Students north of Calgary qualifie for badminton provincials

Olds and area students qualify for badminton provincials

École Olds High School student Christian Persson has qualified to compete in badminton provincials in Edmonton May 3-4.

Christian Persson won a silver medal at zones and will be representing zone 2 and École Olds High School at the high school badminton provincials inGrade 12 boys singles in Edmonton May 3-4. Photo submitted

OLDS — Students from two Olds and area schools have qualified to compete in badminton provincials, which will be held May 3-4 in Edmonton.

École Olds High School (ÉOHS) student Christian Persson will represent the school and zone 2 after winning a silver medal in Grade 12 boys singles during zones, held April 26 in Airdrie.

Two Grade 10 students from Olds Koinonia Christian School - Marielle Padiernos and Silas Miller - also qualified in mixed doubles.

Zones for Grades 10 and 11 were held April 27. Zones for Grade 9s will be held May 8 in Okotoks.

Sixteen ÉOHS students qualified to compete in zones during divisionals. To do so, they had to finish in first or second place. They include:

Grade 9

Ryder Persson - boys singles - gold

Melanie Weinans - girls Singles - gold

Nate Reist / Blair Dowland - boys doubles - gold

Jordan Graham / Mateya Sept - mixed doubles - gold

Anastasia Plowman / Royanne Dixon - girls doubles - silver

Grade 10

Andre Bumbasi / Carmela Gamboa - mixed doubles - silver

Grade 11