Ridgetown/Highgate/Moraviantown
Haskell’s bid for historic first win spoiled in waning laps
September 7th, 2010
Brad Authier joins the Haskell family in the Winners Circle after winning the fourth annual Rick Haskell Memorial race on Saturday. Pictured, from left: Rick’s father Bill Haskell; Brad Authier; Kristin Haskell and her fiancée J. J. Beaulieu; Rick’s wife Deb; Jason Haskell and his daughter Katelynne; Gregg Haskell; Patrick Haskell, at right, and his girlfriend Chantelle Barr. (James MacDonald Apex One Photo; Click on photo for larger view).
Gregg Haskell was less than 10 laps away from his first career feature win.
But it wasn’t just another Saturday night feature – it was a memorial race in honour of his father Rick Haskell, a long-time track worker at South Buxton Raceway who passed away in 2007.
The Chatham driver took the lead at the drop of the green flag for the Dover Sanitation UMP Late Model 25-lapper.
But Haskell’s bid for a historic victory ended when he bobbled coming of turn four on lap 17 and the veteran Brad Authier made what proved to be the winning pass.
Major announcements for championship night, Shootout
September 3rd, 2010
South Buxton Raceway promoters Anne Rombouts and Blake Outhouse announced two major events for the month of September.
South Buxton’s season championship night on Saturday, Sept. 11, has been renamed Support Our Troops Championship Night.
Vanderiviere strings together pair of hits at South Buxton
August 31st, 2010
Eric Vanderiviere flashes a huge smile as he accepts the Country 92.9 FM Guitar Trophy from morning co-host Cheryl Johnstone. (James MacDonald Apex One Photos; Click on photos for full views).
It was hard to tell what made Eric Vanderiviere happier – winning his fifth Windride Transportation Sport Stocks feature of the season or making an impressive debut in the Dover Sanitation UMP Late Models.
“It was exciting to do both, I had a blast in Brad’s car,” Vanderiviere said.
Vanderiviere hopes his strong fourth-place showing in Brad Authier’s backup car in the Late Model feature will land him another ride, perhaps in the season-ending Shootout on Sept. 25.
“We’ll see how he thinks I made out tonight,” said Vanderiviere.
Authier wasn’t able to see how Vanderiviere was doing himself – he was too busy winning the Late Model feature race for a fourth time in 2010.
‘Country’ meets ‘heavy metal’ at South Buxton on Saturday
August 27th, 2010
There will be country music in air but the action will be heavy metal down on the track on Saturday night at South Buxton Raceway.
The 2010 points chase is headed for the finish line as last Saturday’s rainout was not what several contenders needed in their hopes of making late-season runs for their division crowns.
There are just three weeks remaining in the 2010 regular season, including this Saturday’s Country 92.9 FM Night At The Races.
Simpsons Fence and All Canadian Tools & Industrial Supplies, both on Richmond St. in Chatham, are co-sponsors for Saturday’s racing action.
Ballhawks volleyball sets tryout dates
August 25th, 2010
Tryouts for the Chatham-Kent Ballhawks volleyball program begin on consecutive Sundays, beginning Sept. 19, at Chatham-Kent Secondary School. Tryouts are open to all players in Chatham-Kent.
Kent Phillies girls hockey program hits ice this month
August 16th, 2010
The new Kent County Girls Hockey Association takes the ice this season.
The new association is an amalgamation of girls hockey programs in Blenheim, Ridgetown, Dresden and Bothwell.
The teams will be called the Kent Phillies.
Glassford, Dale Jr. survive rough rides to feature wins
August 16th, 2010
Defending series champions Dale Glassford and Jim Dale Jr. made the most of rough track conditions to win feature races on Saturday night at South Buxton Raceway.
Glassford won his second straight and fourth Dover Sanitation UMP Late Model feature of the season while Dale Jr. made his third trip to the Winners’ Circle in the Schinkels’ Gourmet Meats UMP Modifieds.
Local trio finish fourth at Ontario Games in girls hoops
August 13th, 2010
Highgate girls fastball team held scoreless in two games
The St. Clair Region U-15 girls basketball team – featuring Chatham’s Bridget Carleton and Devyn Demars and Dresden’s Aryn Finley – finished fourth at the Ontario Summer Games.
The St. Clair Region team, comprised of players from the Windsor-Chatham-Sarnia area, lost to South Simcoe 61-37 in Friday morning’s bronze medal game.
Carleton had four points, eight rebounds and an assist while Finley had five points, four rebounds and a blocked shot, with Demars getting a rebound and a steal.