Category: Featured Stories
“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
“Share your experiences with other women, let them know there are opportunities” – Emma Gorski
Emma Gorski, goaltender for the NCAA Merrimack College Warriors hockey team sends a message to other women about working together and sharing resources for International ... Read More
“Being an athlete isn’t always easy with some beauty standards that prefer women that don’t look strong” – Alison Stephens
Alison Stephens is an NCAA Division I track and field athlete for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Here is what Stephens had to ... Read More
“Because there is the dismissal of female athletes, it is so important that women support other women in sports” – Abby Sluys
Abby Sluys is an OCAA All-Star volleyball player for the Redeemer College Royals. Here is Sluys' message to other women's athletes for International Women's Day: ... 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
“Repeat after me. I am strong. I am beautiful. I am loved.” – Paige Johnston
Paige Johnston is a former college basketball player, who now works to inspire others through the health and fitness industry. Here is what Johnston had ... Read More
Chatham’s Next Wave Of Women’s Hockey Players Is About To Make A Big Splash
Kate Martin - Photo by CKSN.ca Chatham-Kent's women's hockey scene has been booming for some time. Currently, there are 24 Chatham Outlaws and Chatham-Kent Crush ... 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
“They Are Perfect The Way They Are” – Shona Branton
Shona Branton is a USports swimmer for the Western University Mustangs. Here is Branton's message to women and girls for International Women's Day: "Being a ... Read More
“The idea of a strong women isn’t just a superhero like Wonder Woman” – Brooke MacLeod
Brooke MacLeod is a Usports soccer player for the University of Windsor Lancers. Here is MacLeod's message for International Women's Day: The idea of a ... Read More
“I will never take for granted all the opportunities that came along with playing sports as a young girl” – Kirsten Horney
Kirsten Horney is an ACHA hockey player for the Adrian College Bulldogs. Below is Horney's message for International Women's Day. "I’ve had to opportunity to ... Read More
“Seeing how much women have impacted the sports industry throughout the past couple of years it’s inspiring” – Erin Kopinak
Erin Kopinak is an NCAA golfer from Tilbury, Ontario. Below is Kopinak's message about sports and to other women for International Women's Day: "I’ve been ... Read More
Cyclones Accepting Coaching Applications
A Chatham-Kent hockey team takes instruction at Memorial Arena - Photo by CKSN.ca The Chatham-Kent Cyclones 'AAA' hockey organization is accepting Coaching Applications for the ... Read More
The Wakabayashis: From Internment To All-Americans
Mel Wakabayashi with Michigan - Photo by University of Michigan During the 1940s, Canada and the United States went through a dark period of Japanese ... Read More