CHARLOTTETOWN – Charlottetown Rural High School athletes swept the senior titles at the P.E.I. School Athletic Association (PEISAA) provincial badminton championships.

Jack Digout won the boys’ title while Emma Jinks took home the provincial girls’ gold medal.
This year, four Charlottetown and area schools were used, along with Bluefield High School, for the recent provincial finals. Championship titles in novice, bantam, intermediate, juvenile and senior boys’ and girls’ categories were all up for grabs in singles, doubles and mixed play.
Most of Island schools were represented in zone playoffs, with the top two from the four zones advancing to the provincials in novice, bantam and intermediate. In juvenile, senior and mixed categories, there were East and West regional events to decide finalists.

Finals
In a very close senior boys’ final, Digout outlasted Benoit Sampson of Bluefield 23-21, 14-21, 24-22 to win the provincial title. Ethan Oliver from Westisle defeated Brandon Hastings of Three Oaks in another very close match – 19-21, 24-22 and 21-19 – to claim the senior boys’ bronze medal.
In doubles action, Digout and Daniel Sanayie of Rural defeated Colin Curran and Cam White of Montague 21-15, 21-11. The bronze medal was won by Colonel Gray. Jason Chen and Bradley Norman defeated Steven McGeoghan and Evan Stewart of Montague 21-17 21-17.
With a first-place showing in singles and a first in doubles, Charlottetown Rural won the provincial championship with 10 points.
In the senior girls’ final, Emma Jinks of Charlottetown Rural defeated Lexi Murphy of Kensington. The scores were 21-5, 21-6.  Gracyn Handrahan of Westisle defeated Grace Gormley of Montague 17-21, 21-9, 21-19 to claim the bronze medal.
In a very close doubles final, Katherine McEwen and Robyn Power of Rural defeated Gracyn Handrahan and Ashton Grigg of Westisle 21-19, 21-19. Murphy and Tessa Murray of Kensington defeated Morgan Jardine and Arika Pollard of Montague 11-21, 21-16, 21-16 to claim the bronze medal.
By winning both senior singles and doubles’ Charlottetown Rural won the provincial team championship with 10 points.
Phoebe Mitchell and Jack Ronahan of Colonel Gray won the senior mixed doubles championship. They defeated Grace Gormley and Colin Curran of Montague 14-21, 21-13, 21-17. Anita Li and Bradley Norman of Gray defeated Katherine Zhu and Isaac MacKinnon of Rural 21-13, 19-21, 21-16 to win the bronze medal.
Colonel Gray won the senior mixed provincial title with seven points.
Champions
Results of PEISAAbadmint on championships:
Novice Girls
Singles
1. Sarah Zhang, Spring Park.
2. Katelyn Brothers, Vernon River.
3. Kendra Zhang, St. Jean.
4. Isabelle Richard, Ecole sur Mer.
Doubles
1. Sarah Zhang/Samantha Ostridge, Spring Park.
2. Emma McInnis/Isabelle Richard, Ecole sur Mer.
3. Gwen Costello/Shayna Perry, Parkdale.
4. Callie Veld/Maribeth Power, Souris.
Provincial Champion
Spring Park, 10 points.

Novice Boys
Singles
1. Leon Yuan, Spring Park.
2. Lincoln Waugh, Elm Street.
3. Desmond Cunniffe, West Kent.
4. Jonas Binkley, Greenfield.
Doubles
1. Jonas Binkley/Zach Ellis, Greenfield.
2. Mason Power/Cayle Coffin, Mount Stewart.
3. Lincoln Waugh/Brewer Waugh, Elm Street.
4. Leon Yuan/Will White, Spring Park.
Provincial Champion
Spring Park and Greenfield, 6 points.

Bantam Girls
Singles
1. Brooke Robertson, Souris.
2. Katie Acorn, Summerside Int.
3. Ryanna Ryan, Evangeline.
4. Lydia Hamill, Amherst Cove.
Doubles
1. Ivy Hu/Wendy Yan, Queen Charlotte.
2. Sydney Muttart/Erica Noonan, Amherst Cove.
3. Macy Hackett/Hilary Shea, M.E. Callaghan.
4. Leah MacIsaac/Ryanna Ryan, Evangeline.
Provincial Champion
Queen Charlotte and Souris, 5 points.

