Scotch College

Five of the best for badminton team

Words: PETER RILEY – TEACHER IN CHARGE, BADMINTON

Scotch’s 1st badminton team triumphed by seven sets to five over the previously undefeated Haileybury team, winning the APS badminton premiership for a record fifth successive time, and stretching its unbeaten record to a stunning 43 matches.

Geelong Grammar School held the previous record for consecutive wins – 28. Scotch’s unbeaten record of 43 wins stretches from 14 February 2004.

The Haileybury match was a real challenge, as Haileybury had some exceptional players, including a national player and the under 17 State champion. Haileybury had defeated every other team leading up to the Scotch match.

After the singles round Scotch was ahead five matches to three, and clinched victory by winning two doubles matches.

Congratulations to the team, the Co-Captains Azrul Azri and Euikuk Park, and the coach Danny Tan (’04). Other team members are Jonathan Chen, Sean Lim, Shaun Lim, Mark Lym, Kevin Shi, Phillip Tan, Ronald Teo, Christopher Tham, Michael Yang, Michael Jones and Joshua Ch’ng.

Top sports achievers in early 2008

Here are some of the top Scotch sporting achievers in the early part of 2008:

• Harry Borthwick (Year 11) – winner of the under 18 200m at the Victorian Athletics Championships in February.
• Jacob Clark (Year 11) – winner of the under 17 100m freestyle at the APS finals
• Tom Davies (Year 12) – selected in the Victorian under 18 hockey team for the national hockey championships in April. Tom is Captain of Hockey, 2008.
• Martin Louey (Year 8) – took a hat-trick and finished with three wickets for two runs from 1.4 overs in Year 8 APS cricket.
• Chris Olorenshaw (Year 9) – winner of the under 15 50m backstroke at the APS finals.
• Cameron Rees (Year 11) – broke the APS open diving record (211.25 points) with a score of 256.05 points at the APS finals.