Pro hockey came to Kingston, Ontario in 1959 with the arrival of the Eastern Professional Hockey League. 'Red' Ouellette and Willie O'Ree were two players from New Brunswick among the original EPHL Kingston Frontenacs. Longtime Kingston hockey fans will tell you the best hockey played here was in the days of the Eastern Professional Hockey … Continue reading Red Ouellette and Willie O’Ree: EPHL Legends that played in Kingston

This past weekend in Halifax Trevor Stienburg joined elite company when he was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame at St. Mary's University following a 23-year coaching career with the Huskies. Trevor Stienburg grew up in the tiny hamlet of Moscow, ON (current population is 65) north of Odessa, ON and near Kingston. As … Continue reading Trevor Stienburg: Moscow, ON native inducted into the St. Mary’s University Sports Hall of Fame.

Former CKWS / Global News sports broadcasters Mike Postovit & Doug Jeffries going into the Queen's Football Hall of Fame together in 2025 “Queen’s football shouldn’t be thanking me. I should be thanking Queen’s football.” - Doug Jeffries With his trademark humility, Doug Jeffries was appreciative and gracious during induction ceremonies into the Queen’s Football … Continue reading Queen’s Football Hall of Fame: Longtime broadcaster Doug Jeffries is a Hall of Fame inductee for the second time in three years. 

by Mark Potter For fifteen years starting in the mid-1970's Thursday night was ‘Wintario Night’. Thousands of viewers across Ontario watched the live Wintario draws on Global TV. Greg Beresford was a popular co-host and former CKLC sports announcer. In 1975, Wintario became the first major lottery in Ontario and Thursday night was known as … Continue reading Greg Beresford: Former CKLC Sports Announcer became a popular host on Wintario Lottery shows on Global Television.

Through the decades Kingston has produced many high-level hockey officials, but no one is more highly regarded and respected than Pat Hegarty. A credit to the game, Pat stands out for his on-ice work, his honesty, integrity, and dedication to helping other young officials. In 2005 three generations of the Hegarty family officiated a minor … Continue reading Pat Hegarty: A Man For All Seasons

Lawrence McGeein was a popular 17-year-old teenager in Portsmouth Village. In 1942 he drowned while trying to save three airmen from Britain’s Royal Navy that capsized their canoe off Portsmouth Harbour. Portsmouth Village was first settled in 1784. In the early 1800’s it was known as ‘Hatter’s Bay’. It has a long history and became part … Continue reading Lawrence McGeein; The remarkable story of a Portsmouth teenager that sacrificed his life attempting to save three British airmen in a capsized canoe in 1942.

Fifty years ago in 1975 legendary Queen's football coach Frank Tindall retired. Queen's replaced Tindall with a CFL star that never coached a game. Legendary coach Frank Tindall celebrates the 1955 Queen's Intercollegiate football title. Photo courtesy Queen's Archives. It is not easy to replace a legend. Who coached Green Bay after Vince Lombardi left? … Continue reading Replacing a Legend. It was fifty years ago Frank Tindall retired from coaching at Queen’s.

In the 1970's and 1980's young Kingston golfers had the opportunity to win this prestigious junior golf tournament that was hosted each year by Max Jackson - a Kingston sports icon. Many Kingston teens will have fond memories of teeing it up at the Max Jackson CKWS Junior Golf Classic that ran from 1970 to … Continue reading Max Jackson CKWS Junior Golf Classic