News
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Children in Need Big Session
Fifty five members took part in the Big Session on Saturday, raising £66.70 for Children in Need. The first mini-tournament was won by Michael Penn, Hope Sommers, Abigail Green, Eden Leaper (captain), Tim Stokes, Ellie Hardwick and William Allan; the second group was won by Dan Whaley (captain), Holly Prentice, Isaac Sommers and Izzy Mullen.
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Newark & Sherwood Sports Awards 2013
At the Newark & Sherwood Sports Awards last night, the Minster Girls KS3 badminton team (Heather Walker, Sophie Morley, Maisie Cutts and Chloe Jordan) were named ‘School Sports Team of the Year’, Peter Mills won ‘Senior Sportsperson of the Year’ and Alex Fenton was a runner-up for his ‘Outstanding Contribution to Sport’. A great achievement…
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Northants U15 and Notts U13 bronze tournaments – 19/20th October
Well done to Emma Hooper who had a fantastic weekend. Emma entered the Northants U15 bronze tournament on Saturday and won a bronze medal in the girls doubles. She then entered the Notts U13 bronze on Sunday winning a silver medal in mixed doubles and a bronze medal in the girls doubles.
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Nottinghamshire Schools Badminton Association Restricted Finals – 29th September
In the U13 event, Emma Hooper won gold in the girls’ singles and doubles and silver in the mixed doubles. Sofia Aujla-Jones received a silver medal in the girls’ doubles. At U15, Dan Whaley earned a silver medal in the boys’ singles. At U17, Heather Walker won a gold medal in the mixed doubles and received a…
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Big Session – 28th September 2013
This was our first Big Session in the new format of two two-hour sessions, putting sessions one and two together and three and four together. The winners of the first session were Amy Bruce, Devang Nigam (captain), James Hardwick. Owen Williams, Ben Anderson and Finn Durkin. The second session winners were June Ng, Alasdair Hollows, Dan Whaley (captain)…
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Nottinghamshire Schools Badminton Association Restricted Tournament – 14/15th September 2013
In the U13 event, Emma Hooper is through to the final of the girls’ singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Sofia Aujla-Jones has also reached the girls’ doubles final and received a bronze medal in the mixed doubles with a partner from Chilwell. The U15 event was entered by Sophie Morley, Chloe Jordan, Dan Whaley, Emma Hooper and Eleanor…
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Level 1 Coaching Course – 23rd August 2013
Congratulations to Anna Roehricht on completing the Level 1 Coaching Course
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Young Officials Award – 25th July 2013
Six of our members, Anna Roehricht, Holly Clarke, Adam Mullen, Maisie Cutts, Chloe Jordan and Dan Whaley, attended a Badminton England Young Officials Award course organised by the Newark and Sherwood Community Badminton Network. This 4-hour course is aimed at young people aged 14-19 and contains a combination of practical and theory sessions designed to equip the candidate with the…
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Attewell Tournament 2013 – 28th April 2013
Fourteen of our players entered the Attewell Tournament held at the Bingham Leisure Centre this weekend. This is the premier local tournament for juniors who haven’t represented the county. We had some success and all players gained valuable experience : Year 5 & 6 – Michael Penn, Finn Durkin and Owen Williams entered the boys…
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National Inter-Schools Badminton Competition Final 2013 – Years 7-9 – 20th April 2013
Heather, Sophie, Chloe and Maisie represented the Minster School, Nottinghamshire County and the East Midlands in the Center Parcs Final of the National Inter-Schools Badminton Competition. Over 6,000 school teams including over 30,000 players entered this competition which started in December and culminated in 4 finals of 9 teams. The team played really well and…