This article is one of the winning submissions from the New York Post Scholars Contest, presented by Command Education. I’ve spent the past year waking up at 6 a.m. to practice badminton swings ...

I’ve spent the past year waking up at 6 a.m. to practice badminton swings in my backyard before school. Throughout the days, I’ve blasted YouTube tutorials on footwork and begged friends to ...

Celina Chen, Syosset, So. The captain is a great athlete with excellent footwork. She is 6-3 at first singles this season after reaching the Nassau individual singles quarterfinals last year.