Pizza Lunch Celebration in Inuvik!!! After winning the Kindness Wall Contest at Senior Super Soccer, students from East Three Secondary School in Inuvik celebrated with a pizza lunch from Lil Ava’s Pizza.
The winning message reminded everyone to: “PLAY HARD! (not too hard)”
A huge thank you to Ethan Lavoie, Kenzie MacDonald, and the students for sharing the photos and helping celebrate the spirit of fair play, kindness, and community through school sport.
CHAMPSIONS PROVINCIALS/PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS JUNIOR
AAA DIVISION
AA DIVISION
A DIVISION
GOLD
Kennebecasis Valley High School
École Polyvalente Louis-J.-Robichaud
Moncton Christian Academy
SILVER
Polyvalente Thomas-Albert
BRONZE
James M Hill High School
ANTIQUE BRONZE
Carlton North High School
CHAMPSIONS PROVINCIALS/PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS SENIOR
AAA DIVISION
AA DIVISION
A DIVISION
GOLD
Saint John High School
École Polyvalente Louis-J.-Robichaud
École Grande-Rivière
SILVER
Woodstock High School
BRONZE
Polyvalente Thomas-Albert
ANTIQUE BRONZE
James M Hill High School Polyvalente Louis-Mailloux
Kennebecasis Valley High School
Saint John High School
École Polyvalente Louis-J-Robichaud
Moncton Christian Academy
École Grande-Rivière
SSNB JUNIOR VARSITY 2026 INDIVIDUAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONS
LADIES SINGLES
AAA DIVISION
AA DIVISION
A DIVISION
GOLD
Results not available
Josee Bourgeois, LRJ
Caleigh Richards, CFAS
SILVER
Reneta Reut, ESA
Lauren Martin, ECB
BRONZE
Sandrine Gauvin, LJR
Marilou Goupil, PRP
ANTIQUE BRONZE
Mily Berube, LJR
Addison Smith, CFAS
LADIES DOUBLES
AAA DIVISION
AA DIVISION
A DIVISION
GOLD
Sandrine Gauvin / Josee B, LJR
Caleigh Richards / Addison Smith, CFAS
SILVER
Emery Kent / Prompt, CNHS
Marilou Goupil / Alaoui, PRP
BRONZE
Sophie Durepos / Joelle Beaulieu. PTA
Cloe Richardson / Richard, ESDC
ANTIQUE BRONZE
Mily Berube / Adele Leblanc, LJR
Ashli Theriault / Storr, MMHS
MIXED DOUBLES
AAA DIVISION
AA DIVISION
A DIVISION
GOLD
Alexandre Vautour / Sandrine Gauvin, LJR
Allanach / Shaurya Punj, MCA
SILVER
Dominik Noel / Josee Bourgeois, LJR (
Hatt / Woodworth, PRS
BRONZE
Kedric Côté / Joelle Beaulieu, PTA
Richards / Addison Smith, CFAS
ANTIQUE BRONZE
Parker Brown / Dussault, WHS
Guitar / Goupil, PRP
BOYS SINGLES
AAA DIVISION
AA DIVISION
A DIVISION
GOLD
Meka Cormier, LJR
Shaurya Punj, MCA
SILVER
Alexandre Vautour, LJR
Chris Liu, RNS
BRONZE
NE – Ishu Bhatt, JMH
Gabriel Adams, MCA
ANTIQUE BRONZE
Kedric Côté, PTA
Zachary Roy, EMG
BOYS DOUBLES
AAA DIVISION
AA DIVISION
A DIVISION
GOLD
Results not available
Alexandre Vautour / Dominik Noe, LJR
Shaurya Punj / Gabriel Adams, MCA
SILVER
Evan S / Meka Cormier, LJR
Chris Lui /Deng, RNS
BRONZE
Ishu Bhatt / Antony S, JMH
Woodworth / Woodworth, PRS
ANTIQUE BRONZE
Alexandre S / Eric R, LJR
Smith / McLellan, CFAS
SSNB SENIOR VARSITY 2026 BADMINTONINDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
LADIES SINGLES
AAA DIVISION
AA DIVISION
A DIVISION
GOLD
Maika Berube, LJR
Laura Bogacka, CNBA
SILVER
Juliette Jacob, PLM
Jacklynn Richards, CFAS
BRONZE
Sara Brown, WHS
Juliet Belle-Smith, ESDC
ANTIQUE BRONZE
