Wallaceburg Donates $5,000 to Trenton Track
Story courtesy of the Chatham-Kent Sports Network CKSN.ca After winning a stop on the Kraft Celebration Tour and receiving $25,000 to renovate an outdoor lacrosse facility, instead of focusing on their own needs, the community of Wallaceburg came together with an amazing display of sportsmanship giving $5000 back to Trenton,…
Kraft Celebration Tour a Hit in Wallaceburg
An estimated 3,500 people packed Crothers Conservation Area in Wallaceburg Saturday for the Kraft Celebration Tour before a thunderstorm sent many visitors running for cover. The events Friday and Saturday, were considered a huge success with Wallaceburg winning praise from both Kraft and TSN representatives. While in town, TSN anchors…
Kraft Celebration Tour Finally Here
Starting today, TSN anchors Kate Beirness and Darren Dutchyshen will be in Wallaceburg participating in local activities, followed by the Kraft Celebration Tour itself Saturday from 4pm-7pm at Crothers Conservation Area in Wallaceburg. Visitors are encouraged to be parked and in Crothers by 4pm as the majority of the youth…
Lacrosse Expo Being Hosted Saturday in Wallaceburg
Before the Kraft Celebration Tour gets underway Saturday afternoon, visitors to Wallaceburg will have the opportunity to take part in a Lacrosse Expo on the back campus and tennis courts at Wallaceburg District Secondary School. This expo is designed to give youth an opportunity to try lacrosse and parents a…
Athletes Aren’t Invincible
As a child, staring through the glass of an arena, or the cage at a fight, most kids believe the hulking men before them are invincible. These athletes take punches, hits, play through broken bones, receive stiches on the bench, and keep going. They are heroes to young girls and…
Milwaukee Brewers Scout Local Talent at Tryout
The Milwaukee Brewers made an appearance in Chatham Tuesday to scout local baseball players. The Major League team held an open tryout which saw 75 baseball players from Chatham-Kent, Southwestern Ontario, the United States and even Central America in attendance. Brewers Director of Canadian Scouting Jay Lapp put the players…
Havoc Men Finish Season With Best Record Ever
The Kent Havoc Mens Rugby team finished their best season ever in convincing fashion defeating the Burce II mens team 55-0. With the win, the Havoc improved to 8-1-1 on the season heading into playoffs. Adam Girardin powered the Kent Havoc men to their lopsided win scoring three tries in…
There Was Success in Our Failure
Failure is the wrong word for what happened this past weekend. Following the incredible success of the Women’s International Rugby games in Chatham-Kent Friday night, event organizers immediately began conversations with Rugby Canada officials to bring the Nations Cup Womens Finals to Chatham this weekend. The games, which would have…
Missiaen Coming to Blenheim Hockey School
Chatham native, and recently signed New York Rangers goalie Jason Missiaen, will be offering his knowledge to young netminders attending the third annual Blenheim Hockey School Aug. 22 to Aug. 26. Missiaen, who played Junior ‘C’ with Dresden Kings for two seasons, followed by four years with Peterborourgh Petes of…
TSN Anchors To Tackle ‘Large Marge’ in Wallaceburg
A highlight of every Kraft Celebration Tour stop is watching TSN’s anchors participate in local activities that showcase the 10 towns on the Tour. This year, when the Kraft Celebration Tour visits Wallaceburg on August 20, TSN anchors Kate Beirness and Darren Dutchyshen will participate in several activities in the…
UCC Students Win Provincial Beach Volleyball Bronze
Two Chatham volleyball players, Alex Ciarma and Michaela Hanley, won Bronze in their beach volleyball U18 division at the Ontario Volleyball Association Provincials. The tournament took place this past weekend at Ashbridges Park in Toronto. Both Ciarma and Hanley are students at UCC and are members of the Zephyr Beach…
Large Crowd Watches Canada Win TekSavvy Kent Cup
A crowd of almost 1000 people gathered at the Chatham-Kent Community Athletic Complex for an evening of international rugby capped by the TekSavvy Kent Cup between Canada and the USA. The noisy crowd watched first as England, the 2nd ranked womens rugby team in the world, dismantled South Africa 46-8,…
Sting Left Winless, but Showing Improvement
On Wednesday, July 27th the Wallaceburg Sting hosted the London Portuguese in a re-scheduled game from earlier in the season. The Sting found themselves up against a team in the bottom of the standings, so this game had the makes of the Sting’s possible first victory. Unfortunately, things didn’t go…
Local Player Continues Winning at Nationals
At the Canadian Nationals, Team Ontario’s U15 Girls Basketball team is quickly solidifying their position as the team to beat. Last night, Ontario narrowly defeated Team Quebec 75-69. Chatham’s Bridget Carleton contributed important minutes on the floor pulling down 10 rebounds accoring to Basketball Ontario and chipping in with 7…
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