Parents fun night
in March, 2019
Another parents fun night
was held at the main games hall at Hawick High School on
Tuesday, 26th March, 2019. The youngsters and parents who turned
up had a great fun night of badminton.
It was good to see parents
entering into the fun spirit of the
evening as plainly demonstrated by the photograph and videos that
were taken on the night.
Click here to watch videos
of the parents fun night - March, 2019.
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Hawick
Junior Handicap Tournament - 2019
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photographs and videos
of handicapped tournament.
The annual Hawick junior
handicapped tournament was played on Tuesday, 19th March, 2019 at Hawick High School main games hall.
Two pools of players played
round robin games against each other with each game played over
one end to 15 points. The winner and runner up from each pool then went
through to play in the semi finals. Chloe Blaikie won the first
semi final 15-12 against Danny Shiel and Chloe Patterson won the
second semi final 15-14 against Martin Shiel.
The final was
played over a single game to 21 points and was between Chloe
Blaikie (0) and Chloe Patterson (4). Chloe Blaikie won the final
21-15.
The trophies for the
handicapped tournament were presented by Angela Blaikie. The
trophy that is given to the Young Player of the Year, for
their dedication and commitment towards the sport and who has
continued to improve steadily throughout the season, was
presented this year to Erin Cowan. Coach Harry Turnbull would
like to thank Laura Turnbull for her help
and support throughout the season.
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photographs and videos
of handicapped tournament.
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Kelso
Primary School Tournament - 2019
The annual Kelso Primary School
Tournament was held at Kelso High School Games Hall on
Sunday, 17th March, 2019.
Chloe Patterson was runner up in the girls singles and level
doubles. Jared Huggan and Logan Blaikie from Hawick also
participated in the tournament. Well done everyone.
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Duns
Primary School Tournament - 2019
The annual Duns Primary School
Tournament was held at Berwickshire High School Games Hall, Duns on
Saturday, 2nd March, 2019.
Chloe Patterson was runner up in the girls level
doubles with partner Florence Kirkpatrick from Peebles. Chloe
just missed out on reaching the final of the girls singles on
points. Logan Blaikie from Hawick also
participated in the tournament. Well done Chloe and Logan.
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photographs & videos from the championships.
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Borders
Primary School Championships - 2019
The annual Borders Primary School
Championships was held at Earlston High School Games Hall on
Saturday, 23rd February, 2019.
The winner of the
boys singles was Louis Kirkpatrick (Kirklands PS) and the runner
up was Aidan Richardson ( Ednam PS). Rowena Armitage (Kirkslands
PS) won the girls singles and the runner up was Erin Doyle (Duns
PS).
Chloe Patterson lost to Erin Doyle in the semi finals. The Colin
Blaikie Sportsmanship Award was presented to William Mawson
(Melrose PS) and best girl, Molly Sharp (Duns PS). Well done to
all the players for making this such a great competition.
Christine Wylie, the groups
Chairperson, thanked all the parents and junior players who
helped score games with a special thanks to Gordon McLean and
Pearl Ford for their help running the tournament from the
technical table and to Audrey Rae who worked tirelessly in the
kitchen serving up hot drinks and cakes.
The trophies were
presented by Gordon McLean.
Christine Wylie gave special thanks to
Dave Burns for his
work behind the scenes preparing the draw, running the
tournament and scoring the finals.
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photographs & videos from the championships.
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U13 Lothian
Inter-County Tournament - 2018
The U13
Borders Badminton team travelled to Meadowmill Sports
Centre, Tranent on Sunday,1st April, 2016 to participate in
the Lothian Inter-County team event. Yorkshire won the
tournament with Lothian runners up and Northumberland in
third place. The Borders team ended the tournament in fourth
place. Coaches Gordon McLean & Harry Turnbull would like to
thank all friends and family members who travelled to
Meadowmill to support the event. Well done to all the
players for their hard work and effort during the
tournament.
Girls:
Erin Doyle (Duns), Eilidh Patterson (Duns),
Ellen Massie (Duns) & Chloe Blaikie (Hawick)
Boys:
Calum
Landon (Duns), James Clark (Longridge), Innes Cormack (Peebles),
Ross Wolfenden (West Linton)
& Mathew Domingo (Jedburgh)
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Borders
Primary School Championships - 2018
The annual Borders Primary School
Championships was held at Earlston High School Games Hall on
Saturday, 24th February, 2018.
