A lot of individuals with previous championship experience stood proud on stage at Braddock on Tuesday afternoon during the GMAC badminton tournament.

The team trophy went to someone new, however.

Led by its doubles teams and an outstanding overall effort, Southwest Miami emerged with the county title after doubling the score of all other teams, including runner-up and previous champion Palmetto.

The Eagles won what is believed to be their first GMAC title in over two decades.

Read more here

We’d like to thank fellow Florida shuttler Thomas S for taking the lead on the Sunshine State Games Badminton Tournament.  Here are some of the pertinent details:

DATES

Saturday, June 28
Sunday, June 29

VENUE

Don Shula’s Athletic Club
15150 Bull Run Road
Miami Lakes, Florida 33014 (305) 820-8025

SCHEDULE

Saturday, June 28
8:00 AM Check-in
9:00 AM – 8:00 PM Competition
Sunday, June 29
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Competition

Click here for the signup form link

ACCOMMODATIONS

Finally, you can get a discounted hotel reservation at Don Shula’s Hotel with the details below:

Special Rate of $99.00 with breakfast for 2

 Individual reservations can be made by:

1. Calling: 305-820-8100 or toll free 800-24 SHULA
2. E-mail: [email protected]. Reference group code(SUNGM)

December holiday schedule, whoa, just 3 more times to play before 2014:

Sunday, December 22 – 10AM to 3PM
Thursday, December 26 – 7:30 to 10:30PM
Sunday, December 29 – 10AM to 3PM
Thursday, January 2 – 7:30 to 10:30PM

Sunday, January 5 – Sunday, January 12: GYM RESERVED FOR BILL GRAHAM SENIOR INTERNATIONALS

Hey All!  This year we’re trying to get planning started and informing people as soon as we can about our big annual tournament.  That’s right!  The Pan Am is back!  Mark your calendars from October 31st to November 3rd.  Come talk to us if you’re interested in helping out either as a sponsor as a volunteer, we’d love to hear from you.

Here is a handy flyer so you won’t forget these important days:  Panam 2012- Save the Date

The “Pan-Am”, the biggest tournament for the FBA, and indeed the region is coming up fast.  This exciting tournament sports a prize purse of $5,000!  The deadline for sign-ups is three weeks away.  We are still looking for sponsors and also for volunteers.  There’s no better way to get closer to the action than volunteering.  You can access the main page for the tournament by clicking here.

To get involved you can email me, Nick at [email protected] or the official Florida Badminton email at [email protected]