Young Athletes Shine at School Games in Binéfar, Huesca

Binéfar, Huesca, played host to a vibrant display of young talent this weekend as athletes from Badminton Huesca, CB Binéfar, VV Osca, and CB Barbastro competed in the provincial phase of the School Games. The event saw wide participation and enthusiastic performances across various age categories.

Badminton Huesca Dominates in Multiple Categories

Badminton Huesca athletes secured numerous top positions, strengthening their standing in the overall School Games classifications. Key victories included:

• Jorge Castellar won the U-11 men’s individual title.
• Rodrigo Pradas, Lorien Fraga, and Daniel Arruebo claimed the top three spots in U-13 doubles.
• Hugo Anadón finished third in the U-15/17 individual event.
• Camelia Zaharia, Patricia Fanlo, and Zoe Vicente swept the top three places in U-13 women’s singles.
• Lucía Rodríguez placed second, Leyre Oliva third, and Luna Güerri fourth in the U-15 women’s individual competition.
• María Casales emerged victorious in the U-17 women’s singles.
• The Lorien Fraga-Rodrigo Pradas duo won U-13 men’s doubles.
• Jimena Auxaberri-Alonso Ausaberri finished second and Camelia Zaharia-Noel Franco third in mixed doubles (13-15-17).
• Greta Montori-Leyre Oliva secured second place, and Luna Güerri-Zoe Vicente third in U-15 women’s doubles.
• María Casales and Nerea Marco (Huesca and Binéfar) won the U-17 women’s doubles.
• Daniel Arias and Jorge Castellar were runners-up in U-11 men’s doubles.

CB Binéfar Achieves Outstanding Results

CB Binéfar players delivered a strong performance, with 12 athletes participating. Notable achievements included:

• Lorien López was the runner-up in the sub-11 category, and Dani Arias finished third.
• Paula García won the women’s sub-11 title, with Romeral Salas taking third place.
• Paula and Romeral were champions in doubles, while Dani and Jorge Castellar (Huesca) finished second.
• Isaac and Lorien placed fourth in the sub-13 category.
• Hugo Ramírez and Izan Peña were second in the sub-15 category, while Valentina Ramírez and Laura Gimeno finished fifth.
• Jorge Foj won the sub-17 individual title, with Hugo Alcalde finishing second.
• Nerea Marco and María Casales (Huesca) won the sub-17 doubles, and Nerea and Jorge were champions in mixed doubles.

CB Binéfar debuted new equipment from ICF Global Engineering during the event.

VV Osca Celebrates Alba Cejalvo’s Triumph

VV Osca experienced a particularly successful day thanks to Alba Cejalvo, who dominated the under-15 competition, winning both singles and doubles (with Vega Morer). Other notable results for VV Osca included:

• Sara Sorribes finished third in the under-17 singles and second in doubles (with Lucía Colay).
• Amelie Pisa and Pablo Viu placed third in U-13-15-17 mixed doubles.
• Valeria Viñao and Erika Vovchok were third in U-15 women’s doubles.
• Samantha Millán and Claudia Pomer finished third in U-17 doubles.

CB Barbastro Shows Promising Improvement

Players from CB Barbastro demonstrated improvement and competitive spirit throughout the tournament. Key results included:

• Mía García finished fourth in IF-11, and Emma Garcés was second.
• Mia and Emma placed third in D-11.
• Gael García reached the semifinals in IM-13.
• The Lorien-Enzo couple finished fifth in DM-13, while the Gael-Acher couple were second.
• Lucía Colay was second in IF-17, and Lucía-Sara Sorribes (VV Osca) were also second in DF-17.

Additional Tournament Results

In Tordesillas, VV Osca’s Emma Bibián and Andrea Mingarro competed in the Master N3 sub-15 and sub-19 events. Andrea Mingarro paired with Erik Castañeda (Badminton Huesca) and Emma Bibián with David Moreno from Huelva, each securing one victory in mixed doubles.

In Vilafranca del Penedés, Badminton Huesca and CB Binéfar athletes achieved further success. Izarbe Ara won U-13 women’s singles, and Izarbe Ara with Joel Hernando won U-15 mixed doubles. Andrés Oliva won U-15 men’s singles, with Enzo Dieste second and David Bastos third. Pablo Ara won U-17 men’s singles, defeating Diego Benedí. Pablo Ara and Guillermo Fernández won U-19 men’s doubles, while Andrés Bastos and Fernando Mur were runners-up. Nerea Marco and Laia Mínguez (CB Binefar) won U-19 women’s doubles, and Nerea Marco was second in U-17 women’s individual.