Provincial Badminton

Last weekend, the RJC badminton team sent 6 players comprising 4 entries to badminton provincials in Biggar.  (New York is big, but this is Biggar)  The team fared well, with Michael and Evan finishing a hair's breadth out of the playoffs, Matt H finishing 4th, Jenn and Marina winning the silver medal, and Tracy taking home the gold medal!  Well done!

Jenn and Marina show their focused determination.

Evan and Michael examining the situation.

Tracy strikes the bird with authority.

Matt H in the midst of his semifinal match.

Track team prepares for meet

The track team is busy training for their upcoming track meets.  The coaching staff includes alumnus Laurie Harder, Evan Neufeldt, Caitlyn Warkentin and  Ben Leis (an almost alumni!)  All members of the coaching team spent several years running track at the U of S.  We are grateful for their expertise and willingness to work with our students!  The team will be attending the meet at  Griffith Stadium in Saskatoon on Wednesday, May 18th.  Action begins at 10 a.m.

Evan and Ben warm up the team.

Kyla, Kelsey and Patrick practice with the javelin.

Running hurdles Parker style!

Thank goodness for good coaching....now that's more like it.

Nicole practices her long jump.

The following is a list of the students and the events they are participating in.

Erin - 100m, 200m
Hillary - 100m, 200m
Alannah - 200m, long jump
Tiera - 800m, 1500m
Nicole - long jump, triple jump, javelin
Stephanie I - long jump, triple jump, 100m
Kelsey - 100m, 200, javelin
Paul - 400m, 800m
Luke W. - 800m, 1500m
Luke P. - 1500m, 3k, discus
Sam - 100m, 200m
Matthew H. - 100m, long jump
Jem - 100m, 200m
Patrick - javelin
Parker - high jump, long jump, hurdles
Cole - shotput, discus
Matthew R. - javelin, discus
Kyla - javelin, long jump, triple jump, shotput

Regional Badminton Playoffs

The badminton team traveled to Meadow Lake to compete in Regional badminton.  The team played hard, won some games, and had 6 athletes qualify for provincial playoffs in Biggar next weekend.  Congratulations on a very impressive result!

Jenn lunges for the shuttle.

Evan tries not to hit Michael in the back of the head with the shuttle.

Tracy is so fast that the camera frame couldn't get her all in.

Matt H. analyzes his options.

Marina makes a play on the bird.

Michael and one of his patented diving shots.

The team after the tournament.  We had to tape the corner of Matt's mouth up for the picture, as he was a wee bit tired at the end of the day.