Badminton: Is Garden Grove’s Hoang walking away a champion?

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Garden Grove’s Thuy Hoang won her first Southern Section-Toyota badminton girls’ singles title Saturday, but will it be her last?

Hoang, a junior, hinted in a post-match interview that she might not compete next season to focus on school. If Saturday’s three-game win over Hacienda Heights Wilson’s Qiu-ming Wu was her last high school match, than what a match to walk away on. Hoang, after losing in the finals the last two seasons, won the girls’ singles and mixed-doubles titles this season.

Here’s a short interview with Hoang and Garden Grove coach Paulina Tran.

-- Jaime Cardenas