Review of ‘Percussion Power’ at Mary Webb Centre
It started with a flashback of golden oldies, peered into the origins of electronic music, reminded listeners of soundtracks to their favourite movies and concluded with a flurry of tribal drumming. Friday’s percussion performance by Julian Jeun, Timothy Francom, and Nicholas Papador of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, was riveting and…
Fantuz Signs, Headed Home to Ontario
The expected splash in the free agent market came one day late, but it brought Chatham’s Andy Fantuz a lot closer to home. Fantuz, who had been with the Saskatchewan Roughriders since entering the CFL, signed a contract with the Hamilton Tiger Cats to return to Ontario. Although terms of…
Privately Funded Multi-Sport Facility Being Planned for Chatham-Kent
Canlan Ice Sports Corp is currently in the planning stages with local groups and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent to build a new, privately funded, multi-sport facility in Chatham-Kent. Canlan operates more than 20 recreational facilities across North America. The indoor facility, which will be located in Chatham, will cater to…
Kerkhof Continues to Shine at Northeastern University
Wallaceburg’s Deanna Kerkhof is enjoying another fine basketball season, her Junior year, at Northeastern University. Last Thursday, Kerkhof sparked an incredible 58-54 comeback win over the George Mason Patriots. Kerkhof scored a game high 25-points. Kerkhof scored the final four points of the game, including the go ahead basket with…
Essex Hands Wallaceburg Their 8th Straight Loss
With the first snowfall of December, came an even slipperier slope for the Wallaceburg Lakers as their losing streak hit 8 games. Wallaceburg was handed another loss by the Essex 73s, 7-2 Tuesday night on the road. Corey Beaulieu who recently returned to the 73s lineup was a dominant force…
Dresden’s Chris Clements Wins Meltdown Fight in Sarnia
In convincing fashion, Dresden’s Chris Clements took a huge step toward his UFC dream Saturday night, defeating Rich Clementi at The Score Fighting Series’ Meltdown in the Valley in Sarnia, Ontario. Clements won via TKO at 3:17 of the third round. Clements, a contender to join the UFC, made a statement…
Undefeated! Tartans Beat Kennedy for SWOSSAA Title
The Wallaceburg Tartans defeated the Kennedy Clippers to win the SWOSSAA senior football title in front of a road crowd at the University of Windsor Thurday evening. The 35-7 win improved Wallaceburg to a perfect 10-0 record to finish their season. Jonah Pataki and Lee Purnell were leaders on the…
A New View of Warriner’s Hockey Station
Todd Warriner’s Hockey Station recently made several upgrades to his Chatham facility. Watch the video below to get a sneak peak of Hockey Station and hear what Warriner has to say about the benefits of his training techniques for young hockey players and athletes. Click the video below to play:…
Post Game Video Interview With Oilers Forward Ryan Jones
Following his team’s 3-0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings Friday night, Chatham’s Ryan Jones took a minute to talk to the Chatham-Kent Sports Network. In the video interview, Jones talks about the Edmonton Oilers performance against the Red Wings, his team’s season, and his personal success. As well, Taylor…
Tartans Win Kent Football Crown, See Video
Story originally published on the Chatham-Kent Sports Network The Wallaceburg District Secondary School Tartans won the Kent football crown Saturday in front of a loud hometown crowd by defeating the CKSS Golden Hawks 38-12. Jonah Pataki scored 4 touchdowns for the Tartans in the win, while Jon Ashby scored Chatham-Kent…
NRL Puts on a Show at Thames Campus, See Video
Story and video courtesy of the Chatham-Kent Sports Network. The Richmond Hill Lightning took on the Cambridge Turbos in an NRL regular season game at Thames Campus Arena in Chatham, Ontario, Saturday, October 22. Richmond Hill defeated Cambridge 4-3 in a shootout. Richmond Hill Lightning captain Beth Hurren scored the shootout…
Maroons Wear Pink For Breast Cancer
Story courtesy of the Chatham-Kent Sports Network, CKSN.ca The Chatham Maroons put on a show for their home crowd at Memorial Arena Sunday night defeating the Lasalle Vipers 4-1, and hopefully getting a step closer to defeating breast cancer in the process. Chatham donned in pink jerseys which were auctioned…
Maroons Lose Home Opener to St. Thomas, Video Highlights
The Chatham Maroons have started their 2011-2012 season with two losses, including a 6-3 defeat at the hands of the St. Thomas Stars, last season’s playoff champs. In the game, Trevor Richardson, Alex Morgan, and Marco Canzoneri scored for the Chatham Maroons while Connor MacKinnon took the loss in net.…
Maple City “Brews” Up an OBA Senior B Championship
The Maple City Brewers dominated from start to finish at the Ontario Baseball Senior B Championships in Listowel Labour Day weekend bringing home a provincial title capped by an 8-1 win over Mitchell in the final. To open the tournament, the Brewers faced Woodslee, defeating their local rivals 10-0. Dave…
South Buxton Point Races Tighten as Season Winds Down
With the South Buxton Raceway season drawing nearer to an end, the divisional point races tightened on Saturday night as Kirk Hooker and Joey Brosseau took home trophy race wins. Hooker won the Rick Haskell memorial race in the Windride Transportation UMP Late Models feature. The win, also unofficially clinched…
Major Bantam Cyclones Gearing Up For Season
The Chatham-Kent AAA Major Bantam Cyclones will kick off their regular season this coming weekend at the Toronto Red Wing Early Bird Tournament which runs 8-11 September 2011 at the Westwood Arena in Toronto. This tournament features 39 teams and many of the top Major Bantam (97’s) AAA team from…
The Economy of Sports in Chatham-Kent
This column was originally published HERE. Sports will likely never become the leading source of jobs locally, but that doesn’t mean we should overlook sports as an asset to our local economy in Chatham-Kent. Sports provide unique opportunities for our local economy; one through the exposure they can give to…
Poinstreak Continues to Grow With NBL Canada Deal
Toronto, Ontario – Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc. and the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) have announced they have reached a long-term agreement in which Pointstreak will provide real-time scoring, official statistics and league wide website services to the NBL and its 7 member teams. Poinstreak, which is run by…
Wallaceburg Griffins Hand Out Annual Awards
It was a rollercoaster year for the Wallaceburg Griffins culminating with the Wallaceburg Lacrosse organization’s annual award banquet this weekend. Taking home top honours on the night were Drake Brown and Emily VanDamme who share the Griffin of the Year award. Brown played for the Griffins intermediate team and also…
Havoc Men Win First Ever League Title
For the first time in Club history, the Kent Havoc Men are league champions. The Havoc, who finished the regular season in first placed continued their domination into the playoffs defeating Burlington II this weekend to capture the Niagara Rugby Union title. Less than 10 minutes into the game Brad…
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