By Alyssa Zediker
Executive Sports Editor
The state tournament was hosted at Eastern Illinois University May 13 and 14. Freshman Noreen Caporusso, junior Shea Gallus, and seniors Kelly Lawless and Maxine Venturelli, qualified for state at the sectional tournament, and they competed Friday in order to continue onto Saturday’s matches. As a second year varsity player Gallus also competed in her second state badminton tournament and said she was not as nervous because she knew what to expect. Gallus qualified for the the state tournament last year, but did not make it to the Saturday competition, so she knew which teams were good and which ones would be a challenge to beat.