Chatham Diamonds Minor Mosquito team. August 7, 2016. (Submitted photo)

Chatham Diamonds Minor Mosquito team. August 7, 2016. (Submitted photo)

Cougars Lose, Chatham Diamonds Win

By Matt Weverink

August 8, 2016 - 10:26am

Heartbreak in the finals for the Chatham-Kent Cougars Bantam Boys football team in the OFC South Division Final on Sunday.

After qualifying for the final with a convincing win over Burlington, the Cougars lost 21-20 to the top-ranked Hamilton Varsity Tiger Cats.

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Chatham Diamonds Minor Mosquito team. August 7, 2016. (Submitted photo)

The Chatham Diamonds Minor Mosquito team is coming home with some new hardware.

They won five straight games to take first place in the annual Green / Gold Classic tournament in LaSalle over the weekend.

The Diamonds beat the team from LaSalle 12-3 in the final.

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