Badminton takes over Bold Center for Lakeland Districts

Rob McKinley Apr 30, 2022 7:20 AM
Alex Lafrance from the Ecole Beausejour Lynx badminton team goes to the net during action from Wards last week. Image Rob McKinley▲
The Bold Center fieldhouses will again be busy with badminton action on Saturday for the regional District event. Image Rob McKinley▲
JAWS top singles player Harvee will be at Districts over the weekend. Image Rob McKinley▲
Image Rob McKinley▲
JAWS boys doubles Ward winners Keenan Mah and Callum McKinley will be taking on teams from across the Lakeland on Saturday. Image Rob McKinley▲
The categories at Wards and Districts include boys, girls singles and doubles and mixed events. Image Rob McKinley ▲
The JAWS courts have hosted the Wards and Districts this month.▲
LIght of Christ players in the mixed doubles category. The Light of Christ School will have young athletes in 11 categories on Saturday. Image Rob McKinley▲
The courts will be busy and spectators are welcome to watch from the galleries at the Bold Center. image Rob McKinley▲
Image Rob McKinley▲
Aurora Middle School's Xander Kruk serves to an opponent during the recent Ward event. Image Rob McKinley▲

LAC LA BICHE - The Bold Center will be busy on Saturday as Lac La Biche's high school and middle school host the 2022 badminton Districts.

Teams of young athletes from Grade 5 to 9 in schools across the Lakeland will be competing through more than 600 individual games over the day.

Locally, teams from Caslan, Ecole Beauséjour, Ecole Plamondon, Aurora Middle School and JAWS qualified for the event after competing in the Ward playoffs last weekend.

The weekend will see more than two dozen categories ranging from Tyro (Grade 5) mixed doubles to senior boys singles.

Aurora Middle School will have  23 young athletes at Districts, JAWS will send two entries, one in the senior boys singles and the other in the senior boys doubles, Caslan will have two teams in boys doubles events and one team in mixed doubles. From Plamondon, Ecole Beausejour will be competing in five categories and Ecole Plamondon will see eight teams competing. Lac La Biche's Light of Christ Catholic School will have players in 11 categories and Ecole St Catherine will be fielding one player in the tyro division of girls singles. 

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