A teenager at Newent Community School is ranked in the top 50 for the best singles badminton players in England in the under-17s category.
Helen Evans is also ranked in the top 40 for girls' doubles and mixed doubles.
At Christmas, she played for Gloucestershire at the Kembit International Youth Tourna-ment at Hoensbroeck, Holland, in the under-17s class.
Helen was also chosen as the Gloucestershire Badminton Adult League junior player of the year, both for her good play and her attitude away from the court .
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