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Nov 1, 17 •
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It’s rant time once again. I really need to write these while sitting on our cedar glider rocker bench on the front porch. For anyone who has watched the baseball playoffs this year, am I the only one who thinks teams should consider switching to plaid...
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Mar 9, 16 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local Sports • Jim Blake • No Comments
There are a lot of ways to tell dedication in the sports world but on a cold, windy February evening in Chatham, none resonates louder than the smack of a baseball as it hits a leather glove. Weeks before their major league counterparts reported to spring...
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Sep 2, 15 •
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I’ve been to Bike Fest CK in the past, but this year was the first time I had the opportunity to see the escorted ride roll down William Street and into the Cultural Centre. A total of 150 riders registered Saturday morning in Erieau for the escorted ride,...
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Sep 1, 15 •
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Fred Osmon thought he knew what he was getting into when he began compiling a history of baseball in Chatham and Kent County. After all, as a 48-year volunteer with and author of a book about the Chatham Minor Baseball Association, he had every reason to...
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Jul 29, 15 •
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I do believe I have graduated. I am talking, of course, about my hip rehabilitation. It has been 11 weeks since I got my right hip replaced. Last week, I said goodbye to the folks at Chatham Physiotherapy. I still have exercises to do and muscles to...
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Jun 17, 15 •
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When I opted for hip surgery, I knew I’d be out of action for a while. And I knew the timing would suck. For the second year, I chaired the Chatham Relay For Life event. In the final month of preparation, I was laid up at home, unable to attend meetings or...
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Jun 24, 14 •
534 Views • Feature Story, Local Sports • Ian Kennedy • No Comments
It wouldn’t be a stretch to assume an athlete competing on a new team, and at a new position would struggle to adapt, or fail altogether. That assumption couldn’t be farther from the truth for Kent Bridge’s Luke Van Rycheghem, who is shining...
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Jun 10, 14 •
384 Views • Feature Story, Local Sports • Ian Kennedy • No Comments
No player on the Western Counties Wolverines Under-14 baseball team was alive to see Bill Atkinson pitch in the Major League’s during the 1970s. In fact, many had likely never heard the Chatham resident’s name, unless their parents had mentioned him;...
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Apr 8, 14 •
679 Views • Feature Story, Local Sports • Ian Kennedy • No Comments
For many baseball players, a Tommy John surgery can mark the end of a career. Coming back from two such surgeries to compete at a high level is almost unheard of; but that’s exactly what Chatham’s Rich Corrente has done this season. Corrente is playing...
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Oct 31, 13 •
500 Views • Feature Story, Local Sports • Jim Blake • No Comments
When most people think of Chatham baseball, they think of Fergie Jenkins, and rightfully so but there’s a lot more to the story. So much more that when long time Chatham Minor Baseball Association (CMBA) member Fred Osmon sat down to write a history of the...