Players from all over the
Borders represented their respective primary schools, playing
singles only. There was some great badminton on show, with many
promising young & new players taking part and a good level of
play being displayed, especially so in the finals. The Colin Blaikie Sportsmanship Award was presented
by Chloe Blaikie to best boy,
Enoch Shell and best girl, Chloe Patterson
(Trinity PS). Well done to all the
players who took part and represented their schools.
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photographs & videos from the championships.
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Borders
Secondary School Championships - 2018
The annual Borders Secondary School
Championships was held at Earlston High School games hall on
Sunday, 28th January, 2018.
Berwickshire High School took eight of
the twelve titles available, Peebles High School took two titles
with the remaining two titles going to Earlston and Eyemouth
High Schools.
With 60 entries from all
nine
of the region’s
secondary schools it was always going to be a busy day of
competition. The event began at 9.30am with the singles
tournaments before moving on to the level doubles by lunch time
and final matches being played late afternoon with a 4pm finish.
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photographs & videos from the championships.
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Scottish Open
Grand Prix - 2017
Once
again the Borders Badminton Group organised a bus trip for
youngsters, parents and coaches to travel to the finals day
of the Scottish Open Grand Prix event on Sunday, 26th
November, 2017 which was held at the Emirates Arena,
Glasgow. It was a great day out for everyone concerned. The
youngsters took part in the badminton festival held in the
morning and in the afternoon everyone watched the final
matches of the mixed doubles, ladies singles and gents doubles.
Special thanks to Myra Younger &
Audrey Rae for organising the
bus trip.
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photographs & videos from the bus trip.
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SSBU U16
Inter-Area Tournament - 2017
Borders U16 team that played in the SSBU Inter Area
Tournament at the Sir Craig Reedie Centre, Glasgow on
Sunday, 19th November, 2017.
Well done to all the players for all their
hard work and effort during the tournament.
Hawick was represented by Chloe Blaikie (front third
left)
Girls:
Gemma Fullerton (Gordon), Sophie Anderson (Earlston),
Chloe Blaikie (Hawick) &
Jodie Black (Eyemouth)
Boys:
Callum Simpson (Earlston), Aidan Ferrier (West Linton), Lewis Learmonth (Duns)
& Isaac Weir (Duns)
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photographs from the tournament.
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SSBU U14
Inter-Area Tournament - 2017
Borders U14 team that played in the SSBU Inter Area
Tournament at the Sir Craig Reedie Centre, Glasgow on
Sunday, 5th November, 2017. The Borders team ended the
tournament in 4th place. Glasgow won the tournament with
Edinburgh runners up and Mid & East Lothian in 3rd
place. Hawick was represented by Chloe Blaikie (rear
left)
Girls: Chloe Blaikie (Hawick), Gemma Fullerton (Gordon)
& Charlotte Kimm (Kelso).
Boys:
Finlay Rhind (Duns), Kieran Burns (Duns), Duncan Crowe (St. Abbs)
& Mathew Domingo (Jedburgh)
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Emotional
farewell for retiring teacher Nancy
Popular Stirches Primary School teacher Nancy Morrison retired
at the end of June, 2017 after 10 years at the school. Happy
retirement Nancy.
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newspaper clippings.
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U12
Anglo-Scottish Invitational Tournament - May, 2017
Borders U12 team that played in the Anglo-Scottish Invitational
Tournament held on the 27-28th May at Inverclyde National Sports
Centre, Largs. Hawick was represented by Chloe Blaikie (front
left).
Girls: Carrie Gibson (St. Abbs), Chloe Blaikie (Hawick), Izzy
Molyneux (Peebles) & Rebecca Richards (Chirnside).
Boys: Duncan Crowe (St. Abbs), Mathew Domingo (Jedburgh), James
Clark (Sprouston) & Ewan Stewart (Glasgow).
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junior newspaper clippings.
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Hawick
Junior Handicapped Tournament - 2017
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photographs and videos
of handicapped tournament.
The annual Hawick junior
handicapped tournament was played on Tuesday, 25th April, 2017 at Hawick High School main games hall.
