Top badminton teams, individuals

Updated: March 8, 2012 6:48PM

Top 10 Badminton teams

1. Fremd - Vikings motivated to win third state title in six years.

2. Hinsdale South - The talent is good, the chemistry even better.

3. Sandburg - Don’t count out the defending champions.

4. Stevenson - A healthy Wan Wan Liu could mean best season in school history.

5. Bradley Bourbonnais - Madeline Vaccaro and Neha Chaden are a threat to windoubles.

6. Wheaton Warrenville South - Tigers return all six state qualifiers.

7. Downers Grove North - Trojans are inexperienced but athletic.

8. Andrew - Thunderbolts are always dangerous.

9. Naperville North - Ellen Lin was sixth in singles last year.

10. York - Five returning state qualifiers could equal first top 10 finish in 30 years.

Top individuals (in alphabetical order) Torrie Graham, Sr., York; Annie Huang, Sr., Fremd; Kara Kentner, Sr., Sandburg; Ellen Lin, Sr., Naperville North; Jasmine Liu, Sr., Wheaton Warrenville South; Wan Wan Liu, Sr., Stevenson; Andrea McNally, Sr., Hinsdale South; Susan Oo, Sr., Bradley Bourbonnais; Maggie Van Grondelle, Sr., Palatine; Angela Wu, So., Fremd.

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