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David Gough interviews goaltender Tommy O' Donnell who stopped 31/34 shots in their loss to the London Nationals. 

Community Producer: Chris Taylor

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The 7th Annual Polar plunge took place on Saturday, January 20th, 2024 and the participation was fantastic. 

Chris Taylor got a chance to catch up with organizer Jason Herder who says more than 200 people took part in Saturday’s plunge at the Sons of Kent Brewing Company, raising more than $70,000.

“This is a special event for us as Chatham-Kent has been selected as the host city for the Special Olympics School Championship Games, a return to Special Olympics programming for the first time in Chatham-Kent in 27 years,” Herder says. “100% of the proceeds raised in this Polar Plunge went directly back to the fundraising efforts that our team has been working tirelessly on.”

Herder says $373,000 of the Games’ $400,000 budget has been raised in just eight months.

“It shows the tenancy of Chatham-Kent and how we all wrap ourselves and band together to work together towards a common goal.”

Gary Patterson chats with Player of the Game Noah Mathieson. 

The maroons defeated the Strathroy Rockets 6-2. 

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Community Producer: Chris Taylor
 

The Maroons took a 4-3 victory on December 10th against the St. Thomas Stars. 

Peter Cobb caught up with Player Owen Kalp who had 1 assist on the scoresheet that evening. 

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Community Producer: Chris Taylor

Peter Cobb chats with Tim Haskell, President of the Chatham Goodfellows about the upcoming No Child Without A Christmas porchlight campaign.

Peter Cobb interviews player of the game Kaleb Papineau who had 1 assist on the score sheet in their 4-1 victory over the Komoka Kings. Tune in each week as we meet the roster of the Maroons.

Community Producer: Chris Taylor

The all-Black baseball team from Chatham that broke barriers in a white-dominated sport has been honoured in the very field where they played back in the 1930s. A plaque was unveiled at Stirling Park in Chatham on Tuesday, commemorating the 1934 Chatham Coloured All-Stars, the first all-Black team to win an Ontario Baseball Amateur Association championship. The team has also been inducted into both the Ontario Baseball Hall of Fame and Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. “Those guys opened a lot of doors that are still open and the recognition comes at a time, in our present-day history, when that story needs to be told,” said Blake Harding, the son of Chatham Coloured All-Stars player Boomer Harding, during the plaque unveiling. Harding added that the 1934 team continues to provide inspiration to young baseball players in Chatham-Kent and beyond. “These guys played for passion and that’s what’s important. It’s not about dollars,” said Harding. “It means you can do anything you set your heart to, but you’re going to have to be better and try harder, and you’re going to have to do it with class and dignity.” Dorothy Wallace, the board president of the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society, also spoke at the unveiling and said it is an honour to share the municipality’s heroes with the rest of the world. Also recognized on the plaque is Archie Stirling, the park’s namesake. Stirling served as the mayor of Chatham and was instrumental in helping the Chatham Coloured All-Stars join the city league. He is also credited with helping to create Chatham’s first minor baseball league.

Community Producer: Chris Taylor

The Chatham Maroons had a double header on November 25th and 26th defeating the London Nationals 6-5 and the St. Marys Lincolns 3-0. Gary Patterson interviews Jacob Cloutier from the Chatham Maroons

Community Producer: Chris Taylor

The Chatham Maroons had a double header on November 25th and 26th defeating the London Nationals 6-5 and the St. Marys Lincolns 3-0. Gary Patterson interviews Rorey Elson from the Chatham Maroons

Community Producer: Chris Taylor