Tourism, Culture and Recreation
May 8, 2014
The following is being distributed at the request of School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador:
Provincial Badminton Tournament This Weekend
Glovertown Academy is the host school for the Provincial Badminton
Championships taking place this coming weekend. Ten teams will be competing
to determine the team champion.
Each encounter in the team
competition will consist of five matches: Girls Singles, Boys Singles, Girls
Doubles, Boys Doubles and Mixed Doubles. The first encounter will start at
8:30 a.m. on Friday. Teams are divided into two divisions: Division A will
see competition between the host, Glovertown Academy, Baccalieu Collegiate
(Old Perlican), St. Lawrence Academy, Jakeman All Grade (Trout River) and
William Gillett Academy (Charlottetown). Division B teams include, Jane
Collins Academy (Hare Bay), Dorset Collegiate (Pilley’s Island), Belanger
Memorial (Doyles), and J. C. Erhardt Memorial (Makkovik) and Queen Elizabeth
Regional High (Foxtrap). The semi-finals for the team event are scheduled
for 4:30 p.m., with the gold medal encounter taking place at 5:20 p.m.
There is also an individual competition taking place that will feature
athletes from the above named schools, along with Cape John Collegiate
(LaScie), Canon Richards Memorial (Flower’s Cove), Main River Academy
(Pollard’s Point) and Viking Trail Academy (Plum Point). The individual
events start at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday and will run all day. All regional
coaches will aid in the creation of the individual draws. Each draw will
have eight entries, resulting in each event having quarter finals,
semi-finals and finals. There is no consolation round - single knock out
format.
In addition to the gold and silver School Sports
Newfoundland and Labrador team medals, a championship banner will be awarded
to the winning team. Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded in the
individual events. In recognition of the values and principles of
sportsmanship, an individual sportsmanship medal will be presented to one
deserving person from each team. All teams (coaches and players) will vote
to recognize a team who has displayed great sportsmanship as well. This team
will be awarded the Team Sportsmanship Banner.
School Sports
Newfoundland and Labrador tournaments are made possible, in part, because of
the generous support of corporate sponsors. Subway and Dairy Farmers
Association/School Milk Foundation are sponsors of School Sports
Newfoundland and Labrador.
For complete schedule and game scores,
visit www.schoolsportsnl.ca
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Media contacts:
| Karen Richard Executive Director School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador 709-729-2795 karen@sportnl.ca |
Craig Ralph Glovertown Academy 709-533-2542 craigralph@ncsd.ca |
Byron Diamond Glovertown Academy 709-533-2542 byrondiamond@ncsd.ca |