SWAC badminton athletes advance in provincial playoffs

Teams from Consul and Frontier topped the Whitemud Sectional badminton tournament in Girls Doubles on April 9. SUBMITTED PHOTO

BADMINTON

Senior Sectionals were held on Saturday, April 9. Cypress Hills hosted in Maple Creek, Rolling Hills hosted at the Swift Current Comp., and Whitemud was held in Shaunavon. The top four in each section advance to the SWAC Championship.

Qualifiers from Sectionals will compete at SWAC Districts on April 30 at SCCHS. Senior Regionals are on May 7 and SHSAA Provincials are on May 14.

Top two results from Senior Sectional Championships are:

ROLLING HILLS

Boys Singles: 1st – Navi Singh (SC), 2nd – Michael Liu (SC).

Girls Singles: 1st – Shekina Cordero (SC), 2nd – Chenille Elviss (Gull Lake).

Boys Doubles: 1st – Harit and Hasit Desai (SC), 2nd – Carson Skazyk/Tyler Lacelle (SC).

Girls Doubles: 1st – Sierra Ross/Daniela Palaganas (Ponteix), 2nd – Kadence Pavely/Chloe Shumaker (SC).

Mixed Doubles: 1st – Hailey Carlson/Connor Frohlich (SC), 2nd – Emma Ljunggren/Matthew Frieson (SC).

CYPRESS HILLS

Boys Singles: 1st – Micky Bradford (Cabri), 2nd – Kesler Hellman (Fox Valley).

Girls Singles: 1st – Olivia Hudec (Fox Valley), 2nd – Tealyn Whitefish (Maple Creek).

Boys Doubles: 1st – Gauje Conkin/Chace Mendel (Leader), 2nd – Noah Bosch/Ryan Hudec (Fox Valley).

Girls Doubles: 1st – Khali and Kahlen Delorme (Maple Creek), 2nd – Natalie Cocks/Addison Banks (Leader).

Mixed Doubles: 1st – Dominic Ehnisz/Lexi Schneider (Fox Valley), 2nd – Karston Hellmann/Haley Anton (Fox Valley).

WHITEMUD

Boys Singles: 1st – Rylan Galey (Shaunavon), 2nd – Rowyn Whitney (Eastend).

Girls Singles: 1st – Hailey Yaremko (Val Marie), 2nd – Klarizz Jogno (Shaunavon).

Boys Doubles: 1st – Tash Armstrong/Lucas McCuaig (Eastend), 2nd – Seth Gryde/Dalen Jarman (Frontier).

Girls Doubles: 1st – Rayleigh Newman/Martina Brown (Consul), 2nd – Angelica Monreal/Briley Ham (Frontier).

Mixed Doubles: 1st – Reese Pearson/Makayla Bjornson (Eastend), 2nd – Raul Pardo/Kelly Ng (Shaunavon).

Junior badminton sectionals will take place on Saturday, April 30. Cypress Hills will host in Hazlet/Cabri, Rolling Hills B will host in Gull Lake, Rolling Hills A will be in Ponteix, and Frontier will be the host site for Whitemud.

The Junior SWAC district championship will be in Shaunavon on May 7.

TRACK AND FIELD

Most schools began practices on March 28, but as tradition during track and field season, Mother Nature threw a wrench into outdoor practices this past week. Fingers crossed for warmer weather soon.

All the qualifying track and field meets will be held in Swift Current. Blue Sectional meet is Tuesday, May 17 and the White Sectional meet is May 18. The SWAC District meet will be on May 25. The SHSAA Provincial Championship (gr 9-12) is June 3-4 in Regina.

The Chinook School Division Sports Report is submitted by Val Gordon