Two pools of players played
round robin games against each other with each game played over
one end to 15 points. The winner from each pool then went
through to play in the final.
The final was
played over a single game to 21 points and was between Chloe
Blaikie (4) and Aiden Middlemass (0). Chloe won the final
21-15.
The trophies for the
handicapped tournament were presented by Laura Turnbull. The
trophy that is given to the Young Player of the Year, for
their dedication and commitment towards the sport and who has
continued to improve steadily throughout the season, was
presented this year to Chloe Blaikie. Coach Harry Turnbull would
like to thank Laura Turnbull and Nancy Morrison for their help
and support throughout the season.
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photographs and videos
of handicapped tournament.
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Hawick Mini Badminton
Festival - 2016
The Hawick annual Badminton Festival
was held at Hawick High School Games Hall on Tuesday, 15th November,
2016. The youngsters sampled different badminton skill
stations such as 'Relay Race', 'Target Practice' and
'Beat the Pro'.
Harry Turnbull would like to thank Nancy Morrison, Laura
Turnbull and Christy Anderson who helped make this a
great experience for the youngsters. Special thanks to Paul
Scott, the Active Schools Coordinator for the Hawick cluster for
his help in organising the festival.
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photo's and videos
of the badminton festival, 2016.
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Hawick
Junior Handicapped Tournament - 2016
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photographs and videos
of handicapped tournament.
The annual Hawick junior
handicapped tournament was played on Tuesday, 26th April, 2016 at Hawick High School main games hall.
Four pools of players played
round robin games against each other with each game played over
one end to 15 points. The winner from each pool then went
through to play in the semi finals. Paul Goldie (-5) won the
first semi final against Amber Malcolm (+6) and Martin Goldie
(-2) won the second semi final against Martin Shiel (+10).
The final was
played over a single game to 15 points and was between Paul
Goldie and his younger brother Martin. Martin
playing with a 3 point start found Paul too strong to
handle on the night and Paul won the final 15-9.
The trophies for the
handicapped tournament were presented by Laura Turnbull. The
trophy that is given to the Young Player of the Year, for
their dedication and commitment towards the sport and who has
continued to improve steadily throughout the season, was
presented this year to Aiden Middlemass.
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photographs and videos
of handicapped tournament.
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Hawick Badminton
Festival - 2015
The Hawick annual Badminton Festival
was held at Hawick High School Games Hall on Tuesday, 17th November,
2015. The youngsters sampled five different badminton skill
stations such as 'Fitness Challenge', 'Target Practice' and
'Beat the Pro'.
Harry Turnbull would like to thank Nancy Morrison, Laura
Turnbull and all the high school pupils who helped make this a
great experience for the youngsters. Special thanks to Paul
Scott, the Active Schools Coordinator for the Hawick cluster for
his help in organising the festival.
Click here to see
photo's and videos
of the badminton festival, 2015.
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Parents fun night
in April, 2015
Another parents fun night
was held at the main games hall at Hawick High School on
Tuesday, 28nd April, 2015. The youngsters and parents who turned
up had a great fun night of badminton.
It was good to see parents
entering into the fun spirit of the
evening as plainly demonstrated by the photographs and videos that
were taken on the night.
Click here to watch videos
of the parents fun night - April, 2015.
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Hawick & District
Primary School Championship
(2015)
Click here for the championship results,
videos & photographs.
Hawick &
District primary schools held their annual badminton competition
at Hawick High School games hall on Sunday, 26 April, 2015.
The initial stage of the well attended
tournament was played in round robin pools with 11 girls and 12
boys placed into pools.
Following the
pool games the top 8 players in each event progressed to the quarter final
knockout stage. In the girls quarter finals Sky Higley (Denholm)
beat Louisa Goldie (Drumlanrig) 15-4; Chloe Blaikie (Drumlanrig)
beat Poppie Gibson (Stirches) 15-7; Samantha Wallace (Stirches)
beat Esther Presley (Denholm) 15-6 and Sarah Murphy-Clark (Stirches)
beat Eilidh Garden (Stirches) 15-7. Chloe Blaikie beat Sky
Higley 21-14 in the first semi final and Sarah Murphy-Clark beat
Samantha Wallace 24-22 in the second semi final.
