April 5th, 2025

Med Hat Jr. high athletic association hosts badminton championships

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 5, 2025.

SUBMITTED PHOTO Phoenix Fen and David Mann from St. Mary's were the U16 boys doubles champions at the Medicine Hat Jr. High Athletic Association's championships this week.

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The Medicine Hat Junior high school athletic association crowned badminton champions this week.

Two schools were the big winners of the week, as Irvine School and St. Mary’s School took home 14 of the 15 gold medals.

Irvine captured the team aggregate banners in the U13 and U14 categories, while St. Mary’s took the U16 banner.

U13

Boys Singles

Gold – Diesel Bishop (Irvine)

Silver – Jonathan Gazdag (Irvine)

Bronze – Ethan Mann (St. Mary’s)

Girls Singles

Gold – Tayla Bates (Irvine)

Silver – Brinley Opp (St. Mary’s)

Bronze – Quinn Forbes (Parkside)

Boys Doubles

Gold – Michael Fauth and Tytan Kraft (Irvine)

Silver – Austin Taylor and Gauge McKenzie (Irvine)

Bronze – Easton Harvey and Nash Pahl (Parkside)

Girls Doubles

Gold – Summer Knodel and Giaffy Sifuidech (Alexandra)

Silver – Everly Waite and Morgan Major (Irvine)

Bronze – Harper Drescher and Aaralyn Scott (Notre Dame)

Mixed Doubles

Gold – Dayla Yeast and Cole Sheppard (Irvine)

Silver – Payton Mastel and Amar Omerovic (CHHS)

Bronze – Emi Hietamaa and Koen Millington (Irvine)

U14

Boys Singles

Gold – Macen Ibach (Irvine)

Silver – Thomas Funk (Irvine)

Bronze – Eric Titsing (Alexandra)

Girls Singles

Gold – Sophia Drescher (Irvine)

Silver – Grace Woodworth (Crescent Heights)

Bronze – Sophie Baht (Ecole les Cypres)

Boys Doubles

Gold – Brady Eresman and Josh Klatt (Irvine)

Silver – Euan Fermin and Kiel Pajarillo (St. Mary’s)

Bronze – Zack Wudrich and Christopher Pope (St. Mary’s)

Girls Doubles

Gold – Devyn Lightbowy and Layna Riess (Irvine)

Silver – Kassidy Austin and Iliana Meindersma (St. Mary’s)

Bronze – Veronica Hart and Susana Loewen (Schuler)

Mixed Doubles

Gold – Lina Jordet and Grady Perrault (Irvine)

Silver – Sofie Plattner-Smale and Aiden Leipert (Crescent Heights)

Bronze – Angela Payas and Jacob Rivard (St. Mary’s)

U16

Boys Singles

Gold – Ryder Wudrich (St. Mary’s)

Silver – Holden Schmidt (CHHS)

Bronze – Sabastian Seto (Notre Dame)

Girls Singles

Gold – Eden Schmunk (Irvine)

Silver – Grace Boylan (St. Mary’s)

Bronze – Gabbie Vanenk (CHHS)

Boys Doubles

Gold – Phoenix Fen and David Mann (St. Mary’s)

Silver – Max Peterson and Dax Ksenych (Alexandra)

Bronze – Mason Pollard and Ethan Chenard (Notre Dame)

Girls Doubles

Gold – Sasha Todd and Reece Tschritter (St. Mary’s)

Silver – Jordan Pettyjohn and Kiara Parker (Parkside)

Bronze – Ariana Marcyniuk and Eliana Rosner (Medicine Hat Christian)

Mixed Doubles

Gold – Ade Taylor and Mason Opp (St. Mary’s)

Silver – Margo Kerr and Brock Schreider (Notre Dame)

Bronze – Cheyanne Calder and Preston Doud (St. Mary’s)

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