SPORTS – GPV/Heritage senior badminton invitational

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Above is the senior badminton team for Ecole Heritage. In front are Jessica Gosselin, Simon Jean, Kayla Guérette, Edith Sanchez, Danika Dion, Brianne Laverdière, Nicolas Lavoie and Josh Fisher. In back are Skyler Guérette, Alexei Walisser, David Therriault, Tarren Dion and Chase Maure.
Above is the senior badminton team for Ecole Heritage. In front are Jessica Gosselin, Simon Jean, Kayla Guérette, Edith Sanchez, Danika Dion, Brianne Laverdière, Nicolas Lavoie and Josh Fisher. In back are Skyler Guérette, Alexei Walisser, David Therriault, Tarren Dion and Chase Maure.

Mac Olsen
Express Staff

Georges P. Vanier and Ecole Heritage co-hosted a senior badminton invitational on April 23. Says Melodie Schaefer, the senior badminton coach for GPV:

“It went really well,” she says. “Nicole Walisser did a great job of organizing it. It went as smoothly as any tournament could.”

Principal Nicole Walisser of Ecole Heritage also offered her thoughts:

“There was some very exciting and hard-fought matches played at the tournament on the weekend,” says Walisser. “Many of the athletes are hopefuls for provincials, they played with great intensity and excellent sportsmanship.”

Twelve schools participated in the tournament: E.W. Pratt, High Prairie; Hillside School, Valleyview; GPV, Donnelly; Héritage, Falher; Charles Spencer, Grande Prairie; Grande Prairie Composite High School; Grimshaw High School; Peace River High School; Glenmary, Peace River; Ridgevalley School; St. Andrew’s School, High Prairie; and Beaverlodge Regional High School.

LOCAL RESULTS

Intermediate
Girls Singles: Gold Kayla Guérette (Héritage); Silver Hailey Turcotte (GPV). Boys Singles: Gold Simon Jean (Héritage).

Senior
Girls Singles: Jessica Gosselin (Héritage); Boys Singles: Gold Alexei Walisser (Héritage); Silver, David Therriault (Héritage).

Intermediate/Senior Girls Doubles: golds went to Danika Dion and Brianne Laverdière (Héritage). Silver, Jutarat Noorsi & Edin MacInnis (GPV); bronze, Makayla Bouvier and Kristen Tardif (GPV). Boys Doubles: silver, Tarren Dion and Skyler Guérette (Héritage).

 

Chase Maure and Edith Sanchez, for the Ecole Heritage Lynx, played against the Hillside Cougars at Ecole Routhier. Maure and Sanchez won their game in sets of 21-11 and 21-12.
Chase Maure and Edith Sanchez, for the Ecole Heritage Lynx, played against the Hillside Cougars at Ecole Routhier. Maure and Sanchez won their game in sets of 21-11 and 21-12.
Above, Bobby Brochu plays for Georges P. Vanier in boys' singles action at Ecole Heritage on April 23. His opponent was Bryce Wilkes of Peace River High School. Wilkes won their match in sets of 21-11 and 21-16 to advance later.
Above, Bobby Brochu plays for Georges P. Vanier in boys’ singles action at Ecole Heritage on April 23. His opponent was Bryce Wilkes of Peace River High School. Wilkes won their match in sets of 21-11 and 21-16 to advance later.
Above, Kayla Guerrette of Ecole Heritage plays against Eva King of the Hillside Cougars, in girls' singles action. Guerrette won their match in sets of 21-1 and 21-9. Besides Ecole Heritage, senior badminton action took place at Ecole Routhier in Falher. The senior badminton invitational tournament was co-hosted by Georges P. Vanier and Ecole Heritage. The main gym at Ecole Routhier had to be used for the other part of the tournament because the GPV gym wasn't available.
Above, Kayla Guerrette of Ecole Heritage plays against Eva King of the Hillside Cougars, in girls’ singles action. Guerrette won their match in sets of 21-1 and 21-9. Besides Ecole Heritage, senior badminton action took place at Ecole Routhier in Falher. The senior badminton invitational tournament was co-hosted by Georges P. Vanier and Ecole Heritage. The main gym at Ecole Routhier had to be used for the other part of the tournament because the GPV gym wasn’t available.

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