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Greetings from an ‘Endurance Junkie’

Now you may be asking yourself several questions like: What is an endurance junkie? Who is this guy? Why do we care what he has to say? Where do they find these oddballs? ... and so on. Stick with me and you'll hopefully see that I can help bring a…

Essex sweeps Dresden in Game 4, see photos

The Dresden Junior Kings were eliminated Wednesday (March 25) night from the Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ Hockey League championships.…

Novice basketball coming to Chatham-Kent

The Ontario Cup Provincial Championships Tournament Committee in conjunction with the Chatham-Kent Wildcats basketball team will host the Ontario Cup Provincial Novice Basketball Championships in Chatham-Kent this weekend and next. Chatham-Kent has two teams in the championship, the Chatham-Kent Wildcats and the Wallaceburg Air Hawks.…

Dresden Kings down 3-0 to Essex

The Dresden Kings are facing an uphill battle in the Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ Hockey League championship. Already down 2-0 in the series, the Kings were unable to muster enough offense to stop the Essex 73s in a 4-2 Game 3 loss in Essex.…

Dresden Kings Meet Essex 73′s For Game 2

Another large audience packed the Dresden Arena for game 2 in the Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ Hockey League championship final. The Dresden Kings lost the second game of their series in a 2-0 loss to the Essex 73′s, with Essex scoring late in the second, and third periods for the…

Kings host Essex tonight

The Dresden Kings will play host to the Essex 73s tonight at the Dresden Arena. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. for Game 2 of the best-of-seven series in the Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ Hockey League championship final.…

Kings drop Game 1

Despite 46 saves from goalie Eric Steinman, the Dresden Kings failed to capture the first game in the Great Lakes Junior 'C" Hockey League Championship on Tuesday night against the Essex 73s.…

Kings battle Essex in Game 1

By Aaron Hall – Daily Post Editor The Dresden Kings will battle the Essex 73s tonight in Essex in Game 1 of the best-of-seven playoff series for the Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ Hockey Championship. The Kings battled the Mooretown Flags in the previous round, knocking them off in seven games,…

Suisham re-signed by Skins

The Washington Redskins announced today that have re-signed Wallaceburg-born kicker Shaun Suisham. The Wallaceburg District Secondary School graduate went 26-for-36 (72 percent) on field-goal tries, last season.…

The Kings of the North

The Dresden Kings are the Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ Hockey league North Division champions. After building a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven series against the Mooretown Flags, the Kings subsequently lost the next three straight games before hosting Mooretown on Friday at the Dresden Arena in the deciding Game 7.…

Flags force Game 7

The Dresden Kings drew first blood on Wednesday night in Mooretown, but as the Flags have done the past two games of their best-of-seven playoff series in the Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ Hockey League, they never quit.…

Kings squander lead, lose in OT

By Aaron Hall - Daily Post Editor It looked as if the Dresden Kings were going to enter the third period on Monday with a commanding 4-1 lead in Game 5 of their best-of-seven playoff series against the Mooretown Flags. However, with about 10 seconds left in the third period, the Flags…

The fighting in hockey debate

By Brian Cleeve – Daily Post Columnist The recent death of a hockey player who had been in a fight has led to all sorts of commentary about the ills of fighting in hockey. Commentary on both sides of the issue have weighed in. Some believe it could be eliminated…

No brooms necessary

The Dresden Kings could not wrap up their best-of-seven playoff series Saturday in Mooretown. With a commanding 3-0 series lead in the Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ semi-finals, the Kings got pounded by the Mooretown Flags 6-1 in game four.…

Dresden Sports Hall of Fame banquet upcoming

The Dresden Sports Hall of Fame are holding this years Dinner and Induction ceremony on Saturday April 18 at Lambton-Kent Composite School starting at 6 p.m. The guest speaker is former Boston Bruin goaltender Gerry Cheevers.…

Kings solidify series strangle hold

By Aaron Hall – Daily Post Editor After winning a close back-and-forth contest Wednesday night in Dresden, the Kings now have a 3-0 series lead over the Mooretown Flags in Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ playoff action. After getting the lead in the first period, Moorewtown clawed back to take the…

Dresden product debuts in AHL

Dresden’s Wes Cunningham is set to play a game in the American Hockey League. The Elmira Jackals, member of the East Coast Hockey League in the U.S., have announced that Cunningham and one of his teammates have been loaned to the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL. An Our Sports Central…

Park nets a pair in Kings win

The Dresden Kings now have a 2-0 series lead on the Mooretown Flags after a close low-scoring affair Monday night in Mooretown. Getting two goals from captain Jeremy Park, the Kings were able to hang on to a 2-1 victory.…

Baseball season is around the corner

With spring around the corner – the sounds of kids sliding into home, slapping doubles into the gap and cheers from dugouts after a diving catch will be coming along with the warmer weather. In order to get prepared for the upcoming baseball season, the Chatham Minor Baseball Association will…

Kings open series with 6-3 win

By Aaron Hall Daily Post Editor Scott Gawne got rolling early for the Dresden Kings, and he didn’t stop there. The Kings forward opened the scoring at the 41 second mark of the first period in Game 1 of the Kings best-of-seven series against the Mooretown Flags in the Great…