Category: Baseball

Baseball in Chatham-Kent

Happy Birthday Fergie Jenkins

Happy Birthday Fergie Jenkins

Dave Gough- December 13, 2023

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. Happy ... Read More

Barnstormers working on constructing roster

Barnstormers working on constructing roster

Dave Gough- December 1, 2023

The Chatham-Kent Barnstormers roster-building continues. The brand-new Intercounty Baseball League announced earlier this week that they are signing Miles Norman. Norman hails from Oregon. The ... Read More

Spencer Marcus signs as first Barnstormers player

Spencer Marcus signs as first Barnstormers player

Dave Gough- November 14, 2023

Chatham-Kent Barnstormers general manager Harry Muir welcomes Chatham's Spencer Marcus as the first player the team signed to their roster. Spencer Marcus checks off a ... Read More

Coloured All-Stars to be honoured at Stirling Park

Coloured All-Stars to be honoured at Stirling Park

Dave Gough- November 14, 2023

Stirling Park A plaque being unveiled next week at Chatham's Stirling Park, will recognize the Chatham Coloured All-Stars and its place in local and provincial ... Read More

Field of Honour baseball recognizes legacy of Chatham Coloured All-Stars

Field of Honour baseball recognizes legacy of Chatham Coloured All-Stars

CKSN Submissions- September 21, 2023

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

Legacie Blackbird is a Lion

CKSN Staff- August 23, 2023

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 rally to repair Wallaceburg scoreboard

CKSN Staff- July 26, 2023

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

CK Barnstormers name Dan Norman as inaugural manager

CKSN Staff- July 20, 2023

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

WIFN athletes competing at North American Indigenous Games

CKSN Staff- July 19, 2023

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

Chatham Sports Hall Of Famer Mel Wakabayashi passes away

CKSN Staff- July 13, 2023

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

Local IBL Team Rebranded As The Chatham-Kent Barnstormers

CKSN Staff- July 7, 2023

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

Hundreds descend on downtown Chatham to honour Fergie Jenkins

CKSN Staff- June 13, 2023

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

More details of Jenkins statue unveiling revealed

CKSN Staff- May 23, 2023

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

Boomer Harding, a CK All Star | Black History Month

CKSN Submissions- February 26, 2023

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