Badminton
Norfolk badminton youngsters enjoy rollercoaster ride
The county junior badminton season ended with the Harrod Under 17s Inter Counties Tournament played at Nottingham University.
Thorpe girls seventh in National Schools Badminton finals
The Thorpe St Andrew U14 girls team represented the Eastern Region at the National Schools Badminton finals held at Center Parcs, Nottingham. Over 22,000 competitors had participated in the earlier rounds so it was a superb achievement for the Thorpe girls to get this far.
Bottom spot means relegation for Norfolk
Having lost four and drawn two of their opening six matches in Premiership B of the Inter County Championships, Norfolk knew they were facing an uphill struggle to avoid relegation in their final three matches played at the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford, and so it turned out to be. The opening match of the weekend was against Leinster which they lost 8-2, although five of the 10 games went to five sets.
Thorpe girls win badminton regionals
The county finals of the Center Parcs National Schools Championships were held at the UEA Sports Park.
Norfolk finish season in mid-table
The county second team brought their season to a close, losing 9-6 to the Staffordshire second string.
- Daryl Jacobs leads the way in Norfolk Open Badminton Championships
- Norfolk duo Georgia Moyes and Kathryn Adamson come away with golds
- Norfolk Under-15 team continue winning run in badminton’s Shires League with 15-5 victory over Lincolnshire
- Mixed pairs seal victory for Norfolk in Inter County Regional Badminton Championships with win over Northamptonshire
- Norfolk II bounce back with Inter County Regional Badminton Championships win
- Promotion to badminton’s Premiership B proving a tough challenge for Norfolk
- King’s Lynn school hosts junior moderates badminton tournament
- A familiar experience for county
- Close encounters of the Premiership kind for county teams
- Winning start to inter-county season
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