Category: Baseball
Baseball in Chatham-Kent
Field of Honour baseball recognizes legacy of Chatham Coloured All-Stars
Chatham Coloured All-Stars - Photo from the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame What began in 2021 as an idea to help further the recognition of ... Read More
Legacie Blackbird is a Lion
LAMBTON COLLEGE BASKETBALL PROGRAM secures Walpole Island player for upcoming season. Guard Legacie Blackbird has officially committed to Head Coach Janine Day and the Lambton Women’s Basketball ... Read More
Community groups rally to repair Wallaceburg scoreboard
Community groups in Wallaceburg are fundraising to update and repair the old Scoreboard in at Andy Johnston Field. The fundraising is being spearheaded by Wallaceburg ... Read More
CK Barnstormers name Dan Norman as inaugural manager
Chatham-Kent’s new Intercounty Baseball League team continues to add pieces to the puzzle ahead of its inaugural season. The Barnstormers have announced Dan Norman will ... Read More
WIFN athletes competing at North American Indigenous Games
Athletes from Walpole Island First Nation competing at the 2023 North American Indigenous Games: Draedyn Wrightman, Reese Sands, Mason Jacobs, Kiigs Shognosh, Ari Hopkins, Brayden ... Read More
Chatham Sports Hall Of Famer Mel Wakabayashi passes away
Mel Wakabayashi The Chatham Sports Hall Of Fame and the Chatham Maroons are sharing their condolences on the passing of Mel Wakabayashi. Mel was born ... Read More
Local IBL Team Rebranded As The Chatham-Kent Barnstormers
Following a rocky start, the municipality’s new Intercounty Baseball League team has now been dubbed the Chatham-Kent Barnstormers. The name of the team and the ... Read More
Hundreds descend on downtown Chatham to honour Fergie Jenkins
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 Chatham-Kent ... Read More
More details of Jenkins statue unveiling revealed
Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff (left) and Baseball Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins (right) are joined remotely by sculptor Lou Cella (centre) at the Civic Centre ... Read More
Boomer Harding, a CK All Star | Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month, CKSN is collaborating with the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame to celebrate Black athletes from Chatham-Kent. Wilfred Harding - ... Read More
Eddie Wright’s lasting legacy in CK | Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month, CKSN is collaborating with the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame to celebrate Black athletes from Chatham-Kent. Eddie Wright with ... Read More
Flat Chase, a Baseball Legend in CK | Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month, CKSN is collaborating with the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame to celebrate Black athletes from Chatham-Kent. Earl 'Flat' Chase. ... Read More
Fergie Jenkins statue to be unveiled in June
A statue immortalizing Fergie Jenkins will soon be unveiled in the Baseball Hall of Famer’s hometown of Chatham. Officials with the Municipality of Chatham-Kent will ... Read More
No Baseball Hall of Fame nod for the Chatham All Stars
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