Category: Basketball
Hank Biasatti: From Chatham To Both The NBA, And MLB
Hank Biasatti's Basic Training group in Chatham, Ontario - 1945 Imagine playing in two major league sports. It's a feat that has been accomplished by ... Read More
Ayim Wins French Title, Retires A Champion
Miranda Ayim hoists the championship trophy with her Basket Landes teammates Chatham born professional basketball player Miranda Ayim won a French Championship with Basket Landes. ... Read More
Lynx Drop Opener On Last Second Shot
Chatham's Bridget Carleton was held off the scoresheet in the WNBA season opener for the Minnesota Lynx, a 77-75 loss to the Phoenix Mercury. Carleton ... Read More
Carleton Moving Forward After A Tumultuous Year
Bridget Carleton with the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx By Gabby Glasier Bridget Carleton is all for winning. As the WNBA season steadily approaches, the Minnesota Lynx ... Read More
Dolores Shadd Fought Injustice As A Black Woman, Coach, And Umpire
Dolores Shadd, back row far right, and her Red Dragons basketball team in 1945. In the present day, the issue of under representation in coaching ... Read More
Carleton, Lynx Open WNBA Preseason This Week
Bridget Carleton with the Minnesota Lynx Chatham's Bridget Carleton is preparing to enter her third WNBA season. After resigning with the Minnesota Lynx, Carleton will ... Read More
How WNBA Owners Still Aren’t Betting On Women
Sue Bird - Photo by the Seattle Storm Last year, the Women’s National Basketball Association announced the implementation of a new collective bargaining agreement with ... Read More
Wallaceburg’s Stucke Family Leaves Lasting Impact On NCAA Hardcourts
Coleman Stucke with Northeastern If you know Wallaceburg's Gayle Stucke, and her late husband Berne Stucke, you'll know their family ties to athletics. That lineage ... Read More
Miranda Ayim Retiring From Professional Basketball
Chatham born professional basketball player Miranda Ayim announced her upcoming retirement this week. "I'm retiring," Ayim wrote on social media."There's never really a right time/way ... Read More
Local Athlete Speaks Out About The Objectification Of Women In Sport
Maggie Denys with the University of Windsor Lancers Women's basketball team - Photo by Kevin Jarrold Women in sport face not only opponents on the ... Read More
“Be Brave, Be Bold, Be Strong” Says Bridget Carleton
Bridget Carleton is one of the best athletes to ever come out of Chatham-Kent, and her impact as a mentor and role model for local ... Read More
“As a female athlete people are doubting your success and the competition involved in women’s sports” – Ashleigh LaBlance
Ashleigh LaBlance is an OCAA basketball player for the provincial champion Fanshawe College Falcons. Here is what LaBlance had to say for International Women's Day: ... Read More
“Don’t Let People Overlook You, Or Tell You That You Can’t Do Something” – Gabi Whiteye
Gabi Whiteye, a college basketball player with the St. Clair College Saints sends a message to young women and girls for International Women's Day. Check ... Read More
Throwback Thursday: Chatham Products Playing College Basketball At Humber
On this week’s Throwback Thursday, brought to you by CK Tubs and Taps, we look at a pair of local basketball products who played college basketball. ... Read More