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Gimme 5: H-F's Tara Nye Eyes a Return to State
After making a quick exit last year, Vikings' badminton standout sets goal to make it back and advance further at the IHSA state finals.
Homewood-Flossmoor's Tara Nye credits one of her teachers for prodding her to get involved in badminton.
“My freshman year basketball coach actually needed more players for the team,” Nye said. “Since I was athletic, he thought I would be good at it.”
It’s was a good suggestion by the teacher as Nye has improved steadily each year of her high school career.
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Last year, as a junior, Nye qualified for the IHSA state tournament. She was knocked out in the first round. But this year she hopes to go back and last a whole lot longer.
Her favorite subject is sports medicine, which she plans to study at Northern Michigan University.
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Nye credits her coach Tracy Badger for keeping her and her teammates motived.
“She pushes us in a good way," Nye said. "It helps us.”
