The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs senior badminton team was impressive at their home tournament on Saturday.
Elecs players picked up medals in four of the five divisions. In boys singles, Sage Dayman won gold and Cameron Rioux won silver.
Dawson Nobiss and Vineet Kaushik teamed up to take silver in the boys doubles division. In girls doubles, Van Giap and Tiffany Dacuycuy won the gold medal, and in mixed doubles, John Sasi and Sammy Wade teamed up to win the gold.
“We were really successful,” said coach Sheena Summers.
The Elecs sent three teams in the tournament. Two senior teams were entered, and after some cancellations, they decided to enter the junior team.
“We have a really strong junior program this year, with a strong group in five different categories. They were really successful so far in other tournaments,” said Summers.
Saturday’s tournament also had teams from Lampman, Oxbow, Carnduff, Weyburn, Yellow Grass and Midale.
Summers said both junior and senior teams have been dominant in their tournaments so far. The senior team has competed in tournaments in Weyburn and Midale.
The junior team had their home tournament in March, where Abby Hanson and Jordan Gillingham won gold in mixed doubles, and silver medals went to Oakley Stewart (boys singles), Sarah Dacuycuy (girls singles), Sarah Nobiss and Trinity Rooks (girls doubles) and Jonah Bachorcik and Kaiden Tuchscherer (girls doubles).
They have also been to badminton tournaments in Midale and Weyburn.
The Elecs are now preparing for the district playdowns. Pre-districts will happen at ECS on April, with the top two advancing to districts at Oxbow Prairie Horizons School on April 29.
The junior badminton team is competing in the pre-districts on May 2 at ECS, with all of the local elementary schools competing, followed by districts on May 6 at Midale Central School.
