U16 Ballhawks Win Bugarski Cup
The U16 Chatham Ballhawks won the U17 Bugarski Cup this past weekend – Contributed Photo
In pool play, Chatham got out of the gate slow, losing 2-1 to the Simcoe Xtreme, going 18-25, 25-21, and 7-15. In their second match, the Ballhawks again opened with a 25-22 loss to the Brant Tornados, but bounced back to take the match with 25-10, 15-0 wins.
After finishing second in their pool, the Ballhawks advanced to face another Chatham-Kent team, the Kent Chaos in the quarter finals. The Ballhawks swept their local rivals 25-15 25-23 to advance to the semis.
Facing the London Fire Ignite in the semis, Chatham dropped their opening game 25-16, before bouncing back 25-18 and 15-8 to defeat the London club and advance to the championship match.
In the final, Chatham would face a tough Waterloo Tigers Black club, and again needed three games to take the tournament title. Chatham opened with a 25-19 win, before losing the second set 25-17, before polishing off their gold medal performance with a 15-9 third set win.
Pictured Above: Front Row Left to Right: Andrea Crow, Mattea Deleary, Maddie O’Hara, Alison Rae, Abby Sluys. Back Row: Jill Fantuz (coach) Grace Hiltz, Emma Demers, Tess Scaman, Kendra Goodwin, Clancy O’Hara (coach).