Lothian entered two teams in the Scottish Schools Senior Inter-Area Badminton Team event at Penicuik.
The Lothian A team were triumphant, beating Glasgow & North Strathclyde 7-4 in the final match, to regain the trophy they lost very narrowly last year.
Lothian A: Lucy Degg (North Berwick HS), Emma Joshua (Mary Erskine), Tushara Senthilrajaram (Linlithgow Academy), Poppy Shell (Boroughmuir HS); David Campbell (Dunbar GS), Ben Ross (James Gillespie’s HS), Tushar Senthilrajaram (Linlithgow Academy), Blair Whitson (Firrhill HS). Manager – Irene Blair.
The Lothian B team also performed exceptionally well, taking two rubbers off the Glasgow team and edging out Lanark 6-5 to take third place.
Lothian B – Amy Hunter (Craigmount HS), Emily Jobson (James Gillespie’s HS), Sophie Walker (Penicuik HS), Maggie Wang (George Heriot’s); Jacob Glass (Ross HS), Alex Lin (George Heriot’s), Josh Ryan (Beeslack HS), Dylan Walker (Penicuik HS).
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