Badminton season ends on high note for Manitouwadge, Marathon & Michipicoten

Written by North Shore Secondary Schools Athletic Associaiton on 21 May 2011

From the Editor:

Manitouwadge & Michipicoten Represent at OFSAA Badminton Championships (provincial)

The 2011 Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations Badminton Championships were held at St. Andrew’s College ib Aurora and Villanova College in King City May 12th through 14th; Manitouwadge and Michipicoten attended, representing the North Western Ontario Secondary School Athletic Associations (NWOSSAA) very well. Below are photos & results as published on the North Shore Secondary School Athletic Association (NSSSAA) goalline website

Marathon Falcons Win B-Flight Game

Twance & Nutbrown (Falcons) positioned to serve. Photo NSSSAA.Goalline.ca

In Women’s Doubles, the Marathon High School Falcon’s team of Twance and Nutbrown won their B-flight game making their team and school proud.

Raquel Amos Wins Bronze at OFSAA

The Michipicoten Vikings added an OFSAA Bronze to their victory chest thanks to Raquel Amos claiming bronze. Photo NSSSAA.Goalline.ca

Michipicoten High School Vikings’ Raquel Amos fought hard at OFSAA and it paid off.

The Viking singles player made it to the C-Flight Bronze medal game on Saturday and easily disposed of her opponent to win an OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletics Associations) medal in her second attempt. Her coach Mr. Moore and supervisor Mrs. Kusic were excited and thrilled for the tremendous accomplishment.

NWOSSAA WINS 2 BRONZE MEDALS

Michipicoten and Manitouwadge win C-Flight Bronze medals.

Cody Osiecki (lft) and Stevie Weilgosch, bronze medalists. (Photo NSSSAA.goalline.ca)

The OFSAA Badminton tournament brought out the best in all of the North Shore Secondary School Athletic Association (NSSSAA) athletes the 2nd week of May in Aurora. Eleven students from Manitouwadge, Marathon and Wawa represented the North Western Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association(NWOSSAA).

Raquel Amos had a great tournament and easily won C-Flight Bronze in Girl’s Singles play. Stevie Wielgosch and Cody Osiecki (Manitouwadge High School Wolverines) were in an usual predicament. After losing their B-Flight match they discovered they would be playing their arch rivals Emilio Knee and Jessica Tessier, also from Manitouwadge. Unfortunately this should not happen so early in a draw. After defeating their rivals, Wielgosch and Osiecki went on to win C-Flight Bronze. Elaine Milks and Alexandria Clarke (Manitouwadge Wolverines) as well as Twance and Nutbrown (Marathon Falcons) won matches in B-Flight but did not advance beyond that. The boys doubles team of Ronnie Fogarty and Kevin Gauthier (Manitouwadge Wolverines) played their best but ran into some tough competition.

Manitouwadge High School Wolverines looking sharp at the 2011 OFSAA Badminton Banquet; from left Stevie Weilgosch, Jessica Tessier, Kevin Gauthier, Emilio Knee, Elaine Milks, Alexandria Clarke, Cody Oseicki and Ronnie Fogarty. Photo NSSSAA.Goaline.ca

Landon MacDonald, Katie Twance, Lindsay Nutbrown and Coach Colleen Chisholm all fancied-up, ready for the OFSAA Badminton banquet. Photo NSSSAA.Goalline.ca

OFSAA Guest Speaker Wayne King had once been a teacher at MHS (Manitouwadge) and was pleased to have the opportunity to meet it's 2011 Badminton Stars. Photo NSSSAA.Goalline.ca