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South Buxton Raceway mid-season championship, July 17
By Mike Bennett – South Buxton Raceway The rain stayed away from South Buxton Raceway on Saturday allowing four drivers to reign over the track on Mid-Season Championship Night. Chatham drivers Brad Authier and Eric Vanderiviere both took advantage of their outside front-row starting positions to win the Dover Sanitation…
Chatham Tennis Club holds intercity tourney
Results from the intercity tennis tournament hosted by the Chatham Tennis Club on Sat. July 17. 18 juniors participated, 9 from Chatham and the rest from London, Leamington Tilbury, and St. Thomas. In the boys’ U18 category Jake Lahn of London was the champion, beating Robert McLellan (also of London)…
Dresden swim team receives funds
Catherine McVean Chapter IODE and the Dresden Rotary Club presented the Dresden Sting Ray swimming team with some funds to continue their competitive season. IODE President Kris Richards and Rotary president Gary Edwards were on hand to make the presentation to parent assistants Ken Ritchie and Steve Pardy for the…
Mid-season championship at South Buxton Raceway
Ridgetown’s Dale Glassford and Blenheim’s Shawn Jones will start on the pole in their Mid-Season Championship races this Saturday at South Buxton Raceway. The line ups for the Mid-Season Championship races will be determined by the order of points after the completion of the pursuit races on Saturday. A maximum…
Dresden Raceway action, photos and video
The Chatham-Kent Daily Post made a stop at the Dresden Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (July 15) to check out some live horse racing at ‘Little Saratoga’. For the month of July, Dresden Raceway has been home to Ontario Sires Stakes races each Wednesday and holds its regular racing program every…
South Buxton Raceway results, July 10
Dale Glassford has had a clear view of every feature race winner in the Dover Sanitation UMP Late Model class this season at South Buxton Raceway. Saturday night marked the second time that the Ridgetown driver saw the checkered flag fall in front of his windshield. The other five times,…
Chatham tennis tourney July 17
The Chatham Tennis Club is hosting a junior intercity tennis tournament on Saturday, July 17. Players from London, Sarnia, Windsor and Essex county will be attending. Local Chatham-Kent players are invited to play also. The calibre of play will be much like we are used to in our Sunday tournaments…
Maple City Brewers top Riverside in senior baseball
The Maple City Brewers defeated Riverside on Wednesday night (July 7) in a game played in Woodslee. Check out the game details below. Game details Maple City Brewers vs Riverside Wednesday July 7, 2010 7:00 p.m. Woodslee Diamond Brewers 6, Riverside 4 Brewers – 0 0 0 1 4 1…
Edmonton Oilers’ Ryan Jones discusses upcoming season, see video
The Chatham-Kent Daily Post sat down with Chatham native and Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Jones on Tuesday, July 6 during an autograph session. Watch the video below, where Jones discusses his excitement for the upcoming season with the Oilers, how he fits in, and how he feels about playing with…
NHLer Ryan Jones back home, see video
Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Jones was more than happy to brave the heat on Tuesday (July 6) to sign some autographs for some local youth at the Chatham Burger in Chatham. Jones, 26, was visiting his home town recently and decided to take some time to help promote the local…
South Buxton Raceway recap, July 3
Four drivers won their second feature races of the season in front of a capacity crowd on Saturday night at South Buxton Raceway. Chatham’s C.J. Field in the Schinkels Gourmet Meats Modifieds, Wallaceburg’s Mike Lewis in the Dover Sanitation Late Models, Chatham’s Eric Vanderiviere in the Windride Transportation Sport Stocks…
Chatham tennis tourney results, July 4
Results from Sunday July 4, Chatham Tennis Club gold division boys tournament. Alexander Goldoni and Harley Kitamura defeated Adam Hueniken and Mitch Vandersluis 8-4 to win the championship. Mike Woods and Dylan McTavish defeated Branden Dube and Matt Ruttle 8-0 to finish third. Luke Hueniken and Josh Myers defeated Clark…
Basketball camp coming to Chatham
MC Hoops is excited to announce two free scholarships for this year’s premier basketball camp in Chatham-Kent. The camp will be run July 26-30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All residents of Chatham-Kent are invited to send their children, Grades 3-9, to participate in a great week of learning…
Family Night held at South Buxton Raceway
Family Night at South Buxton Raceway saw four first-time feature winners in the 2010 season drive into Victory Lane on Saturday. Two drivers led all 20 laps of their feature races – Chatham’s Brad Authier in the Dover Sanitation UMP Late Models and Merlin’s Joe Brosseau in the Schinkels Gourmet…
Brewers pound Corunna in senior baseball action
Here are the details from a game played between the Maple City Brewers and the Corunna Giants. Maple City Brewers vs Corunna Sunday June 27 1:30 p.m. Fergie Jenkins Field Brewers 14, Corunna 5 Brewers Pitcher Jason Shaw pitched 5 innings – 3 runs, 6 hits, 4 walks, 2 strikeouts…
Chatham Tennis Club silver tourney results, June 27
Here are the results from the Chatham Tennis Club tournament held over the weekend (June 27): Silver Division The club had record attendance with seven teams in the mixed doubles tournament. Elizabeth Hook and Alin Dovancescu won the first double mixed championship of Silver Division in 2010 CTC fun tournaments…
Wallaceburg Red Devils complete 2010 season, see photos
By Dave Dewhirst – Special to the Daily Post Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the building. Or for yet another cliché, the fat lady has sung. Wallaceburg Jr. B lacrosse is done for another season. No playoffs for the Red Devils this year as the last two games, Friday…
Veterans Night held at South Buxton Raceway
It was ‘Veterans Night’ on Saturday at South Buxton Raceway as three of the track’s longest tenure drivers won feature races. Chatham’s Jim Jones, who started racing in 1976 at the age of 15, won the Dover Sanitation UMP Late Model feature race. Merlin’s Brad McLeod, a seven-time track champion…
Shaun Suisham cut by the Cleveland Browns
After only a month with the team, Wallaceburg native and NFL kicker Shaun Suisham has been cut by the Cleveland Browns. Suisham had played last season with the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys. The Browns terminated Suisham’s contract yesterday (June 17). Reports indicate that Suisham’s Canadian Football League rights…
Chatham Cycling Club holding 2010 O-Cup races
This weekend the Chatham Cycling Club is hosting the opening season 2010 O-Cup races. Club president Tom Maciejowski said he expects more than 100 racers from accross Ontario to the Wolfe Creek BMX Racing track in Chatham. The Ontario Cycling Association runs the O-Cup series through the summer at various…
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