The final of the girls
competition was contested between Chloe Blaikie and Sarah
Murphy-Clark. Despite a spirited performance by Chloe, Sarah went on to win the final match
21-19, 21-12. Congratulations to Sarah Murphy-Clark for winning the
girls competition and to both girls for serving up a cracking
girls final.
In the boys quarter
finals Martin Goldie (Drumlanrig) beat Aiden Middlemass (Stirches)
15-1; Samuel Middlemass (Stirches) beat Sam Allott (Denholm)
15-13; Beck Malcolm (Stirches) beat Lewis Smith (Newcastleton)
15-10 and Connor Mitchell (Newcastleton) beat Charlie Bain (Stirches)
15-8. Martin Goldie beat Samuel Middlemass 21-4 in the first
semi final and Beck Malcolm beat Connor Mitchell 21-10 in
the second semi final. The final was a re-run of last years
final and was contested between Martin Goldie
and Beck Malcolm. Despite his best efforts Beck found it
hard to cope with the powerful smashes and well executed
drop shots produced by Martin throughout the final and
Martin won the final 21-4, 21-2. Congratulations to Martin
Goldie for winning the boys competition and to both boys for
giving the spectators an exciting boys final.
Both Sarah and Martin
have continued to develop at the sport this season and
Martin has had success in other tournaments this season,
winning the Kelso primary tournament and reaching the semi
finals of the Duns Primary and Borders Primary tournaments.
Martin is also part of the Borders U12 squad and has participated
in inter area tournaments.
Stirches took the team
award. After the finals, Colin Blaikie gave the vote of thanks
and the prizes were presented by Borders squad member
Sophie Mitchell. The winners each received a racket and
runners up each received a drinks bottle courtesy of BADMINTONscotland.
The coaches would like to
thank everyone that scored games throughout the day and Hawick
High School for the use of the hall. The coaches would also like
to thank all the parents and friends who came along to support
the tournament.
Click here for the championship results,
videos & photographs.
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Hawick
Junior Handicapped Tournament - 2015
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photographs and videos
of handicapped tournament.
The annual Hawick junior
handicapped tournament was played on Tuesday, 21 April, 2015 at Hawick High School main games hall.
Two pools of players played
round robin games against each other with each game played over
one end to 15 points. The winner from each pool then went
through to play in the final.
The final was
played over a single game to 21 points and was between Paul
Goldie and his younger brother Martin. Martin played out of his
skin in a determined effort to beat his older brother. Martin
playing with a handicap score of +6 found Paul too strong to
handle on the night and despite Paul losing a few points towards
the end of the game, Paul went on to win the final 21-16. Both
players are to be congratulated for the high standard of play
and for making the final such a memorable, exciting game.
The trophies for the
handicapped tournament were presented by Colin Blaikie. The
trophy that is given to the Young Player of the Year, for
their dedication and commitment towards the sport and who has
continued to improve steadily throughout the season, was
presented this year to Jessica Hutchison.
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photographs and videos
of handicapped tournament.
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Hawick Badminton
Festival - 2014
The Hawick annual Badminton Festival
was held at Hawick High School Games Hall on Monday, 17th November,
2014. P7 pupils from 6 Schools in the Hawick and district area
were represented with one session in the morning and a second
session in the afternoon.
The youngsters sampled five different badminton skill
stations such as 'Fitness Challenge', 'Target Practice' and
'Beat the Pro'.
Click here to see
photo's and videos
of the badminton festival, 2014.
Local
badminton coaches Colin Blaikie and Harry Turnbull would like to
thank Scott Renwick, the high school's head of PE, for the use
of the main games hall; Paul Scott, the active schools
coordinator, for his help organising the event; and finally all the teachers
and high school pupils who
helped on the day to make the festival such a great experience
for the youngsters.
Parents fun night
in April, 2014
Another parents fun night
was held at the main games hall at Hawick High School on
Tuesday, 22nd April, 2014. The youngsters and parents who turned
up had a great fun night of badminton.
It was good to see parents
entering into the fun spirit of the
evening as plainly demonstrated by the photographs and videos that
were taken on the night.
Click here to watch videos
of the parents fun night - April, 2014.
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