The third annual Badminton tournament was held on February 13 in Ravenscroft Gym. Students were allowed 3 games in pool play and then divided into a gold, silver and bronze brackets. The winner of each bracket received a gift card and free admission to the homecoming dance. Senior Seth Bontrager admits that having a close connection with his partner senior Tim Kirner, it gave them an advantage and helped them win first place in the gold bracket.

“Having Tim as a foreign helped us win,” Bontrager said. “It brought a lot of energy to the team. I appreciate that.”

While Bontrager accredited his win to working well from the start, senior Zachary Kennell admits that it took him and senior Hunter Lujano a couple games to get the hang of things.

“We went 0-2 in pool play which isn’t ideal but then we finished out with 3 straight wins so that’s good,” Kennell said. “It definitely took a couple games to get it down…but eventually we got it.”

Winner of the silver bracket, seniors DesiRay Kernal and Kayla Mwangi reveal that getting second place is still a win in their eyes.

“A dub is a dub. At the end of the day we walked away with gift cards,” Kernal said.