CKSS Wins Kent Junior Badminton
CKSS Badminton team members (left to right) Logan Kucera, Trevor Everitt, Pierce Johnson, Eve Stokes, Josh Roy, and Jana Kucera – CKSN.ca Photo
The CKSS Golden Hawks won two divisions, boys doubles and girls singles, and had an entry in each division advance to SWOSSAA.
Eve Stokes won her fourth tournament of the season in girls singles, defeating Kayla Tremblay of Pain Court in straight games in the final.
In boys doubles, Pierce Johnson and Josh Roy also won their fourth tournament of the year, beating UCC’s Kyle Hachey and Ben Bain in the final.
Overall, CKSS totalled 43.5 points, ahead of Pain Court, who finished second with 32.5.
In the boys singles final, ESPC’s Mitchell Ben was dominant from start to finish on the day, defeating Chatham Christian’s Jarrod Kloostra in the final.
In mixed doubles, Page Moffatt and Brant Bagnell, who were the top ranked mixed doubles team entering Kent, swept CKSS’ Brooke MacKinnon and Jordan DeHaw in the final.
Finally, in girls doubles, John McGregor’s Darby Barnard and Taylor Kewley knocked out UCC’s Kiara VanBommel and Grace Hiltz for the doubles title.
The top three finishers in each division will advance to SWOSSAA next Thursday, April 24, which will also be held at the St. Clair Health Plex.