Jim Gebhardt will be remembered by many Kingston hockey fans as a veteran leader on the great Kingston Aces Senior 'A' teams of the 1960’s. But for Gebhardt, who passed away last week at the age of 92, hockey represented just one chapter in a remarkable life of service, leadership and athletic achievement. A highly … Continue reading Jim Gebhardt remembered as Kingston hockey leader, military officer and RMC builder

One of Canada’s oldest amateur golf tournaments returns to its roots this weekend as Cataraqui Golf & Country Club hosts the 100th St. Lawrence District Golf Association championship tournament on July 24 and 25. The St. Lawrence District Golf Association was founded at Cataraqui in 1925, the annual inter-club tournament began play the following year … Continue reading St. Lawrence District Golf Championship. Celebrating 100 years this weekend at Cataraqui Golf & Country Club.

Brad Rhiness was Kingston's first ever draft choice in 1973. Rhiness (middle) with Mike Crombeen (L) and Tony McKegney (R). This weekend many dreams will come true for young hockey players when they hear their name called as the OHL Draft is being hosted in Kingston. For over 25 years the draft has been done … Continue reading Brad Rhiness: A Look Back 53 Years Ago At Kingston’s First Ever Draft Pick. This Weekend Kingston Plays Host To the OHL Draft.

CKWS sports icon Max Jackson interviews another legend - golfing great Jack Nicklaus on the Wolfe Island ferry in 1962. ~ Peter Owen photo - CKWS TV. Imagine meeting golfing legend Jack Nicklaus on the Wolfe Island ferry. Now that would be the ultimate definition of doing a ‘double-take’. In the 1960's Nicklaus joined his … Continue reading Jack Nicklaus: Golfing Great Enjoyed Duck Hunting on Wolfe Island In The 1960’s

Sad to learn of the passing of former Chicago Black Hawks star Dennis Hull this weekend at the age of 81. Hull was often a featured celebrity and speaker at the Syl Apps Charity golf tournament in Kingston that ran for 20 years, a huge annual fundraiser for the local Rotary Club organized by former … Continue reading Dennis Hull: The Self-Proclaimed Third Best Hull – Dead At Age 81.

Jay McKee resigned from the Brantford Bulldogs on May 29th to become the new Head Coach of the AHL's Hamilton Hammers. On Thursday Jim Hulton made the surprising announcement he was leaving the Charlottetown Islanders after 11 seasons to look for a new opportunity. On Friday morning Amherstview’s Jay McKee resigned from the OHL’s Brantford … Continue reading Amherstview’s Jay McKee Is The Head Coach of the New AHL Hamilton Hammers. McKee Ends A Great Run With The OHL’s Brantford Bulldogs

Two former Kingson athletes Harv Milne and Bob Moses, will be inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame this week. Milne and Moses will be honoured for winning the Centennial Cup with the Rockland Nationals - fifty years ago in 1976. It’s a pretty short list of Kingston players that played in two national … Continue reading Harv Milne & Bob Moses: Two Kingston Athletes being inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame. Their Rockland, ON Junior ‘A’ Team won the Centennial Cup in 1976

Sad news this week to hear of the recent passing of former Kingston athlete Eddie Long. In the early 1960's Long was a rock on the blueline for some very good teams with the Kingston Junior 'B' Frontenacs. Long moved up to join the Kingston Senior 'A' Aces where he became a popular teammate and … Continue reading Eddie Long: Remembered As a Great Teammate And Versatile Athlete

Garry Lavallee (left) helped the Kingston midget team win the OMHA championship in 1961 as a player & later coached the Kingston midgets that won an OMHA title in 1968. Lavallee with teammates Kurt Demmler & Charlie Convery. It was 58 years ago in the spring of 1968 the Kingston Midget all-stars won the OMHA … Continue reading Garry Lavallee: Played On Kingston’s 1961 OMHA Midget Championship Team and Coached the Kingston Midgets To Another OMHA Title in 1968

Inmates work the Portsmouth Quarry in 1911. Photo courtesy of Canada's Penitentiary Museum Collection In the mid-1800’s Portsmouth Park was a busy limestone quarry worked by inmates from Kingston Penitentiary. Decades later, renamed Garrigan Park, it was home to the City of Kingston’s popular youth summer parks program. Kingston’s best fastball players played in the … Continue reading Portsmouth’s Garrigan Park: A Once Thriving Limestone Quarry Has A Long History