June 8, 2020

Tyrone Mulder carries the ball for St. Clair - Photo by St. Clair Saints Athletics The OCAA, Ontario's governing body for college sports will shut ... Read More

OUA Sports Suspended Until December 31, Impacting Dozens Of Chatham-Kent Athletes

OUA Sports Suspended Until December 31, Impacting Dozens Of Chatham-Kent Athletes

CKSN Staff- June 8, 2020

Pierce Johnson of the Windsor Lancers - Contributed PhotoThere will be no OUA sports until at least December 31, a decision which will impact dozens ... Read More

Chatham-Kent Athletes Among Leaders Of Black Lives Matter March

Chatham-Kent Athletes Among Leaders Of Black Lives Matter March

CKSN Staff- June 7, 2020

Organizers of the Chatham-Kent Supports Black Lives Matter eventIf you looked among the crowd of close to 2000 people who marched at the Chatham-Kent Supports ... Read More

Dresden Raceway Ready For Opening Day

Dresden Raceway Ready For Opening Day

Gary Patterson- June 6, 2020

Tyler Borth during last year's Dresden Raceway action - Captured Moments PhotographyWhen starter Dave Prior calls the horses behind the gate for Sunday’s first race ... Read More

We Are All #Team88 – Sport As A Pathway To Reconciliation

We Are All #Team88 – Sport As A Pathway To Reconciliation

CKSN Staff- June 6, 2020

Are you a part of Team 88? We all need to be. In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released 94 calls to ... Read More

Fergie Jenkins Releases Statement On Racism

Fergie Jenkins Releases Statement On Racism

CKSN Staff- June 4, 2020

Chatham's Fergie Jenkins, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, and long time MLB superstar, has released a statement about the racism, and unrest ... Read More

NLL Star Brendan Bomberry Sends A Message To Walpole Island And Moraviantown Athletes

NLL Star Brendan Bomberry Sends A Message To Walpole Island And Moraviantown Athletes

CKSN Staff- June 4, 2020

National Lacrosse League player Brendan Bomberry sends a message of encouragement to Indigenous youth and athletes for National Indigenous History Month. Bomberry, who is from ... Read More

Steve Tooshkenig Wants Indigenous Youth To Take The Lead In Sport, And Share Their Gifts

Steve Tooshkenig Wants Indigenous Youth To Take The Lead In Sport, And Share Their Gifts

CKSN Staff- June 3, 2020

Steve TooshkenigGrowing up, golf was more than a game for Steve Tooshkenig. He hopes that other Indigenous youth will find their place in sport, and ... Read More