Grant Johnson
Varsity Badminton Head Coach
grjohnson@d125.org
Girls Badminton
Team Information
Team Information
Cut/No-Cut Sport? Cut sport
Levels: Varsity / Junior Varsity / Freshman
Start Date: February 27, 2023
Head Coach: Grant Johnson (grjohnson@d125.org)
Varsity Assistant Coach: Mike Fitzgerald
JV Coach: Derek Howell
Freshman Coaches: Matt Edstrom, Sakthi Shanmugasundaram
Schedule
Tryout Information
Tryout Information
*For the most up-to-date tryout information, click here.
Tryout Date
- Monday, Feb. 27 - Freshmen only 3:45 - 5:45 pm - Fieldhouse
- Tuesday, Feb. 28 - Freshmen only 3:45 - 5:45 pm - Fieldhouse
- Wednesday, Mar. 1 - Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors only 3:45 - 5:45 pm - Fieldhouse
- Thursday, Mar. 2 - Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors only 3:45 - 5:45 pm - Fieldhouse
- Friday, Mar. 3 - All levels 3:45 - 5:45 pm - Fieldhouse
Information Meeting
- Thursday, Feb. 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Room 2104
Registration
- Every athlete is required to register before they can participate in a tryout.
Records/History
Records and History
IHSA Team State Championships
2018, 2017, 2012
IHSA Individual State Champions (Singles)
Miwa Kuniwake: 1999
Esther Shi: 2017, 2018
IHSA Individual State Champions (Doubles)
Emily Hu and Jenny Yang: 2019, 2018
Randy Osterman and Miwa Kuniwake: 1997
IHSA Team Sectional Championships
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1992
2018, 2017, 2012
IHSA Individual State Champions (Singles)
Miwa Kuniwake: 1999
Esther Shi: 2017, 2018
IHSA Individual State Champions (Doubles)
Emily Hu and Jenny Yang: 2019, 2018
Randy Osterman and Miwa Kuniwake: 1997
IHSA Team Sectional Championships
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1992
IHSA State Medalists (state champions in bold)
| Name | Season | Place | Event |
| Emily Cai | 2010-11 | 6 | Doubles |
| 2012-13 | 4 | Doubles | |
| Jyotsna Harikrishna | 2017-18 | 2 | Doubles |
| 2018-19 | 2 | Doubles | |
| Emily Hu | 2017-18 | 1 | Doubles |
| 2018-19 | 1 | Doubles | |
| Miwa Kuniwake | 1996-97 | 1 | Doubles |
| 1998-99 | 1 | Singles | |
| Yein Lee | 2012-13 | 4 | Doubles |
| Benna Li | 2017-18 | 2 | Doubles |
| 2018-19 | 2 | Doubles | |
| May Ling | 2016-17 | 2 | Doubles |
| Wan Wan Liu | 2011-12 | 2 | Singles |
| Randi Osterman | 1996-97 | 1 | Doubles |
| Shibani Ram | 2017-18 | 3 | Singles |
| 2018-19 | 4 | Singles | |
| Taylor Seplowin | 2010-11 | 6 | Doubles |
| Esther Shi | 2016-17 | 1 | Singles |
| 2017-18 | 1 | Singles | |
| Kerry Sullivan | 2007-08 | 3 | Doubles |
| Samantha Wei | 2007-08 | 3 | Doubles |
| Jenny Yang | 2016-17 | 2 | Doubles |
| 2017-18 | 1 | Doubles | |
| 2018-19 | 1 | Doubles |
SHS Girls Badminton Season Summaries
Season results as reported on the IHSA website
| Season | Won | Lost | Tied | Coach | Accomplishments |
| 1982-83 | 0 | 11 | Cheryl Ciampa | ||
| 1983-84 | 1 | 7 | Lisa Triplett | ||
| 1984-85 | 0 | 9 | Lisa Triplett | ||
| 1985-86 | 3 | 9 | Judy Schurr | ||
| 1986-87 | 0 | 13 | Judy Schurr | ||
| 1987-88 | 4 | 9 | Mike Fitzgerald | ||
| 1988-89 | 0 | 12 | Mike Fitzgerald | ||
| 1989-90 | 2 | 10 | Mike Fitzgerald | ||
| 1990-91 | 8 | 5 | Mike Fitzgerald | ||
| 1991-92 | 10 | 5 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA sectional champion | |
| 1992-93 | 7 | 7 | Mike Fitzgerald | ||
| 1993-94 | 11 | 4 | Mike Fitzgerald | ||
| 1994-95 | 13 | 1 | 1 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA sectional champion |
| 1995-96 | 14 | 1 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA state finals - 10th (tie); sectional champion | |
