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IMSA's Chess team was the Class A state champ and the first team to give the Academy a state title! The

five-member team competed against 20 other schools for the top spot in the State Chess tournament held at

University High in Urbana in late March. IMSA was ranked eighth in the tournament with teams

competing in six rounds over two days.

Thefive team members who earned their positions on the team through competitions included:

Ray Dames

(Wilmington),

Karl

Koschnitzke

(Aurora),

Doug Lundquist

(Rockford),

Doug Turnbull

(Urbana),

and

John Hoesley

(Chicago).

Krist Enstrom,

Resident Counselor from Delavan, Wisconsin, served as coach. (Not Pictured — Jim Petrie)