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It was a busy weekend for High School Badminton last weekend.

Ninety athletes from the division completed in the SWAC Senior District Badminton Championships at the Swift Current Comprehensive High School.

"We ended up having 5 teams move on," said Janna Walker, Head Badminton Coach at the Comp. "It is actually the second year in a row that we have had 5 teams move on and that is a pretty great feat for our team."

She adds her players were up against some very skilled athletes.

"It was a very competitive tournament, we have a very skilled district in terms of badminton," Walker said. "So we always have some very strong teams coming out of our district.  For the Comp to end up with 5 of those teams, I am very impressed with how our team did."

Moving on to Regionals from the comp are a mixed doubles team, 2 boys doubles teams, a girls doubles team, a single girl, and single boy. The top two teams from Regionals in Moose Jaw this weekend will advance to provincials in Warman.  

Medal winners from SWAC Senior District Badminton Championships on April 26th, 2014


In boys' singles:
Gold medalist Taron Ham (Frontier) defeated silver medalist Ian Fiddler (Gull Lake) 21-15, 21-13.  Bronze medalist Brandon Niefer (Swift Current Comp) defeated Cole Kritzer (Swift Current) 21-14, 21-15.

In girls' singles:
Gold medalist Kimiko Espiritu (Swift Current Comp) defeated silver medalist Sydney Stock (Hazlet) 21-11, 21-11.  Bronze medalist Alisha Beach (Herbert) defeated Montanna Clendenning (Gull Lake) 21-17, 21-11.

In mixed doubles:
Gold medalists Adam Keith/Kaleisha Heggestad (Frontier) defeated silver medalists Shelby Warren/Dylan Mortensen (Swift Current Comp) 21-4, 21-5.  Bronze medalists Colton Adam/Cassidy Bochek (Hodgeville) defeated Lexi Angerman/Dellan Wilkinson (Leader) 21-17, 21-12.

In girls' doubles:
Gold medalists Tristan Goffinet/Ashley Fournier (Ponteix) defeated silver medalists Marjorie Gonzales/MaryAnn Gonzales (Swift Current Comp) 21-18, 22-20.  Bronze medalists Karen Mendoza/Tamara Goffinet (Ponteix) defeated Shaila Humphrey/Olivia Arnal (Eastend) 21-8, 21-14.

In boys' doubles:
Gold medalists Darby Crozier/Evan Laturnus (Swift Current Comp) defeated silver medalists Zac Nickel/Ryker Johnson (Swift Current Comp) 21-11, 21-12.  Bronze medalists Josh Miller/Matt Penner (Herbert) defeated Sean Arnal/Kirk Humphrey (Eastend)  21-18, 18-21, 21-15.