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Watch the Bird(ie)
The badminton champs held recently brought to light some exciting matches and the winners of the various grades gave their opponents the bird (so to speak).
A grade champions. From left: Di Hansard (ladies' singles and doubles), Stuart Rosie (men's singles), Lorraine Hacche (ladies' doubles), Geoff Pollard (men's doubles, combined doubles), Karen Crosby (combined doubles), Barry Crosby (men's doubles).
C grade champions; Pam Williams (ladies' singles, ladies' doubles, combined doubles), Jim McMillan (men's singles, men's doubles, combined doubles), Dorothy van Helden (ladies' doubles). Absent: Denis Moloney (men's doubles).
Winners of the Sloan Cup were Betty Hazelwood and Jim McMillan.
Most improved player award went to Heather Pollard.
B grade champions were Lorraine Hacche (ladies' singles, ladies' doubles), John Murphy (men's singles, men's doubles), Nancy Stevenson (ladies' doubles), Mike Mellelieu (men's doubles), Peter Ellis (combined doubles). Absent: Pam Parkin (combined doubles).