Private School News

Bedford High School for Girls – County Badminton Champions

‘Play it, Love it, Live it’…..the motto of Badminton England.

Since September, the Year 8 team have done just that every Wednesday night under the guidance of Colin Pearson, the County Badminton Coach.

This was our first visit to the County Finals and the girls got off to a flying start with a Bedford High 5-0 win against Ashton School. Stopsley School provided a sterner test and Alice Devaney showed the value of a well-executed drop shot during her doubles matches.

Hana Staddon used her tennis experience to great effect in her singles to move her opponent around the court and secure a 21-10 victory as the team took the match by 4 games to 1 and move into the semi-finals!

Harry Elston played a real cliffhanger and narrowly lost 20-21 but she rallied in her doubles match with Lucy Page and the girls eased their way through to the final! Application, perspiration and inspiration were the ingredients of a nail-biting 3-2 victory.

Georgina Hind, Alice Devaney, Lucy Page, Harry Elston and Hana Staddon had played it, loved it, lived it and WON IT!

Bedford High School for Girls are the 2009 County Badminton Champions. Congratulations to all the girls and a very special thanks to Colin Pearson for his coaching expertise.