China Rolls; Illinois Districts to begin

#1 posting 5.3.2006

MINNESOTA ACTION
Minneapolis
Edison knocked Henry off the unbeaten ranks in the city with a 5-2 win. Read more on court Side: Edison/Henry posted yesterday.
Roosevelt won its second match against North this year 6-1. Previously they swept North.
St. Paul
Harding continues to be unblemished with a 5-2 win over Highland Park. Harding has 13 straight wins, and its second 5-2 decision in St. Paul. HP has lost three straight by scores of 5-2, and it was their 5th overall.
Arlington beat Humboldt 5-2. Arlington has three straight wins. Humboldt has 8 straight losses.

ILLINOIS ACTION
Downers Grove is looking for their third title in four years. A big reason for their success is Kim Jaros. Here is the Chicago Sun Times with more. http://www.suntimes.com/output/prep/cst-spt-bad03.html
Leyden finished fourth in the WSC conference tournament. They finished fifth the year before. More from the Franklin Park Herald-Journal http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/fp/05-03-06-908972.html
Illinois Districts begin this week. Here is the link to the IHSA badminton page. http://www.ihsa.org/activity/bad/index.htm

THOMAS/UBER CUP ACTION
China continues to roll through competiton in Japan. Here is the Xinhua report on the men's win over England and the women's win over Singapore http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/03/content_4505235.htm This is the English version from Reuters http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=sportsNews&storyID=2006-05-03T150638Z_01_L03691773_RTRUKOC_0_UK-BADMINTON.xml
Denmark beat India on the men's side. Here is the India Daily with a story http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/8424.asp