SWAC has badminton teams advancing to SHSAA provincials in all 5 categories. The teams first travelled to Rosetown on May 7 for SHSAA regionals. Results were as follows:
GIRLS SINGLES:
Callie Kay-McMillan (Swift Current Comp) finished 3rd in Pool B with a record of 1-2 (win over Eston, losses to Osler VCA & Glentworth) and did not advance.
Heather Caswell (Frontier) finished 2nd in Pool A with a record of 2-1 (wins over Clavet & Moose Jaw Riverview, loss to Elrose). In the semi, Heather defeated the Glentworth player advancing to the final where she was defeated by the player from Osler VCA 2-1. Heather will now advance to provincials.
BOYS SINGLES:
Sim Singh (Swift Current Comp) finished 2nd in Pool A with a record of 2-1 (wins over Eston & Osler VCA, loss to Gravelbourg).
Taron Ham (Frontier) finished 1st in Pool B with a 3-0 record (wins over Outlook, Rosthern and Moose Jaw Cornerstone).
Sim and Taron played in the semi final with Taron winning 2-0. In the gold medal match, Taron lost to Cornerstone 2-0 while Sim won the bronze placing with a win over Gravelbourg 2-1. Taron will now advance to provincials.
GIRLS DOUBLES:
The Leader team consisting of Payton Stimson and Kyla Tumbach placed 2nd in Pool A with a 2-1 record (wins over Rosetown & Perdue, loss to Avonlea).
The Fox Valley team consisting of Julie Hoffart and Kenna Anton placed 1st in Pool B with a 2-1 record (wins over Eston & Moose Jaw Peacock, loss to Martensville).
In the semi final, the Leader duo defeated Fox Valley 2-0. In the bronze match, Fox Valley defeated Eston 2-1. In the gold medal match, the Leader girls lost to Avonlea but Payton and Kyla will advance to provincials.
BOYS DOUBLES:
The Swift Current Comp team of Emmett Guider and Mason Smeby were 3rd in pool A with a record of 1-2 (win over Clavet, losses to Loreburn & Gravelbourg). They did not advance to the playoffs.
The Fox Valley team of Aden Hudec and Patrick Ehnisz were second in Pool B with a 2-1 record (wins over Biggar & Hague, loss to Moose Jaw Central). In the semi final, the Fox Valley duo beat Gravelbourg 2-0 to advance to the final. They lost to Moose Jaw Central 2-0 but will advance to provincials.
MIXED DOUBLES:
The Maple Creek team consisting of Tristen Sulz & Jordyn Bock were 2nd in Pool A with a 2-1 record (wins over Perdue & Avonlea, loss to Rosetown).
The other Chinook team was Raelyn Schneider & Kage Hellman from Fox Valley. They were 1st in Pool B with a 3-0 record (wins over Loreburn, Perdue & Gravelbourg).
In the semifinal, Fox Valley defeated Maple Creek 2-0. The bronze match saw Sulz/Bock lose to the Rosetown team 2-1. In the gold medal match, Schneider/Hellman lost to Loreburn 2-0 but will advance to provincials.
Good luck to the senior badminton teams off to SHSAA provincials in Humboldt on May 14!
The junior badminton season wrapped up with the SWAC district championships at Swift Current Comp on May 7. Thanks to Marv Parschauer and Aline Wiebe from Waldeck for all their help and hard work and to the Comp for hosting everyone! We had a full slate of 12 of teams per category and a total of 165 matches to play in the day. Great sportsmanship and competition was exhibited by all the teams! Each category had two pools of 6 teams. The top 2 teams in each pool advanced to the playoffs. Results were as follows:
GIRLS SINGLES:
Semifinal #1: Sara Kendall (Ponteix) over Jaiden Lehmann (Fox Valley) 21-10, 21-14.
Semifinal#2: Kate Doyle (Ponteix) over Kaitlynn Bradford (Cabri) 21-18, 14-21, 21-16
Final: Sara Kendall over Kate Doyle 21-14, 21-11.
BOYS SINGLES:
Semifinal #1: Seth Tryhuba (Fox Valley) over Justin Bos (Cabri) 21-12, 21-12.
Semifinal #2: Jasper Gian (Ponteix) over Kaden Gramlich (Burstall) 21-18, 15-21, 27-25.
Final: Seth Tryhuba over Jasper Gian 22-20, 21-18.
GIRLS DOUBLES:
Semifinal #1: Lara New/Justine Bennett (Swift Current Comp) over Delaney Smith/Janae Ausmus (Leader) 21-18, 21-17.
Semifinal #2: Teagan Newton/Trista-Lyn Dayne (Hodgeville) over Kayla Eng/Kaylyn Eremenko (Maple Creek) 21-18, 20-22, 21-16.
Final: Lara New/Justine Bennett over Teagan Newton/Trista-Lyn Dayne 21-18, 21-17.
BOYS DOUBLES:
Semifinal #1: Frank Chou/Joseph Bosch (Fox Valley) over Nick Scott/Connor Drever (Maple Creek) 22-20, 21-8.
Semifinal #2: Tyson Goffinet/Kim Mendoza (Ponteix) over Brody Dumontel/Garrett Mitchell (Frontier) 21-10, 21-14.
Final: Tyson Goffinet/Kim Mendoza over Frank Chou/Joseph Bosch (Fox Valley) 21-16, 21-13.
MIXED DOUBLES:
Semifinal #1: Ruben Cooper/Morgan Bock (Maple Creek) over Gabrielle Schmidt/Jesse Christianson (Val Marie) 18-21, 21-15, 21-12.
Semifinal #2: Monica Torales/Grady Rogers (Swift Current Comp) over Harlee Dube/Erick Monreal (Frontier) 21-10, 21-13.
Final: Monica Torales/Grady Rogers over Ruben Cooper/Morgan Bock 21-11, 21-16.