The Yorkton Regional High School (YRHS) hosted the first of two East Central District (ECD) badminton tournaments this week. Monday the ECD senior high school badminton playoffs were played in the YRHS gym with about 64 competitors battling for a berth at the regional competition. Two top finishers in each division of boys' and girls' singles, boys' and girls' doubles and mixed doubles advanced to regionals at Notre Dame Saturday. The top two finishers at regionals advance to provincial play in Melfort Saturday, May 12.
In order to qualify for district competition schools played off in four pre-district tournaments, explains district badminton commissioner Shawn Redmond. They included York City (YRHS vs SHHS), Melville vs Esterhazy, Inver-may vs Langenburg and Timberlake vs Kamsack.
The ECD encompasses all schools in the Good Spirit School Division, Christ the Teacher School Division as well as all the band schools in the area, Redmond adds.
Both YRHS and Sacred Heart High School (SHHS) had teams entered in each division, seeking to represent Yorkton at the regional tournament.
Tournament results were: Girls' Singles - 1) Brittany Brenzen (YRHS), gold; 2) Brandey Blahut (YRHS), silver; 3) Kelsey Schultz (MCS), bronze. Girls' Doubles - 1) Brianna Ostafie/Eilish Stranaghan (SHHS), gold; 2) Jasmine Kerr/Sarah Fiske (Esterhazy), silver; 3) Jessica Palchewich/Breanna Popoff (Canora), bronze.
Boys' Singles - 1) Darren Tillman (YRHS), gold; 2) Chad Zuluniaak (MCS), silver; 3) Dustin Musqua (Keeseekoose), bronze. Boys' Doubles - 1) Dylan Johnson/Anthony Fetsch (SHHS), gold; 2) Tanner Bokor/Eric Asbjornhus (MCS), silver; 3) Zack Newell/Jordan Cherewyk (Norquay), bronze. Mixed Doubles - 1) Janelle Straightnose/Stefan Shingoose (Keeseekoose), gold; 2) Emily Kruger/Preston Liebrecht (SHHS), silver; 3) Rianna Skikewich/Justin Guy (SHHS), bronze.
Tuesday the junior teams battled for the ECD titles which is the end of the line for junior competition, Redmond notes.
Redmond closes by thanking Zian Nowosad, Randy Schuster, Emma Lockhart and Tato Crisanto for helping to run the tournament.
Junior ECD badminton tournament results were: Boys' Singles - 1) Kholton Shewchuk (Invermay); 2) Jarvis Gelowitz (Esterhazy); 3) Brennen Watson (Keeseekoose). Girls' Singles - 1) Kelly Baziuk (Sturgis); 2) Danielle Burym (Sturgis); 3) Brooklyn Somogyi (SHHS). Boys' Doubles - Kris Pidperyhora/ Jake Holinaty (SHHS); 2) Brooks Fleury/Jayden Napady (MCS); 3) Jon Marchand/Bryce Lyppia (Esterhazy). Girls' Doubles - 1) Edie Schramm/ Bailey Pelchat (YRHS); 2) Tori Geddes/ Ashley Petit (Esterhazy); 3) Christina Mentanko/Bryce Sherring (SHHS). Mixed Doubles - 1) Narissa Zubko/Steven Kardynal (Sturgis); 2) Morgan Sapara/Liam Poole (YRHS); 3) Tori Forest/Sam Baker (Esterhazy). Team Aggregate Championship - 1) Esterhazy (46 points); 2) Sturgis (38 points); 3) SHHS (37 points).
