Clean Sweep For NH Juniors

The North Harbour junior teams had their first team tournament in two years, playing in the Northern Region Local Derby Competition.

Our three u13 teams made up a total of 13 x u13 teams from the Northern Region district that converged on Badminton Waitakere for the two day event. The North Harbour teams played very well with team 1 winning section 1 over Auckland, 5-3 and teams 2 & 3 finishing winner and runner up respectively in section 2, playing their final against each other.

Our u15 teams made the journey to Waikato where the temperature on day 1 was nothing short of freezing inside the hall. After a good warm up, the players took to court in their respective ties. At the end of the two day event, North Harbour I were victorious over Auckland 1 in the final, winning 13-3. Team 2 had some tough ties and a close loss in an 8 all countback, but finished in 6th place.

The u17 teams traveled over the harbour bridge to Auckland Badminton for their competition. Team 1 played the final in a battle of the bridge scenario against long time rivals, Auckland, winning with a tie score of 12-4. The u17 2 team played their final against Waikato, winning with an 8-8 draw and a countback of 19 games to 18.

A fantastic weekend of badminton for all juniors who took part. Next event is the New Zealand Junior Team Championships in Palmerston North, 11-14 July.