Karelle St-Amand, PTA
Marianne Leduc, PRP
LADIES DOUBLES
AAA DIVISION
AA DIVISION
A DIVISION
GOLD
Maika Berube / Janie Bourgeois, LJR
Laura Bogacka/ Wilson, CNBA
SILVER
Sara Brown / Renee Lunnie, WHS
Jacklynn Richard / Victoria, CFAS
BRONZE
Karelle St-Amand / Parent, PTA
Juliet Bell-Smith / Hendra, ESDC
ANTIQUE BRONZE
Katia Duguay Theriault / Madeleine L, LJR
Marianne Leduc / Lagacé, PRP
MIXED DOUBLES
AAA DIVISION
AA DIVISION
A DIVISION
GOLD
Felix Hebert /Janie B, LJR
Lejeune / Marianne Leduc, PRP
SILVER
Bruno Leblanc / Maika B, LJR
Pitre-Ouellette / Lagacé, PRP
BRONZE
Yanik Leblanc / Katia D T, LJR
Laurence Boulet / Lucas Theriault, EGR
ANTIQUE BRONZE
Karelle St-Amand / Bayando Marande, PTA
Laurence Boulet / Zachary Soucy, EGR
BOYS SINGLES
AAA DIVISION
AA DIVISION
A DIVISION
GOLD
Bruno Leblanc, LJR
Justin Sonier, ECB
SILVER
Felix Hebert, LJR
Zachary Soucy, EGR
BRONZE
Yanik Leblanc, LJR
Lucas Theriault, EGR
ANTIQUE BRONZE
Miguel Richard, CC
Mario Comeau, ECB
BOYS DOUBLES
AAA DIVISION
AA DIVISION
A DIVISION
GOLD
Felix Hebert / Bruno Leblanc, LJR
Soucy / Thibodeau, EGR
SILVER
Tyler B / Rob V, JMH
Sonier / Comeau, ECB
BRONZE
Yanik Leblanc / Liam H-M, LJR
Lejeune / Pitres Ouellette, PRP
ANTIQUE BRONZE
Miguel Richard / Jocelyn L, CC
Theriault / Martin, EGR
SCHOOL CODES
CC = École Clément-Cormier; CFAS = Chipman Forest Avenue School; CNBA = Central New Brunswick Academy; CNHS = Carlton North High School; ÉGR = École Grande-Rivière; EMG = École Marie-Gaétane; ESDC = École Samuel-de-Champlain; ESA = École Sainte-Anne; JMH = James M Hill Memorial High School; KVHS = Kennebecasis Valley High School; LJR = Polyvalente Louis-J.-Robichaud; MCA = Moncton Christian Academy; MMHS = Minto Memorial High School; PLM = Polyvalente Louis-Mailoux; RNS = Rothesay Netherwood School; PRP = Polyvalente Rolant Pépin; PTA = Polyvalente Thomas-Albert; SJHS = St John High School; WHS = Woodstock High School
The Edison Eagles aren’t letting their grasp on the provincial badminton team banner slip.
Edison soared to its 14th consecutive School Sport Alberta 1A badminton team championship with 17 athletes contributing to the title earlier this month at Red Deer’s St. Joseph High.
“We’re all very positive towards each other, all very supportive of each other,” said Edison Grade 10 student Vyom Kapur on the school’s badminton culture. “But also it’s pretty strict as we have professional badminton coaches from outside Canada here.
“It’s very unique how they treat our badminton school program just like a club program, they incorporate all of the club aspects and train us like a club.”
Edison’s contingent — Kapur, Theo Ayas, Alexander Ayas, Sophia Bychkova, Kate De Rosa, Elizah Hernadez, Ata Koksal, Jannat Kaler, Max Knudston, Lincon Mannix-Gear, Lexis Mannix-Gear, Mia Obada, Kosisochi Onyebukwa, Shamiksha Sahoo, Matias Santos Ava Watters and Lente Zwanepoel — contributed to its 58 team points.
“It’s a good accomplishment,” said Edison Grade 10 student Theo Ayas. “But I feel like we did underperform a bit and although it’s not the best outcome we wanted, it is a good lesson to us and shows us we need to work harder if we want to win more next year.”
