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ECS Elecs take four of five gold medals hosting tournament

The high school badminton season, like the sport itself, is a quick strike, but the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs are consistently proving to be the best in the area.
Sasi Rose Be
John Sasi, left, and Jean Rose Be play Saturday in the ECS gym.

The high school badminton season, like the sport itself, is a quick strike, but the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs are consistently proving to be the best in the area.

The Elecs badminton teams have started out the season well, including winning four of five categories at their invitational tournament last weekend after a successful run in Weyburn the previous weekend

At ECS, boys singles was won by Rizen Rioferio, girls singles was won by Ruth Pecson, boys doubles was won by Jonah Bachorcik and Kaiden Tuchsherer and John Sasi and Jean Rose Be won mixed doubles.

“We have some very good potential of moving on to provincials, I hope,” said badminton coach Sheena Summers.

There were eight schools competing this weekend at ECS, with all of the schools that they compete with at districts taking part.

“Tournament wise, we’re normally in the finals with every one of our teams,” Summer said. “”But our overall strongest is our mixed and our boys doubles and our girls doubles, now that she’s back from basketball.”

Last weekend was Pecson’s first tournament and she claimed gold.

The team hasn’t played anyone from beyond the district yet this year but they are training for the time that they’ll have to play them

“We have very strong alumni players that come out and practice, and the coaches and the Daoust boys that have done really well in badminton, that are now coaching with us,” Summers said. “They play the kids to challenge them at that elite level, which is nice.”