WATERLOO REGION (April 10, 2015) – On Thursday, Monsignor Doyle repeated as the overall District 8 badminton champions, making this their 24th title in 25 years.
Doyle’s most outstanding senior performance came from boys singles player Tom Brodhaeker who won all his matches including the gold medal match against Rockway’s Eric Grierson.
Kristine Boileau of Père-René-de-Galinée captured gold over Kristine Wu from Rockway on the ladies side of the draw.
The remainder of senior competitions were dominated by Woodland Christian who would capture their third straight senior team badminton championship. The boys doubles team of Spencer Carrick and Brendan Vandergeest, and the ladies doubles team of Mariah Jolin and Melena Lagana both won all their matches on the way to first place finishes. The Woodland mixed doubles team of Drew Carrick and Julia DeWeerd would also capture gold.
The junior team competition scoring was dominated by Monsignor Doyle despite only winning one gold on the day. This loan gold medal came from girls singles player Abbey McLeman.
Junior boys singles champion Nicholas Pehme and boys doubles champions Colin Reid and Ryan MacLean contributed points for Resurrection as the Phoenix team finished second in the junior team scoring.
The girls doubles title was captured by the St. Benedict’s pairing of Michelle Nguyen and Emily Soares.
It was an all St. Mary’s affair in the junior mixed doubles final as the team of Courtney Higgins and Norbert Ujvari won gold over their Eagle teammates.
All first and second place finishers from the District 8 championships will advance to the CWOSSA championships. The junior CWOSSA championships will be held on April 15th, while the senior draw will be held on the 16th at RIM Park in Waterloo.
Summary of Results:
Senior Individuals
Boys Singles:
Gold – Tom Brodhaecker – Monsignor Doyle CSS
Silver – Eric Grierson – Rockway MC
Bronze – Yeulang Chen – Resurrection CSS
Girls Singles:
Gold – Kristine Boileau – Père-René-de-Galinée
Silver – Kristine Wu – Rockway MC
Bronze – AJ Bajaro – St. Benedict CSS
Boys Doubles:
Gold – Spencer Carrick & Brendan Vandergeest – Woodland CHS
Silver – John Roxas & Spencer Stein – St. Benedict CSS
Bronze – Connor Doucette & Tyler Ludolph – St. David CSS
Girls Doubles:
Gold – Mariah Jolin & Melena Lagana – Woodland CHS
Silver – Kayla Leusink & Ashleigh Brimo – St. Benedict CSS
Bronze – Erin Voisin & Katherine MacMillan – Resurrection CSS
Mixed Doubles:
Gold – Drew Carrick & Julia DeWeerd – Woodland CHS
Silver – Zach Kehl & Laura Moolenbeck – Rockway MC
Bronze – Colin Bakker & Makayla Gomes – St. Mary’s HS
Junior Individuals
Boys Singles:
Gold – Nicholas Pehme – Resurrection CSS
Silver – Karl Olivo – Monsignor Doyle CSS
Bronze – Daniel Wolfert – Woodland CHS
Girls Singles:
Gold – Abbey McLeman – Monsignor Doyle CSS
Silver – Rebecca Quigley – St. Benedict CSS
Bronze – Christina Sullivan – Resurrection CSS
Boys Doubles:
Gold – Colin Reid & Ryan MacLean – Resurrection CSS
Silver – Adam Pys & John Ditner – Monsignor Doyle CSS
Bronze – Daniel Baczynskyj & Frank Xu – Woodland CHS
Girls Doubles:
Gold – Michelle Nguyen & Emily Soares – St. Benedict CSS
Silver – Sophie Rebelo – Kelsey Deutschmann – Monsignor Doyle CSS
Bronze – Laura Hayman & Alexandria Pilkington – St. Mary’s HS
Mixed Doubles:
Gold – Courtney Higgins – Norbert Ujvari – St. Mary’s HS
Silver – Jessica Srouji & Jacob Tulk – St. Mary’s HS
Bronze – Ariana Mota & Caleb Figueiredo – Monsignor Doyle CSS
Overall Team Results
Monsignor Doyle CSS – 136pts
Woodland CHS – 110pts
Resurrection CSS – 96pts
Senior Team Results
Woodland CHS – 67pts
Rockway MC – 62pts
Monsignor Doyle CSS – 52pts
Junior Team Results
Monsignor Doyle CSS – 84pts
Resurrection CSS – 55pts
St. Mary’s HS – 51pts