The Eagles finished 44 points ahead of their next closest team competitor, Bawlf, to run away with the 1A banner.
Kapur said the team could have performed even better.
“We definitely didn’t play our best game at this provincials, seeing some early exits,” he said. “But I think it’s a step forward and next year we’re going to come back way stronger and try to win a lot more.”
In terms of individual competition, Kapur posted the best finish with a bronze medal in the junior boys singles event with five wins in six games.
“To be part of the sport is very special to me,” said Kapur, who competes in club badminton as well. “I definitely take it farther than Edison requires you to do and what they want you to do.
“I enjoy competing nationally, across Canada, and I’m going to continue pursuing this sport next year and hopefully winning gold for Edison in the coming years.”
Theo Ayas teamed up with Hernadez in the junior mixed doubles, finishing fifth as a first-year duo.
“I think we did well,” he said. “We just started practising this year together, so I think in the future we have lots of potential to get stronger and place higher.”
Holy Trinity Academy posted a 25-point finish in Red Deer, good for seventh among 4A schools while Strathcona-Tweedsmuir posted 19 points, fourth in the 3A ranks.
MHSAA 2026 INDIVIDUAL BADMINTON INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
Gold
Silver
Bronze
JV Girls Singles
Zoey Zong, Fort Richmond
Kaite Kie, Dakota
Ray Chen, Fort Richmond
JV Girls Doubles
Susan Tran/Fern Nguyen, Grant Park
Mia Hambleton/Hanjia Li, St Norbert
Alice Zhang/Nikki Wu, Pembina Trails
JV Boys Singles
Parham Raji, Fort Richmond
Max Sun, Dakota
Baljot Kainth, Maples
JV Boys Doubles
Eric Kim/Tae Lee, Sturgeon Heights
Andy Lim/Lucas Wu, St John’s Ravenscourt
Daniel Jiang/Hartin Huang, St Paul’s
JV Mixed Doubles
Gurleen Dhaliwal/Niko Brambilla, Maples
Nora Soufi/Austin Baker, Miles Macdonell
Tiffany Brown/Brody Lane, Birtle
Varsity Girls Singles
Kate LI, Fort Richmond
Yujia Qin, Dakota
Samantha Belches, St John’s
Varsity Girls Doubles
Morgahn Bosko/Sarah Dupuis, Gabrielle-Roy
Chloe Roberts/Danica Patton, Léo-Rémillard
Ash Uppal/Precious Gonzales, Sisler
Varsity Boys Singles
Anson Chen, St Paul’s
Connor Buhler, Collège Béliveau
Preston Fazekas, Linden Christian
Varsity Boys Doubles
Lambert Chan/Gabriel Chan, Pembina Trails
Billy Tanglin/Kyle Zhang, St Paul’s
Dilshan Saggu/Cameron Murray, R D Parker
VarsityMixed Doubles
Dana Linov/Leonides McDaniel, Neelin
Surabhi Kishore/Quinn Lagace, Jeanne-Sauvé
Xialin Liu/Yijia Sun, Fort Richmond
Fort Richmond Collegiate badminton teams shine at provincials
May 8, 2026
Winning a provincial championship is hard. Winning five in a row? That’s elite.
Fort Richmond Collegiate’s (FRC) varsity badminton team did exactly that, capturing its fifth consecutive Manitoba High School Athletics Association (MHSAA) provincial championship from April 30 to May 2. With the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons cancelled due to COVID, FRC has now won every varsity badminton title since 2018–19, setting the standard in Manitoba high school badminton.
The team’s dominance was matched by standout individual performances. FRC athletes claimed the girls singles provincial title and added a bronze medal in mixed doubles, further underscoring the program’s depth and talent.
And the winning didn’t stop there.
Fort Richmond’s junior varsity team also captured the provincial championship, highlighted by gold medals in boys singles, plus gold and bronze in girls singles.
For coaches Kevin Mason and Nicola Dirks, the titles reflect countless hours of preparation and perseverance.
“Each of our singles champions took a different path to success,” said Mason. “One beat an opponent she’d never defeated before, one continued his dominance by not dropping a single game and repeating as provincial champion, and another earned redemption by overcoming a familiar rival for the first time at provincials.”
While individual medals shine, Mason says the real victory is shared.
“These experiences give them a sense of team pride in competing for a team banner when normally badminton is more of an individual sport.”
