
Locals medal at SHSAA badminton provincials
Some local athletes are returning home with some shiny hardware following the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association’s (SHSAA) badminton provincial championships.
Student athletes from around Saskatchewan were in Estevan for the tournament on Saturday, which included local schools like St. Mary in Prince Albert, along with Canwood, Nipawin, Melfort, Tisdale, Carrot River, and Wilkie. Other competitors came from schools in Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Estevan, Indian Head, Oxbow, Kipling, Englefeld, Whitewood, and Esterhazy.
Athletes were split into five divisions, including boys singles and doubles, girls singles and doubles, and mixed doubles.
In boys singles, it came down to a toon town showdown in the finals where Lin from Walter Murray took down Marion Graham’s Knox, 2-1 (21-12, 12-21, 21-13), capping off a perfect run. Curtis from LeBoldus in Regina claimed provincial bronze with a 2-1 (21-18, 18-21, 21-15) victory over Won from Estevan. Tisdale’s Dimaana finished fourth in Pool B with an 0-3 record.