SWAC Senior Badminton Regionals
A full contingent of 10 teams were sent to the SHSAA regional tournament in Rosetown on May 4. They were vying for a top two placing to earn a spot at SHSAA provincials.
Boys Doubles teams, David Cocks/Karter Ries (Leader) and Austin Evans/Tate Unger (SC), finished second in their respective pools with 2-1 records. Both teams lost in their semi finals. The team of Cocks/Ries’s loss was especially heartbreaking, losing 22-20 in the third set to Assiniboia. It was a SWAC match up in the bronze medal game, with Cocks/Reid defeating Evans/Unger (2-0).
Gull Lake’s Chase Collier/Brynne Leppa finished 3rd in their girls doubles pool (1-2) and didn’t advance to the playoff round. Natalie Cocks/Addison Banks(Leader) finished their round robin pool play with a perfect 3-0 record. Luck didn’t follow them into the semi final, where they lost a tough 3 set match (1-2) to Rosetown. The girls rebounded with a decisive win over LCBI in the regional bronze medal game to finish 3rd overall.