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Polar Plunge biggest fundraiser for Special Olympics

Polar Plunge biggest fundraiser for Special Olympics

Dave Gough- January 13, 2024

Chatham-Kent hosting the Special Olympics in June will likely be the biggest sporting event in the municipality this year. The Special Olympics school championships — ... Read More

Veccia traded to Guelph at OHL trading deadline

Veccia traded to Guelph at OHL trading deadline

Dave Gough- January 9, 2024

Zander Veccia - Photo by Terry Wilson/ OHL Images Like father like son. Thirty-nine years ago, Rob Veccia was a third-year defenceman with the Windsor ... Read More

Two Chatham-Kent runners qualify for OFSAA

Two Chatham-Kent runners qualify for OFSAA

Dave Gough- November 1, 2023

Two Chatham-Kent runners have qualified for the OFSAA cross country championships being held this Saturday in Etobicoke. Chatham-Kent’s Gracie VanderGriendt won the novice girls’ four-kilometre ... Read More

Huskies Complete Incredible Undefeated Season

Huskies Complete Incredible Undefeated Season

CKSN Submissions- August 5, 2022

The Kent Bridge Huskies finished off their undefeated season in the playoffs by winning 4-0 in a rain-shortened championship game. The winning pitcher was Sarah ... Read More

New Book About Chatham-Kent Discusses Racism In Sport

New Book About Chatham-Kent Discusses Racism In Sport

CKSN Staff- May 25, 2022

Chatham-Kent's sporting history runs deep. Whether it is the Chatham Coloured All-Stars, Fergie Jenkins, Bob Izumi, Ed Pinnance, Vicky Sunohara, Mel and Herb Wakabayashi, or ... Read More

Veccia Scores Twice In Steelheads Win

Veccia Scores Twice In Steelheads Win

CKSN Staff- January 26, 2022

Zander Veccia - Photo by Terry Wilson/ OHL Images Zander Veccia bookended a Mississauga Steelheads win Tuesday night scoring twice in the game. Veccia opened ... Read More

Gaining And Giving Life Experiences Through Recreation

Gaining And Giving Life Experiences Through Recreation

CK Recreation- November 17, 2021

Asiah Tatsu leads a group of children in the Learn To Play Soccer program - Photo by CKSN.ca Asiah Tatsu loves her job. She's gaining ... Read More

Veccia Scores First OHL Goal, Gagner Records First Assist

Veccia Scores First OHL Goal, Gagner Records First Assist

CKSN Staff- October 31, 2021

Zander Veccia of the Mississauga Steelheads - Photo by Terry Wilson/ OHL Images Ridgetown's Zander Veccia recorded his first career OHL goal Saturday scoring in ... Read More

Veccia, Stonehouse Among NHL Central Scouting Players To Watch

Veccia, Stonehouse Among NHL Central Scouting Players To Watch

CKSN Staff- October 19, 2021

Brady Stonehouse with the Ottawa 67s - Photo by Robert Lefebvre/ OHL Images Zander Veccia and Brady Stonehouse saw their names on the NHL Central ... Read More

Chatham-Kent Bringing Talents To OHL

Chatham-Kent Bringing Talents To OHL

CKSN Staff- October 8, 2021

Brady Stonehouse - Photo by Greg Mason In the cycle that is Chatham-Kent hockey players, it's been a few seasons since so many local hockey ... Read More

Postma Fitness Celebrating Nine Years

Postma Fitness Celebrating Nine Years

CKSN Staff- October 6, 2021

Nine years ago, things look a lot different for Ricky Postma and Postma Fitness Centre. Back then, classes were running out of the Blenheim United ... Read More

Vandenboorn Wins A Pair of Provincial Silver Medals

Vandenboorn Wins A Pair of Provincial Silver Medals

CKSN Staff- August 23, 2021

Jeremy Vandenboorn of Ridgetown had success this month at the Athletics Ontario U18 2021 Championships taking home a pair of silver medals. Vandenboorn took part ... Read More

G-League Hoping For A Chatham-Kent Franchise

G-League Hoping For A Chatham-Kent Franchise

CKSN Staff- July 14, 2021

A new hockey league is set to launch in Ontario, and organizers are hoping to see a franchise in Chatham-Kent. The G-League will be a new ... Read More

Jones Wins Jamieson Event At Willow Ridge

Jones Wins Jamieson Event At Willow Ridge

CKSN Submissions- July 13, 2021

With rain threatening to shorten the second Jamieson event of the season, players and volunteers were happy to see the overcast skies hold off at ... Read More