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James and Michael Huang 2011 MBA Oustanding Juniors

Congratulations to James Huang and Michael Huang of Wildwood, Missouri, the 2011 Midwest Outstanding Juniors! Both Junior players will receive airfare to the 2011 Junior National Championships to be held in Orange, CA, June 28-July 3, a polo shirt to wear during the tournament, and their name on the MBA Outstanding Junior perpetual plaque.

James Huang is a junior at Eureka High School and ranked #1 in his class.  He plays on the varsity tennis team, and is a member of the Symphonic Orchestra.  He was runner-up  in B Men’s singles at the 2011 Indiana Open in Terre Haute, Indiana.  He has also served as a volunteer badminton coach at the St. Louis Chinese Language School.  James was recently appointed as a junior member of the Midwest Badminton Association Board of Directors, and chairs the MBA Ranking committee.  He and his brother, Michael, have been regular participants at the US Junior Nationals for the past ten years.   He is the older son of Wei Huang and Jane Wang of Wildwood, Missouri.

Michael Huang is an 8^th grade student at LaSalle Springs Middle School in the Rockwood School District in St. Louis County.  He is a straight “A” student, is in the gifted program, and qualified for the national competition in MATHCOUNTS, an honor reserved for only 228 students in the country.  He has been selected as a member of the highly competitive Webster Young People’s Symphonic Orchestra program in violin.    Michael is also an outstanding tennis and squash player.  He won the 2010 B men’s singles title at the Don Ross Memorial Tournament held in Louisville, Kentucky.  He also assists with the badminton program at the St. Louis Chinese Language School.  Michael is the younger son of Wei Huang and Jane Wang of Wildwood, Missouri.   

Congratulations to these two outstanding students and outstanding badminton Juniors! Best wishes to James and Michael as they travel to the 2011 Junior National Badminton Championships!

Official's Clinic @ MBA Championships

USAB Officials’ Clinic to be held at Midwest Adult/Senior Championships in Louisville, March 18-20, 2011. Anyone interested in attending should arrive in time for the classroom part of the clinic which will start at 6PM on Friday evening. Clinic will include discussion of rules and use of scoring sheet, on-court practice and evaluation, and written test. Rule books will be available. Needed items for attendees will include clipboard and stopwatch. Contact Mary Ann Bowles, 314-487-7187, maryannbowles@gmail.com, if interested. 

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