MANITOUWADGE, ON – 4:30am yesterday,  the Manitouwadge High School Wolverines Senior Badminton team, accompanied by coaches,  Mr. Pittman, Mrs Jones and Mr. Fairservice, left for Stratford, Ontario where they are competing in the Ontario Federation of Secondary Schools Athletic Associations Championships. Back in Manitouwadge friends and family await their return eagerly, confident that they are representing Manitouwadge marvelously; let’s turn back the clock and re-visit their recent success in Atikokan, ON when they qualified for the provinical championships…

Wolverines Dominate at NWOSSAA Badminton Tournament

by Connie Hedderson

Junior & Senior Wolverines Badminton Team 2010 NWOSSAA Championships. Photo courtesy of Connie Hedderson.

April 26^th the Manitouwadge High School Badminton Team traveled to Atikokan where they competed in the Northwestern Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association (NWOSSAA) Championships.

A total of 20 athletes represented MHS, 9 seniors and 11 juniors. Our badminton players played exceptionally well, claiming the NWOSSAA title in both the Junior and Senior Divisions. 

NWOSSA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP WINS:

Mixed Doubles

1^st Cody Osiecki and Stevie Wielgosch

2^nd Kaitlyn Newton and Hudson Hunter  

Girls Doubles

1^st Elaine Milks and Alex Clark

Boys Doubles

1^st Kevin Gauthier and Taylor Klause

4^th Brandon Sullivan and Matt Budgell

Boys Singles

1^st  Devan Pelletier

Congratulations! to the Junior Team, all of whom played remarkably well and represented Manitouwadge admirably.

9 Seniors competed at the NWOSSAA Championships and are now at the  Ontario Federation of Secondary Schools Athletic Associatons in Stratford!  This is an incredible number of people to be sending to the OFSAA tournament. 

NWOSSA SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP WINS:

Mixed Doubles

1^st Allison Tugwood and Brandon Mehlenbacher

Boys Doubles

1^st Kurtis Jung and Emilio Knee

2^nd Thomas Brand and Ronnie Fogarty

Boys Singles

2^nd Thomas Milks

 Girls Doubles

                2^nd Kylee Campbell and Skylar Wielgosch

 This will be Milks’ inaugural trip to OFSSAA.  Good Luck!

For photos and videos of the NSSSAA Championships were the MHS Badminton Team qualified for NWOSSAA, visit www.OntarioNewsNorth.com/?p=10759 photos) and www.OntarioNewsNorth.com/?p=10753 (videos).

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