Chatham-Kent Sports Year in Review: November

High school champions were crowned in football, basketball, and volleyball, and local athletes received accolades at the Junior and University levels. It was a month filled with highs.

Below are the top sports highlights from CK Sports in November 2013:

• Sydnee Nolan Wins OUA title – Chatham’s Sydnee Nolan won an OUA rugby title as a member of the Queens Gaels, and also grabbed a CIS bronze.
• Pataki Named OUA All-Rookie – Wallaceburg’s Jonah Pataki finished a solid OUA football regular season with the Queens University Gaels, being named an OUA All-Rookie Team member.
• Brothers Player of the Month – For the second straight month, a Chatham Maroons forward was named the GOJHL Western Conference Offensive Player of the Month, as new acquisition Kyle Brothers took the honour.
• UCC Lancers Win Kent Volleyball – In a dramatic final, the UCC Lancers won the Kent Senior Boys volleyball title over eventual OFSAA champions, the CKSS Golden Hawks.
• Basketball, Football Champions Crowned – In a busy day of high school girls basketball and boys football, several champions were crowned from every level of Kent basketball and football.
• Marlatt Great Lakes Player of the Month – 16-year-old rookie Drew Marlatt of Chatham, was named the Great Lakes Junior C Player of the Month after starring with the Blenheim Blades.
• Football MVPs Named – Jack Cavanagh, Anthony Cunha, and Carter Claridge were named Kent football MVPs.
• Golden Hawks Win OFSAA – The CKSS Golden Hawks Senior Boys volleyball team won their second consecutive OFSAA ‘AAA’ volleyball gold medal.
• Fantuz Falls Short – Chatham’s Andy Fantuz fell short of his Grey Cup bid with the Hamilton Tiger Cats, losing to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
• Allin Eclipses Milestone – Chatham’s Max Allin passed the 1500 career point milestone with the OUA’s Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks.

What was you favourite highlight from CK Sports in November 2013?