Bantam Boys
Singles
1. Aiden Arsenault, Birchwood.
2. Chris MacDougall, East Wiltshire.
3. Dylan MacLean, Vernon River.
4. James Wood, Vernon River.
Doubles
1. Dylan MacLean/James Wood, Vernon River.
2. Will Morrison/Arnab Kundu, Queen Charlotte.
3. Chris MacDougall/Dominic Pineau, East Wiltshire.
4. Cole Hemphill/Bryson Roberts McEwen, Summerside Int.
Provincial Champion
Vernon River, 8 points.

Intermediate Girls
Singles
1. Hayden Ford, East Wiltshire.
2. Kassidy Bernard, Summerside Int.
3. Jamie MacAulay, Stonepark.
4. Karissa Bernard, Hernewood.
Doubles
1. Hayden Ford/Torey MacDonald, East Wiltshire.
2. Keely Dyment/Karissa Bernard, Hernewood.
3. Kassidy Bernard/Kylie Campbell, Summerside Int.
4. Lacy White/Abby Miller, Belfast.
Provincial Champions
East Wiltshire, 10 points.

Intermediate Boys
Singles
1. Dylan Batchilder, Stonepark.
2. Chandler DesRoches, M.E. Callaghan.
3. Isaac Oliver, M.E. Callaghan.
4. Aiden Pot, East Wiltshire.
Doubles
1. Dylan Batchilder/Hans Zhang, Stonepark.
2. Aiden Pot/Frankie Woods, East Wiltshire.
3. Chandler DesRoches/Isaac Oliver, M.E. Callaghan.
4. Jack Hackett/Mike McRae, M.E. Callaghan.
Provincial Champions
Stonepark, 10 points.

Juvenile Girls
Singles
1. Nikeda Sark, Westisle.
2. Madison McHugh, Westisle.
3. Lauren Lilly, Three Oaks.
4. Lauren Curran, Rural.
Doubles
1. Madison McHugh/Marley Gaudet, Westisle.
2. Keira MacKendrick/Nikeda Sark, Westisle.
3. Mary Cate Dodds/Lauren Curran, Rural.
4. Allison Harper/Jackie Lynn Arsenault, Westisle.
Provincial Champion
Westisle, 17 points

Juvenile Boys
Singles
1. Ben MacDougall, Three Oaks.
2. Jack Munroe, Montague.
3. Justin Caron, Three Oaks.
4. Reid Peardon, Montague.
Doubles
1. Jason Y Chen/Jason Yu, Gray.
2. Justin Caron/Ben MacDougall, Three Oaks.
3. Ian Kerr/Tobias Hood, Gray.
4. Kalim DesRoches/Lucas Gallant, Westisle.
Provincial Champion
Three Oaks, 10 points

Senior Girls
Singles
1. Emma Jinks, Rural.
2. Lexi Murphy, KISH.
3. Gracyn Handrahan, Westisle.
4. Grace Gormley, Montague.
Doubles
1. Katherine McEwen/Robyn Power, Rural.
2. Gracyn Handrahan/Ashton Grigg, Westisle.
3. Lexie Murphy/Tessa Murray, KISH.
4. Morgan Jardine/Arika Pollard, Montague.
Provincial Champion
Rural, 10 points

Senior Boys
Singles
1. Jack Digout, Rural.
2. Benoit Sampson, Bluefield.
3. Ethan Oliver, Westisle.
4. Brandon Hastings, Three Oaks.
Doubles
1. Jack Digout/Daniel Sanayie, Rural.
2. Colin Curran/Cam White, Montague.
3. Jason Chen/Bradley Norman, Gray.
4. Steven McGeoghan/Evan Stewart, Montague.
Provincial Champion
Rural, 10 points

Senior Mixed Doubles
1. Phoebe Mitchell/Jack Ronahan, Gray.
2. Grace Gormley/Colin Curran, Montague.
3. Anita Li/Bradley Norman, Gray.
4. Katherine Zhu/Isaac MacKinnon, Rural.
Provincial Champion
Colonel Gray, 7 points.