ASSINIBOIA - Last weekend, ACHS’s first senior badminton tournament took place in Gravelbourg for both the singles and doubles teams.
The badminton team coach, Mr. Lothian, said that he saw growth in all the players. Some players to note in the singles boys team were Grayson Lemieux who finished in sixth place out of seven players and Zayden Powell who finished in fifth. This is the first year the two have played in a singles school competition.
In the girl’s doubles, Vruti Kumbhani and Ella Kwasnicki competed together in a pool of six where they landed 5th place. Mr. Lothian says that “the girls made great strides in multiple areas of their game.”
Ty Reid and Keaton Hillmer competed as our boy’s doubles team. Unfortunately, there weren’t enough teams to make a whole category so they played against multiple doubles teams from other schools.
The next badminton competition is scheduled to take after the Easter break.
Sadly, all activities such as badminton, drama, and track and field were put on hold from March 25 until March 28 due to Saskatchewan Teachers Federation’s extracurricular sanctions. They are planned to resume after the Easter break as long as the STF doesn’t plan any more job actions.
Until my next update, have a wonderful week and a happy Easter!
