The first round of SWAC Senior Badminton playoffs got underway over the weekend.

Two of the three southwest sections held their sectional tournaments on Saturday.

Swift Current played host to the Rolling Hills sectional and Fox Valley hosted the Cypress Hills Sectional.

In Swift Current, seven Comp. teams and a total of 10 athletes are moving on to SWAC Districts.

Jessica Warren and Samantha Froude moved on in girls singles, while Sim Singh and Ethan Warkentin advanced out of boys singles.

The team of Lara New and Justine Bennett advanced out of girls doubles.

Wyatt Wiebe and Mason Smeby moved on in boys doubles and Monica Torales and Grady Rogers advanced out of mixed doubles.

The only southwest sectional yet to be played is the Whitemud, which will take place Tuesday in Eastend.

The following list shows every athlete that advanced to Districts out of the Rolling Hills and Cypress Hills sections.

CYPRESS HILLS SENIOR BADMINTON - SECTION ADVANCERS:

GIRLS SINGLES:
1. Cassandra Benson (Hazlet)
2. Kaitlynn Bradford (Cabri)
3. Kayla Eng (Maple Creek)
4. Chloe Mertin (Leader)

BOYS SINGLES:
1. Riley Hughes (Hazlet)
2. Dallyn Jamieson (Cabri)
3. Bobby Hudec (Fox Valley)
4. Frank Chow (Fox Valley)

GIRLS DOUBLES:
1. Kyla Tumbach/Payton Stimson (Leader)
2. Claudia Lim/Dayna Winzer (Maple Creek)
3. Delaney Smith/Danica Klippert (Leader)
4. Savannah Mass/Kenna Anton (Fox Valley)

BOYS DOUBLES:
1. Carson Leach/Jordan Mastel (Leader)
2. Aden Hudec/Patrick Ehnisz (Fox Valley)
3. Ethan Bosch/Matthew Ganert (Fox Valley)
4. Kaden Eremenko/Nick Scott (Maple Creek)

MIXED DOUBLES:
1. Rebecca Chow/Nicholas Ehnisz (Fox Valley)
2. Clark Anderson/Chelsea Wilson (Hazlet)
3. Payton Wilkinson/Erik Scory (Leader)
4. Connor Drever/Payton Bock (Maple Creek)


ROLLING HILLS SENIOR BADMINTON - SECTION ADVANCERS:

GIRLS SINGLES:
1. Sara Kendall (Ponteix)
2. Jessica Warren (SCCHS)
3. Ashley Bakus (Herbert)
4. Samantha Froude (SCCHS)

BOYS SINGLES:
1. Sim Singh (SCCHS)
2. Ethan Warkentin (SCCHS)
3. TJ Kendall (Ponteix)
4. Robert Lacher (Ponteix)

GIRLS DOUBLES:
1. Lara New/Justine Bennett (SCCHS)
2. Emma Krauchek/Teagan Newton (Hodgeville)
3. Madison Weinbender/Precious Barraquio (Herbert)

BOYS DOUBLES:
1. Dustin Kendall/Tanner Kendall (Ponteix)
2. Wyatt Wiebe/Mason Smeby (SCCHS)
3. Kim Mendoza/Tyson Goffinet (Ponteix)
4. Colin Beuckert/Aaron Rampold (Vanguard)

MIXED DOUBLES:
1. Monica Torales/Grady Rogers (SCCHS)
2. Garret Heschel/Kelly Bestrop (Herbert)
3. Gail Gian/Keegan Goffinet (Ponteix)
4. Alexis Stringer/Shadye Lee (Ponteix)