Racette Jr. High School proved to be the class of the 2015 junior high badminton SPAA championships that were hosted at three different schools on April 28. Glen Avon School hosted the singles competition, St. Paul Regional High School showcased the doubles, and the mixed doubles competitors showed their talents at Ecole du Sommet.
Racette captured the gold medal in 12 of the 15 championship categories in order to capture the singles, doubles and mixed doubles banners that were up for grabs. Two Hills, Glen Avon and Mallaig also had athletes win a tournament category.
Gilles Gervais, the athletic director for Racette, says the tournament accolades are great, but it is how the students conducted themselves that makes him most proud.
“I would have been proud of my students if they had lost 21-0 if they had acted with dignity and humility on the court. These are great coachable kids that really represented the school well.”
The level of sportsmanship and admiration that all the athletes had for each other was incredible. On different courts, players were commending the terrific shots made by their opponents, and also the terrific dives, lunges and other circus-like manoeuvres made in an attempt to get the birdie back over the net.
There were 190 students from 12 schools that competed at this tournament, which is comparable to the 194 that took part in the 2014 event.
Jonathan Randall, the athletic director of F.G. Miller Jr/Sr High School, says the quality of “play was at an extremely high level all around.”
Tournament Results:
A Boys Singles
Gold - Justin Pasitney, Racette School
Silver - Parker Lumby, Glen Avon
Bronze - Colton Geier, Two Hills
B Boys Singles
Gold - Daniel Hebert, Racette School
Silver - Marcus Karpyshyn, Mallaig School
Bronze - Isaak Neufeld, Two Hills
C Boys Singles
Gold - Tristan Martin, Mallaig School
Silver - Dustin Dubrule, Racette School
Bronze - Hayden Ludlage, FG Miller
A Girls Singles
Gold - Tanielle Yacey, Racette School
Silver - Monica Mathiot, Mallaig School
Bronze - Sydney Theroux, Glendon
B Girls Singles
Gold - Taylor Fedoruk, Racette School
Silver - Brooke Skrypichayko, Glendon
Bronze - Coralee Boisclair, Glen Avon
C Girls Singles
Gold - Sophie Pasitney, Racette School
Silver - Bionca Faichney, Glen Avon
Bronze - Aby Durie, Two Hills
A Boys Doubles
Gold - Brenden Levasseur & Isaac Porozni, Racette School
Silver - Brandon Kulczycki & Ullysses Painagan, Glen Avon
Bronze - Ty Paulichuk & Benjamin Klassen, Two Hills
B Boys Doubles
Gold - Wyatt Feland & Joel Dubeau, Mallaig School
Silver - Tyson Fontaine & Brayden Evans, Glen Avon
Bronze - Cory Amyotte & Kurtis Labant, Racette School
C Boys Doubles
Gold - Dylan Hennig & Jordan Taylor, Two Hills
Silver - Blake Gratton & Austin Caouette, Racette School
Bronze - Lance Dubeau & Dominic Lilje, Mallaig School
A Girls Doubles
Gold - Megan Kotowich & Hope Tanasichuk, Glen Avon
Silver - Tia Jackson-Angus & Jodie Memnook, Ashmont
Bronze - Kayla Melnyk & Kiana Quinney, Racette School
B Girls Doubles
Gold - Sydnie Bespalko & Morgan Gerlinsky, Racette School
Silver - Tianna Tanasichuk & Jordan Morris, Glen Avon
Bronze - Sydney Letwin & Adana Pinder, FG Miller
C Girls Doubles
Gold - Brooke Kotowich & Hannah Skyrpan, Racette School
Silver - Kelsey Kurek & Devyn Dubelt, Glen Avon
Bronze - Georgia Cardinal & Raylene Quinney Cardinal, Ashmont
A Mixed
Gold - Brandon Fedoruk & Mackenzie Trottier, Racette School
Silver - Melody Boisclair & Ben McPherson, Glen Avon
Bronze - Colton Lutzak & Jenna Gal, Two Hills
B Mixed
Gold - Brooklyn Riopel & Brett Albert, Racette School
Silver - Dawn Faichney & Henri Laidley, Glen Avon
Bronze - Samson Houle & Alyssa Houle, Ashmont
C Mixed
Gold - Hannah Faucher & Jakob Martin, Racette School
Silver - Alyssa Adkins & Karsten Gorrill, Glen Avon
Bronze - Kaela Starosielski & Pascal McDonald, Mallaig School
