Ballhawks Golden Again

After winning gold only a week ago at the Bugarski Cup, the U16 Chatham Ballhawks volleyball team had another successful outing this past weekend, winning silver at the Legacy Volleyball Tournament in Novi, Michigan, and gold at the Huron Balley Volleyball Tournament in Saline, Michigan.

On Saturday at the Legacy Volleyball Tournament, the Ballhawks beat Legacy 16U (25-20, 25-11), and New Boston (25-15, 25-19) in pool play.

In the seeding round, Chatham beat Legacy 15U 25-19, 25-15, and again defeated the same Legacy squad 25-9, 26-24 in the semi finals.

Facing the same New Boston team they had defeated earlier in the tournament, the U16 Chatham Ballhawks ran out of steam in the final, losing in straight sets 26-24, 25-23 to capture silver.

Sunday the Ballhawks travelled to Saline, Michigan to play in the Huron Valley Volleyball Tournament, where the U16 Chatham squad captured gold.

In pool play, Chatham swept their competition defeating Arsenal 16U Cavalry (25-10, 25-19), TVO 16U (25-20, 25-11), and the Livonia Chargers (25-6, 25-16).

In the semi finals, Chatham played a team from Dundee, Michigan, winning both sets 25-10, 25-18 to advance to the gold medal final against Arsenal 16U Battalion. Chatham again dominated, finishing their undefeated run on the day with 25-16, 25-17 wins to capture gold.

Pictured Above: Front Row Left to Right – Alison Rae, Abby Sluys, Maddie O’Hara, Mattea Deleary. Back Row Left to Right: Andrea Crow, Emma Demers, Grace Hiltz, Coach Clancy O’Hara.