Sue Peard Award

Sixteen years old Laura Butler from Davidstown had the honour of being presented with the Sue Peard Sportsmanship Award from the Leinster Branch Badminton Union of Ireland.  Laura began playing the sport at the age of nine and has had a long and distinguished career in juvenile badminton.    Her time in juvenile competitions has been littered with trophies and titles and has now come to an end.  The Award was presented by the chairman of the Leinster Branch Youth Activities Committee, David Hogan who said “it was in recognition of a player leaving the juvenile ranks who had shown outstanding sportsmanship, skill and achievement through various under-age tournaments”.