1. IHSA 2007-2008 Finals held on Friday and Saturday. Results are here:
http://www.ihsa.org/activity/bad/2007-08/1result3.htm

In brief:
Team Standings
1, Hinsdale Central, 14. 2, Darien Hinsdale South, New Lenox Lincoln-Way
Central, 12. 4, Tinley Park Andrew, 10.5. 5, Palatine Fremd, 10. 6, Naperville
North, 9.5. 7, Lincolnshire Stevenson, 8.5. 8, Villa Park Willowbrook, 7.5. 9,
Downers Grove North, 7. 10, Buffalo Grove, Arlington Heights Hersey, 6.5.

Singles
Third Place
Jenna Langhorst, Palatine (Fremd) d. Stephanie Chang, Naperville (North), 21-9
21-18 (third place)
Finals
Karishma Kollipara, Hinsdale (Central) d. Kelly Byar, New Lenox (Lincoln-Way
Central), 21-13 21-10 (championship)

Doubles
Third Place
Samantha Wei & Kerry Sullivan, Lincolnshire (Stevenson) d. Katie Van Grondelle &
Nikki Patel, Palatine (H.S.), 21-19 23-21 (third place)
Finals
Deepa Ramadurai & Anjylla Foster, Darien (Hinsdale South) d. Heather Nisbet &
Ashton Nisbet, Buffalo Grove, 21-12 21-15 (championship)




2. Fast, intense sport of badminton overcoming
skeptics, say state qualifiers in IHSA
competition

Source:
http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2008/05/12/news/doc4827b63a5466b136891678.txt



3. Karishma dominates at the IHSA Finals:
Article links published in local news papers about Karishma Kollipara's
State Badminton Championship.

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/badminton/cs-080510-il\
linois-badminton-state-championship,0,7792805.story

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/badminton/cs-080509-ba\
dminton-state-chicago,0,4694645.story

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-11-bad-refmay11,0,4309053.story

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/preps/938734,CST-SPT-bad09.article

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/preps/943700,CST-SPT-bad11.article

http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2008/05/10/sports/doc48251d00c72ab795993654.txt

http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2008/05/08/sports/doc4823c61de5da0018284383.txt

[Thanks to Syam Kollipara for the information]




4. Article in the New York Times discussing the increase in sport injuries among
girls. Mostly about soccer and contact sports but some interesting information
about types of injuries that also affect badminton players such as Knee and
Ankle injuries.

Source: http://tinyurl.com/6c5u7c



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