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Sandburg Chess Team Takes Tourney, Ranked Second in Conference

The team topped four teams in the SWSC tournament last weekend.

The Sandburg High School Chess team accomplished “the incredible and impossible” in the SWSC Conference Tournament, said Coach Patrick Latortue.

Ranked fourth in the Blue Division and ninth in the SWSC Conference for this year, the Sandburg chess team beat four teams in the SWSC tournament Saturday, Jan. 24, leading them to win the tournament title, take the Blue Division title and become ranked second in the Conference.

​Joshua Kolodziejczyk ranked ​second in the Blue ​D​ivision and ​second ​in ​C​onference. John Krauntzos​ placed fifth ​in the Blue ​D​ivision and Jacob Colby ranked ​tenth​ in the ​B​lue ​D​ivision.

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Caption: Sandburg High School Chess Team​

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