OFSAA Badminton Opens Tomorrow

OFSAA badminton will get rolling at three locations in Chatham-Kent this week, with the provincial tournament being hosted by Pain Court.

Registration and warm ups begin Wednesday, with competition beginning Thursday at 1pm at Ecole Secondaire de Pain Court, the St. Clair College HealthPlex, and Ursuline College.

The mixed doubles competition will take place in Pain Court, boys and girls singles at UCC, and boys and girls doubles at the St. Clair HealthPlex.

The medal rounds and playoffs will take place Saturday, with all matches occurring at the St. Clair College HealthPlex, beginning at 9am, with final matches occurring at 12:45pm.

Fifteen Chatham-Kent athletes qualified for OFSAA this year, including UCC’s Jakob Wanger and Chelsea Hartford (mixed doubles), CKSS’ Matt Stokes and Rhea VanHelden (mixed doubles), UCC’s Emma Demers and Grace Hiltz (girls doubles), JMSS’ Darby Barnard and Taylor Kewley (girls doubles), UCC’s Finn O’Brien and Andrew Thibeaul (boys doubles), UCC’s Dhairya Shah and (boys singles), and Olivia Lozon of UCC (girls singles), ESPC’s Rachel Benn (girls singles), and CKSS’ Tess Scaman (girls singles).