Medicine Hat hosts mega badminton tourney over weekend

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 8, 2025.

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews

Over 800 junior high school Badminton players showcased their skills in Medicine Hat over the weekend.

St. Mary’s School and Notre Dame Academy hosted the 12th Annual Mega Badminton Tournament at Notre Dame and Southridge YMCA on Friday and Saturday. The students represented 33 schools from southern Alberta and south west Saskatchewan.

Here are the results:

U13

Boys Singles

Gold – Diesel Bishop, Irvine

Silver – Chase Fontaine, Christ the King

Bronze – Ethan Mann, St. Mary’s School

Girls Singles

Gold – Linna Luo, Brooks Jr High

Silver – Eryn Reid, Parkside

Bronze – Tayla Bates, Irvine

Boys Doubles

Gold – Austin Taylor and Cooper Christianson, Irvine

Silver – Brax Moell and Tosin Chhiv, Duchess

Bronze – Justin Beamish and Jorden Boylan, St. Mary’s

Girls Doubles

Gold – Brekkyn Van Buskirk and Emery Tuchscherer, Notre Dame

Silver – Tina Wolf and Kailee Jounoud, Burdett

Bronze – Belinda Krahn and Rebecka Hamm, Burdett

Mixed

Gold – Ashley Thiessen and Gavin Bilsky, Alcoma

Silver – Frieda Dressel and James Herman, Rosemary

Bronze – Memphis Neigum and Kalder Perry

Team Aggregate – Irvine School

U14

Boys Singles

Gold – Abhinav Manda, Senator Fairbairn

Silver – Jonathan Gazdag, Irvine

Bronze – Thomas Funk, Irvine

Girls Singles

Gold – Sophia Drescher, Irvine

Silver – Aubree Burton, Senator Fairbairn

Bronze – June Steed, Senator Fairbairn

Boys Doubles

Gold – Crosby Morasch and Colby Misara, Senator Fairbairn

Silver – Jax Thibeau and Gage Myer, Senator Fairbairn

Bronze – Mason Opp and Liam Stratton, St. Mary’s

Girls Doubles

Gold – Bree McClung and Fabiana Valverde, Senator Fairbairn

Silver – Violet Norsworthy and Olivia Jarina, Senator Fairbairn

Bronze – Veronica Hart and Susana Loewen, Schuler

Mixed Doubles

Gold – Brianna Stacey and Chet Buteau, Brooks Jr High

Silver – Carly Vicente and Cloud Pelanio, DA Ferguson

Bronze – Dayla Yeast and Cold Sheppard, Irvine

School Aggregate – Senator Joyce Fairbairn, Lethbridge

U16

Boys Singles

Gold – Salaav Khan, Chinook

Silver – Chase Egeland, WR Myers

Bronze – Luke Wiebe, Rosemary

Girls Singles

Gold – Bettina Sotto, Chinook

Silver – Patricia Goff, Rosemary

Bronze – Bryer Schuett, St. Joseph’s

Boys Doubles

Gold – Lucas Raman and Abdu Oman, Chinook

Silver – Zeke Mendez and Daniel Parks, Chinook

Bronze – Nixen Bassa and Logan Dulle, Irvine

Girls Doubles

Gold – Sydney Prestage and Molly Paradis, Chinook

Silver – Addy Taylor and Reece Tschritter, St. Mary’s

Bronze – Eden Schmunk and Sophia Drescher, Irvine

Mixed Doubles

Gold – Mya Christofiloyiannis and Toreal Jones, Chinook

Silver – Sasha Todd and Ryder Wudrich, St. Mary’s

Bronze – Senya Hietamaa and Decker Knoll, Irvine

School Aggregate – Chinook School, Lethbridge

Overall Aggregate – St. Mary’s School

Sr. High school city finals Wednesday

The city playdowns for senior high school badminton is Wednesday at Medicine Hat High School.

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