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Mike Bennett has more than three decades invested in covering sports in Chatham-Kent. The veteran journalist is also involved with marketing for South Buxton Raceway.
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May 29, 19 •
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One of the most iconic moments in National Hockey League history happened 49 years ago, as old-time hockey fans vividly remember the sight of Bobby Orr flying through the air after scoring the Stanley Cup winning goal for the Boston Bruins. One Chatham...
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Apr 9, 15 •
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The local hockey community is mourning the loss of one of its most iconic figures. George Aitken, a member of the legendary Chatham Maroons’ 1960 Allan Cup championship winning team and a long-time coach of the Junior Maroons, died on Tuesday at...
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Feb 17, 15 •
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A 12-year-old Chatham boy is thankful for treatment he is receiving at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Montreal. He is showing his gratefulness by raising funds for the new hospital construction through a new love in his life – curling. “I thought...
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Sep 29, 14 •
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Two teens stole the show at South Buxton Raceway’s season ending two-night Canadian Fall Shootout. Jake Hooker, a 14-year-old from Chatham, pulled off a stunning upset in the Sport Stocks Shootout feature on Saturday night – the first career win for...
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Sep 19, 14 •
254 Views • Feature Story, Local Sports • Mike Bennett • 1 Comment
If the last three years are any indication, patience will be the key in Saturday night’s Tirecraft Sport Stocks season championship race. Patience, and running third in the late laps. Crashes involving the leaders has allowed the third-place driver to win...
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Sep 12, 14 •
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Chatham’s Jim Jones and Leamington’s Joel Dick will both have front-row starting positions to defend their season championship race victories Saturday night at South Buxton Raceway. Jones won the 2013 Westside Performance Plus UMP Late Models championship...
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Sep 7, 14 •
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His car was overheating, he was mired back in traffic and the white flag was on the speedway. The last place Jeff Schives thought he would wind up was in Victory Lane. The 19-year-old Blenheim driver pulled off a stunning win in Saturday’s Autotech Bombers...
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Sep 5, 14 •
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The road to Victory Lane in Saturday’s Autotech Service Bombers season championship race goes through Blenheim. Two Blenheim drivers have dominated the class this season at South Buxton Raceway – Jeff Schives in the first half and Shawn Hope in the...
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Sep 2, 14 •
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He waited seven years to win his father’s memorial race. But the five minutes that followed the end of Saturday’s Rick Haskell memorial race probably seemed longer than seven years. Gregg Haskell went from third place on the final lap to a dramatic...
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Aug 29, 14 •
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The Rick Haskell memorial race has always been a special night for the family and the Westside Performance Plus UMP Late Models. This year will be even more special as all three Haskell brothers will compete together in their father’s memorial for the first...
