#1 posting 4.30.2006
MN RANKINGS
Harding remains undefeated and remains the team to beat in Minnesota. The St. Paul city fills out most of the top 10 with Burnsville and Eden Prairie crashing in at 6 and 5. Minneapolis' lone representative is Henry at 10.
1. St. Paul Harding 11-0 on the road three times this week
2. St. Paul Central 6-4 hosts Johnson on Monday
3. St. Paul Arlington 7-4 hosts Central on Friday
4. St. Paul Johnson 6-4 hosts Harding on Friday
5. Eden Prairie 5-5 hosts Harding on Monday
6. Burnsville 5-5
7. St. Paul Highland Park 5-6 1-6 last seven games
8. St. Paul Como Park 4-7
9. St. Paul Humboldt 3-7
10. Minneapolis Henry 10-1 only loss this year was to Humboldt
11. Mpls Edison 6-3 hosts Henry on Tuesday
12. Mpls Southwest 5-6
13. Mpls Roosevelt 5-8
14. Mpls South 3-6
15. Mpls North 1-8
16. Mpls Washburn 0-8
ILLINOIS ACTION
Lockport won the SW Suburban blue title while Andrew took the SWS red title last week. Here is the Star News with more numbers http://www.starnewspapers.com/star/spsports/smix/301sx8.htm
Naperville Central won the DuPage Valley conference tournament. In Illinois you can play both singles and doubles. Here are the results as reported by the Beacon News http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/sports/2_2_AU30_BADMINTON_S1.asp
THOMAS/UBER CUP
India beat Germany 3-2 in pool play. They now advance to the prequarters against New Zealand on May 1. Here is the Calcutta Telegraph with more on the match http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060430/asp/sports/story_6164046.asp
China swept Germany and now wait for the winners of England or South Africa. Here is the Zee News agency with more http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=291976&ssid=93&sid=SPO
Next up: tomorrow afternoon
