It was an early start Friday morning for the Mira Costa Badminton Program to spotlight our sport for the KTLA Channel 5 News cameras. The KTLA TV segment called School Spirit Spotlight was to feature several Mira Costa High School programs including Badminton, Cheerleading, Link Crew, Comedy Sportz, Drama/Tech and Jazz Band. With 15 student-athletes playing in the background, KTKLA Host Megan Telles interviewed Coach David Levin and Senior Captain Zach Berkes.
“I love the intensity of the sport, something you might not think of, when you think of Badminton,” said Berkes. “It’s great for competition.” Coach Levin pointed out that the new Pavilion, Badminton in PE and a new Badminton Club at Costa has contributed to the increased interest and growth of the program. KTLA Host Telles responded that the South Bay is known for highly competitive sports programs but that you wouldn’t think about Badminton and Cheer together, which is what makes the story compelling. The cheer team performed a special cheer for KTLA Morning News while the Link Crew and Comedy Sportz help up signs and the Jazz band played. One of the signs said, “MCHS BADMINTON ROCKS”. “Our Badminton Program does rock!”, says Coach and PE Teacher Patty Perkinson. “It was great to have Badminton represent sports for this special news spotlight. We had players show up at 6:00am to showcase our sport and Coach Dave and Captain Zach kicked off the story in style!” KTLA also featured segments with Comedy Sportz, Drama/Tech and Jazz Band showcasing the talented Costa students throughout the morning. The cheer team even lifted Host Telles skyward! The undefeated Mustangs take on Long Beach Poly away on Tuesday 3pm start. Then they compete in the tough Arcadia Tournament on Saturday where some of the best teams in Southern California attend. “This is an exciting year for Costa Badminton”, says Coach Cindy Levin. “We have a lot of talented players on Varsity and JV, who are working hard to compete and improve. As coaches we are thrilled to see the sport thrive and represent the Manhattan Beach School District so well!” Be sure to view all of the segments on KTLA’s website: https://ktla.com/.../school-spirit-spotlight-mira.../...
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AuthorAlan Berkes is a Costa parent who has coached multiple youth sports in Manhattan Beach Archives
May 2024
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