11-Year-Old Westporter is State Badminton Champ

Neha Navrange, 11, of Westport, a sixth grader at Bedford Middle School, is a state badminton champion again. She won Connecticut’s under 14s singles and under 16s girls double badminton titles over the weekend at the state championship in Simsbury, winning the top titles for the third consecutive year. Neha has been playing badminton since she was 8. She goes to badminton classes twice a week with Coach Peter Bartush (r ) and practices in her backyard – and sometimes in her living room. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo