Chatham Ballhawks Soar to Fourth

The Chatham-Kent Ballhawks Boys Under-14s finished fourth in the Hawkins Ontario Volleyball Association tournament in Burlington on Saturday.

The U14s went 6-2 to finish second in their pool and advance to the medal round.

They swept Waterloo U13 (25-15, 25-21) and London Forest City Blue (25-19, 25-15) while splitting with Guelph (25-12, 21-25) and Windsor Riverside (23-25, 25-20).

The Ballhawks went three games in their semifinal loss against Waterloo U14 (25-23, 12-25, 11-15).

In the bronze medal game, the Ballhawks ran out of gas, falling 23-25, 19-25 to Riverside.

It was the Ballhawks’ final tournament to prepare for the OVA provincial championships April 20-22 in Waterloo.

Pictured above: Eric Hobbs (2) soars in an attempt to make a block against Windsor Riverside in the bronze medal game. Teammates are Ian Pelley (6) and Josh Roy (9).