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Chloe secures U17 badminton treble – for fourth season in a row





Mixed doubles winners Arran Johnson and Chloe Mackenzie with Lexie Mackenzie (left), representing Highland Workwear.
Mixed doubles winners Arran Johnson and Chloe Mackenzie with Lexie Mackenzie (left), representing Highland Workwear.

The under-17s battled it out in the last of the four Caithness junior badminton age-group championships, held on Sunday in the East Caithness Community Facility.

There were 21 competitors, 10 girls and 11 boys. Chloe Mackenzie (Dunnet) won the treble – the fourth consecutive season she has done so in the under-17 championships.

There was also a double triumph for Wick’s Alexander Mackay.

In the main draw of the girls’ singles, Chloe Mackenzie defeated Wick’s Chloe Begg in the first semi-final 15-9, 15-5.

Ava Cook (Ormlie) saw off Wick’s Ashlyn Gunn 15-8, 15-8 in the second semi.

Chloe won the final 15-4, 15-2, having dropped only 27 points across all her singles matches.

Blayr Howden (Wick) beat Freya Swanson (Ormlie) 21-17 in the consolation final.

The first semi-final in the main draw of the boys’ singles saw Arran Johnson (Ormlie) taking on Wick’s Qida Du, with Qida edging it 15-13, 15-13.

Alexander Mackay defeated Ormlie’s Matthew Cook, the U15 boys’ singles winner, 12-15, 16-14, 16-14 in a close second semi.

Alexander won 13-15, 15-13, 15-12 in the all-Wick final, another hard-fought contest.

Liam Sinclair beat Rory Nicolson 21-8 in the all-Wick consolation final.

Chloe Mackenzie and Ava Cook won 15-4, 15-5 against Hallie Bremner and Freya Mackay in the first of the girls’ doubles semi-finals. In the other, Wick duo Chloe Begg and Ashlyn Gunn came through after three sets against Sophie Mackay and Freya Swanson 15-9, 9-15, 15-11.

Girls' doubles winners Ava Cook (centre) and Chloe Mackenzie (right) with Lexie Mackenzie, who was representing Highland Workwear.
Girls' doubles winners Ava Cook (centre) and Chloe Mackenzie (right) with Lexie Mackenzie, who was representing Highland Workwear.

Chloe and Ava won 15-4, 15-7 in the final.

In the consolation final Hallie and Freya Mackay won 21-9 against Rebecca Henderson (Ormlie) and Blayr Howden.

Ormlie’s Matthew Cook and Arran Johnson were successful in the first of the boys’ doubles semi-finals, defeating Callum Aitken and Connor Carter (both Wick) 15-7, 15-7.

In the other semi, an all-Wick contest, Qida Du and Ronin Kean lost out to Alexander Mackay and Lewis Malcolm 11-15, 15-4, 15-8.

The final went to three sets as Alexander Mackay and Lewis Malcolm got the better of Matthew Cook and Arran Johnson 15-8, 13-15, 15-8.

Boys' doubles winners Lewis Malcolm (left) and Alexander Mackay with Lexie Mackenzie.
Boys' doubles winners Lewis Malcolm (left) and Alexander Mackay with Lexie Mackenzie.

The consolation final was an all-Wick clash with Liam Sinclair and Rory Nicolson defeating Callum Aitken and Connor Carter 21-9.

The first semi-final in the main draw for the mixed doubles saw Chloe Mackenzie and Arran Johnson get through 15-5, 15-7 against Qida Du and Freya Swanson.

The second brought a 17-15, 16-14 victory for Ormlie’s Ava Cook and Matthew Cook over Wick’s Freya Mackay and Alexander Mackay.

Chloe and Arran won 15-11, 15-9 in the final.

The consolation final saw Lewis Malcolm and Hallie Bremner beat their Wick clubmates Rory Nicolson and Ashlyn Gunn 21-17.

Kerry Mackenzie from Caithness Junior Badminton Club said: “As with previous championships, we saw some fantastic games and rallies, with all competitors showing good sportsmanship throughout.

“Huge thanks must go to all the helpers – without them, these competitions would not be possible. And massive thanks to Highland Workwear for sponsoring the event.”

Girls' singles consolation winner Blayr Howden with Lexie Mackenzie.
Girls' singles consolation winner Blayr Howden with Lexie Mackenzie.
Boys' singles winners Alexander Mackay with Lexie Mackenzie from Highland Workwear.
Boys' singles winners Alexander Mackay with Lexie Mackenzie from Highland Workwear.
Girls' singles winner Chloe Mackenzie (right) with her sister Lexie, who was representing event sponsor Highland Workwear.
Girls' singles winner Chloe Mackenzie (right) with her sister Lexie, who was representing event sponsor Highland Workwear.
Mixed doubles consolation winners Lewis Malcolm and Hallie Bremner either side of Lexie Mackenzie from Highland Workwear.
Mixed doubles consolation winners Lewis Malcolm and Hallie Bremner either side of Lexie Mackenzie from Highland Workwear.
Girls' doubles consolation winners Hallie Bremner and Freya Mackay alongside Lexie Mackenzie (left) from Highland Workwear.
Girls' doubles consolation winners Hallie Bremner and Freya Mackay alongside Lexie Mackenzie (left) from Highland Workwear.
Boys' doubles consolation winners Liam Sinclair and Rory Nicolson with Lexie Mackenzie of Highland Workwear.
Boys' doubles consolation winners Liam Sinclair and Rory Nicolson with Lexie Mackenzie of Highland Workwear.
Lexie Mackenzie, representing Highland Workwear, with the boys' singles consolation winner Liam Sinclair.
Lexie Mackenzie, representing Highland Workwear, with the boys' singles consolation winner Liam Sinclair.

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