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Local Badminton Teams Square Off at State
Propsect, Buffalo Grove and Fremd high schools competed at the state badminton tournament last weekend.
Local qualifying girls high school badminton teams competed last weekend for the state title.
Locally, Fremd High School's badminton fared the best, tying with Naperville High School for a second place finish at the state tournament with 12 points, according to the Illinois High School Association website. Thornton Fractional South in Lansing won the state title with 16.5 points.
Fremd's Angela Wu was among the top finishers in the singles badminton compeition. She finished in sixth place overall.
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Buffalo Grove High School's Julie Jambrone and Mary Zawlocki were among the top finishers in the pairs competition, coming in sixth place overall. Buffalo Grove High School finished in 12th place overall.
Prospect High School also competed at the state tournament and came in 16th place out of the 39 teams that qualified for state.
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