CKaTT News

April 3, 2007, London, ON.  CKaTT Major Atom team (boys born 1995 and later) competed in the 2007 Ontario Cup's Division 1 becoming the first CKaTT team to play in that elite and much coveted Triple A circle. Only the top 8 among this season's 88 Major Atom teams get to play in this division. Our Major Atom was seeded sixth in that age group competing against seven other teams that have dominated this division for years.

Even as a rookie member of this small circle of topnotch teams, our Boys of 1995 made quite an impact in the qualifying round when they dispatched all their first round opponents with amazing ease. In their first game on Friday night, they beat the second seeded and perennial Triple A qualifier, Mississauga Monarchs, by 21 points (59-38). On Saturday morning, they beat the third seed, St. David's Blues by 12 points (58-46) and came back later that afternoon to dispatch the 7th seed Burlington Panthers #1 by 12 points (63-51).

By finishing first in their Pool, our Boys qualified for the semi-finals on Sunday morning where they played the 4th seed Blessed Sacrament #1. With the gold medal only a couple of games away, our boys played their hearts out but ended up one goal short in a heartbreaker semi-finals loss (69-68) that all but shattered their hopes for a gold medal. Immediately after that game and before our boys can catch up on their on their breath, they played for the bronze medal against the the 5th seed Brampton Blue Devils where our fatigue-laden and emotionally drained boys fought valiantly but lost, 69-50.

Mississauga Monarchs, the team our boys beat in the first round, won the gold medal after beating Blessed Sacrament #1 (74-63) in the championship round.

The playoff experience left our boys with high hopes and confidence for the next OBA season knowing that they have competed and stood their grounds against the best of the best in their division.