Clydesdale badminton stars claim Scottish title

WITH a squad containing four of the top eight under-16 badminton players in Scotland, it was perhaps no surprise that Team Lanarkshire won the Scottish Inter Area Championships at Glasgow’s Cockburn Centre.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Dec 2012, 11:30 BST

The triumph – which saw Lanarkshire claim the title for the first time in 10 years – saw them win five games out of five against opposition from various parts of Scotland including the Borders, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

They were helped by the sterling efforts of 15-year-old Carluke High School pupils Jordan Philip, of East Avenue, Carluke and Forth’s Alistair Orr.

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The Lanarkshire team was coached by Ross MacLeod and Jordan’s dad Colin Philip (59), who said: “The boys squad is definitely the best we’ve had since 2002.

“A lot of teams turn up for competitions with a couple of good boys and girls but with a weaker third and fourth string.

“But our team can take care of itself at every level.

“Winning all five games was a fantastic achievement. We couldn’t have asked for any better.”

For more on this story pick up a copy of the Carluke and Lanark Gazette which is in the shops now.

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