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02/10/2011 ... Edmonton ... The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the 2010-11 All-Conference Badminton Teams.  These individuals have been recognized by the Conference coaches for their outstanding athletic ability.
 

02/10/2011...Edmonton...Coach Kevin MacAlpine has been associated with Concordia University College for 10 years, first as a student-athlete, then as an Assistant Coach and now as a Head Coach. In the fall of 2009, Kevin moved into the Head Coach position with Thunder Badminton and in his first year, guided his athletes to Silver Medals in each of the ACAC and CCAA Championships. So far in 2010-11, the Thunder have 4 consecutive 2nd place team finishes in ACAC competition.

by Curtis J. Phillips, ACAC Sports Writer

02/08/2011...Edmonton, Alberta - The name Ellexis is of Australian origin and means “Defender and Protector.” A perfect fit and apropos for one Ellexis Lathan of Concordia University College of Alberta Thunder.

Lathan, a second-year member of the Edmonton schools badminton team, has set concrete goals in the sport she was first introduced to in Grade 7. Goals that sometimes mean going over hurdles of a personal nature.

The 2010-11 ACAC Badminton season has been quite competitive with all 4 colleges showing signs of strength in various events. The team event has NAIT comfortably out in front in the overall point standings but Concordia and Mount Royal  have been battling all season for the second seed and with the help of a couple of second semester additions, Red Deer College looks to be a factor come play-off time.

by Curtis J. Phillips, ACAC Sports Writer

01/12/2011... Calgary, Alberta - According to Mount Royal University Cougars badminton head coach Hayden Kowel there are two groups of individuals who are attracted to the sport of badminton.

“A lot of players will get their start in (junior or senior high) school and typically the players we (Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference) get from the school systems are overall good athletes, in that they have played a number of other sports.

03/08/2010 ... Edmonton ... The 2010 CCAA Badminton National Championships did not disappoint as the action was intense and stronger than ever. With the tournament coming to a close at NAIT on Saturday, March 6th, the medals were presented to the national champions in front of a crowd of crazed fans.

NAIT is pleased to be hosting the 2010 CCAA Badminton National Championships.  It will feature the top badminton players from Vancouver Island to Halifax.

02/16/2010 ... Edmonton ... The NAIT Ooks badminton team repeated as ACAC Team Champions this past weekend as they narrowly defeated the Concordia Thunder.  After the Ooks defeated Red Deer College 5-1 in the first semi-final, and the Thunder won a hard fought 5-3 win over the Mount Royal Cougars in the other semi-final, the stage was set for another much anticipated best of 9 ACAC Championship match-up between NAIT and Concordia. 

The NAIT Ooks badminton recently returned from Hawaii this past weekend after competing in the 2010 Honolulu Open. The tournament was an opportunity for the nationally ranked #2 team to compete in an internationally known tournament and undergo some serious team bonding.
 

02/25/2009...The NAIT Ooks badminton team won their first ACAC Team Championship since 1993 this past weekend as they narrowly defeated the three time defending champion Concordia Thunder.

The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference is please to announce this year's All-Conference Badminton Teams.  The following individuals have been selected by the Conference coaches. 

The CCAA Badminton National Championships begin on Feb. 28 - March 1st.  A full schedule can be found at the following website: http://www.mta.ca/ccaabadminton/