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
Melody Fuller - girls singles - gold
Peal Regeg - girls singles - bronze
Danika Bohnet / Hannah Zurken - girls doubles - gold
Grade 12
Christian Persson - boys singles - gold
Devyn Rice / Clair Andrew - girls doubles - gold