| 1996-97 | 13 | 2 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA state finals - 4th (tie); sectional champion | |
| 1997-98 | 12 | 3 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA sectional champion | |
| 1998-99 | 4 | 8 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA state finals - 6th (tie); sectional champion | |
| 1999-00 | 8 | 6 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA sectional champion | |
| 2000-01 | 16 | 1 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA state finals - 8th (tie); sectional champion | |
| 2001-02 | 15 | 1 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA state finals - 5th; sectional champion | |
| 2002-03 | 11 | 4 | 1 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA sectional champion |
| 2003-04 | 12 | 2 | Mike Fitzgerald | ||
| 2004-05 | 9 | 4 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA sectional champion | |
| 2005-06 | 12 | 1 | Mike Fitzgerald | ||
| 2006-07 | 13 | 6 | Mike Fitzgerald | ||
| 2007-08 | 11 | 2 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA state finals - 7th | |
| 2008-09 | 10 | 3 | Mike Fitzgerald | ||
| 2009-10 | 13 | 2 | Mike Fitzgerald | ||
| 2010-11 | 16 | 2 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA state finals - 6th; sectional champion | |
| 2011-12 | 19 | 0 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA state champion (tie); sectional champion | |
| 2012-13 | 16 | 1 | 1 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA state finals - 8th (tie); sectional champion |
| 2013-14 | 22 | 3 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA sectional champion | |
| 2014-15 | 18 | 3 | Mike Fitzgerald | IHSA state finals - 7th (tie); sectional champion | |
| 2015-16 | 22 | 0 | Grant Johnson | IHSA sectional champion | |
| 2016-17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | Grant Johnson | IHSA state champion; sectional champion |
| 2017-18 | 17 | 0 | Grant Johnson | IHSA state champion; sectional champion | |
| 2018-19 | 20 | 0 | Grant Johnson | IHSA state 2nd place; sectional champion | |
| 2019-20 | No season | ||||
| 2020-21 | 11 | 0 | Grant Johnson | IHSA state 2nd place | |
| 2021-22 | 14 | 0 | Grant Johnson | IHSA state champion | |
| All Time | 420 | 158 | 5 |
Coaching Records
| Name | Seasons | Record |
| Cheryl Ciampa | 1 | 0-11 |
| Lisa Triplett | 2 | 1-16 |
| Judy Schurr | 2 | 3-22 |
| Mike Fitzgerald | 28 | 319-108-3 |
| Grant Johnson | 7 | 119-1-2 |
Head Coach Bio
Head Coach Bio
Grant Johnson
5th Season
grjohnson@d125.org
Grant Johnson won two IHSA state championships during his first four years as head coach, in 2017 and 2018, and added a runner-up finish in 2019. His first team, in 2016, tied for 13th. His teams have captured four sectional titles.
During Johnson’s first four seasons, the Patriots have recorded a dual-meet record of 72-1-2. Stevenson has three perfect seasons during his four-year tenure: 20-0 in 2019, 17-0 in 2018, and 22-0 in 2016. SHS entered the 2020 season with a 43-match winning streak.
In addition to two team state championships in four years, Johnson also has guided Stevenson to two individual singles titles and two doubles crowns. Esther Shi won the state singles championship in 2017 and 2018, and Emily Hu and Jenny Yang captured the doubles titles in 2018 and 2019.
Johnson was assistant coach under Mike Fitzgerald from 2002-15. During that time, the Patriots won one state championship (2012) and had five other top-10 finishes. Stevenson won eight sectional titles while he was an assistant.
Johnson also served as an assistant girls tennis coach for nine years, and as an assistant girls basketball coach for one season.
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