Wildcats, Airhawks Ranked

The Ontario Basketball Association released their initial rankings for organizations across Ontario. Among the ranked teams were several Chatham-Kent Wildcats, and Wallaceburg Airhawks age divisions.

Traditionally, the Wildcats have fielded stronger girls clubs, and have developed talent, most recently Bridget Carleton and Burke Bechard, who have found themselves competing on the National and Provincial level. The Wallaceburg Airhawks currently only offer girls programs, but have also produced OUA players, including Erin Sarapnickas and Shauney Fischer.

Leading the way for the Chatham-Kent Wildcats, was their U12 Major Atom Girls, who were ranked 5th in the Province, followed by the U13 Bantam Girls team, which was ranked 8th in the Province, and the U14 Girls team which was ranked 15th.

Below are the complete initial rankings for local teams:

• U10 Novice Girls – Ranked 10 of 37
• U10 Novice Boys – Ranked 40 of 61
• U11 Atom Girls – Ranked 17 of 31, Wallaceburg ranked 30 of 31
• U11 Atom Boys – Ranked 46 of 59
• U12 Major Atom Girls – Ranked 5 of 60
• U12 Major Atom Boys – Ranked 38 of 85
• U13 Bantam Girls – Division 1 – Ranked 8 of 57, Wallaceburg ranked 39 of 57
• U13 Bantam Boys – Ranked 69 of 104
• U14 Major Bantam Girls – Division 2 – Ranked 15 of 91, Wallaceburg ranked 30 of 91
• U14 Major Bantam Boys – Ranked 130 of 138