A member of the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs badminton team won a bronze medal at provincials in Swift Current on Saturday.
Ruth Pecson went 3-2 overall to win the medal in girls' singles. She opened with a 2-0 win over Alison Wood from Miller High School in Regina, but then lost 2-1 to Kayleen Oftedal of Meadow Lake’s Carpenter High School.
Pecson recovered to win 2-0 over Sheena Tupas from Bethlehem Catholic High School in Saskatoon in her final round robin game, and advance to the medal round.
She lost 2-0 (21-16, 21-15) to eventual provincial champion Marissa Skavlebo of Shellbrook in the semifinal round, but defeated Oftedal 2-0 (21-14, 21-10) in the bronze medal game.
